Illinois Compiled Statutes 15 ILCS 405 — State Comptroller Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "State Comptroller Act". (Source: P.A. 77-2807.)

Chief fiscal officer

Chief fiscal officer. The comptroller shall serve as the chief fiscal control officer of the State of Illinois, shall maintain the State's central fiscal accounts, shall order all payments into and out of the funds held by the State Treasurer and, in addition to the powers and duties otherwise provided by law, shall ha…

Oath and Bond

Oath and Bond. Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, the Comptroller shall take and subscribe to the oath or affirmation prescribed by Article XIII, Section 3 of the constitution and shall give bond payable to the People of the State of Illinois in the sum of $1,000,000 by inclusion in the blanket bond…

Failure to take oath or give bond

Failure to take oath or give bond. If any person elected to the office of comptroller, or appointed to fill a vacancy in that office, fails to give bond or to take the oath or affirmation required under Section 3 on or before the date fixed for commencement of his term, the office becomes vacant. If the comptroller, wh…

Suit on Bond

Suit on Bond. Whenever the condition of any bond of the comptroller is broken, the Governor shall order suit to be instituted on the bond. Suit on the bond may be instituted and prosecuted to final judgment against the comptroller or his sureties, or one or more of them, jointly or severally, without first establishing…

Official seal

Official seal. The comptroller shall keep an official seal, which shall be used to authenticate all writings, papers, documents and accounts required by law to be certified from his office. Copies of all records, writings, papers and documents legally in his keeping, when certified by the comptroller and authenticated…

Specification and establishment of accounting standards and principles

Specification and establishment of accounting standards and principles. The Comptroller shall specify and establish the financial accounting and reporting standards and principles to be used by all State government and State agencies. The standards and principles shall be effective upon filing by the Comptroller with t…

State accounting system - State agencies defined - accounts notice of change

State accounting system - State agencies defined - accounts notice of change. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to government the comptroller shall develop and prescribe for the use of all State agencies a uniform accounting system, applying the encumbrance method of accounting and…

Uniform system of code numbers--required use

Uniform system of code numbers--required use. In order to simplify methods for accounting and the issuance of warrants, the comptroller may establish a uniform system of code numbers for each appropriation and standard object and purpose therein made by the General Assembly, for each fund in the State treasury, for eac…

Warrants; vouchers; preaudit

Warrants; vouchers; preaudit. (a) No payment may be made from public funds held by the State Treasurer in or outside of the State treasury, except by warrant drawn by the Comptroller and presented by him to the treasurer to be countersigned except for payments made pursuant to Section 9.03 or 9.05 of this Act. (b) No w…

The Comptroller, with the approval of the State Treasurer, may provide by rule and regulation for the transfer of moneys held by the State Treasurer, whether in or outside the public treasury

The Comptroller, with the approval of the State Treasurer, may provide by rule and regulation for the transfer of moneys held by the State Treasurer, whether in or outside the public treasury. Such transfer may be within the same fund or between funds and may be made without the use of the voucher-warrant system. Howev…

No warrant for the expenditure, disbursement, contract, administration, transfer or use of federal funds by any recipient State agency subject to the reporting requirement of Section 5

No warrant for the expenditure, disbursement, contract, administration, transfer or use of federal funds by any recipient State agency subject to the reporting requirement of Section 5.1 of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act shall be drawn by the Comptroller until the Comptroller receives certification…

Direct deposit of State payments

Direct deposit of State payments. (a) The Comptroller, with the approval of the State Treasurer, may provide by rule or regulation for the direct deposit of any payment lawfully payable from the State Treasury and in accordance with federal banking regulations including but not limited to payments to (i) persons paid f…

Direct deposit earnings statements

Direct deposit earnings statements. (a) For the purposes of this Section: "Retirement system" means a retirement system that (i) is established under Article 2, 14, 16, or 18 of the Illinois Pension Code and (ii) processes retirement annuities through the Illinois Comptroller's Office. "State agency" means any executiv…

Benefits recoverable under Workers' Compensation Act and Workers' Occupational Diseases Act

Benefits recoverable under Workers' Compensation Act and Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Whenever the Comptroller has been notified by the State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois of a claim for recovery of excess benefits paid which are recoverable from benefits payable under the Workers' Compensation Act or…

Electronic benefits transfer

Electronic benefits transfer. (a) For the purpose of this Section, "Department" means the Department of Human Services, "EBT" means the method of electronically distributing financial aid or benefits known as electronic benefits transfer, and "EBT contractor" means an electronic benefits transfer contractor that has be…

Misclassification of employees as independent contractors

Misclassification of employees as independent contractors. The Department of Labor, the Department of Employment Security, the Department of Revenue, the Office of the State Comptroller, and the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission shall cooperate under the Employee Classification Act by sharing information concer…

Warrants; procedure

Warrants; procedure. The powers and duties of the Comptroller as respects warrants are set out in the Sections following this Section and preceding Section 11. (Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)

On ascertaining the amount due any person from the treasury or from other funds held by the treasurer, the comptroller shall draw his warrant on the treasury or on such other funds as may be appropriate for the sum due. Warrants shall be directed to the State Treasurer as an order to him to pay the sum due. (Source: P.…

The Comptroller shall keep an accurate record of and number all warrants by him drawn

The Comptroller shall keep an accurate record of and number all warrants by him drawn. (Source: P.A. 77-2807.)

The Comptroller shall sign, or cause to be signed with a facsimile signature, all warrants for money on the treasury of the State or on other funds held by the Treasurer, and shall sign all other papers necessary and proper for the Comptroller to sign. (Source: P.A. 77-2807.)

In all cases where warrants for money are drawn by the Comptroller upon the State treasury or on other funds held by the State Treasurer, the said warrants, before they are delivered to the person for whose benefit the same are drawn, shall be presented by the Comptroller to the State Treasurer, to be countersigned by…

Deductions from warrants; statement of reason for deduction

Deductions from warrants; statement of reason for deduction. Whenever any person shall be entitled to a warrant or other payment from the treasury or other funds held by the State Treasurer, on any account, against whom there shall be any then due and payable account or claim in favor of the State, the United States up…

Deductions from Warrants and Payments for Satisfaction of Past Due Child Support

Deductions from Warrants and Payments for Satisfaction of Past Due Child Support. At the direction of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Comptroller shall deduct from a warrant or other payment described in Section 10.05 of this Act, in accordance with the procedures provided therein, and pay over to…

Deduction from Warrants and Payments for Satisfaction of Delinquent Student Loan and Financial Aid Obligations

Deduction from Warrants and Payments for Satisfaction of Delinquent Student Loan and Financial Aid Obligations. At the direction of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the Comptroller shall deduct from a warrant or other payment described in Section 10.05 of this Act, in accordance with the procedures provided…