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Arc Update and Is Income Tax Increase Plan Coming Together

The Arc of Illinois

January 6, 2011

Leaders in The Arc:

The Governor, Speaker and Senate President met for three hours today. See

details from the State Journal Register below.

The Medicaid Reform bill I told you about this morning is HB 5420, Senate

Amendment 3, here is a link to that bill that is now in the House:

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB5420sam002.pdf

The section on long term care is on page one.

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is holding informational sessions on

review protocols and tools for providers:

a.. CILA

b.. Developmental Training

c.. Children Group Homes

It is necessary to pre-register for each topic separately.

Here is a link for the informational sessions:

http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=52698

Make sure you make your calls to the Capitol today supporting new revenue!

Tony auski

The Arc of Illinois

815-464-1832

Income tax increase plan coming together?

THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER

Posted Jan 06, 2011 @ 01:24 PM

Last update Jan 06, 2011 @ 01:39 PM

Democratic leaders may be edging closer to a plan that will raise the states

income tax.

House Speaker Madigan, D-Chicago, left a three-hour closed door meeting

with Gov. Pat Quinn and Senate President Cullerton, D-Chicago, indicating

they had focused on a proposal that will be presented to rank-and-file lawmakers

soon.

We have a more specific plan, Madigan said. Well see what they say and then if

they have reactions, then well go back and make adjustments.

Madigan would not talk about specifics.

In recent days, the three have talked about a plan to raise the state income tax

rate by 2.25 or 2.5 percentage points from the current 3 percent. Two points of

that would be used to pay down the states mountain of backlogged bills and

possibly provide some property tax relief.

The remainder would be used to pay off $14 billion of bonds Quinn wants to float

to also use against the states debt.

Cullerton has said any movement on an income tax hike must start in the House

because the Senate already approved a bill in 2009 calling for raising the

personal income tax rate from 3 percent to 5 percent. The bill has never been

called for a vote in the House.

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