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This bill provides detailed appropriations for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and Office of Homeland Security for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, allocating funds from various sources including the General Revenue Fund, Radiation Protection Fund, Nuclear Safety Emergency Preparedness Fund, and multiple federal and state-specific funds. The bill covers a wide range of operational expenses, including personal services, state contributions to retirement systems and social security, group insurance, contractual services, travel, equipment, and telecommunications. Specifically, the bill includes funding for critical areas such as disaster response and recovery ($500 million), homeland security and emergency preparedness ($10 million), radiation safety, emergency broadcast system development ($2 million), not-for-profit security grant programs, COVID-19 pandemic response, and specialized activities like nuclear safety preparedness, radon mitigation, and hazardous material emergency preparedness. The appropriations also support state and local government expenses related to emergency planning, training, and response, with funding sources spanning state-specific funds, federal disaster funds, and trust funds dedicated to emergency preparedness and homeland security.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2579&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104