Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) backing legislation to shift how municipalities can use locally-sourced funding. | File Photo
Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) backing legislation to shift how municipalities can use locally-sourced funding. | File Photo
Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is co-sponsoring legislation to relax regulations on locally sourced funding to make it more accessible for local municipalities.
Senate Bill 2192 would revise current legislation within the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) to allow monies from various local and state funds to be redistributed without needing to comply with GATA standards.
Bryant said in a social media post earlier in the month that “This legislation seeks to address that unnecessary ‘red tape’ that hinders local municipalities and delays the process of redistributing funds back to local governments.”
Bryant also said that this locally-sourced funding should not be classified as grant funding and does not need to follow the GATA guidelines.
As it stands, municipalities collect funding locally to be passed onto State reserves. Once this money is collected, the state reallocates the money back to local communities and governments based on populations per capita.
Bryant believes that this amendment to GATA will streamline the funding process, adding “I’m happy to be able to sponsor legislation that I view as a direct investment in local infrastructure.”
SB2192 was passed unanimously by the IL Senate on April 21 and awaits further deliberation and action.
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