Illinois Statutes Chapter 30. Finance § 105/14b. Back wage claims

(a) The Director of the Department of Central Management Services is authorized to pay any portion of a back wage claim of a State employee of the Office of the Governor or of a State department listed in Section 5-15 of the Departments of State Government Law (20 ILCS 5/5-15) that has not been satisfied from the Department's preceding fiscal year back wage claim appropriation, from the lapsed personal services line item and related line item appropriations of the Office of the Governor or the appropriate State department, payable from the General Revenue Fund. If any portion of the back wage claim still remains unsatisfied, the Director of the Department of Central Management Services is authorized to pay the unsatisfied portion from the lapsed personal services line item and related line item appropriations of the Department of Central Management Services, payable from the General Revenue Fund. The Director of the Department of Central Management Services is authorized to issue the necessary vouchers for payments under this subsection.

(b) The officer responsible for approving and certifying payroll vouchers of all State officers and of all State offices, agencies, boards or commissions not covered in subsection (a) is authorized to pay any portion of a back wage claim of a State officer or employee, that has not been satisfied from the Department of Central Management Services' preceding fiscal year back wage claim appropriation, from the lapsed personal services line item and related line item appropriations of the employing State office or agency, payable from the General Revenue Fund. If any portion of the back wage claim still remains unsatisfied, the Director of the Department of Central Management Services is authorized to pay the unsatisfied portion from the lapsed personal services line item and related line item appropriations of the Department of Central Management Services, payable from the General Revenue Fund. The certifying officer, or the Director of the Department of Central Management Services in the case of payment from lapsed Department appropriations, is authorized to issue the necessary vouchers for payments under this subsection.

(c) The Director of the Department of Central Management Services may promulgate rules governing all back wage claim matters.