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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 105. Stop payment procedures.
(a) On or before July 1, 2019, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall adopt rules pertaining to the following:
(1) factors to be considered in determining whether to issue a stop payment order shall include whether or not a stop payment order is in the best interests of the State;
(2) factors to be considered in determining whether a stop payment order should be lifted; and
(3) procedures for notification to the recipient or subrecipient of the issuance of a stop payment order, the lifting of a stop payment order, and any other related information.
(b) On or before December 31, 2019, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall, in conjunction with State grant-making agencies, adopt rules pertaining to the following:
(1) policies regarding the issuance of stop payment orders;
(2) policies regarding the lifting of stop payment orders;
(3) policies regarding corrective actions required of recipients and subrecipients in the event a stop payment order is issued; and
(4) policies regarding the coordination of communications between the Office of the Comptroller and State grant-making agencies regarding the issuance of stop payment orders and the lifting of such orders.
(c) On or before July 1, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller shall establish stop payment procedures that shall cause the cessation of payments to a recipient or subrecipient. Such a temporary or permanent cessation of payments will occur pursuant to a stop payment order requested by a State grant-making agency and implemented by the Office of the Comptroller.
(d) The State grant-making agency shall maintain a file pertaining to all stop payment orders which shall include, at a minimum:
(1) The notice to the recipient or subrecipient that a stop payment order has been issued. The notice shall include:
(A) The name of the grant.
(B) The grant number.
(C) The name of the State agency that issued the grant.
(D) The reasons for the stop payment order.
(E) Any other relevant information.
(2) The order lifting the stop payment order, if applicable.
(e) The Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit shall determine and disseminate factors that State agencies shall consider when determining whether it is in the best interests of the State to permanently or temporarily cease payments to a recipient or subrecipient who has had a stop payment order requested by another State agency.
(f) The Office of the Comptroller and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget grant systems shall determine if the recipient or subrecipient has received grants from other State grant-making agencies.
(g) Upon notice from the Office of the Comptroller, the Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit shall notify all State grant-making agencies who have issued grants to a recipient or subrecipient whose payments have been subject to a stop payment order that a stop payment order has been requested by another State grant-making agency.
(h) Upon notice from the Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit, each State grant-making agency who has issued a grant to a recipient or subrecipient whose payments have been subject to a stop payment order shall review and assess all grants issued to that recipient or subrecipient. State agencies shall use factors provided by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget or the Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit to determine whether it is the best interests of the State to request a stop payment order.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 30. Finance § 708/105. Stop payment procedures - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-30-finance/il-st-sect-30-708-105/
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