Speaking during a June 17 news conference, House Majority Leader Greg Harris and Gov. JB Pritzker highlighted how the FY 2022 budget used the first round of the American Rescue Plan funds. 

Illinois’ new fiscal year begins Thursday, and under the state budget (SB 2800) signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker earlier this month, the initial wave of billions of dollars sent to the state from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) will soon be allocated.