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Public Act 101-0250
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| HB2146 Enrolled | LRB101 07841 WGH 52895 b |
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Health |
in All Policies Act.
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Section 5. Definition. In this Act, "health in all policies |
framework" means a public health framework through which |
policymakers and stakeholders in the public and private sectors |
use a collaborative approach to improve health outcomes and |
reduce health inequities in the State by incorporating health |
considerations into decision-making across sectors and policy |
areas.
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Section 10. Workgroup. |
(a) The University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public |
Health, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, |
shall convene a workgroup to review legislation and make new |
policy recommendations relating to the health of residents of |
the State. |
(b) The workgroup shall examine the following: |
(1) The health of residents of the State, to the extent |
necessary to carry out the requirements of this Act. |
(2) Ways for units of local government and State |
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agencies to collaborate in implementing policies that will |
positively impact the health of residents of the State. |
(3) The impact of the following on the health of |
residents of the State: |
(A) Access to safe and affordable housing. |
(B) Educational attainment. |
(C) Opportunities for employment. |
(D) Economic stability. |
(E) Inclusion, diversity, and equity in the |
workplace. |
(F) Barriers to career success and promotion in the |
workplace. |
(G) Access to transportation and mobility. |
(H) Social justice. |
(I) Environmental factors. |
(J) Public safety, including the impact of crime, |
citizen unrest, the criminal justice system, and |
governmental policies that affect individuals who are |
in prison or released from prison. |
(c) The workgroup, using a health in all policies |
framework, shall perform the following: |
(1) Review and make recommendations regarding how |
health considerations may be incorporated into the |
decision-making processes of government agencies and |
private stakeholders who interact with government |
agencies. |
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(2) Foster collaboration among units of local |
government and State agencies. |
(3) Develop laws and policies to improve health and |
reduce health inequities. |
(4) Make recommendations regarding how to implement |
laws and policies to improve health and reduce health |
inequities. |
(d) The workgroup shall consist of the following members: |
(1) The Secretary of Human Services, or the Secretary's |
designee. |
(2) The Secretary of Transportation, or the |
Secretary's designee. |
(3) The Director of the Illinois Environmental |
Protection Agency, or the Director's designee. |
(4) The Director of Agriculture, or the Director's |
designee. |
(5) The Director of Labor, or the Director's designee. |
(6) The Director of Public Health, or the Director's |
designee. |
(7) One representative of a statewide public health |
association. |
(8) One administrator of a Federally Qualified Health |
Center. |
(9) One administrator of a public health department |
local to the University of Illinois at Chicago. |
(10) One representative of an association representing |
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hospitals and health systems. |
(11) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or |
the Director's designee. |
(12) The State Superintendent of Education, or the |
Superintendent's designee. |
(13) The Director of Corrections, or the Director's |
designee. |
(14) The Chair of the Criminal Justice Information |
Authority, or the Chair's designee. |
(15) The Director of Commerce and Economic |
Opportunity, or the Director's designee. |
(16) The Director of Aging, or the Director's designee. |
(17) One representative of the Office of the Governor |
appointed by the Governor. |
(18) One representative of a local health department |
located in a county with a population of less than |
3,000,000. |
(19) One representative of a statewide public health |
institute representing multisector public health system |
stakeholders. |
(20) Two representatives of organizations that |
represent minority populations in public health. |
(21) One representative of a statewide organization |
representing physicians licensed to practice medicine in |
all its branches. |
(e) To the extent practicable, the members of the workgroup |
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shall reflect the geographic, racial, ethnic, cultural, and |
gender diversity of the State. |
(f) Workgroup members shall serve without compensation. |
(g) A State agency or entity shall, in a timely manner, |
provide information in response to requests for information |
submitted by the workgroup, except where that information is |
otherwise prohibited from disclosure or dissemination by |
federal or State law, rules or regulations implementing federal |
or State law, or a court order. |
(h) The Department of Public Health shall provide |
administrative and other support to the workgroup.
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(i) The workgroup shall meet at least twice a year and at |
other times as it deems appropriate. The workgroup shall |
prepare a report that summarizes its work and makes |
recommendations resulting from its study. On an annual basis, |
the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, |
in consultation with the Department of Public Health and |
members of the workgroup, shall determine a focus area for the |
report. Focus areas may include, but are not limited to, the |
areas designated in subsection (b) of Section 10. The workgroup |
shall submit the report of its findings and recommendations to |
the General Assembly by December 31, 2020 and by December 31 of |
each year thereafter. The annual report and recommendations |
shall be shared with the Department of Public Health and the |
State Board of Health and shall be considered in the |
development of the State Health Improvement Plan every 5 years.
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