Sen. Antonio Muņoz
Filed: 3/16/2022
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3949




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3949 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:





 
 
4    "Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to help 
5homeless service providers receive federal resources during 
6public health emergencies, including personal protective 
7equipment for which the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
8has final authority for reimbursement.
 
9    Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and 
10Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
11amended  by adding Section 2310-434 as follows:
 
12    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-434 new)
13    Sec. 2310-434. Homeless service providers.
14    (a) In this Section, "homeless service provider" means a 
15person or entity who provides services to homeless persons 
 
 
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1under any of the programs of or identified by the Department of 
2Human Services.
3    (b) The Department shall consider all homeless service 
4providers in the State to be essential critical infrastructure 
5workers in accordance with the most recent guidance from the 
6federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The 
7Department shall ensure that homeless service providers 
8qualify for the same priority benefits afforded to  frontline 
9workers by the State, including, but not limited to:
10        (1) federal funding for relief relating to public 
11    health emergencies;
12        (2) personal protective equipment; and
13        (3) vaccinations. 
14    (c) In accordance with this Section, during a 
15federally-designated public health emergency or a public 
16health disaster declared by a proclamation issued by the 
17Governor under Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management 
18Agency Act, the Department  and the Illinois Emergency 
19Management Agency shall offer recommendations to their local 
20counterparts, including local public health departments and 
21local emergency management assistance agencies, encouraging 
22them to consider homeless service providers when making 
23determinations about providing assistance. 
24    (d) The Department may adopt rules for the implementation 
25and administration of this Section and to ensure that homeless 
26service providers are considered essential critical 
 
 
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1infrastructure workers in the event of a pandemic.
 
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
3becoming law.".