104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3954
 
Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Erica Harriss
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 105/5.1038 new
30 ILCS 105/6z-149 new
    Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Illinois Pediatric Cancer Fund. Provides that the Fund is a special fund in the State Treasury that may be used to provide grants to certain eligible people, institutions, and organizations for the purpose of conducting pediatric cancer research, prevention, and treatment. Provides that the Fund shall consist of moneys appropriated by the General Assembly and collected from any donations or other source for the benefit of the Fund. Provides limitations for the distribution of the Fund. Provides that the unspent portions of the Fund shall remain in the Fund and may not revert to any other fund of the State. Provides that the Department of Health and Family Services shall submit a report to the General Assembly concerning the administration of the Fund. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules to implement a pediatric cancer grant program under the provision.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
5Sections 5.1038 and 6z-149 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.1038 new)
7    Sec. 5.1038. The Illinois Pediatric Cancer Fund.
 
8    (30 ILCS 105/6z-149 new)
9    Sec. 6z-149. Illinois Pediatric Cancer Fund.
10    (a) As used in this Section:
11    "Department" means the Department of Healthcare and Family 
12Services.
13    "Fund" means the Illinois Pediatric Cancer Fund.
14    "Pediatric cancer research" includes research to develop 
15and advance the understanding of pediatric cancer and the 
16techniques and modalities effective in the prevention, cure, 
17screening, and treatment of pediatric cancer.
18    (b) The Illinois Pediatric Cancer Fund is created as a 
19special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the fund may be 
20used to provide grants to certain eligible people, 
21institutions, and organizations for the purposes of conducting 
22pediatric cancer research, prevention, and treatment. Moneys 
 
 
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1in the fund may also be used by the Department for expenses 
2associated with the administration of the Fund. The Fund may 
3receive revenue from appropriations by the General Assembly 
4and any donations or other moneys accepted for the benefit of 
5the Fund.
6    (c) The Department shall administer the Fund. The Fund 
7shall only be used for the purposes set forth in this Section 
8and any unspent portions of the Fund shall remain in the Fund 
9and may not revert to any other fund of the State. Moneys 
10expended from the Fund for pediatric cancer research is 
11supplemental and is not intended to take the place of funding 
12that would otherwise be appropriated to the Department for 
13pediatric cancer research.
14    (d) The Department may annually distribute moneys from the 
15Fund to a promotional account to be allocated to a State-based 
16childhood cancer organization to be used to promote further 
17donations to the Fund and to educate the scientific community 
18in this State about the opportunities for childhood cancer 
19research through the Fund. The amounts distributed and used 
20under this subsection may not exceed a total of 5% of moneys in 
21the Fund.
22    (e) After making the distributions allowed under 
23subsection (d) and using moneys in the Fund necessary to 
24administer the Fund, the Department shall use the remainder of 
25the Fund to provide grants to eligible physicians, hospitals, 
26laboratories, educational institutions, and other 
 
 
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1organizations and persons to conduct pediatric cancer 
2research. Moneys received from the grant program under this 
3Section may not be used to pay for institutional overhead 
4expenses, organizational expenses, charges that are not 
5directly related to pediatric cancer research, or expenses 
6arising from community-based support services. 
7    (f) On or before August 31, 2027, and each year 
8thereafter, the Department shall submit a report to the 
9General Assembly on the administration of the Fund. The report 
10required under this subsection shall include:
11        (1) a description of the promotional efforts 
12    undertaken with moneys from the Fund; and
13        (2) a detailed accounting of the use of the Fund.
14    (g) The Department shall adopt rules to implement a 
15pediatric cancer grant program under this Section.