093_HB1655eng HB1655 Engrossed LRB093 06997 DRJ 07147 b 1 AN ACT concerning children's health programs. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Children's Health Insurance Program Act 5 is amended by changing Section 35 as follows: 6 (215 ILCS 106/35) 7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2003) 8 Sec. 35. Funding. 9 (a) TheThisProgram is not an entitlement and shall not 10 be construed to create an entitlement. Eligibility for the 11 Program is subject to appropriation of funds by the State and 12 federal governments. Subdivision (a)(2) of Section 25 shall 13 operate and be funded only if subdivision (a)(1) of Section 14 25 is operational and funded. The estimated net State share 15 of appropriated funds for subdivision (a)(2) of Section 25 16 shall be equal to the estimated net State share of 17 appropriated funds for subdivision (a)(1) of Section 25. 18 (b) Any requirement imposed under this Act and any 19 implementation of this Act by the Department shall cease in 20 the event (1) continued receipt of federal funds for 21 implementation of this Act requires an amendment to this Act, 22 or (2) federal funds for implementation of the Act are not 23 otherwise available. 24 (c) Payments under this Act shall be appropriated from 25 the General Revenue Fund and other funds that are authorized 26 to be used to reimburse or make medical payments for health 27 care benefits under this Act or Title XXI of the Social 28 Security Act. 29 (d) Benefits under this Act shall be available only as 30 long as the intergovernmental agreements made pursuant to 31 Section 12-4.7 and Article XV of the Illinois Public Aid Code HB1655 Engrossed -2- LRB093 06997 DRJ 07147 b 1 and entered into between the Department and the Cook County 2 Board of Commissioners continue to exist. 3 (Source: P.A. 90-736, eff. 8-12-98; 91-24, eff. 7-1-99.)