Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
Filed: 5/13/2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 615




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 615 on page 1, 
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between lines 20 and 21, by inserting the following:
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    "(b) The Illinois Department of Human Services has several 
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initiatives to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in infant 
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mortality and diabetes, and the Illinois Department of Public 
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Health has several initiatives to address asthma; breast, 
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cervical, prostate, and colorectal cancer; kidney disease; 
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HIV/AIDS; hepatitis C; sexually transmitted
diseases; adult 
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and child immunizations; cardiovascular disease; and 
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accidental injuries and violence."; and

 
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on page 1, line 21, by changing "(b)" to "(c)"; and
 
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on page 2, line 22, after "with", by inserting "the Illinois 
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Department of Human Services and"; and
 
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on page 2, line 25, by deleting "the Healthy Start program,"; 
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and
 
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on page 2, line 33, by deleting "infant mortality;"; and
 
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on page 3, line 2, by deleting "diabetes;"; and
 
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on page 6, after line 20, by inserting the following:
 
 


 






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    "Section 35. Continued operation of programs to reduce 
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racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality and diabetes. 
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Subject to the amounts appropriated for that purpose, the 
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Illinois Department of Human Services shall continue to operate 
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programs to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in infant 
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mortality and diabetes.".