Human Services Committee
Filed: 3/10/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4452




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4452 as follows:

 
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on page 6, by replacing lines 5 through 26 with the following:
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    "(8.5) When nominating papers for the Office of State 
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Representative or State Senator are filed, the candidate named 
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therein may also voluntarily file the results of a substance 
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abuse test conducted on a sample obtained from the candidate 
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within 60 days before the nomination papers are filed. Such 
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voluntary submission of drug testing results shall be 
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subscribed and sworn to by the candidate or nominee before an 
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officer authorized to take acknowledgement of deeds in this 
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State as to whether or not the results are accurate to the best 
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knowledge of the candidate.
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    Substance abuse test results submitted under this Section 
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shall be attached to the nominating petitions submitted by or 
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on behalf of the candidate and shall also be posted on the 
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State Board of Election's website in a manner in which the 
 


 






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general public may access the drug testing results."; and  
 
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on page 7, by deleting lines 1 through 18; and 
 
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on page 13, by replacing lines 1 through 2 with the following:
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    "(d) The substance abuse testing authorized and required by 
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this Section does not apply to any resident of a facility 
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licensed or permitted under the Nursing Home Care Act, the Life 
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Care Facility Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, 
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the MR/DD  Community Care Act, or a facility designated as a 
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supportive living facility under Section 5-5.01a of the 
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Illinois Public Aid Code."; and
 
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on page 14, by replacing lines 7 through 10 with the following:
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    "(d) The substance abuse testing authorized and required by 
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this Section does not apply to any resident of a facility 
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licensed or permitted under the Nursing Home Care Act, the Life 
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Care Facility Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, 
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the MR/DD  Community Care Act, or a facility designated as a 
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supportive living facility under Section 5-5.01a of the 
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Illinois Public Aid Code.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
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1, 2011.".