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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1527
Introduced 2/18/2009, by Sen. John M. Sullivan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that upon the State
Registrar's establishment of an electronic reporting system for death registrations, the county clerk in the county in which a death occurred or the county clerk of the county where a decedent last resided shall be authorized to issue certifications of death records from the system and the State Registrar shall cause the system to provide for such capability. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1527 |
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LRB096 04853 RPM 14919 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public health.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Vital Records Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 18.5 as follows:
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| (410 ILCS 535/18.5)
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| Sec. 18.5. Electronic reporting system for death |
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| registrations. The State
Registrar
may facilitate death |
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| registration by implementing an electronic reporting
system. |
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| The
system may be used to transfer information to individuals |
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| and institutions
responsible for
completing and filing |
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| certificates and related reports for deaths that occur in
the |
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| State.
The system shall be capable of storing and retrieving |
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| accurate
and timely
data and statistics for those persons and |
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| agencies responsible for vital
records registration
and |
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| administration. Upon establishment of such an electronic |
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| reporting system, the county clerk in the county in which a |
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| death occurred or the county clerk of the county where a |
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| decedent last resided shall be authorized to issue |
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| certifications of death records from such system, and the State |
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| Registrar shall cause the electronic reporting system to |
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| provide for such capability.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-141, eff. 7-24-01.)
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