101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4028

 

Introduced 1/8/2020, by Rep. Thaddeus Jones

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
30 ILCS 105/5.891 new

    Creates the Violence as a Disease Pilot Program Act. Provides that trauma centers shall be established in specified communities. Provides requirements for trauma centers established under the Act. Requires all data gathered by a trauma center regarding incidents of trauma to be submitted to the Illinois State Police on a weekly basis and tracked by the Illinois State Police. Requires the Illinois State Police to identify and review areas of concern. Creates the Trauma and Violence Health Insurance Fund and makes corresponding changes in the State Finance Act. Tasks the Department of Insurance with using moneys in the Fund for the enforcement and administration of the Act. Provides that each trauma center shall be provided with $1 million from the Fund and 4 squad cars. Requires the Illinois State Police to provide $1 million to the Fund each year. Provides that each insurance company authorized to transact business within the State shall be charged a fee each year by the Department which shall be deposited into the Fund. Directs the Department to determine the amount of the fee. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2023.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Violence as a Disease Pilot Program Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Saturate" means walking an area where an incident of
8trauma occurs, speaking with residents, determining the root
9cause of the incident of trauma, implementing an immediate plan
10of action in response, and resolving the issue.
11    "Trauma" means having been the victim of or otherwise
12affected by domestic violence, homicide, suicide, sexual
13assault, or a shooting.
 
14    Section 10. Trauma center locations. Trauma centers shall
15be established in the following amounts in the following
16Illinois communities:
17        (1) One in Springfield.
18        (2) One in Decatur.
19        (3) Two in Englewood.
20        (4) One in Calumet City.
21        (5) One in Dolton.
22        (6) One in Harvey.

 

 

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1        (7) One in Ford Heights.
2        (8) Three in Chicago, not located in a community named
3    in paragraph (3).
4        (9) Two in Cook County, not located in any community
5    named in paragraphs (3) through (8).
6        (10) One in any unit of local government not named in
7    paragraphs (1) through (9) that has experienced at least 5
8    incidents of trauma within 5 consecutive months and that
9    has an understaffed law enforcement agency.
 
10    Section 15. Trauma center requirements.
11    (a) Trauma centers established under Section 10 shall hire
12a trauma-related counselor, 2 trauma officers, and a gang
13intervention officer. The employees shall be trained to perform
14crisis intervention when an incident of trauma occurs, meet
15with victims and the family of victims, and counsel them.
16    (b) Trauma centers established under Section 10 shall work
17with the Department to saturate areas where incidents of trauma
18occur. If necessary, a trauma center shall work to bring in
19other local, State, or federal resources.
 
20    Section 20. Tracking. All data gathered by a trauma center
21regarding incidents of trauma shall be submitted to the
22Illinois State Police on a weekly basis and tracked by the
23Illinois State Police. Areas of concern shall be identified and
24reviewed by the Illinois State Police.
 

 

 

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1    Section 25. Funding.
2    (a) Each trauma center shall be provided with $1 million
3from the Trauma and Violence Health Insurance Fund and 4 squad
4cars. The Illinois State Police shall provide $1 million to the
5Fund each year.
6    (b) Each insurance company authorized to transact business
7within the State shall be charged a fee each year by the
8Department which shall be deposited into the Trauma and
9Violence Health Insurance Fund. The Department shall determine
10the amount of the fee.
 
11    Section 30. Trauma and Violence Health Insurance Fund. The
12Trauma and Violence Health Insurance Fund is created as a
13special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be
14used by the Department for the enforcement and administration
15of this Act.
 
16    Section 35. Repeal of Act. This Act is repealed on January
171, 2023.
 
18    Section 90. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
19Section 5.891 as follows:
 
20    (30 ILCS 105/5.891 new)
21    Sec. 5.891. The Trauma and Violence Health Insurance Fund.