97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2489

 

Introduced 10/12/2011, by Sen. William E. Brady

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that, if, under Article 5 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, the Department of Revenue prints on its standard individual income tax form a provision indicating that a taxpayer may contribute to a fund, then that fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from that fund into any other fund of the State. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Department of Human Services Act, the Military Code of Illinois, the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Department of Veterans Affairs Act, the Energy Assistance Act, the Epilepsy Disease Assistance Act, and the Illinois Public Health and Safety Animal Population Control Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended
5by changing Sections 10-6, 10-8, 10-30, and 10-65 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 1305/10-6)
7    Sec. 10-6. The Crisis Nursery Fund. The Crisis Nursery Fund
8is created as a special fund in the State treasury. From
9appropriations to the Department from the Fund, the Department
10shall make grants, in equal amounts, to crisis nurseries
11located in Illinois. For the purposes of this Section, a
12"crisis nursery" is an organization licensed by the Department
13that operates on a continuous basis and provides immediate
14crisis child care, respite care, parent support, and parent
15education groups. A child care center does not qualify as a
16crisis nursery under this Section. Notwithstanding any other
17law to the contrary, the Crisis Nursery Fund is not subject to
18sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or
19budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts
20from the Crisis Nursery Fund into any other fund of the State.
21(Source: P.A. 96-627, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
22    (20 ILCS 1305/10-8)

 

 

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1    Sec. 10-8. The Autism Research Fund; grants; scientific
2review committee. The Autism Research Fund is created as a
3special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations to the
4Department from the Fund, the Department must make grants to
5public or private entities in Illinois for the purpose of
6funding research concerning the disorder of autism. For
7purposes of this Section, the term "research" includes, without
8limitation, expenditures to develop and advance the
9understanding, techniques, and modalities effective in the
10detection, prevention, screening, and treatment of autism and
11may include clinical trials. No more than 20% of the grant
12funds may be used for institutional overhead costs, indirect
13costs, other organizational levies, or costs of
14community-based support services.
15    Moneys received for the purposes of this Section,
16including, without limitation, income tax checkoff receipts
17and gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private
18entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on
19moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.
20Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Autism
21Research Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative
22charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that
23would in any way transfer any amounts from the Autism Research
24Fund into any other fund of the State.
25    Each year, grantees of the grants provided under this
26Section must submit a written report to the Department that

 

 

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1sets forth the types of research that is conducted with the
2grant moneys and the status of that research.
3    The Department shall promulgate rules for the creation of a
4scientific review committee to review and assess applications
5for the grants authorized under this Section. The Committee
6shall serve without compensation.
7(Source: P.A. 94-442, eff. 8-4-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
8    (20 ILCS 1305/10-30)
9    Sec. 10-30. Grants for health related programs for people
10with multiple sclerosis. Subject to appropriation, the
11Department shall make grants to organizations that are located
12in the State of Illinois for health-related programs for people
13with multiple sclerosis from the Multiple Sclerosis Assistance
14Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury.
15Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Multiple
16Sclerosis Assistance Fund is not subject to sweeps,
17administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
18maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
19Multiple Sclerosis Assistance Fund into any other fund of the
20State.
21(Source: P.A. 92-772, eff. 8-6-02.)
 
22    (20 ILCS 1305/10-65)
23    Sec. 10-65. Hunger Relief Fund; grants.
24    (a) The Hunger Relief Fund is created as a special fund in

 

 

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1the State treasury. From appropriations to the Department from
2the Fund, the Department shall make grants to food banks for
3the purpose of purchasing food and related supplies. In this
4Section, "food bank" means a public or charitable institution
5that maintains an established operation involving the
6provision of food or edible commodities, or the products of
7food or edible commodities, to food pantries, soup kitchens,
8hunger relief centers, or other food or feeding centers that,
9as an integral part of their normal activities, provide meals
10or food to feed needy persons on a regular basis.
11    (b) Moneys received for the purposes of this Section,
12including, without limitation, appropriations, gifts,
13donations, grants, and awards from any public or private entity
14must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys
15in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund. Notwithstanding
16any other law to the contrary, the Hunger Relief Fund is not
17subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other
18fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any
19amounts from the Hunger Relief Fund into any other fund of the
20State.
21(Source: P.A. 96-604, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
22    Section 10. The Military Code of Illinois is amended by
23changing Section 22-9 as follows:
 
24    (20 ILCS 1805/22-9)

 

 

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1    Sec. 22-9. Power to make grants from the Illinois Military
2Family Relief Fund. Subject to appropriation, the Department of
3Military Affairs shall have the power to make grants from the
4Illinois Military Family Relief Fund, a special fund created in
5the State treasury, to (i) members of the Illinois National
6Guard or Illinois residents who are members of the reserves of
7the armed forces of the United States who have been called to
8active duty as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist
9attacks; (ii) for the casualty-based grant only: Illinois
10National Guard members or Illinois residents who are members of
11the reserves of the armed forces of the United States and who,
12while deployed in support of operations as a result of the
13September 11th terrorist attacks, sustained an injury as a
14result of terrorist activity; sustained an injury in combat, or
15related to combat, as a direct result of hostile action; or
16sustained an injury going to or returning from a combat
17mission, provided that the incident leading to the injury was
18directly related to hostile action; this includes injuries to
19service members who are wounded mistakenly or accidentally by
20friendly fire directed at a hostile force or what is thought to
21be a hostile force; and (iii) families of the classes of
22persons listed in items (i) and (ii) of this Section. The
23Department of Military Affairs shall establish eligibility
24criteria for all grants by rule.
25    On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
26the 96th General Assembly, the Department must award at least

 

 

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1$5,000 to each recipient of a casualty-based grant and must
2include Illinois residents who are active duty members of the
3armed forces of the United States in the eligibility for the
4casualty-based grant in item (ii) of this Section. Each
5recipient may receive only one casualty-based grant for
6injuries received during, or arising out of, the same
7engagement or incident.
8    Grants awarded from the Illinois Military Family Relief
9Fund shall not be subject to garnishment, wage levy,
10forfeiture, or other remedy, unless the denial of that remedy
11is inconsistent with the requirements of any other State or
12federal law.
13    In addition to amounts transferred into the Fund under
14Section 510 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, the State Treasurer
15shall accept and deposit into the Fund all gifts, grants,
16transfers, appropriations, and other amounts from any legal
17source, public or private, that are designated for deposit into
18the Fund. To prevent a delay of 30 or more days in the payment
19of casualty-based grants, the Department may use, for
20administration of the program, as much as 5% of the
21appropriations designated for the casualty-based grant
22program.
23    Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Illinois
24Military Family Relief Fund is not subject to sweeps,
25administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
26maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the

 

 

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1Illinois Military Family Fund into any other fund of the State.
2(Source: P.A. 96-822, eff. 11-23-09.)
 
3    Section 15. The Department of Public Health Powers and
4Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
5amended by changing Sections 2310-350, 2310-357, 2310-358,
62310-359, 2310-361, 2310-362, 2310-371.5, 2310-373, 2310-398,
72310-399, 2310-403, 2310-612, 2310-635, and 2310-642 as
8follows:
 
9    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-350)  (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.70)
10    Sec. 2310-350. Penny Severns Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian
11Cancer Research Fund. From funds appropriated from the Penny
12Severns Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, the
13Department shall award grants to eligible physicians,
14hospitals, laboratories, education institutions, and other
15organizations and persons to enable organizations and persons
16to conduct research. Disbursements from the Penny Severns
17Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian Cancer Research Fund for the
18purpose of ovarian cancer research shall be subject to
19appropriations. For the purposes of this Section, "research"
20includes, but is not limited to, expenditures to develop and
21advance the understanding, techniques, and modalities
22effective in early detection, prevention, cure, screening, and
23treatment of breast, cervical, and ovarian cancer and may
24include clinical trials.

 

 

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1    Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, including
2but not limited to income tax checkoff receipts and gifts,
3grants, and awards from private foundations, nonprofit
4organizations, other governmental entities, and persons shall
5be deposited into the Penny Severns Breast, Cervical, and
6Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, which is hereby created as a
7special fund in the State treasury. Notwithstanding any other
8law to the contrary, the Penny Severns Breast, Cervical, and
9Ovarian Cancer Research Fund is not subject to sweeps,
10administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
11maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
12Penny Severns Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian Cancer Research
13Fund into any other fund of the State.
14    The Department shall create an advisory committee with
15members from, but not limited to, the Illinois Chapter of the
16American Cancer Society, Y-Me, the Susan G. Komen Foundation,
17and the State Board of Health for the purpose of awarding
18research grants under this Section. Members of the advisory
19committee shall not be eligible for any financial compensation
20or reimbursement.
21(Source: P.A. 94-119, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
22    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-357)
23    Sec. 2310-357. Leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma grants. The
24Department of Public Health may make grants to public and
25private hospitals, medical centers, medical schools, and other

 

 

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1organizations for education on and treatment of leukemia,
2lymphoma, and myeloma from appropriations to the Department
3from the Leukemia Treatment and Education Fund, a special fund
4created in the State treasury. Notwithstanding any other law to
5the contrary, the Leukemia Treatment and Education Fund is not
6subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other
7fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any
8amounts from the Leukemia Treatment and Education Fund into any
9other fund of the State.
10(Source: P.A. 93-324, eff. 7-23-03.)
 
11    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-358)
12    Sec. 2310-358. Grants to the Les Turner ALS Foundation.
13Subject to appropriation, the Department of Public Health shall
14make grants from the Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Research Fund,
15a special fund in the State treasury, to the Les Turner ALS
16Foundation for research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
17(ALS). Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Lou
18Gerhig's Disease (ALS) Research Fund is not subject to sweeps,
19administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
20maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
21Lou Gerhig's Disease (ALS) Research Fund into any other fund of
22the State.
23(Source: P.A. 93-36, eff. 6-24-03.)
 
24    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-359)

 

 

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1    Sec. 2310-359. The Illinois Brain Tumor Research Fund. The
2Illinois Brain Tumor Research Fund is hereby created as a
3special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations to the
4Department from the Fund, the Department shall make grants to
5public and private entities for the purpose of research
6dedicated to the elimination of brain tumors. Notwithstanding
7any other law to the contrary, the Illinois Brain Tumor
8Research Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative
9charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that
10would in any way transfer any amounts from the Illinois Brain
11Tumor Research Fund into any other fund of the State.
12(Source: P.A. 94-649, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
13    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-361)
14    Sec. 2310-361. The Lung Cancer Research Fund. The Lung
15Cancer Research Fund is created as a special fund in the State
16treasury. From appropriations to the Department from the Fund,
17the Department shall make grants to public or private
18not-for-profit entities for the purpose of lung cancer
19research. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
20Lung Cancer Research Fund is not subject to sweeps,
21administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
22maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
23Lung Cancer Research Fund into any other fund of the State.
24(Source: P.A. 95-434, eff. 8-27-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
 

 

 

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1    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-362)
2    Sec. 2310-362. The Autoimmune Disease Research Fund.
3    (a) The Autoimmune Disease Research Fund is created as a
4special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations to the
5Department from the Fund, the Department shall make grants to
6public and private entities in the State for the purpose of
7funding research for the treatment and cure of autoimmune
8diseases.
9    (b) For the purposes of this Section:
10    "Autoimmune disease" means any disease that results from an
11aberrant immune response, including, without limitation,
12rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and
13scleroderma.
14    "Research" includes, without limitation, expenditures to
15develop and advance the understanding, techniques, and
16modalities effective in the detection, prevention, screening,
17and treatment of autoimmune disease and may include clinical
18trials. "Research" does not include institutional overhead
19costs, indirect costs, other organizational levies, or costs of
20community-based support services.
21    (c) Moneys received for the purposes of this Section,
22including, without limitation, income tax checkoff receipts
23and gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private
24entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest earnings
25that are attributable to moneys in the Fund must be deposited
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1the Autoimmune Disease Research Fund is not subject to sweeps,
2administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
3maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
4Autoimmune Disease Research Fund into any other fund of the
5State.
6(Source: P.A. 95-435, eff. 8-27-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
 
7    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-371.5)  (was 20 ILCS 2310/371)
8    Sec. 2310-371.5. Heartsaver AED Fund; grants. Subject to
9appropriation, the Department of Public Health has the power to
10make matching grants from the Heartsaver AED Fund, a special
11fund created in the State treasury, to any school in the State,
12public park district, forest preserve district, conservation
13district, municipal recreation department, college, or
14university to assist in the purchase of an Automated External
15Defibrillator. Applicants for AED grants must demonstrate that
16they have funds to pay 50% of the cost of the AEDs for which
17matching grant moneys are sought. Any school, public park
18district, forest preserve district, conservation district,
19municipal recreation department, college, or university
20applying for the grant shall not receive more than one grant
21from the Heartsaver AED Fund each fiscal year. The State
22Treasurer shall accept and deposit into the Fund all gifts,
23grants, transfers, appropriations, and other amounts from any
24legal source, public or private, that are designated for
25deposit into the Fund. Notwithstanding any other law to the

 

 

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1contrary, the Heartsaver AED Fund is not subject to sweeps,
2administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
3maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
4Heartsaver AED Fund into any other fund of the State.
5(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-721, eff. 6-3-08.)
 
6    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-373)
7    Sec. 2310-373. The Asthma and Lung Research Fund. There is
8created in the State treasury the Asthma and Lung Research
9Fund. Subject to appropriation, the Department must make grants
10from the fund for the Asthma Clinical Research Program
11administered by the American Lung Association. Notwithstanding
12any other law to the contrary, the Asthma and Lung Research
13Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or
14any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way
15transfer any amounts from the Asthma and Lung Research Fund
16into any other fund of the State.
17(Source: P.A. 93-292, eff. 7-22-03.)
 
18    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-398)  (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.91)
19    Sec. 2310-398. Prostate Cancer Research Fund; grants. From
20funds appropriated from the Prostate Cancer Research Fund, a
21special fund created in the State treasury, the Department of
22Public Health shall make grants to public or private entities
23in Illinois, which may include the Lurie Comprehensive Cancer
24Center at the Northwestern University Medical School and the

 

 

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1Kellogg Cancer Care Center at Evanston/Glenbrook Hospitals,
2for the purpose of funding research applicable to prostate
3cancer patients. The grant funds may not be used for
4institutional overhead costs, indirect costs, other
5organizational levies, or costs of community-based support
6services. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
7Prostate Cancer Research Fund is not subject to sweeps,
8administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
9maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
10Prostate Cancer Research Fund into any other fund of the State.
11(Source: P.A. 91-104, eff. 7-13-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
12    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-399)
13    Sec. 2310-399. Colon cancer awareness campaign; the Vince
14Demuzio Memorial Colon Cancer Fund.
15    (a) The Department must establish and maintain a public
16awareness campaign to target areas in Illinois with high colon
17cancer mortality rates. The campaign must be developed in
18conjunction with recommendations made by the American Cancer
19Society.
20    (b) The Vince Demuzio Memorial Colon Cancer Fund is created
21as a special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations to
22the Department from the Fund, the Department must operate the
23public awareness campaign set forth under subsection (a). The
24moneys from the Fund may not be used for institutional overhead
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1community-based support services.
2    Moneys received for the purposes of this Section,
3including, without limitation, income tax checkoff receipts
4and gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private
5entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on
6moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.
7Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Vince
8Demuzio Memorial Colon Cancer Fund is not subject to sweeps,
9administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
10maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
11Vince Demuzio Memorial Colon Cancer Fund into any other fund of
12the State.
13(Source: P.A. 94-142, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
14    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-403)
15    Sec. 2310-403. Sarcoidosis Research Fund. To make grants
16for sarcoidosis research from appropriations to the Department
17from the Sarcoidosis Research Fund. Notwithstanding any other
18law to the contrary, the Sarcoidosis Research Fund is not
19subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other
20fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any
21amounts from the Sarcoidosis Research Fund into any other fund
22of the State.
23(Source: P.A. 94-141, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
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1    Sec. 2310-612. Blindness prevention grants.
2    (a) From funds appropriated from the Blindness Prevention
3Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury, the
4Department must make grants to charitable or educational
5entities in Illinois for the purpose of funding (i) public
6education on the importance of eye care and the prevention of
7blindness and (ii) the provision of eye care to children,
8senior citizens, and other needy individuals whose needs are
9not covered by any other source of funds. Notwithstanding any
10other law to the contrary, the Blindness Prevention Fund is not
11subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other
12fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any
13amounts from the Blindness Prevention Fund into any other fund
14of the State.
15    (b) Grants under this Section must be awarded on both a
16statewide and regional basis, taking into consideration each
17region's contributions to the Fund. At least 25% of the grants
18must be made to regional grantees.
19    (c) A grant under this Section shall be made for a period
20of one year and, subject to the availability of funds, may be
21renewed by the Department.
22    (d) The Department must create an advisory committee to
23make recommendations to the Department concerning grant
24proposals. The advisory committee shall consist of one
25representative from the Illinois Society for the Prevention of
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1Gateway Lions & Partners, one optometric educator from a school
2of optometry located within Illinois, and one member from the
3general public. Members of the advisory committee may not
4receive compensation or reimbursement for their services.
5Members of the committee must recuse themselves from
6consideration of any grant proposals submitted by any entity
7from which they were appointed.
8    (e) The Department must adopt any rules necessary to
9implement and administer this Section, including, without
10limitation, a methodology for determining regions of the State.
11(Source: P.A. 94-602, eff. 8-16-05.)
 
12    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-635)
13    Sec. 2310-635. Healthy Smiles Fund; grants. Subject to
14appropriation, the Department of Public Health has the power to
15make grants or use moneys in the Healthy Smiles Fund, a special
16fund created in the State treasury, to secure federal matching
17grants to provide for quality assurance program evaluation
18activities for school-based, school-linked oral health
19programs operating under the auspices of either the Department
20of Public Health or the Department of Healthcare and Family
21Services. The Department shall accept and deposit with the
22State Treasurer all gifts, grants, transfers, appropriations,
23and other amounts from any legal source, public or private,
24that are designated for deposit into the Fund. Notwithstanding
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1subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other
2fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any
3amounts from the Healthy Smiles Fund into any other fund of the
4State.
5(Source: P.A. 95-940, eff. 8-29-08.)
 
6    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-642)
7    Sec. 2310-642. Diabetes; transfer of functions from
8Department of Human Services.
9    (a) Diabetes Research Checkoff Fund; grants. The Diabetes
10Research Checkoff Fund is a special fund in the State treasury.
11On and after July 1, 2010, from appropriations to the
12Department from that Fund, the Department shall make grants to
13recognized public or private entities in Illinois for the
14purpose of funding research concerning the disease of diabetes.
15At least 50% of the grants made from the Fund by the Department
16shall be made to entities that conduct research for juvenile
17diabetes. For purposes of this subsection, the term "research"
18includes, without limitation, expenditures to develop and
19advance the understanding, techniques, and modalities
20effective in the detection, prevention, screening, management,
21and treatment of diabetes and may include clinical trials in
22Illinois. Moneys received for the purposes of this subsection,
23including, without limitation, income tax checkoff receipts
24and gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private person
25or entity, shall be deposited into the Fund. Any interest

 

 

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1earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.
2Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Diabetes
3Research Checkoff Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative
4charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that
5would in any way transfer any amounts from the Diabetes
6Research Checkoff Fund into any other fund of the State.
7    (b) Diabetes information. On and after July 1, 2010, the
8Department shall include within its public health promotion
9programs and materials information to be directed toward
10population groups in Illinois that are considered at high risk
11of developing diabetes, asthma, and pulmonary disorders, such
12as Hispanics, people of African descent, the elderly, obese
13individuals, persons with high blood sugar content, and persons
14with a family history of diabetes. The information shall inform
15members of such high risk groups about the causes and
16prevention of diabetes, asthma, and pulmonary disorders, the
17types of treatment for these diseases, and how treatment may be
18obtained. By February 15, 2011, and each February 15
19thereafter, the Department shall file a report with the General
20Assembly concerning its activities and accomplishments under
21this subsection during the previous calendar year.
22    (c) Transfer of functions from Department of Human
23Services.
24        (1) Transfer. On the effective date of this amendatory
25    Act of the 96th General Assembly, all functions performed
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1    Sections 10-9 and 10-10 of the Department of Human Services
2    Act (now repealed, and replaced by subsections (a) and (b),
3    respectively, of this Section), together with all of the
4    powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of the
5    Department of Human Services relating to those functions,
6    are transferred from the Department of Human Services to
7    the Department of Public Health.
8        The Department of Human Services and the Department of
9    Public Health shall cooperate to ensure that the transfer
10    of functions is completed as soon as practical.
11        (2) Effect of transfer. Neither the functions
12    transferred under this subsection, nor any powers, duties,
13    rights, and responsibilities relating to those functions,
14    are affected by this amendatory Act of the 96th General
15    Assembly, except that all such functions, powers, duties,
16    rights, and responsibilities shall be performed or
17    exercised by the Department of Public Health on and after
18    the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
19    General Assembly.
20        (3) The staff of the Department of Human Services
21    engaged in the performance of the functions transferred
22    under this subsection may be transferred to the Department
23    of Public Health. The status and rights of those employees
24    under the Personnel Code shall not be affected by the
25    transfers. The rights of the employees, the State of
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1    applicable collective bargaining agreements, or under any
2    pension, retirement, or annuity plan, shall not be affected
3    by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.
4        (4) Books and records transferred. All books, records,
5    papers, documents, contracts, and pending business
6    pertaining to the functions transferred under this
7    subsection, including but not limited to material in
8    electronic or magnetic format, shall be transferred to the
9    Department of Public Health. The transfer of that
10    information shall not, however, violate any applicable
11    confidentiality constraints.
12        (5) Unexpended moneys transferred. All unexpended
13    appropriation balances and other funds otherwise available
14    to the Department of Human Services for use in connection
15    with the functions transferred under this subsection shall
16    be transferred and made available to the Department of
17    Public Health for use in connection with the functions
18    transferred under this subsection. Unexpended balances so
19    transferred shall be expended only for the purpose for
20    which the appropriations were originally made.
21        (6) Exercise of transferred powers; savings
22    provisions. The powers, duties, rights, and
23    responsibilities relating to the functions transferred
24    under this subsection are vested in and shall be exercised
25    by the Department of Public Health. Each act done in
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1    responsibilities shall have the same legal effect as if
2    done by the Department of Human Services or its divisions,
3    officers, or employees.
4        (7) Persons subject to penalties. Every officer,
5    employee, or agent of the Department of Public Health
6    shall, for any offense, be subject to the same penalty or
7    penalties, civil or criminal, as are prescribed by existing
8    laws for the same offense by any officer, employee, or
9    agent whose powers or duties were transferred under this
10    subsection.
11        (8) Reports or notices. Whenever reports or notices are
12    now required to be made or given or papers or documents
13    furnished or served by any person to or upon the Department
14    of Human Services in connection with any of the functions
15    transferred under this subsection, the same shall be made,
16    given, furnished, or served in the same manner to or upon
17    the Department of Public Health.
18        (9) This subsection shall not affect any act done,
19    ratified, or canceled, or any right occurring or
20    established, or any action or proceeding had or commenced
21    in an administrative, civil, or criminal case, regarding
22    the functions of the Department of Human Services before
23    this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly takes
24    effect; such actions may be prosecuted, defended, or
25    continued by the Department of Public Health.
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1    Services that relate to the functions transferred under
2    this subsection that are in full force on the effective
3    date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly,
4    and that have been duly adopted by the Department of Human
5    Services, shall become the rules of the Department of
6    Public Health. This subsection shall not affect the
7    legality of any such rules in the Illinois Administrative
8    Code. Any proposed rules filed with the Secretary of State
9    by the Department of Human Services that are pending in the
10    rulemaking process on the effective date of this amendatory
11    Act of the 96th General Assembly, and that pertain to the
12    functions transferred, shall be deemed to have been filed
13    by the Department of Public Health. As soon as practicable
14    after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
15    General Assembly, the Department of Public Health shall
16    revise and clarify the rules transferred to it under this
17    subsection to reflect the reorganization of powers,
18    duties, rights, and responsibilities affected by this
19    subsection, using the procedures for recodification of
20    rules available under the Illinois Administrative
21    Procedure Act, except that existing title, part, and
22    section numbering for the affected rules may be retained.
23        The Department of Public Health, consistent with the
24    Department of Human Services' authority to do so, may
25    propose and adopt, under the Illinois Administrative
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1    Services that will now be administered by the Department of
2    Public Health.
3        To the extent that, prior to the effective date of the
4    transfer of functions under this subsection, the Secretary
5    of Human Services had been empowered to prescribe
6    regulations or had other authority with respect to the
7    transferred functions, such duties shall be exercised from
8    and after the effective date of the transfer by the
9    Director of Public Health.
10        (11) Successor Agency Act. For the purposes of the
11    Successor Agency Act, the Department of Public Health is
12    declared to be the successor agency of the Department of
13    Human Services, but only with respect to the functions that
14    are transferred to the Department of Public Health under
15    this subsection.
16        (12) Statutory references. Whenever a provision of law
17    refers to the Department of Human Services in connection
18    with its performance of a function that is transferred to
19    the Department of Public Health under this subsection, that
20    provision shall be deemed to refer to the Department of
21    Public Health on and after the effective date of this
22    amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.
23(Source: P.A. 96-1406, eff. 7-29-10.)
 
24    Section 20. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
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1    (20 ILCS 2805/2)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67)
2    Sec. 2. Powers and duties. The Department shall have the
3following powers and duties:
4    To perform such acts at the request of any veteran, or his
5or her spouse, surviving spouse or dependents as shall be
6reasonably necessary or reasonably incident to obtaining or
7endeavoring to obtain for the requester any advantage, benefit
8or emolument accruing or due to such person under any law of
9the United States, the State of Illinois or any other state or
10governmental agency by reason of the service of such veteran,
11and in pursuance thereof shall:
12        (1) Contact veterans, their survivors and dependents
13    and advise them of the benefits of state and federal laws
14    and assist them in obtaining such benefits;
15        (2) Establish field offices and direct the activities
16    of the personnel assigned to such offices;
17        (3) Create a volunteer field force of accredited
18    representatives, representing educational institutions,
19    labor organizations, veterans organizations, employers,
20    churches, and farm organizations;
21        (4) Conduct informational and training services;
22        (5) Conduct educational programs through newspapers,
23    periodicals and radio for the specific purpose of
24    disseminating information affecting veterans and their
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1        (6) Coordinate the services and activities of all state
2    departments having services and resources affecting
3    veterans and their dependents;
4        (7) Encourage and assist in the coordination of
5    agencies within counties giving service to veterans and
6    their dependents;
7        (8) Cooperate with veterans organizations and other
8    governmental agencies;
9        (9) Make, alter, amend and promulgate reasonable rules
10    and procedures for the administration of this Act;
11        (10) Make and publish annual reports to the Governor
12    regarding the administration and general operation of the
13    Department;
14        (11) Encourage the State to implement more programs to
15    address the wide range of issues faced by Persian Gulf War
16    Veterans, especially those who took part in combat, by
17    creating an official commission to further study Persian
18    Gulf War Diseases. The commission shall consist of 9
19    members appointed as follows: the Speaker and Minority
20    Leader of the House of Representatives and the President
21    and Minority Leader of the Senate shall each appoint one
22    member from the General Assembly, the Governor shall
23    appoint 4 members to represent veterans' organizations,
24    and the Department shall appoint one member. The commission
25    members shall serve without compensation; and
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1    by Illinois veterans that compares benefits received by
2    Illinois veterans with the benefits received by veterans in
3    all other states and U.S. territories. The required annual
4    review shall include, but not be limited to, (1) the
5    average benefit paid to individual veterans from Illinois,
6    in direct comparison to the average benefit paid to
7    individual veterans of each of the other states and U.S.
8    territories; (2) the number of veterans receiving benefits
9    in Illinois for the first time during the year compared to
10    the number of claims filed by Illinois veterans during the
11    year; (3) the aggregate number of Illinois veterans
12    receiving benefits compared to the number of veterans from
13    each of the other states and U.S. territories receiving
14    benefits; and (4) a categorical analysis of the types of
15    injuries and disabilities for which benefits are being paid
16    in Illinois and each of the other states and U.S.
17    territories. The benefits review shall be reported to the
18    Governor, the General Assembly, and the Illinois
19    Congressional delegation upon the completion of the report
20    each year.
21    The Department may accept and hold on behalf of the State,
22if for the public interest, a grant, gift, devise or bequest of
23money or property to the Department made for the general
24benefit of Illinois veterans, including the conduct of
25informational and training services by the Department and other
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1cause each grant, gift, devise or bequest to be kept as a
2distinct fund and shall invest such funds in the manner
3provided by the Public Funds Investment Act, as now or
4hereafter amended, and shall make such reports as may be
5required by the Comptroller concerning what funds are so held
6and the manner in which such funds are invested. The Department
7may make grants from these funds for the general benefit of
8Illinois veterans. Grants from these funds, except for the
9funds established under Sections 2.01a and 2.03, shall be
10subject to appropriation.
11    The Department has the power to make grants, from funds
12appropriated from the Korean War Veterans National Museum and
13Library Fund, to private organizations for the benefit of the
14Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library.
15Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Korean War
16Veterans National Museum and Library Fund is not subject to
17sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or
18budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts
19from the Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library Fund
20into any other fund of the State.
21    The Department has the power to make grants, from funds
22appropriated from the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund, for
23benefits authorized under the Survivors Compensation Act.
24(Source: P.A. 93-839, eff. 7-30-04; 94-167, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
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1    Sec. 2g. The Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund. The Illinois
2Veterans' Homes Fund is hereby created as a special fund in the
3State treasury. From appropriations to the Department from the
4Fund the Department shall purchase needed equipment and
5supplies to enhance the lives of the residents at and to
6enhance the operations of veterans' homes in Illinois.
7Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Illinois
8Veterans' Homes Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative
9charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that
10would in any way transfer any amounts from the Illinois
11Veterans' Homes Fund into any other fund of the State.
12(Source: P.A. 93-776, eff. 7-21-04.)
 
13    Section 25. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
14Sections 6z-76, 6z-83, and 8.11, by renumbering and changing
15Section 6z-82 from Public Act 96-1424, and by adding Section 8q
16as follows:
 
17    (30 ILCS 105/6z-76)
18    Sec. 6z-76. Illinois Route 66 Fund. The Illinois Route 66
19Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury.
20Subject to appropriation, the Fund shall be used by the
21Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to make grants
22to not-for-profit corporations that have a statewide impact on
23Illinois Route 66 and that maintain, improve, or repair
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1tourism promotion, matching grant funds, project development
2and implementation, grants to units of local government, and
3rehabilitation of historic structures. Notwithstanding any
4other law to the contrary, the Illinois Route 66 Fund is not
5subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other
6fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any
7amounts from the Illinois Route 66 Fund into any other fund of
8the State.
9(Source: P.A. 96-1424, eff. 8-3-10.)
 
10    (30 ILCS 105/6z-83)
11    Sec. 6z-83. The Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund;
12creation. The Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund is
13created as a special fund in the State treasury. Subject to
14appropriation, moneys in the Fund shall be used by the
15Department of Veterans' Affairs for the purpose of providing
16property tax relief to disabled veterans. The Department of
17Veterans' Affairs may adopt rules to implement this Section.
18Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Disabled
19Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund is not subject to sweeps,
20administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
21maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
22Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund into any other fund
23of the State.
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1    (30 ILCS 105/6z-84)
2    Sec. 6z-84 6z-82. The Habitat for Humanity Fund; creation.
3The Habitat for Humanity Fund is created as a special fund in
4the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be appropriated to
5the Department of Human Services for the purpose of making
6grants to Habitat for Humanity of Illinois, Inc., for the
7purpose of supporting Habitat for Humanity projects in
8Illinois. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
9Habitat for Humanity Fund is not subject to sweeps,
10administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
11maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
12Habitat for Humanity Fund into any other fund of the State.
13(Source: P.A. 96-1424, eff. 8-3-10; revised 9-28-10.)
 
14    (30 ILCS 105/8.11)  (from Ch. 127, par. 144.11)
15    Sec. 8.11. Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
16appropriations from the State Parks Fund shall be made only to
17the Department of Natural Resources and shall, except for the
18additional moneys deposited under Section 805-550 of the
19Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil
20Administrative Code of Illinois, be used only for the
21maintenance, development, operation, control and acquisition
22of State parks.
23    Revenues derived from the Illinois and Michigan Canal from
24the sale of Canal lands, lease of Canal lands, Canal
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1in the State Parks Fund may be appropriated to the Department
2of Natural Resources for that Department to use, either
3independently or in cooperation with any Department or Agency
4of the Federal or State Government or any political subdivision
5thereof for the development and management of the Canal and its
6adjacent lands as outlined in the master plan for such
7development and management.
8    Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State
9Parks Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative
10charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that
11would in any way transfer any amounts from the State Parks Fund
12into any other fund of the State.
13(Source: P.A. 96-1160, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
14    (30 ILCS 105/8q new)
15    Sec. 8q. Transfers from checkoff funds. Notwithstanding
16any other law to the contrary, if, under Article 5 of the
17Illinois Income Tax Act, the Department of Revenue prints on
18its standard individual income tax form a provision indicating
19that a taxpayer may contribute to a fund, then that fund is not
20subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other
21fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any
22amounts from that fund into any other fund of the State.
 
23    Section 30. The Energy Assistance Act is amended by
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1    (305 ILCS 20/13)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
3    Sec. 13. Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund.
4    (a) The Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund is
5hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. The
6Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund is authorized
7to receive moneys from voluntary donations from individuals,
8foundations, corporations, and other sources, moneys received
9pursuant to Section 17, and, by statutory deposit, the moneys
10collected pursuant to this Section. The Fund is also authorized
11to receive voluntary donations from individuals, foundations,
12corporations, and other sources, as well as contributions made
13in accordance with Section 507MM of the Illinois Income Tax
14Act. Subject to appropriation, the Department shall use moneys
15from the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund for
16payments to electric or gas public utilities, municipal
17electric or gas utilities, and electric cooperatives on behalf
18of their customers who are participants in the program
19authorized by Sections 4 and 18 of this Act, for the provision
20of weatherization services and for administration of the
21Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund. The yearly
22expenditures for weatherization may not exceed 10% of the
23amount collected during the year pursuant to this Section. The
24yearly administrative expenses of the Supplemental Low-Income
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1collected during that year pursuant to this Section.
2Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Supplemental
3Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund is not subject to sweeps,
4administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
5maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
6Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund into any other
7fund of the State.
8    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16-111 of the
9Public Utilities Act but subject to subsection (k) of this
10Section, each public utility, electric cooperative, as defined
11in Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier Act, and municipal
12utility, as referenced in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities
13Act, that is engaged in the delivery of electricity or the
14distribution of natural gas within the State of Illinois shall,
15effective January 1, 1998, assess each of its customer accounts
16a monthly Energy Assistance Charge for the Supplemental
17Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund. The delivering public
18utility, municipal electric or gas utility, or electric or gas
19cooperative for a self-assessing purchaser remains subject to
20the collection of the fee imposed by this Section. The monthly
21charge shall be as follows:
22        (1) $0.48 per month on each account for residential
23    electric service;
24        (2) $0.48 per month on each account for residential gas
25    service;
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1    electric service which had less than 10 megawatts of peak
2    demand during the previous calendar year;
3        (4) $4.80 per month on each account for non-residential
4    gas service which had distributed to it less than 4,000,000
5    therms of gas during the previous calendar year;
6        (5) $360 per month on each account for non-residential
7    electric service which had 10 megawatts or greater of peak
8    demand during the previous calendar year; and
9        (6) $360 per month on each account for non-residential
10    gas service which had 4,000,000 or more therms of gas
11    distributed to it during the previous calendar year.
12    The incremental change to such charges imposed by this
13amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall not (i) be
14used for any purpose other than to directly assist customers
15and (ii) be applicable to utilities serving less than 100,000
16customers in Illinois on January 1, 2009.
17    In addition, electric and gas utilities have committed, and
18shall contribute, a one-time payment of $22 million to the
19Fund, within 10 days after the effective date of the tariffs
20established pursuant to Sections 16-111.8 and 19-145 of the
21Public Utilities Act to be used for the Department's cost of
22implementing the programs described in Section 18 of this
23amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Arrearage
24Reduction Program described in Section 18, and the programs
25described in Section 8-105 of the Public Utilities Act. If a
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1effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
2Assembly, then the contribution from such utility shall be made
3no later than February 1, 2010.
4    (c) For purposes of this Section:
5        (1) "residential electric service" means electric
6    utility service for household purposes delivered to a
7    dwelling of 2 or fewer units which is billed under a
8    residential rate, or electric utility service for
9    household purposes delivered to a dwelling unit or units
10    which is billed under a residential rate and is registered
11    by a separate meter for each dwelling unit;
12        (2) "residential gas service" means gas utility
13    service for household purposes distributed to a dwelling of
14    2 or fewer units which is billed under a residential rate,
15    or gas utility service for household purposes distributed
16    to a dwelling unit or units which is billed under a
17    residential rate and is registered by a separate meter for
18    each dwelling unit;
19        (3) "non-residential electric service" means electric
20    utility service which is not residential electric service;
21    and
22        (4) "non-residential gas service" means gas utility
23    service which is not residential gas service.
24    (d) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
25amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each public
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1distribution of natural gas shall file with the Illinois
2Commerce Commission tariffs incorporating the Energy
3Assistance Charge in other charges stated in such tariffs,
4which shall become effective no later than the beginning of the
5first billing cycle following such filing.
6    (e) The Energy Assistance Charge assessed by electric and
7gas public utilities shall be considered a charge for public
8utility service.
9    (f) By the 20th day of the month following the month in
10which the charges imposed by the Section were collected, each
11public utility, municipal utility, and electric cooperative
12shall remit to the Department of Revenue all moneys received as
13payment of the Energy Assistance Charge on a return prescribed
14and furnished by the Department of Revenue showing such
15information as the Department of Revenue may reasonably
16require; provided, however, that a utility offering an
17Arrearage Reduction Program pursuant to Section 18 of this Act
18shall be entitled to net those amounts necessary to fund and
19recover the costs of such Program as authorized by that Section
20that is no more than the incremental change in such Energy
21Assistance Charge authorized by this amendatory Act of the 96th
22General Assembly. If a customer makes a partial payment, a
23public utility, municipal utility, or electric cooperative may
24elect either: (i) to apply such partial payments first to
25amounts owed to the utility or cooperative for its services and
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1apply such partial payments on a pro-rata basis between amounts
2owed to the utility or cooperative for its services and to
3payment for the Energy Assistance Charge.
4    (g) The Department of Revenue shall deposit into the
5Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund all moneys
6remitted to it in accordance with subsection (f) of this
7Section; provided, however, that the amounts remitted by each
8utility shall be used to provide assistance to that utility's
9customers. The utilities shall coordinate with the Department
10to establish an equitable and practical methodology for
11implementing this subsection (g) beginning with the 2010
12program year.
13    (h) On or before December 31, 2002, the Department shall
14prepare a report for the General Assembly on the expenditure of
15funds appropriated from the Low-Income Energy Assistance Block
16Grant Fund for the program authorized under Section 4 of this
17Act.
18    (i) The Department of Revenue may establish such rules as
19it deems necessary to implement this Section.
20    (j) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may
21establish such rules as it deems necessary to implement this
22Section.
23    (k) The charges imposed by this Section shall only apply to
24customers of municipal electric or gas utilities and electric
25or gas cooperatives if the municipal electric or gas utility or
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1impose the charge. If a municipal electric or gas utility or an
2electric cooperative makes an affirmative decision to impose
3the charge provided by this Section, the municipal electric or
4gas utility or electric cooperative shall inform the Department
5of Revenue in writing of such decision when it begins to impose
6the charge. If a municipal electric or gas utility or electric
7or gas cooperative does not assess this charge, the Department
8may not use funds from the Supplemental Low-Income Energy
9Assistance Fund to provide benefits to its customers under the
10program authorized by Section 4 of this Act.
11    In its use of federal funds under this Act, the Department
12may not cause a disproportionate share of those federal funds
13to benefit customers of systems which do not assess the charge
14provided by this Section.
15    This Section is repealed effective December 31, 2013 unless
16renewed by action of the General Assembly. The General Assembly
17shall consider the results of the evaluations described in
18Section 8 in its deliberations.
19(Source: P.A. 95-48, eff. 8-10-07; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-33,
20eff. 7-10-09; 96-154, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
21    Section 35. The Epilepsy Disease Assistance Act is amended
22by changing Section 25 as follows:
 
23    (410 ILCS 413/25)
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1Fund. The Epilepsy Treatment and Education Grants-in-Aid Fund
2is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Using
3appropriations from the Fund, the Department of Public Health
4shall provide grants-in-aid (i) to fund necessary educational
5activities and (ii) for the development and maintenance of
6services for victims of epilepsy and their families, as managed
7through an epilepsy program properly staffed and affiliated
8with a national epilepsy program. The Department shall adopt
9rules governing the distribution and specific purpose of these
10grants. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
11Epilepsy Treatment and Education Grants-in-Aid Fund is not
12subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other
13fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any
14amounts from the Epilepsy Treatment and Education
15Grants-in-Aid Fund into any other fund of the State.
16(Source: P.A. 94-73, eff. 6-23-05.)
 
17    Section 40. The Illinois Public Health and Safety Animal
18Population Control Act is amended by changing Section 45 as
19follows:
 
20    (510 ILCS 92/45)
21    Sec. 45. Pet Population Control Fund. The Pet Population
22Control Fund is established as a special fund in the State
23treasury. The moneys generated from the public safety fines
24collected as provided in the Animal Control Act, from Pet

 

 

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1Friendly license plates under Section 3-653 of the Illinois
2Vehicle Code, from Section 507EE of the Illinois Income Tax
3Act, and from voluntary contributions must be kept in the Fund
4and shall be used only to sterilize and vaccinate dogs and cats
5in this State pursuant to the program, to promote the
6sterilization program, to educate the public about the
7importance of spaying and neutering, and for reasonable
8administrative and personnel costs related to the Fund.
9Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Pet
10Population Control Fund is not subject to sweeps,
11administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
12maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
13Pet Population Control Fund into any other fund of the State.
14(Source: P.A. 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    20 ILCS 1305/10-6
4    20 ILCS 1305/10-8
5    20 ILCS 1305/10-30
6    20 ILCS 1305/10-65
7    20 ILCS 1805/22-9
8    20 ILCS 2310/2310-350was 20 ILCS 2310/55.70
9    20 ILCS 2310/2310-357
10    20 ILCS 2310/2310-358
11    20 ILCS 2310/2310-359
12    20 ILCS 2310/2310-361
13    20 ILCS 2310/2310-362
14    20 ILCS 2310/2310-371.5was 20 ILCS 2310/371
15    20 ILCS 2310/2310-373
16    20 ILCS 2310/2310-398was 20 ILCS 2310/55.91
17    20 ILCS 2310/2310-399
18    20 ILCS 2310/2310-403
19    20 ILCS 2310/2310-612
20    20 ILCS 2310/2310-635
21    20 ILCS 2310/2310-642
22    20 ILCS 2805/2from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67
23    20 ILCS 2805/2g
24    30 ILCS 105/6z-76
25    30 ILCS 105/6z-83

 

 

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1    30 ILCS 105/6z-84
2    30 ILCS 105/8.11from Ch. 127, par. 144.11
3    30 ILCS 105/8q new
4    305 ILCS 20/13
5    410 ILCS 413/25
6    510 ILCS 92/45