HB4612eng 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AN ACT concerning health improvement.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State Health Improvement Plan Act.

Section 5. State Health Improvement Plan.

(a) The Governor shall deliver to the General Assembly a Statewide Health Improvement Plan on January 1, 2006 and January 1, 2009 and every 4 years thereafter.

(b) The Plan shall recommend strategies to improve the public health system, using the National Healthy People goals and objectives and the National Public Health Performance Standards as the frameworks for assessment. The Plan shall focus on prevention as a key strategy for long-term health improvement in Illinois.

(c) The Plan shall examine and make recommendations on the contributions and strategies of the public and private sectors for improving health status and the public health system in the State. The Plan shall address health improvement and strategies to reduce and eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities in the State.

(d) The Plan shall take into consideration the priorities and strategies developed at the community level through the Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) and other community collaborative processes.

(e) Planning shall incorporate all State agencies with health and public health related responsibilities, including but not limited to, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Aid, the Department on Aging, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority, and the Department of Insurance, or the successor to any of these agencies.

Section 10. State Health Improvement Task Force.

(a) The Governor shall appoint a Task Force to develop each Plan.

(b) The Task Force shall consist of up to 30 members. The Task Force shall be appointed no more than 2 years and no less than one year before the date that the Plan is required to be delivered under subsection (a) of Section 5. The term of each appointed member of the Task Force shall terminate upon delivery of the Plan to the General Assembly.

(c) The Task Force shall include a representative of the Governor's office, the directors of the identified State agencies or their designees, a representative of the Board of Health, representatives of local health departments, and individuals with expertise who represent a broad array of organizations and constituencies engaged in public health improvement and prevention. The Governor shall appoint one agency member and one individual member of each Task Force as co-chairs.

(d) The Task Force shall hold at least 3 public hearings addressing drafts of the Plan in representative geographic areas of the State.

(e) Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation for their services, but may be reimbursed for his or her necessary expenses.