HB0615sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

Filed: 5/13/2005

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 615

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 615 on page 1, between lines 20 and 21, by inserting the following:

"(b) The Illinois Department of Human Services has several initiatives to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality and diabetes, and the Illinois Department of Public Health has several initiatives to address asthma; breast, cervical, prostate, and colorectal cancer; kidney disease; HIV/AIDS; hepatitis C; sexually transmitted diseases; adult and child immunizations; cardiovascular disease; and accidental injuries and violence."; and

on page 1, line 21, by changing "(b)" to "(c)"; and

on page 2, line 22, after "with", by inserting "the Illinois Department of Human Services and"; and

on page 2, line 25, by deleting "the Healthy Start program,"; and

on page 2, line 33, by deleting "infant mortality;"; and

on page 3, line 2, by deleting "diabetes;"; and

on page 6, after line 20, by inserting the following:

"Section 35. Continued operation of programs to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality and diabetes. Subject to the amounts appropriated for that purpose, the Illinois Department of Human Services shall continue to operate programs to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality and diabetes.".