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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.
16    (c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
17Hunger Relief Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative
18charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that
19would in any way transfer any amounts from the Hunger Relief
20Fund into any other fund of the State.
21(Source: P.A. 96-604, eff. 8-24-09; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
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
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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 Relief Fund into any other fund of the
2State.
3(Source: P.A. 96-822, eff. 11-23-09.)
 
4    Section 15. The Department of Public Health Powers and
5Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6amended by changing Sections 2310-350, 2310-357, 2310-358,
72310-359, 2310-361, 2310-362, 2310-371.5, 2310-373, 2310-398,
82310-399, 2310-403, 2310-612, 2310-635, and 2310-642 as
9follows:
 
10    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-350)  (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.70)
11    Sec. 2310-350. Penny Severns Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian
12Cancer Research Fund. From funds appropriated from the Penny
13Severns Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, the
14Department shall award grants to eligible physicians,
15hospitals, laboratories, education institutions, and other
16organizations and persons to enable organizations and persons
17to conduct research. Disbursements from the Penny Severns
18Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian Cancer Research Fund for the
19purpose of ovarian cancer research shall be subject to
20appropriations. For the purposes of this Section, "research"
21includes, but is not limited to, expenditures to develop and
22advance the understanding, techniques, and modalities
23effective in early detection, prevention, cure, screening, and
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1include clinical trials.
2    Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, including
3but not limited to income tax checkoff receipts and gifts,
4grants, and awards from private foundations, nonprofit
5organizations, other governmental entities, and persons shall
6be deposited into the Penny Severns Breast, Cervical, and
7Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, which is hereby created as a
8special fund in the State treasury. Notwithstanding any other
9law to the contrary, the Penny Severns Breast, Cervical, and
10Ovarian Cancer Research 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
13Penny Severns Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian Cancer Research
14Fund into any other fund of the State.
15    The Department shall create an advisory committee with
16members from, but not limited to, the Illinois Chapter of the
17American Cancer Society, Y-Me, the Susan G. Komen Foundation,
18and the State Board of Health for the purpose of awarding
19research grants under this Section. Members of the advisory
20committee shall not be eligible for any financial compensation
21or reimbursement.
22(Source: P.A. 94-119, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
23    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-357)
24    Sec. 2310-357. Leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma grants. The
25Department of Public Health may make grants to public and

 

 

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

 

 

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1    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-359)
2    Sec. 2310-359. The Illinois Brain Tumor Research Fund. The
3Illinois Brain Tumor Research Fund is hereby 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 for the purpose of research
7dedicated to the elimination of brain tumors. Notwithstanding
8any other law to the contrary, the Illinois Brain Tumor
9Research 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 Illinois Brain
12Tumor Research Fund into any other fund of the State.
13(Source: P.A. 94-649, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
14    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-361)
15    Sec. 2310-361. The Lung Cancer Research Fund. The Lung
16Cancer Research Fund is created as a special fund in the State
17treasury. From appropriations to the Department from the Fund,
18the Department shall make grants to public or private
19not-for-profit entities for the purpose of lung cancer
20research. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
21Lung Cancer Research Fund is not subject to sweeps,
22administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
23maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
24Lung Cancer Research Fund into any other fund of the State.
25(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
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1into the Fund. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary,
2the Autoimmune Disease Research Fund is not subject to sweeps,
3administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
4maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
5Autoimmune Disease Research Fund into any other fund of the
6State.
7(Source: P.A. 95-435, eff. 8-27-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
 
8    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-371.5)  (was 20 ILCS 2310/371)
9    Sec. 2310-371.5. Heartsaver AED Fund; grants. Subject to
10appropriation, the Department of Public Health has the power to
11make matching grants from the Heartsaver AED Fund, a special
12fund created in the State treasury, to any school in the State,
13public park district, forest preserve district, conservation
14district, municipal recreation department, college, or
15university to assist in the purchase of an Automated External
16Defibrillator. Applicants for AED grants must demonstrate that
17they have funds to pay 50% of the cost of the AEDs for which
18matching grant moneys are sought. Any school, public park
19district, forest preserve district, conservation district,
20municipal recreation department, college, or university
21applying for the grant shall not receive more than one grant
22from the Heartsaver AED Fund each fiscal year. The State
23Treasurer shall accept and deposit into the Fund all gifts,
24grants, transfers, appropriations, and other amounts from any
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1deposit into the Fund. Notwithstanding any other law to the
2contrary, the Heartsaver AED Fund is not subject to sweeps,
3administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary
4maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
5Heartsaver AED Fund into any other fund of the State.
6(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-721, eff. 6-3-08.)
 
7    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-373)
8    Sec. 2310-373. The Asthma and Lung Research Fund. There is
9created in the State treasury the Asthma and Lung Research
10Fund. Subject to appropriation, the Department must make grants
11from the fund for the Asthma Clinical Research Program
12administered by the American Lung Association. Notwithstanding
13any other law to the contrary, the Asthma and Lung Research
14Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or
15any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way
16transfer any amounts from the Asthma and Lung Research Fund
17into any other fund of the State.
18(Source: P.A. 93-292, eff. 7-22-03.)
 
19    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-398)  (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.91)
20    Sec. 2310-398. Prostate Cancer Research Fund; grants. From
21funds appropriated from the Prostate Cancer Research Fund, a
22special fund created in the State treasury, the Department of
23Public Health shall make grants to public or private entities
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1Center at the Northwestern University Medical School and the
2Kellogg Cancer Care Center at Evanston/Glenbrook Hospitals,
3for the purpose of funding research applicable to prostate
4cancer patients. The grant funds may not be used for
5institutional overhead costs, indirect costs, other
6organizational levies, or costs of community-based support
7services. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
8Prostate Cancer Research 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
11Prostate Cancer Research Fund into any other fund of the State.
12(Source: P.A. 91-104, eff. 7-13-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
13    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-399)
14    Sec. 2310-399. Colon cancer awareness campaign; the Vince
15Demuzio Memorial Colon Cancer Fund.
16    (a) The Department must establish and maintain a public
17awareness campaign to target areas in Illinois with high colon
18cancer mortality rates. The campaign must be developed in
19conjunction with recommendations made by the American Cancer
20Society.
21    (b) The Vince Demuzio Memorial Colon Cancer Fund is created
22as a special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations to
23the Department from the Fund, the Department must operate the
24public awareness campaign set forth under subsection (a). The
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1costs, indirect costs, other organizational levies, or costs of
2community-based support services.
3    Moneys received for the purposes of this Section,
4including, without limitation, income tax checkoff receipts
5and gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private
6entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on
7moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.
8Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Vince
9Demuzio Memorial Colon Cancer 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
12Vince Demuzio Memorial Colon Cancer Fund into any other fund of
13the State.
14(Source: P.A. 94-142, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
15    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-403)
16    Sec. 2310-403. Sarcoidosis Research Fund. To make grants
17for sarcoidosis research from appropriations to the Department
18from the Sarcoidosis Research Fund. Notwithstanding any other
19law to the contrary, the Sarcoidosis Research 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 the Sarcoidosis Research Fund into any other fund
23of the State.
24(Source: P.A. 94-141, eff. 1-1-06.)
 

 

 

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1    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-612)
2    Sec. 2310-612. Blindness prevention grants.
3    (a) From funds appropriated from the Blindness Prevention
4Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury, the
5Department must make grants to charitable or educational
6entities in Illinois for the purpose of funding (i) public
7education on the importance of eye care and the prevention of
8blindness and (ii) the provision of eye care to children,
9senior citizens, and other needy individuals whose needs are
10not covered by any other source of funds. Notwithstanding any
11other law to the contrary, the Blindness Prevention 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 Blindness Prevention Fund into any other fund
15of the State.
16    (b) Grants under this Section must be awarded on both a
17statewide and regional basis, taking into consideration each
18region's contributions to the Fund. At least 25% of the grants
19must be made to regional grantees.
20    (c) A grant under this Section shall be made for a period
21of one year and, subject to the availability of funds, may be
22renewed by the Department.
23    (d) The Department must create an advisory committee to
24make recommendations to the Department concerning grant
25proposals. The advisory committee shall consist of one
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1Blindness, one licensed doctor of optometry, one member of the
2Gateway Lions & Partners, one optometric educator from a school
3of optometry located within Illinois, and one member from the
4general public. Members of the advisory committee may not
5receive compensation or reimbursement for their services.
6Members of the committee must recuse themselves from
7consideration of any grant proposals submitted by any entity
8from which they were appointed.
9    (e) The Department must adopt any rules necessary to
10implement and administer this Section, including, without
11limitation, a methodology for determining regions of the State.
12(Source: P.A. 94-602, eff. 8-16-05.)
 
13    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-635)
14    Sec. 2310-635. Healthy Smiles Fund; grants. Subject to
15appropriation, the Department of Public Health has the power to
16make grants or use moneys in the Healthy Smiles Fund, a special
17fund created in the State treasury, to secure federal matching
18grants to provide for quality assurance program evaluation
19activities for school-based, school-linked oral health
20programs operating under the auspices of either the Department
21of Public Health or the Department of Healthcare and Family
22Services. The Department shall accept and deposit with the
23State Treasurer all gifts, grants, transfers, appropriations,
24and other amounts from any legal source, public or private,
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1any other law to the contrary, the Healthy Smiles Fund is not
2subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other
3fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any
4amounts from the Healthy Smiles Fund into any other fund of the
5State.
6(Source: P.A. 95-940, eff. 8-29-08.)
 
7    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-642)
8    Sec. 2310-642. Diabetes; transfer of functions from
9Department of Human Services.
10    (a) Diabetes Research Checkoff Fund; grants. The Diabetes
11Research Checkoff Fund is a special fund in the State treasury.
12On and after July 1, 2010, from appropriations to the
13Department from that Fund, the Department shall make grants to
14recognized public or private entities in Illinois for the
15purpose of funding research concerning the disease of diabetes.
16At least 50% of the grants made from the Fund by the Department
17shall be made to entities that conduct research for juvenile
18diabetes. For purposes of this subsection, the term "research"
19includes, without limitation, expenditures to develop and
20advance the understanding, techniques, and modalities
21effective in the detection, prevention, screening, management,
22and treatment of diabetes and may include clinical trials in
23Illinois. Moneys received for the purposes of this subsection,
24including, without limitation, income tax checkoff receipts
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1or entity, shall be deposited into the Fund. Any interest
2earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.
3Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Diabetes
4Research Checkoff Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative
5charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that
6would in any way transfer any amounts from the Diabetes
7Research Checkoff Fund into any other fund of the State.
8    (b) Diabetes information. On and after July 1, 2010, the
9Department shall include within its public health promotion
10programs and materials information to be directed toward
11population groups in Illinois that are considered at high risk
12of developing diabetes, asthma, and pulmonary disorders, such
13as Hispanics, people of African descent, the elderly, obese
14individuals, persons with high blood sugar content, and persons
15with a family history of diabetes. The information shall inform
16members of such high risk groups about the causes and
17prevention of diabetes, asthma, and pulmonary disorders, the
18types of treatment for these diseases, and how treatment may be
19obtained. By February 15, 2011, and each February 15
20thereafter, the Department shall file a report with the General
21Assembly concerning its activities and accomplishments under
22this subsection during the previous calendar year.
23    (c) Transfer of functions from Department of Human
24Services.
25        (1) Transfer. On the effective date of this amendatory
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1    by the Department of Human Services in connection with
2    Sections 10-9 and 10-10 of the Department of Human Services
3    Act (now repealed, and replaced by subsections (a) and (b),
4    respectively, of this Section), together with all of the
5    powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of the
6    Department of Human Services relating to those functions,
7    are transferred from the Department of Human Services to
8    the Department of Public Health.
9        The Department of Human Services and the Department of
10    Public Health shall cooperate to ensure that the transfer
11    of functions is completed as soon as practical.
12        (2) Effect of transfer. Neither the functions
13    transferred under this subsection, nor any powers, duties,
14    rights, and responsibilities relating to those functions,
15    are affected by this amendatory Act of the 96th General
16    Assembly, except that all such functions, powers, duties,
17    rights, and responsibilities shall be performed or
18    exercised by the Department of Public Health on and after
19    the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
20    General Assembly.
21        (3) The staff of the Department of Human Services
22    engaged in the performance of the functions transferred
23    under this subsection may be transferred to the Department
24    of Public Health. The status and rights of those employees
25    under the Personnel Code shall not be affected by the
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1    Illinois, and its agencies under the Personnel Code and
2    applicable collective bargaining agreements, or under any
3    pension, retirement, or annuity plan, shall not be affected
4    by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.
5        (4) Books and records transferred. All books, records,
6    papers, documents, contracts, and pending business
7    pertaining to the functions transferred under this
8    subsection, including but not limited to material in
9    electronic or magnetic format, shall be transferred to the
10    Department of Public Health. The transfer of that
11    information shall not, however, violate any applicable
12    confidentiality constraints.
13        (5) Unexpended moneys transferred. All unexpended
14    appropriation balances and other funds otherwise available
15    to the Department of Human Services for use in connection
16    with the functions transferred under this subsection shall
17    be transferred and made available to the Department of
18    Public Health for use in connection with the functions
19    transferred under this subsection. Unexpended balances so
20    transferred shall be expended only for the purpose for
21    which the appropriations were originally made.
22        (6) Exercise of transferred powers; savings
23    provisions. The powers, duties, rights, and
24    responsibilities relating to the functions transferred
25    under this subsection are vested in and shall be exercised
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1    exercise of those powers, duties, rights, and
2    responsibilities shall have the same legal effect as if
3    done by the Department of Human Services or its divisions,
4    officers, or employees.
5        (7) Persons subject to penalties. Every officer,
6    employee, or agent of the Department of Public Health
7    shall, for any offense, be subject to the same penalty or
8    penalties, civil or criminal, as are prescribed by existing
9    laws for the same offense by any officer, employee, or
10    agent whose powers or duties were transferred under this
11    subsection.
12        (8) Reports or notices. Whenever reports or notices are
13    now required to be made or given or papers or documents
14    furnished or served by any person to or upon the Department
15    of Human Services in connection with any of the functions
16    transferred under this subsection, the same shall be made,
17    given, furnished, or served in the same manner to or upon
18    the Department of Public Health.
19        (9) This subsection shall not affect any act done,
20    ratified, or canceled, or any right occurring or
21    established, or any action or proceeding had or commenced
22    in an administrative, civil, or criminal case, regarding
23    the functions of the Department of Human Services before
24    this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly takes
25    effect; such actions may be prosecuted, defended, or
26    continued by the Department of Public Health.

 

 

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1        (10) Rules. Any rules of the Department of Human
2    Services that relate to the functions transferred under
3    this subsection that are in full force on the effective
4    date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly,
5    and that have been duly adopted by the Department of Human
6    Services, shall become the rules of the Department of
7    Public Health. This subsection shall not affect the
8    legality of any such rules in the Illinois Administrative
9    Code. Any proposed rules filed with the Secretary of State
10    by the Department of Human Services that are pending in the
11    rulemaking process on the effective date of this amendatory
12    Act of the 96th General Assembly, and that pertain to the
13    functions transferred, shall be deemed to have been filed
14    by the Department of Public Health. As soon as practicable
15    after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
16    General Assembly, the Department of Public Health shall
17    revise and clarify the rules transferred to it under this
18    subsection to reflect the reorganization of powers,
19    duties, rights, and responsibilities affected by this
20    subsection, using the procedures for recodification of
21    rules available under the Illinois Administrative
22    Procedure Act, except that existing title, part, and
23    section numbering for the affected rules may be retained.
24        The Department of Public Health, consistent with the
25    Department of Human Services' authority to do so, may
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1    Procedure Act, such other rules of the Department of Human
2    Services that will now be administered by the Department of
3    Public Health.
4        To the extent that, prior to the effective date of the
5    transfer of functions under this subsection, the Secretary
6    of Human Services had been empowered to prescribe
7    regulations or had other authority with respect to the
8    transferred functions, such duties shall be exercised from
9    and after the effective date of the transfer by the
10    Director of Public Health.
11        (11) Successor Agency Act. For the purposes of the
12    Successor Agency Act, the Department of Public Health is
13    declared to be the successor agency of the Department of
14    Human Services, but only with respect to the functions that
15    are transferred to the Department of Public Health under
16    this subsection.
17        (12) Statutory references. Whenever a provision of law
18    refers to the Department of Human Services in connection
19    with its performance of a function that is transferred to
20    the Department of Public Health under this subsection, that
21    provision shall be deemed to refer to the Department of
22    Public Health on and after the effective date of this
23    amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.
24(Source: P.A. 96-1406, eff. 7-29-10.)
 
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1amended by changing Sections 2 and 2g as follows:
 
2    (20 ILCS 2805/2)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67)
3    Sec. 2. Powers and duties. The Department shall have the
4following powers and duties:
5    To perform such acts at the request of any veteran, or his
6or her spouse, surviving spouse or dependents as shall be
7reasonably necessary or reasonably incident to obtaining or
8endeavoring to obtain for the requester any advantage, benefit
9or emolument accruing or due to such person under any law of
10the United States, the State of Illinois or any other state or
11governmental agency by reason of the service of such veteran,
12and in pursuance thereof shall:
13        (1) Contact veterans, their survivors and dependents
14    and advise them of the benefits of state and federal laws
15    and assist them in obtaining such benefits;
16        (2) Establish field offices and direct the activities
17    of the personnel assigned to such offices;
18        (3) Create a volunteer field force of accredited
19    representatives, representing educational institutions,
20    labor organizations, veterans organizations, employers,
21    churches, and farm organizations;
22        (4) Conduct informational and training services;
23        (5) Conduct educational programs through newspapers,
24    periodicals and radio for the specific purpose of
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1    dependents;
2        (6) Coordinate the services and activities of all state
3    departments having services and resources affecting
4    veterans and their dependents;
5        (7) Encourage and assist in the coordination of
6    agencies within counties giving service to veterans and
7    their dependents;
8        (8) Cooperate with veterans organizations and other
9    governmental agencies;
10        (9) Make, alter, amend and promulgate reasonable rules
11    and procedures for the administration of this Act;
12        (10) Make and publish annual reports to the Governor
13    regarding the administration and general operation of the
14    Department;
15        (11) (Blank); and
16        (12) Conduct an annual review of the benefits received
17    by Illinois veterans that compares benefits received by
18    Illinois veterans with the benefits received by veterans in
19    all other states and U.S. territories. The required annual
20    review shall include, but not be limited to, (1) the
21    average benefit paid to individual veterans from Illinois,
22    in direct comparison to the average benefit paid to
23    individual veterans of each of the other states and U.S.
24    territories; (2) the number of veterans receiving benefits
25    in Illinois for the first time during the year compared to
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1    year; (3) the aggregate number of Illinois veterans
2    receiving benefits compared to the number of veterans from
3    each of the other states and U.S. territories receiving
4    benefits; and (4) a categorical analysis of the types of
5    injuries and disabilities for which benefits are being paid
6    in Illinois and each of the other states and U.S.
7    territories. The benefits review shall be reported to the
8    Governor, the General Assembly, and the Illinois
9    Congressional delegation upon the completion of the report
10    each year.
11    The Department may accept and hold on behalf of the State,
12if for the public interest, a grant, gift, devise or bequest of
13money or property to the Department made for the general
14benefit of Illinois veterans, including the conduct of
15informational and training services by the Department and other
16authorized purposes of the Department. The Department shall
17cause each grant, gift, devise or bequest to be kept as a
18distinct fund and shall invest such funds in the manner
19provided by the Public Funds Investment Act, as now or
20hereafter amended, and shall make such reports as may be
21required by the Comptroller concerning what funds are so held
22and the manner in which such funds are invested. The Department
23may make grants from these funds for the general benefit of
24Illinois veterans. Grants from these funds, except for the
25funds established under Sections 2.01a and 2.03, shall be
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1    The Department has the power to make grants, from funds
2appropriated from the Korean War Veterans National Museum and
3Library Fund, to private organizations for the benefit of the
4Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library.
5Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Korean War
6Veterans National Museum and Library Fund is not subject to
7sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or
8budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts
9from the Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library Fund
10into any other fund of the State.
11    The Department has the power to make grants, from funds
12appropriated from the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund, for
13benefits authorized under the Survivors Compensation Act.
14(Source: P.A. 97-297, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
15    (20 ILCS 2805/2g)
16    Sec. 2g. The Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund. The Illinois
17Veterans' Homes Fund is hereby created as a special fund in the
18State treasury. From appropriations to the Department from the
19Fund the Department shall purchase needed equipment and
20supplies to enhance the lives of the residents at and to
21enhance the operations of veterans' homes in Illinois.
22Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Illinois
23Veterans' Homes Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative
24charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that
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1Veterans' Homes Fund into any other fund of the State.
2(Source: P.A. 93-776, eff. 7-21-04.)
 
3    Section 25. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
4Sections 6z-76, 6z-83, 6z-84, and 8.11 and by adding Section 8r
5as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/6z-76)
7    Sec. 6z-76. Illinois Route 66 Fund. The Illinois Route 66
8Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury.
9Subject to appropriation, the Fund shall be used by the
10Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to make grants
11to not-for-profit corporations that have a statewide impact on
12Illinois Route 66 and that maintain, improve, or repair
13Historic Route 66 in Illinois. Grant moneys may be used for
14tourism promotion, matching grant funds, project development
15and implementation, grants to units of local government, and
16rehabilitation of historic structures. Notwithstanding any
17other law to the contrary, the Illinois Route 66 Fund is not
18subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other
19fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any
20amounts from the Illinois Route 66 Fund into any other fund of
21the State.
22(Source: P.A. 96-1424, eff. 8-3-10.)
 
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1    Sec. 6z-83. The Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund;
2creation. The Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund is
3created as a special fund in the State treasury. Subject to
4appropriation, moneys in the Fund shall be used by the
5Department of Veterans' Affairs for the purpose of providing
6property tax relief to disabled veterans. The Department of
7Veterans' Affairs may adopt rules to implement this Section.
8Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Disabled
9Veterans Property Tax Relief 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
12Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund into any other fund
13of the State.
14(Source: P.A. 96-1424, eff. 8-3-10.)
 
15    (30 ILCS 105/6z-84)
16    Sec. 6z-84. The Habitat for Humanity Fund; creation. The
17Habitat for Humanity Fund is created as a special fund in the
18State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be appropriated to the
19Department of Human Services for the purpose of making grants
20to Habitat for Humanity of Illinois, Inc., for the purpose of
21supporting Habitat for Humanity projects in Illinois.
22Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Habitat for
23Humanity Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative
24charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that
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1Humanity Fund into any other fund of the State.
2(Source: P.A. 96-1424, eff. 8-3-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
3    (30 ILCS 105/8.11)  (from Ch. 127, par. 144.11)
4    Sec. 8.11. Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
5appropriations from the State Parks Fund shall be made only to
6the Department of Natural Resources and shall, except for the
7additional moneys deposited under Section 805-550 of the
8Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil
9Administrative Code of Illinois, be used only for the
10maintenance, development, operation, control and acquisition
11of State parks.
12    Revenues derived from the Illinois and Michigan Canal from
13the sale of Canal lands, lease of Canal lands, Canal
14concessions, and other Canal activities, which have been placed
15in the State Parks Fund may be appropriated to the Department
16of Natural Resources for that Department to use, either
17independently or in cooperation with any Department or Agency
18of the Federal or State Government or any political subdivision
19thereof for the development and management of the Canal and its
20adjacent lands as outlined in the master plan for such
21development and management.
22    Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State
23Parks Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative
24charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that
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1into any other fund of the State.
2(Source: P.A. 96-1160, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
3    (30 ILCS 105/8r new)
4    Sec. 8r. Transfers from checkoff funds. Notwithstanding
5any other law to the contrary, if, under Article 5 of the
6Illinois Income Tax Act, the Department of Revenue prints on
7its standard individual income tax form a provision indicating
8that a taxpayer may contribute to a fund, then that fund is not
9subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other
10fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any
11amounts from that fund into any other fund of the State.
 
12    Section 30. The Energy Assistance Act is amended by
13changing Section 13 as follows:
 
14    (305 ILCS 20/13)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
16    Sec. 13. Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund.
17    (a) The Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund is
18hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. The
19Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund is authorized
20to receive moneys from voluntary donations from individuals,
21foundations, corporations, and other sources, moneys received
22pursuant to Section 17, and, by statutory deposit, the moneys
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1to receive voluntary donations from individuals, foundations,
2corporations, and other sources, as well as contributions made
3in accordance with Section 507MM of the Illinois Income Tax
4Act. Subject to appropriation, the Department shall use moneys
5from the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund for
6payments to electric or gas public utilities, municipal
7electric or gas utilities, and electric cooperatives on behalf
8of their customers who are participants in the program
9authorized by Sections 4 and 18 of this Act, for the provision
10of weatherization services and for administration of the
11Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund. The yearly
12expenditures for weatherization may not exceed 10% of the
13amount collected during the year pursuant to this Section. The
14yearly administrative expenses of the Supplemental Low-Income
15Energy Assistance Fund may not exceed 10% of the amount
16collected during that year pursuant to this Section.
17Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Supplemental
18Low-Income Energy Assistance 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
21Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund into any other
22fund of the State.
23    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16-111 of the
24Public Utilities Act but subject to subsection (k) of this
25Section, each public utility, electric cooperative, as defined
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1utility, as referenced in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities
2Act, that is engaged in the delivery of electricity or the
3distribution of natural gas within the State of Illinois shall,
4effective January 1, 1998, assess each of its customer accounts
5a monthly Energy Assistance Charge for the Supplemental
6Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund. The delivering public
7utility, municipal electric or gas utility, or electric or gas
8cooperative for a self-assessing purchaser remains subject to
9the collection of the fee imposed by this Section. The monthly
10charge shall be as follows:
11        (1) $0.48 per month on each account for residential
12    electric service;
13        (2) $0.48 per month on each account for residential gas
14    service;
15        (3) $4.80 per month on each account for non-residential
16    electric service which had less than 10 megawatts of peak
17    demand during the previous calendar year;
18        (4) $4.80 per month on each account for non-residential
19    gas service which had distributed to it less than 4,000,000
20    therms of gas during the previous calendar year;
21        (5) $360 per month on each account for non-residential
22    electric service which had 10 megawatts or greater of peak
23    demand during the previous calendar year; and
24        (6) $360 per month on each account for non-residential
25    gas service which had 4,000,000 or more therms of gas
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1    The incremental change to such charges imposed by this
2amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall not (i) be
3used for any purpose other than to directly assist customers
4and (ii) be applicable to utilities serving less than 100,000
5customers in Illinois on January 1, 2009.
6    In addition, electric and gas utilities have committed, and
7shall contribute, a one-time payment of $22 million to the
8Fund, within 10 days after the effective date of the tariffs
9established pursuant to Sections 16-111.8 and 19-145 of the
10Public Utilities Act to be used for the Department's cost of
11implementing the programs described in Section 18 of this
12amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Arrearage
13Reduction Program described in Section 18, and the programs
14described in Section 8-105 of the Public Utilities Act. If a
15utility elects not to file a rider within 90 days after the
16effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
17Assembly, then the contribution from such utility shall be made
18no later than February 1, 2010.
19    (c) For purposes of this Section:
20        (1) "residential electric service" means electric
21    utility service for household purposes delivered to a
22    dwelling of 2 or fewer units which is billed under a
23    residential rate, or electric utility service for
24    household purposes delivered to a dwelling unit or units
25    which is billed under a residential rate and is registered
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1        (2) "residential gas service" means gas utility
2    service for household purposes distributed to a dwelling of
3    2 or fewer units which is billed under a residential rate,
4    or gas utility service for household purposes distributed
5    to a dwelling unit or units which is billed under a
6    residential rate and is registered by a separate meter for
7    each dwelling unit;
8        (3) "non-residential electric service" means electric
9    utility service which is not residential electric service;
10    and
11        (4) "non-residential gas service" means gas utility
12    service which is not residential gas service.
13    (d) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
14amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each public
15utility engaged in the delivery of electricity or the
16distribution of natural gas shall file with the Illinois
17Commerce Commission tariffs incorporating the Energy
18Assistance Charge in other charges stated in such tariffs,
19which shall become effective no later than the beginning of the
20first billing cycle following such filing.
21    (e) The Energy Assistance Charge assessed by electric and
22gas public utilities shall be considered a charge for public
23utility service.
24    (f) By the 20th day of the month following the month in
25which the charges imposed by the Section were collected, each
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1shall remit to the Department of Revenue all moneys received as
2payment of the Energy Assistance Charge on a return prescribed
3and furnished by the Department of Revenue showing such
4information as the Department of Revenue may reasonably
5require; provided, however, that a utility offering an
6Arrearage Reduction Program pursuant to Section 18 of this Act
7shall be entitled to net those amounts necessary to fund and
8recover the costs of such Program as authorized by that Section
9that is no more than the incremental change in such Energy
10Assistance Charge authorized by this amendatory Act of the 96th
11General Assembly. If a customer makes a partial payment, a
12public utility, municipal utility, or electric cooperative may
13elect either: (i) to apply such partial payments first to
14amounts owed to the utility or cooperative for its services and
15then to payment for the Energy Assistance Charge or (ii) to
16apply such partial payments on a pro-rata basis between amounts
17owed to the utility or cooperative for its services and to
18payment for the Energy Assistance Charge.
19    (g) The Department of Revenue shall deposit into the
20Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund all moneys
21remitted to it in accordance with subsection (f) of this
22Section; provided, however, that the amounts remitted by each
23utility shall be used to provide assistance to that utility's
24customers. The utilities shall coordinate with the Department
25to establish an equitable and practical methodology for
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1program year.
2    (h) On or before December 31, 2002, the Department shall
3prepare a report for the General Assembly on the expenditure of
4funds appropriated from the Low-Income Energy Assistance Block
5Grant Fund for the program authorized under Section 4 of this
6Act.
7    (i) The Department of Revenue may establish such rules as
8it deems necessary to implement this Section.
9    (j) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may
10establish such rules as it deems necessary to implement this
11Section.
12    (k) The charges imposed by this Section shall only apply to
13customers of municipal electric or gas utilities and electric
14or gas cooperatives if the municipal electric or gas utility or
15electric or gas cooperative makes an affirmative decision to
16impose the charge. If a municipal electric or gas utility or an
17electric cooperative makes an affirmative decision to impose
18the charge provided by this Section, the municipal electric or
19gas utility or electric cooperative shall inform the Department
20of Revenue in writing of such decision when it begins to impose
21the charge. If a municipal electric or gas utility or electric
22or gas cooperative does not assess this charge, the Department
23may not use funds from the Supplemental Low-Income Energy
24Assistance Fund to provide benefits to its customers under the
25program authorized by Section 4 of this Act.
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1may not cause a disproportionate share of those federal funds
2to benefit customers of systems which do not assess the charge
3provided by this Section.
4    This Section is repealed effective December 31, 2013 unless
5renewed by action of the General Assembly. The General Assembly
6shall consider the results of the evaluations described in
7Section 8 in its deliberations.
8(Source: P.A. 95-48, eff. 8-10-07; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-33,
9eff. 7-10-09; 96-154, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
10    Section 35. The Epilepsy Disease Assistance Act is amended
11by changing Section 25 as follows:
 
12    (410 ILCS 413/25)
13    Sec. 25. Epilepsy Treatment and Education Grants-in-Aid
14Fund. The Epilepsy Treatment and Education Grants-in-Aid Fund
15is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Using
16appropriations from the Fund, the Department of Public Health
17shall provide grants-in-aid (i) to fund necessary educational
18activities and (ii) for the development and maintenance of
19services for victims of epilepsy and their families, as managed
20through an epilepsy program properly staffed and affiliated
21with a national epilepsy program. The Department shall adopt
22rules governing the distribution and specific purpose of these
23grants. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
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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 Epilepsy Treatment and Education
4Grants-in-Aid Fund into any other fund of the State.
5(Source: P.A. 94-73, eff. 6-23-05.)
 
6    Section 40. The Illinois Public Health and Safety Animal
7Population Control Act is amended by changing Section 45 as
8follows:
 
9    (510 ILCS 92/45)
10    Sec. 45. Pet Population Control Fund. The Pet Population
11Control Fund is established as a special fund in the State
12treasury. The moneys generated from the public safety fines
13collected as provided in the Animal Control Act, from Pet
14Friendly license plates under Section 3-653 of the Illinois
15Vehicle Code, from Section 507EE of the Illinois Income Tax
16Act, and from voluntary contributions must be kept in the Fund
17and shall be used only to sterilize and vaccinate dogs and cats
18in this State pursuant to the program, to promote the
19sterilization program, to educate the public about the
20importance of spaying and neutering, and for reasonable
21administrative and personnel costs related to the Fund.
22Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Pet
23Population Control Fund is not subject to sweeps,
24administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary

 

 

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1maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the
2Pet Population Control Fund into any other fund of the State.
3(Source: P.A. 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.