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HB4195 Engrossed |
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LRB094 15130 LJB 50303 b |
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| AN ACT concerning insurance.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Children's Health Insurance Program Act is |
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| amended by adding Section 65 as follows: |
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| (215 ILCS 106/65 new) |
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| Sec. 65. Children's Health Insurance Task Force. |
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| (a) To ensure proper oversight of programs that have been |
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| created to provide access to quality, affordable health care |
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| for children residing in Illinois, there is hereby established |
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| the bipartisan Children's Health Insurance Task Force. |
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| (b) The Task Force shall consist of 12 voting members, as |
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| follows: 3 members of the Senate appointed by the President of |
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| the Senate, 3 members of the Senate appointed by the Senate |
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| Minority Leader, 3 members of the House of Representatives |
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| appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 3 |
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| members of the House of Representatives appointed by the House |
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| Minority Leader. All actions of the Task Force require the |
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| affirmative vote of at least 7 voting members. |
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| Voting members appointed to the Task Force shall elect from |
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| among themselves 2 co-chairs, with the co-chairs representing |
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| different political parties. |
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| Members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be |
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| appointed for the duration of the Task Force. In the event of a |
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| vacancy, the appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made by |
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| the same legislative leader who made the original appointment. |
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| The following persons shall serve as ex officio, non-voting |
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| members of the Task Force: The Director of the Department of |
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| Healthcare and Family Services, the Secretary of the Department |
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| of Human Services, and the Director of the Division of |
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| Insurance of the Department of Financial and Professional |
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| Regulation. |