20 ILCS 2310/2310-320

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-320) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.56)

Sec. 2310-320. AIDS awareness programs and materials.

(a) The Department shall include within its AIDS awareness programs and materials, information directed toward Hispanics, African Americans, and other population groups in Illinois that are considered high risk populations for AIDS and AIDS-related complex. The information shall inform high risk groups about the transmission of the AIDS virus, the prevention of infection, the treatment available for the disease, and how treatment may be obtained.

(b) The Department shall include in its AIDS campaign material information directed toward African-Americans and Hispanics. This information shall include educational videos, in English and in Spanish, directed toward teenagers who are members of high risk population groups. The Department shall seek the advice and assistance of community-based organizations representing these populations with respect to the most effective methods to educate persons within these populations about AIDS.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)