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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1276

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 1276 as follows:

 3    by replacing everything after the enacting  clause  with  the
 4    following:

 5        "Section  5.  The  Senior  Citizens  and Disabled Persons
 6    Property Tax Relief  and  Pharmaceutical  Assistance  Act  is
 7    amended by adding Section 9.2 as follows:

 8        (320 ILCS 25/9.2 new)
 9        Sec.   9.2.  Pharmaceutical   Assistance  Program  Review
10    Committee.  The  Pharmaceutical  Assistance  Program   Review
11    Committee  is  created.  The  committee  shall  consist of 15
12    members as follows:
13             (1)  2 members of the General Assembly appointed  by
14        the  President  of  the  Senate, 2 members of the General
15        Assembly appointed by the minority leader of the  Senate,
16        2  members  of  the  General  Assembly  appointed  by the
17        Speaker of the House of Representatives and 2 members  of
18        the  General Assembly appointed by the minority leader of
19        the House of Representatives;
20             (2)  the Director of Aging or his or her designee;
21             (3)  the Director of Revenue or his or her designee;
 
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 1             (4)  the Director  of  Public  Aid  or  his  or  her
 2        designee;
 3             (5)  the  Secretary  of Human Services or his or her
 4        designee;
 5             (6)  a representative of AARP;
 6             (7)  a representative of the Pharmaceutical Research
 7        and Manufacturers of America; and
 8             (8)  a representative of  the  Illinois  Pharmacists
 9        Association.
10        The  President  of the Senate and Speaker of the House of
11    Representatives shall each designate one member to  serve  as
12    co-chairs.  The  Committee  shall  meet  at  the  call of the
13    co-chairs. Members shall serve without compensation  but  may
14    be  reimbursed  for  necessary  expenses.  The  Committee may
15    conduct public hearings to gather testimony  from  interested
16    parties regarding the necessity for pharmaceutical assistance
17    for  Illinois seniors including changes to the pharmaceutical
18    assistance program. The Committee shall report to the General
19    Assembly and the Governor annually or as it  deems  necessary
20    regarding  changes  to  the pharmaceutical assistance program
21    and any associated costs of those changes.
22        This Section is repealed on July 1, 2006.

23        Section 99. Effective date. This Act  takes  effect  upon
24    becoming law.".

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