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Public Act 094-0797
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding |
Section 5.663 as follows:
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(30 ILCS 105/5.663 new)
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Sec. 5.663. The African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund. |
This Section is repealed on July 1, 2016.
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Section 10. The African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act is |
amended by adding Section 27 and by changing Section 30 as |
follows:
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(410 ILCS 303/27 new) |
Sec. 27. African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund. |
(a) The African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund is created |
as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys deposited into |
the Fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used for grants |
for programs to prevent the transmission of HIV and other |
programs and activities consistent with the purposes of this |
Act, including, but not limited to, preventing and treating |
HIV/AIDS, the creation of an HIV/AIDS service delivery system, |
and the administration of the Act. Moneys for the Fund shall |
come from appropriations by the General Assembly, federal |
funds, and other public resources. |
(b) The Fund shall provide resources for communities in |
Illinois to create an HIV/AIDS service delivery system that |
reduces the disparity of HIV infection and AIDS cases between |
African-Americans and other population groups in Illinois that |
may be impacted by the disease by, including but, not limited |
to: |
(1) developing, implementing, and maintaining a |
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comprehensive, culturally sensitive HIV Prevention Plan |
targeting communities that are identified as high-risk in |
terms of the impact of the disease on African-Americans; |
(2) developing, implementing, and maintaining a stable |
HIV/AIDS service delivery infrastructure in Illinois |
communities that will meet the needs of African-Americans; |
(3) developing, implementing, and maintaining a |
statewide HIV/AIDS testing program; |
(4) providing funding for HIV/AIDS social and |
scientific research to improve prevention and treatment; |
(5) providing comprehensive technical and other |
assistance to African-American community service |
organizations that are involved in HIV/AIDS prevention and |
treatment; |
(6) developing, implementing, and maintaining an |
infrastructure for African-American community service |
organizations to make them less dependent on government |
resources; and |
(7) creating and maintaining at least 17 one-stop |
shopping HIV/AIDS facilities across the State. |
(c) When providing grants pursuant to this Fund, the |
Department of Public Health shall give priority to the |
development of comprehensive medical and social services to |
African-Americans at risk of infection from or infected with |
HIV/AIDS in areas of the State determined to have the greatest |
geographic prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the African-American |
population. |
(d) The Section is repealed on July 1, 2016.
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(410 ILCS 303/30)
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Sec. 30. Rules. |
(a) No later than March 15, 2006, the Department of Public |
Health shall issue proposed rules for designating high-risk |
communities and for implementing subsection (c) of Section 15. |
The rules must include, but may not be limited to, a standard |
testing protocol, training for staff, community-based |
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organization experience, and the removal and proper disposal of |
hazardous waste. |
(b) The Department of Human Services, the Department of |
Public Health, and the Department of Corrections shall adopt |
rules as necessary to ensure that this Act is implemented |
within 6 months after the effective date of this Act. |
(c) The Department of Public Health shall adopt rules |
necessary to implement and administer the African-American |
HIV/AIDS Response Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 94-629, eff. 1-1-06.)
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