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| Public Act 096-0700 |
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AN ACT concerning public health.
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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 Department of Public Health Powers and | ||||
Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||
amended by adding Section 2310-323 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 2310/2310-323 new) | ||||
Sec. 2310-323. Advisory Council on Youth HIV/AIDS | ||||
Prevention Messages. | ||||
(a) Subject to appropriation, there is created the Advisory | ||||
Council on Youth HIV/AIDS Prevention Messages to advise the | ||||
Department on effective prevention messages designed to | ||||
educate and deter youth from engaging in risky behaviors that | ||||
could result in the transmission of HIV/AIDS. | ||||
(b) The Advisory Council shall consist of all of the | ||||
following members: | ||||
(1) One member of the Senate appointed by the President | ||||
of the Senate and one member of the Senate appointed by the | ||||
Minority Leader of the Senate. | ||||
(2) One member of the House of Representatives | ||||
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives | ||||
and one member of the House of Representatives appointed by | ||||
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. | ||||
(3) Five members appointed by the Governor as follows: | ||
(A) One representative of a social service agency | ||
that provides services to youth and families infected | ||
or impacted by HIV/AIDS. | ||
(B) One person from academia with a background or | ||
expertise in HIV/AIDS prevention messages. | ||
(C) One representative of the Department of Human | ||
Services. | ||
(D) One person with a background in public health. | ||
(E) One youth member 18 years old or older and | ||
under 24 years. | ||
(4) The public information officer of the Department of | ||
Public Health, who shall be a non-voting member of the | ||
Advisory Council. | ||
Each voting member shall serve for a term of 3 years and | ||
until his or her successor is appointed and has qualified. | ||
Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original | ||
appointments. | ||
(c) The Advisory Council shall meet to organize and select | ||
a chairperson upon appointment of a majority of the members. | ||
The chairperson shall be elected by a majority vote of the | ||
members appointed to the Advisory Council. The Advisory Council | ||
shall meet at least 4 times a year at the call of the | ||
chairperson. Members of the Advisory Council shall serve | ||
without compensation, but may be reimbursed for reasonable | ||
expenses incurred as a result of their duties as members of the | ||
Advisory Council from funds appropriated by the General | ||
Assembly for that purpose. | ||
(d) The Advisory Council shall submit an annual report to | ||
the Department on or before July 1, 2010 and on or before July | ||
1 of each year thereafter with recommendations for effective | ||
prevention messages aimed at youth, including recommendations | ||
regarding the use of technology to deliver such messages.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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