Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Filed: 3/26/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4034

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4034 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Rural/Downstate Health Act is
5amended by changing Section 5.5 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 65/5.5)
7    Sec. 5.5. Rural/Downstate Health Access Fund.
8    (a) The Rural/Downstate Health Access Fund is created as a
9special fund in the State treasury. Moneys from fees and gifts,
10grants, or donations made to the Center for Rural Health shall
11be deposited into the Fund. Subject to appropriation and except
12as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, moneys in the
13Fund shall be used in the following manner for rural health
14programs or for programs for the medically underserved
15authorized under this Act: 60.2% shall be distributed to the
16Department of Public Health, 26.3% shall be distributed to the

 

 

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1Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, and 13.5%
2shall be distributed to the Board of Trustees of the University
3of Illinois.
4    (b) Fees may be collected by the Center for Rural Health
5and deposited into the Fund for the purpose of administering
6the J-1 Visa Waiver Program for international medical
7graduates. The fees shall be dedicated to funding the J-1 Visa
8Waiver Program and may not be subject to the distribution
9formula referenced in subsection (a) of this Section.
10    (c) The Center for Rural Health shall administer the Fund.
11    (d) The Department shall adopt rules necessary to implement
12the provisions of this Section.
13(Source: P.A. 88-312; 88-535; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)".