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    AN ACT concerning health improvement. 

 
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State 
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Health Improvement Plan Act.
 
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    Section 5. State Health Improvement Plan.
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    (a) The Governor shall deliver to the General Assembly a 
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Statewide Health Improvement Plan on January 1, 2006 and 
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January 1, 2009 and every 4 years thereafter.
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    (b) The Plan shall recommend strategies to improve the 
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public health system, using the National Healthy People goals 
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and objectives and the National Public Health Performance 
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Standards as the frameworks for assessment.  The Plan shall 
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focus on prevention as a key strategy for long-term health 
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improvement in Illinois.
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    (c) The Plan shall examine and make recommendations on the 
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contributions and strategies of the public and private sectors 
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for improving health status and the public health system in the 
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State.  The Plan shall address health improvement and strategies 
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to reduce and eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities in 
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the State.
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    (d) The Plan shall take into consideration the priorities 
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and strategies developed at the community level through the 
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Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) and 
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other community collaborative processes.
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    (e) Planning shall incorporate all State agencies with 
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health and public health related responsibilities, including 
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but not limited to, the Department of Public Health, the 
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Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Aid, the 
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Department on Aging, the Department of Children and Family 
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Services, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois 
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Violence Prevention Authority, and the Department of 
 


 






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Insurance, or the successor to any of these agencies.
 
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    Section 10. State Health Improvement Task Force.
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    (a) The Governor shall appoint a Task Force to develop each 
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Plan.
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    (b) The Task Force shall consist of up to 30 members.  The 
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Task Force shall be appointed no more than 2 years and no less 
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than one year before the date that the Plan is required to be 
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delivered under subsection (a) of Section 5.  The term of each 
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appointed member of the Task Force shall terminate upon 
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delivery of the Plan to the General Assembly.
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    (c) The Task Force shall include a representative of the 
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Governor's office, the directors of the identified State 
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agencies or their designees, a representative of the Board of 
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Health, representatives of local health departments, and 
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individuals with expertise who represent a broad array of 
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organizations and constituencies engaged in public health 
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improvement and prevention.  The Governor shall appoint one 
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agency member and one individual member of each Task Force as 
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co-chairs.
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    (d) The Task Force shall hold at least 3 public hearings 
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addressing drafts of the Plan in representative geographic 
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areas of the State.
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    (e) Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation 
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for their services, but may be reimbursed for his or her 
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necessary expenses.