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Human Services Committee
Adopted in House Comm. on Mar 04, 2004
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4612
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4612 by everything |
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| after the enacting clause with the following:
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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.".
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