Human Services Committee
Adopted in House Comm. on Mar 04, 2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4612
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4612 by everything | ||||||
3 | after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State | ||||||
5 | Health Improvement Plan Act. | ||||||
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7 | Section 5. State Health Improvement Plan. | ||||||
8 | (a) The Governor shall deliver to the General Assembly a | ||||||
9 | Statewide Health Improvement Plan on January 1, 2006 and | ||||||
10 | January 1, 2009 and every 4 years thereafter. | ||||||
11 | (b) The Plan shall recommend strategies to improve the | ||||||
12 | public health system, using the National Healthy People goals | ||||||
13 | and objectives and the National Public Health Performance | ||||||
14 | Standards as the frameworks for assessment. The Plan shall | ||||||
15 | focus on prevention as a key strategy for long-term health | ||||||
16 | improvement in Illinois. | ||||||
17 | (c) The Plan shall examine and make recommendations on the | ||||||
18 | contributions and strategies of the public and private sectors | ||||||
19 | for improving health status and the public health system in the | ||||||
20 | State. The Plan shall address health improvement and strategies | ||||||
21 | to reduce and eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities in | ||||||
22 | the State. | ||||||
23 | (d) The Plan shall take into consideration the priorities | ||||||
24 | and strategies developed at the community level through the | ||||||
25 | Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) and |
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1 | other community collaborative processes. | ||||||
2 | (e) Planning shall incorporate all State agencies with | ||||||
3 | health and public health related responsibilities, including | ||||||
4 | but not limited to, the Department of Public Health, the | ||||||
5 | Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Aid, the | ||||||
6 | Department on Aging, the Department of Children and Family | ||||||
7 | Services, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois | ||||||
8 | Violence Prevention Authority, and the Department of | ||||||
9 | Insurance, or the successor to any of these agencies. | ||||||
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11 | Section 10. State Health Improvement Task Force. | ||||||
12 | (a) The Governor shall appoint a Task Force to develop each | ||||||
13 | Plan. | ||||||
14 | (b) The Task Force shall consist of up to 30 members. The | ||||||
15 | Task Force shall be appointed no more than 2 years and no less | ||||||
16 | than one year before the date that the Plan is required to be | ||||||
17 | delivered under subsection (a) of Section 5. The term of each | ||||||
18 | appointed member of the Task Force shall terminate upon | ||||||
19 | delivery of the Plan to the General Assembly. | ||||||
20 | (c) The Task Force shall include a representative of the | ||||||
21 | Governor's office, the directors of the identified State | ||||||
22 | agencies or their designees, a representative of the Board of | ||||||
23 | Health, representatives of local health departments, and | ||||||
24 | individuals with expertise who represent a broad array of | ||||||
25 | organizations and constituencies engaged in public health | ||||||
26 | improvement and prevention. The Governor shall appoint one | ||||||
27 | agency member and one individual member of each Task Force as | ||||||
28 | co-chairs. | ||||||
29 | (d) The Task Force shall hold at least 3 public hearings | ||||||
30 | addressing drafts of the Plan in representative geographic | ||||||
31 | areas of the State. | ||||||
32 | (e) Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation | ||||||
33 | for their services, but may be reimbursed for his or her | ||||||
34 | necessary expenses.".
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