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| 1 | AN ACT concerning insurance.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Children's Health Insurance Program Act is | ||||||
| 5 | amended by adding Section 65 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (215 ILCS 106/65 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 65. Children's Health Insurance Task Force. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) To ensure proper oversight of programs that have been | ||||||
| 9 | created to provide access to quality, affordable health care | ||||||
| 10 | for children residing in Illinois, there is hereby established | ||||||
| 11 | the bipartisan Children's Health Insurance Task Force. | ||||||
| 12 | (b) The Task Force shall consist of 12 voting members, as | ||||||
| 13 | follows: 3 members of the Senate appointed by the President of | ||||||
| 14 | the Senate, 3 members of the Senate appointed by the Senate | ||||||
| 15 | Minority Leader, 3 members of the House of Representatives | ||||||
| 16 | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 3 | ||||||
| 17 | members of the House of Representatives appointed by the House | ||||||
| 18 | Minority Leader. All actions of the Task Force require the | ||||||
| 19 | affirmative vote of at least 7 voting members. | ||||||
| 20 | Voting members appointed to the Task Force shall elect from | ||||||
| 21 | among themselves 2 co-chairs, with the co-chairs representing | ||||||
| 22 | different political parties. | ||||||
| 23 | Members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be | ||||||
| 24 | appointed for the duration of the Task Force. In the event of a | ||||||
| 25 | vacancy, the appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made by | ||||||
| 26 | the same legislative leader who made the original appointment. | ||||||
| 27 | The following persons shall serve as ex officio, non-voting | ||||||
| 28 | members of the Task Force: The Director of the Department of | ||||||
| 29 | Healthcare and Family Services, the Secretary of the Department | ||||||
| 30 | of Human Services, and the Director of the Division of | ||||||
| 31 | Insurance of the Department of Financial and Professional | ||||||
| 32 | Regulation. | ||||||
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| 1 | The Task Force shall begin to conduct business upon the | ||||||
| 2 | appointment of a majority of the voting members. Members shall | ||||||
| 3 | serve without compensation. | ||||||
| 4 | (c) The Task Force shall gather information and make | ||||||
| 5 | recommendations relating to access to quality, affordable | ||||||
| 6 | health insurance for children in Illinois. The Task Force shall | ||||||
| 7 | examine the cost effectiveness of current programs and assess | ||||||
| 8 | whether programs are meeting goals established for the | ||||||
| 9 | programs. | ||||||
| 10 | (d) The Task Force shall conduct public hearings in | ||||||
| 11 | locations throughout the State at least every other month | ||||||
| 12 | during the first year after the appointment of a majority of | ||||||
| 13 | its voting members, and as determined by a majority of its | ||||||
| 14 | voting members in each year thereafter. | ||||||
| 15 | Comment and testimony at public hearings is to be sought | ||||||
| 16 | from those served by State programs providing health insurance | ||||||
| 17 | to children, employers located in Illinois, health care finance | ||||||
| 18 | experts, and advocates for those receiving or in need of health | ||||||
| 19 | insurance. | ||||||
| 20 | (e) The Task Force shall serve as an official forum for | ||||||
| 21 | discussions concerning the implementation and oversight of | ||||||
| 22 | current health insurance programs, including discussion on | ||||||
| 23 | administrative rules needed to administer the programs. | ||||||
| 24 | (f) The Task Force shall submit an annual report to the | ||||||
| 25 | General Assembly, with the first report due on December 31, | ||||||
| 26 | 2006, and every December 31 thereafter. | ||||||
| 27 | (g) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall | ||||||
| 28 | provide for the administrative expenses of the Task Force.
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| 29 | (h) The Task Force is abolished and this Section is
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| 30 | repealed on January 1, 2012.
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| 31 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 32 | becoming law.
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