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| 1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois State Diabetes Commission Act. | ||||||
| 6 | Section 5. Illinois State Diabetes Commission. There is | ||||||
| 7 | hereby established within the Department of Human Services the | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois State Diabetes Commission. The Commission shall | ||||||
| 9 | consist of members that are residents of this State and shall | ||||||
| 10 | include an Executive Committee appointed by the Secretary of | ||||||
| 11 | Human Services as provided by rule. The members of the | ||||||
| 12 | Commission shall be appointed by the Secretary of Human | ||||||
| 13 | Services as follows: | ||||||
| 14 | (1) The Secretary of Human Services or the Secretary's | ||||||
| 15 | designee, who shall serve as chairperson of the Commission. | ||||||
| 16 | (2) Physicians who are board certified in | ||||||
| 17 | endocrinology, with at least one physician with expertise | ||||||
| 18 | and experience in the treatment of
childhood diabetes and | ||||||
| 19 | at least one physician with expertise and experience in the
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| 20 | treatment of adult onset diabetes. | ||||||
| 21 | (3) Health care professionals with expertise and | ||||||
| 22 | experience in the prevention,
treatment, and control of | ||||||
| 23 | diabetes. | ||||||
| 24 | (4) Representatives of organizations or groups that | ||||||
| 25 | advocate on behalf of persons suffering from diabetes. | ||||||
| 26 | (5) Representatives of voluntary health organizations | ||||||
| 27 | or advocacy groups with
an interest in the prevention, | ||||||
| 28 | treatment, and control of diabetes. | ||||||
| 29 | (6) Members of the public who have been diagnosed with | ||||||
| 30 | diabetes. | ||||||
| 31 | The Secretary of Human Services may appoint additional | ||||||
| 32 | members deemed necessary and appropriate by the Secretary. | ||||||
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| 1 | Section 10. Members; meetings. Members of the Commission | ||||||
| 2 | shall be appointed by December 1, 2006. A member shall continue | ||||||
| 3 | to serve
until his or her successor is duly appointed and | ||||||
| 4 | qualified. | ||||||
| 5 | Meetings shall be held 3 times per year or at the call of | ||||||
| 6 | the Commission chairperson.
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| 7 | Section 15. Reimbursement. Members shall serve without | ||||||
| 8 | compensation but shall, subject to appropriation,
be | ||||||
| 9 | reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses actually | ||||||
| 10 | incurred in the performance
of the member's official duties.
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| 11 | Section 20. Department support of Commission. The | ||||||
| 12 | Department of Human Services shall
provide administrative | ||||||
| 13 | support and current staff as necessary for the effective | ||||||
| 14 | operation
of the Commission.
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| 15 | Section 25. Duties. The Commission shall perform all of the | ||||||
| 16 | following duties: | ||||||
| 17 | (1) Hold public hearings to gather information
from the | ||||||
| 18 | general public on issues pertaining to the prevention, | ||||||
| 19 | treatment, and control of
diabetes. | ||||||
| 20 | (2) Develop a strategy for the prevention, treatment, | ||||||
| 21 | and control of diabetes
in this State. | ||||||
| 22 | (3) Examine the needs of adults, children, racial and | ||||||
| 23 | ethnic minorities, and
medically underserved populations | ||||||
| 24 | who have diabetes. | ||||||
| 25 | (4) Prepare and make available an annual report on the | ||||||
| 26 | activities of the Commission to the Secretary of Human | ||||||
| 27 | Services, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the | ||||||
| 28 | Minority Leader of the House of Representatives,
the | ||||||
| 29 | President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, | ||||||
| 30 | and the Governor by June 30 of each year, beginning on June | ||||||
| 31 | 30, 2007.
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| 1 | Section 30. Funding. The Department of Human Services may | ||||||
| 2 | accept on behalf of the
Commission any federal funds or gifts | ||||||
| 3 | and donations from individuals, private organizations,
and | ||||||
| 4 | foundations and any other funds that may become available.
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| 5 | Section 35. Rules. The Secretary of Human Services may | ||||||
| 6 | adopt rules to implement and administer this Act. | ||||||
| 7 | Section 90. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, | ||||||
| 8 | 2010. | ||||||
| 9 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect November | ||||||
| 10 | 1, 2006.
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