Sen. John G. Mulroe
Filed: 3/20/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3440 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3440 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Rural/Downstate Health Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 5.5 as follows:
 



6    (410 ILCS 65/5.5)



7    Sec. 5.5. Rural/Downstate Health Access Fund. 
8    (a) The
Rural/Downstate Health Access Fund is created as a 
9special fund in the State
treasury.  Moneys from fees and gifts, 
10grants, or donations made to the Center for Rural
Health shall 
11be deposited into the Fund.  Subject to appropriation and except 
12as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, moneys in
the 
13Fund shall be used in the following manner for rural health

14programs or for programs for the medically underserved 
15authorized under this Act:  60.2% shall be distributed to the

16Department of Public Health, 26.3% shall be distributed to the 
 
 
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1Board of
Trustees of Southern Illinois University, and 13.5% 
2shall be distributed to the
Board of Trustees of the University 
3of Illinois. 
4    (b) The Center for Rural Health at the Department of Public 
5Health may require that a J-1 Visa Waiver
Program application 
6fee be collected from international medical graduates for the 
7purpose of administering the Program. J-1 Visa Waiver
Program 
8application fees shall be deposited into the
Rural/Downstate 
9Health Access Fund, shall be dedicated to the
administration of 
10the J-1 Visa Waiver Program in Illinois,
and may not be subject 
11to the distribution formula referenced
in subsection (a) of 
12this Section.  
13    (c) The Center for Rural Health
shall administer the Fund.

14    (d) The Department shall adopt rules necessary to implement 
15the provisions of this Section. 
16(Source: P.A. 88-312; 88-535; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)".