99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2415
 
Introduced 2/9/2016, by Sen. William R. Haine
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
410 ILCS 535/25.5

     Amends the Vital Records Act. Removes language denoting allocations to local county coroners and medical examiners or specified officials from the Death Certificate Surcharge Fund as grants. Provides that officials receiving distributions from the Death Certificate Surcharge Fund must submit letters of verification to the Department of Public Health indicating that funds received from the Fund were used as prescribed. Provides that officials failing to provide a letter of verification will be ineligible to receive distributions from the Death Certificate Surcharge Fund for the following 3 years unless a suitable letter of verification is submitted. Effective immediately.   
  


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1    AN ACT concerning health.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Vital Records Act is amended  by changing 
5Section 25.5 as follows:
 


6    (410 ILCS 535/25.5)




7    Sec. 25.5. Death Certificate Surcharge Fund. The 
8additional $2 fee for
certified copies of death certificates 
9and fetal death certificates must be
deposited into the Death 
10Certificate Surcharge Fund, a special fund created in
the State 
11treasury.  Beginning 30 days after the effective date of this

12amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly and until January 
131, 2003 and
then beginning again on July 1, 2003 and until July 
141, 2005, moneys
in the Fund, subject to appropriation, may be 
15used by the
Department for the purpose of implementing an 
16electronic reporting system for
death registrations as 
17provided in Section 18.5 of this Act.  Before the
effective date 
18of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly,
on and

19after January 1, 2003 and until July 1, 2003, and on and after 
20July
1, 2005,
moneys in the Fund, subject to appropriations, 
21may be
used as follows: (i) 25% by the Coroner Training Board 
22for the purpose of training coroners, deputy coroners, forensic

23pathologists, and police officers for death investigations and 
 
 
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1lodging and travel expenses relating to training, (ii) 25% for

2grants by the Department of Public Health
for distribution to

3all local county coroners and medical examiners or officials 
4charged with the
duties set forth under Division 3-3 of the 
5Counties Code, who have a different
title, for equipment and 
6lab facilities, (iii) 25% by the Department of Public
Health

7for the purpose of
setting up a statewide database of death 
8certificates and implementing an
electronic reporting system 
9for death registrations pursuant to Section 18.5,
and (iv) 25% 
10for distribution a grant by the Department of Public Health to

11local registrars. Officials receiving distributions from the 
12Department of Public Health shall submit a letter of 
13verification to the Department indicating that funds received 
14under this Section were used as prescribed in this Section. 
15Officials receiving distributions from the Department of 
16Public Health that fail to provide the letter of verification 
17shall be ineligible for distributions for the following 3 
18consecutive years unless a suitable letter of verification is 
19provided to the Department. 

20(Source: P.A. 99-408, eff. 1-1-16.)

 
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
22becoming law.