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1     AN ACT in relation to health.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Community Health Center Expansion Act is
5 amended by adding Section 10.5 as follows:
 
6     (410 ILCS 66/10.5 new)
7     Sec. 10.5. Sustainability funding. Sustaining funds shall
8 be available to grantees under Section 10 that have met the
9 initial proposed project objectives and can demonstrate
10 continued financial need. These funds shall be provided by the
11 Department for a 3-year period, subject to appropriation. Funds
12 granted each year under this Section shall be in an amount up
13 to 50% of a grantee's third-year-grant funding under subsection
14 (b) of Section 10. The Department shall adopt rules and
15 criteria to allow grantees to apply for continued
16 sustainability funding under this Section.
 
17     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18 becoming law.