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1     AN ACT concerning health.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5 Section 5.663 as follows:
 
6     (30 ILCS 105/5.663 new)
7     Sec. 5.663. The African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund.
8 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2016.
 
9     Section 10. The African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act is
10 amended by adding Section 27 and by changing Section 30 as
11 follows:
 
12     (410 ILCS 303/27 new)
13     Sec. 27. African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund.
14     (a) The African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund is created
15 as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys deposited into
16 the Fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used for grants
17 for programs to prevent the transmission of HIV and other
18 programs and activities consistent with the purposes of this
19 Act, including, but not limited to, preventing and treating
20 HIV/AIDS, the creation of an HIV/AIDS service delivery system,
21 and the administration of the Act. Moneys for the Fund shall
22 come from appropriations by the General Assembly, federal
23 funds, and other public resources.
24     (b) The Fund shall provide resources for communities in
25 Illinois to create an HIV/AIDS service delivery system that
26 reduces the disparity of HIV infection and AIDS cases between
27 African-Americans and other population groups in Illinois that
28 may be impacted by the disease by, including but, not limited
29 to:
30         (1) developing, implementing, and maintaining a

 

 

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1     comprehensive, culturally sensitive HIV Prevention Plan
2     targeting communities that are identified as high-risk in
3     terms of the impact of the disease on African-Americans;
4         (2) developing, implementing, and maintaining a stable
5     HIV/AIDS service delivery infrastructure in Illinois
6     communities that will meet the needs of African-Americans;
7         (3) developing, implementing, and maintaining a
8     statewide HIV/AIDS testing program;
9         (4) providing funding for HIV/AIDS social and
10     scientific research to improve prevention and treatment;
11         (5) providing comprehensive technical and other
12     assistance to African-American community service
13     organizations that are involved in HIV/AIDS prevention and
14     treatment;
15         (6) developing, implementing, and maintaining an
16     infrastructure for African-American community service
17     organizations to make them less dependent on government
18     resources; and
19         (7) creating and maintaining at least 17 one-stop
20     shopping HIV/AIDS facilities across the State.
21     (c) When providing grants pursuant to this Fund, the
22 Department of Public Health shall give priority to the
23 development of comprehensive medical and social services to
24 African-Americans at risk of infection from or infected with
25 HIV/AIDS in areas of the State determined to have the greatest
26 geographic prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the African-American
27 population.
28     (d) The Section is repealed on July 1, 2016.
 
29     (410 ILCS 303/30)
30     Sec. 30. Rules.
31     (a) No later than March 15, 2006, the Department of Public
32 Health shall issue proposed rules for designating high-risk
33 communities and for implementing subsection (c) of Section 15.
34 The rules must include, but may not be limited to, a standard
35 testing protocol, training for staff, community-based

 

 

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1 organization experience, and the removal and proper disposal of
2 hazardous waste.
3     (b) The Department of Human Services, the Department of
4 Public Health, and the Department of Corrections shall adopt
5 rules as necessary to ensure that this Act is implemented
6 within 6 months after the effective date of this Act.
7     (c) The Department of Public Health shall adopt rules
8 necessary to implement and administer the African-American
9 HIV/AIDS Response Fund.
10 (Source: P.A. 94-629, eff. 1-1-06.)