95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
SB2886
Introduced 2/15/2008, by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
Makes appropriations from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services: to fund an increase paid to private sector agencies serving individuals who need addiction treatment services; to fund a full 6% cost-of-doing-business increase paid to private sector agencies who deliver addiction prevention services; and for eliminating statewide waiting lists in connection with addiction treatment services and expanding capacity in the addiction prevention system. Effective July 1, 2008.
LRB095 19733 DRJ 46099 b
AN ACT concerning appropriations.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. In addition to any amounts previously appropriated for that purpose, the sum of $15,600,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services, Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, to fund a full 6% cost-of-doing-business increase paid to private sector agencies serving individuals who need addiction treatment services.
Section 10. In addition to any amounts previously appropriated for that purpose, the sum of $1,850,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services, Division of Community Health and Prevention, to fund a full 6% cost-of-doing-business increase paid to private sector agencies who deliver addiction prevention services.
Section 15. The sum of $24,000,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for the following:
(1) To eliminate statewide waiting list for addiction treatment services, $17,200,000.
(2) To eliminate statewide waiting list for Medicaid-eligible persons in need of addiction treatment services, $3,400,000.
(3) To expand capacity in the addiction prevention system, $3,400,000.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2008.