Senate Sponsors: O'MALLEY-RADOGNO-GARCIA-DEL VALLE. House Sponsors: SCHOENBERG-COULSON-MULLIGAN-FEIGENHOLTZ-BROSNAHAN Short description: ST BD OF HLTH-IMMUNIZ HEARINGS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Civil Administrative Code with regard to the Department of Public Health. Changes the composition of the State Board of Health from 15 to 19 members, with 2 new members appointed by the Governor from citizens at large and 2 new members appointed, one each, by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Provides that in the case of proposed administrative rules or amendments to administrative rules regarding immunization of children against preventable communicable diseases designated by the Director of Public Health under the Communicable Disease Prevention Act, the State Board of Health shall conduct 3 public hearings and issue its recommendations to be considered by the Director. Amends the Communicable Disease Prevention Act. Inserts a parallel provision requiring the State Board of Health to hold the hearings and issue the recommendations. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Changes the current 15 member Board to 17 rather than 19. Removes provision requiring the appointment of one Board member by the President of the Senate and one by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 2305/8.4 new Deletes everything. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as introduced and previously amended and adds provisions amending the Department of Public Health Act to create an Immunization Advisory Committee to be appointed by the Director of Public Health from among persons with knowledge of immunization issues. Provides that the Committee shall review and make recommendations to the Director on proposed immunization of children before the rule is subject to public hearings by the State Board of Health. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (Tabled May 15, 1998) Adds reference to: 705 ILCS 105/27.1 from Ch. 25, par. 27.1 705 ILCS 105/27.1a from Ch. 25, par. 27.1a 705 ILCS 105/27.2 from Ch. 25, par. 27.2 705 ILCS 105/27.2a from Ch. 25, par. 27.2a Amends the Clerks of Courts Act concerning fees in cases relating to adoptions. Provides that the fee for requesting a copy of a final decree of adoption, relief from a final judgment or order, appointment of a confidential intermediary, or requesting non-identifying information shall be $65. In the Section of the Clerks of Courts Act concerning fees in counties of 180,000 population or less, makes the adoption case fee for requesting a copy of a final decree of adoption, relief from a final judgment or order, appointment of a confidential intermediary, or requesting non-identifying information $40 rather than $65. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dpt. of Public Health) No impact on this Department. STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE, H-AM 1 No direct impact on the level of State indebtedness. JUDICIAL NOTE No decrease or increase in need for the number of judges. JUDICIAL NOTE, H-AM 1 No change from previous note. STATE MANDATES ACT FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 Fails to create a State mandate. HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 1 Fails to preempt home rule authority. CORRECTIONAL NOTE No corrections population or fiscal impact. CORRECTIONAL NOTE, H-AM 1 No change from previous correctional note. CORRECTIONAL NOTE, H-AM 2 No change from previous correctional notes. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 (Dpt. Corrections) No change from correctional notes. JUDICIAL NOTE No change from previous judicial notes. STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE No change from previous State debt note. STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE, H-AMS 1 & 2 No change from previous State debt notes. JUDICIAL NOTE, H-AM 2 No change from previous judicial notes. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/1-11 305 ILCS 5/3-1 from Ch. 23, par. 3-1 305 ILCS 5/12-4.34 90th G.A., HB 705, Sec. 20 Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Adds to the list of those non-citizens who are eligible for assistance under the Code persons admitted as Cuban or Haitian entrants or Amerasian immigrants and certain victims of abuse. Also provides for medical assistance for certain persons under age 19 who entered the country on or after August 26, 1996. Provides for eligibility under the Aged, Blind, and Disabled Article of the Code for persons who are non-citizens who were legally present in the United States before August 22, 1996, who are age 65 or older, and who were found ineligible for SSI because they did not meet the disability standard. Adds to those persons for whom the Department of Human Services is authorized to provide nutrition services non-citizens who are victims of abuse and are not eligible for the federal food stamp program due to their non-citizen status. Removes the August 31, 1998 repealer of provision authorizing the Department of Human Services to provide naturalization and nutrition services to certain non-citizens. Adds children meeting certain conditions to the list of those eligible for coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, if it becomes law. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status