Public Act 0797 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1001 Enrolled LRB094 04684 RXD 34713 b

Public Act 094-0797

AN ACT concerning health.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding Section 5.663 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.663 new)

Sec. 5.663. The African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund. This Section is repealed on July 1, 2016.

Section 10. The African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act is amended by adding Section 27 and by changing Section 30 as follows:

(410 ILCS 303/27 new)

Sec. 27. African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund.

(a) The African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys deposited into the Fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used for grants for programs to prevent the transmission of HIV and other programs and activities consistent with the purposes of this Act, including, but not limited to, preventing and treating HIV/AIDS, the creation of an HIV/AIDS service delivery system, and the administration of the Act. Moneys for the Fund shall come from appropriations by the General Assembly, federal funds, and other public resources.

(b) The Fund shall provide resources for communities in Illinois to create an HIV/AIDS service delivery system that reduces the disparity of HIV infection and AIDS cases between African-Americans and other population groups in Illinois that may be impacted by the disease by, including but, not limited to:

(1) developing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive, culturally sensitive HIV Prevention Plan targeting communities that are identified as high-risk in terms of the impact of the disease on African-Americans;

(2) developing, implementing, and maintaining a stable HIV/AIDS service delivery infrastructure in Illinois communities that will meet the needs of African-Americans;

(3) developing, implementing, and maintaining a statewide HIV/AIDS testing program;

(4) providing funding for HIV/AIDS social and scientific research to improve prevention and treatment;

(5) providing comprehensive technical and other assistance to African-American community service organizations that are involved in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment;

(6) developing, implementing, and maintaining an infrastructure for African-American community service organizations to make them less dependent on government resources; and

(7) creating and maintaining at least 17 one-stop shopping HIV/AIDS facilities across the State.

(c) When providing grants pursuant to this Fund, the Department of Public Health shall give priority to the development of comprehensive medical and social services to African-Americans at risk of infection from or infected with HIV/AIDS in areas of the State determined to have the greatest geographic prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the African-American population.

(d) The Section is repealed on July 1, 2016.

(410 ILCS 303/30)

Sec. 30. Rules.

(a) No later than March 15, 2006, the Department of Public Health shall issue proposed rules for designating high-risk communities and for implementing subsection (c) of Section 15. The rules must include, but may not be limited to, a standard testing protocol, training for staff, community-based organization experience, and the removal and proper disposal of hazardous waste.

(b) The Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Corrections shall adopt rules as necessary to ensure that this Act is implemented within 6 months after the effective date of this Act.

(c) The Department of Public Health shall adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund.

(Source: P.A. 94-629, eff. 1-1-06.)