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91_HB3872enr HB3872 Enrolled LRB9112049SMdv 1 AN ACT in relation to citizen benefits. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing 5 Section 20-15 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 200/20-15) 7 Sec. 20-15. Information on bill or separate statement. 8 There shall be printed on each bill, or on a separate slip 9 which shall be mailed with the bill: 10 (a) a statement itemizing the rate at which taxes 11 have been extended for each of the taxing districts in 12 the county in whose district the property is located, and 13 in those counties utilizing electronic data processing 14 equipment the dollar amount of tax due from the person 15 assessed allocable to each of those taxing districts, 16 including a separate statement of the dollar amount of 17 tax due which is allocable to a tax levied under the 18 Illinois Local Library Act or to any other tax levied by 19 a municipality or township for public library purposes, 20 (b) a separate statement for each of the taxing 21 districts of the dollar amount of tax due which is 22 allocable to a tax levied under the Illinois Pension Code 23 or to any other tax levied by a municipality or township 24 for public pension or retirement purposes, 25 (c) the total tax rate, 26 (d) the total amount of tax due, and 27 (e) the amount by which the total tax and the tax 28 allocable to each taxing district differs from the 29 taxpayer's last prior tax bill. 30 The county treasurer shall ensure that only those taxing 31 districts in which a parcel of property is located shall be HB3872 Enrolled -2- LRB9112049SMdv 1 listed on the bill for that property. 2 In all counties the statement shall also provide: 3 (1) the property index number or other suitable 4 description, 5 (2) the assessment of the property, 6 (3) the equalization factors imposed by the county 7 and by the Department, and 8 (4) the equalized assessment resulting from the 9 application of the equalization factors to the basic 10 assessment. 11 In all counties which do not classify property for 12 purposes of taxation, for property on which a single family 13 residence is situated the statement shall also include a 14 statement to reflect the fair cash value determined for the 15 property. In all counties which classify property for 16 purposes of taxation in accordance with Section 4 of Article 17 IX of the Illinois Constitution, for parcels of residential 18 property in the lowest assessment classification the 19 statement shall also include a statement to reflect the fair 20 cash value determined for the property. 21 In all counties, the statement shall include information 22 that certain taxpayers may be eligible for the Senior 23 Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and 24 Pharmaceutical Assistance Act and that applications are 25 available from the Illinois Department of Revenue. 26 In counties which use the estimated or accelerated 27 billing methods, these statements shall only be provided with 28 the final installment of taxes due. The provisions of this 29 Section create a mandatory statutory duty. They are not 30 merely directory or discretionary. The failure or neglect of 31 the collector to mail the bill, or the failure of the 32 taxpayer to receive the bill, shall not affect the validity 33 of any tax, or the liability for the payment of any tax. 34 (Source: P.A. 87-818; 88-455; incorporates 88-262; 88-670, HB3872 Enrolled -3- LRB9112049SMdv 1 eff. 12-2-94.) 2 Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 3 changing Section 5-2 as follows: 4 (305 ILCS 5/5-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-2) 5 Sec. 5-2. Classes of Persons Eligible. Medical 6 assistance under this Article shall be available to any of 7 the following classes of persons in respect to whom a plan 8 for coverage has been submitted to the Governor by the 9 Illinois Department and approved by him: 10 1. Recipients of basic maintenance grants under Articles 11 III and IV. 12 2. Persons otherwise eligible for basic maintenance 13 under Articles III and IV but who fail to qualify thereunder 14 on the basis of need, and who have insufficient income and 15 resources to meet the costs of necessary medical care, 16 including but not limited to the following:,17 (a) All persons otherwise eligible for basic maintenance 18 under Article III but who fail to qualify under that Article 19 on the basis of need and who meet either of the following 20 requirements: 21 (i) their income, as determined by the 22 Illinois Department in accordance with any federal 23 requirements, is equal to or less than 70% in fiscal 24 year 2001, equal to or less than 85% in fiscal year 25 2002, and equal to or less than 100% in fiscal year 26 2003 and thereafter of the nonfarm income official 27 poverty line, as defined by the federal Office of 28 Management and Budget and revised annually in 29 accordance with Section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 30 Reconciliation Act of 1981, applicable to families 31 of the same size; or 32 (ii) their income, after the deduction of HB3872 Enrolled -4- LRB9112049SMdv 1 costs incurred for medical care and for other types 2 of remedial care, is equal to or less than 70% in 3 fiscal year 2001, equal to or less than 85% in 4 fiscal year 2002, and equal to or less than 100% in 5 fiscal year 2003 and thereafter of the nonfarm 6 income official poverty line, as defined in item (i) 7 of this subparagraph (a). 8 (b) All persons who would be determined eligible for 9 such basic maintenance under Article IV by disregarding the 10 maximum earned income permitted by federal law. 11 3. Persons who would otherwise qualify for Aid to the 12 Medically Indigent under Article VII. 13 4. Persons not eligible under any of the preceding 14 paragraphs who fall sick, are injured, or die, not having 15 sufficient money, property or other resources to meet the 16 costs of necessary medical care or funeral and burial 17 expenses. 18 5. (a) Women during pregnancy, after the fact of 19 pregnancy has been determined by medical diagnosis, and 20 during the 60-day period beginning on the last day of the 21 pregnancy, together with their infants and children born 22 after September 30, 1983, whose income and resources are 23 insufficient to meet the costs of necessary medical care 24 to the maximum extent possible under Title XIX of the 25 Federal Social Security Act. 26 (b) The Illinois Department and the Governor shall 27 provide a plan for coverage of the persons eligible under 28 paragraph 5(a) by April 1, 1990. Such plan shall provide 29 ambulatory prenatal care to pregnant women during a 30 presumptive eligibility period and establish an income 31 eligibility standard that is equal to 133% of the nonfarm 32 income official poverty line, as defined by the federal 33 Office of Management and Budget and revised annually in 34 accordance with Section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget HB3872 Enrolled -5- LRB9112049SMdv 1 Reconciliation Act of 1981, applicable to families of the 2 same size, provided that costs incurred for medical care 3 are not taken into account in determining such income 4 eligibility. 5 (c) The Illinois Department may conduct a 6 demonstration in at least one county that will provide 7 medical assistance to pregnant women, together with their 8 infants and children up to one year of age, where the 9 income eligibility standard is set up to 185% of the 10 nonfarm income official poverty line, as defined by the 11 federal Office of Management and Budget. The Illinois 12 Department shall seek and obtain necessary authorization 13 provided under federal law to implement such a 14 demonstration. Such demonstration may establish resource 15 standards that are not more restrictive than those 16 established under Article IV of this Code. 17 6. Persons under the age of 18 who fail to qualify as 18 dependent under Article IV and who have insufficient income 19 and resources to meet the costs of necessary medical care to 20 the maximum extent permitted under Title XIX of the Federal 21 Social Security Act. 22 7. Persons who are 18 years of age or younger and would 23 qualify as disabled as defined under the Federal Supplemental 24 Security Income Program, provided medical service for such 25 persons would be eligible for Federal Financial 26 Participation, and provided the Illinois Department 27 determines that: 28 (a) the person requires a level of care provided by 29 a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or intermediate 30 care facility, as determined by a physician licensed to 31 practice medicine in all its branches; 32 (b) it is appropriate to provide such care outside 33 of an institution, as determined by a physician licensed 34 to practice medicine in all its branches; HB3872 Enrolled -6- LRB9112049SMdv 1 (c) the estimated amount which would be expended 2 for care outside the institution is not greater than the 3 estimated amount which would be expended in an 4 institution. 5 8. Persons who become ineligible for basic maintenance 6 assistance under Article IV of this Code in programs 7 administered by the Illinois Department due to employment 8 earnings and persons in assistance units comprised of adults 9 and children who become ineligible for basic maintenance 10 assistance under Article VI of this Code due to employment 11 earnings. The plan for coverage for this class of persons 12 shall: 13 (a) extend the medical assistance coverage for up 14 to 12 months following termination of basic maintenance 15 assistance; and 16 (b) offer persons who have initially received 6 17 months of the coverage provided in paragraph (a) above, 18 the option of receiving an additional 6 months of 19 coverage, subject to the following: 20 (i) such coverage shall be pursuant to 21 provisions of the federal Social Security Act; 22 (ii) such coverage shall include all services 23 covered while the person was eligible for basic 24 maintenance assistance; 25 (iii) no premium shall be charged for such 26 coverage; and 27 (iv) such coverage shall be suspended in the 28 event of a person's failure without good cause to 29 file in a timely fashion reports required for this 30 coverage under the Social Security Act and coverage 31 shall be reinstated upon the filing of such reports 32 if the person remains otherwise eligible. 33 9. Persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 34 (AIDS) or with AIDS-related conditions with respect to whom HB3872 Enrolled -7- LRB9112049SMdv 1 there has been a determination that but for home or 2 community-based services such individuals would require the 3 level of care provided in an inpatient hospital, skilled 4 nursing facility or intermediate care facility the cost of 5 which is reimbursed under this Article. Assistance shall be 6 provided to such persons to the maximum extent permitted 7 under Title XIX of the Federal Social Security Act. 8 10. Participants in the long-term care insurance 9 partnership program established under the Partnership for 10 Long-Term Care Act who meet the qualifications for protection 11 of resources described in Section 25 of that Act. 12 The Illinois Department and the Governor shall provide a 13 plan for coverage of the persons eligible under paragraph 7 14 as soon as possible after July 1, 1984. 15 The eligibility of any such person for medical assistance 16 under this Article is not affected by the payment of any 17 grant under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property 18 Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act or any 19 distributions or items of income described under subparagraph 20 (X) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 203 of the 21 Illinois Income Tax Act. The Department shall by rule 22 establish the amounts of assets to be disregarded in 23 determining eligibility for medical assistance, which shall 24 at a minimum equal the amounts to be disregarded under the 25 Federal Supplemental Security Income Program. The amount of 26 assets of a single person to be disregarded shall not be less 27 than $2,000, and the amount of assets of a married couple to 28 be disregarded shall not be less than $3,000. 29 To the extent permitted under federal law, any person 30 found guilty of a second violation of Article VIIIA shall be 31 ineligible for medical assistance under this Article, as 32 provided in Section 8A-8. 33 The eligibility of any person for medical assistance 34 under this Article shall not be affected by the receipt by HB3872 Enrolled -8- LRB9112049SMdv 1 the person of donations or benefits from fundraisers held for 2 the person in cases of serious illness, as long as neither 3 the person nor members of the person's family have actual 4 control over the donations or benefits or the disbursement of 5 the donations or benefits. 6 (Source: P.A. 91-676, eff. 12-23-99.) 7 Section 15. The Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons 8 Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is 9 amended by changing Sections 3.15, 3.16, 4, and 5 as follows: 10 (320 ILCS 25/3.15) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.15) 11 Sec. 3.15. "Covered prescription drug" means (1) any 12 cardiovascular agent or drug; (2) any insulin or other 13 prescription drug used in the treatment of diabetes, 14 including syringe and needles used to administer the insulin; 15and(3) any prescription drug used in the treatment of 16 arthritis, (4) beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription 17 drug used in the treatment of cancer, (5) beginning on 18 January 1, 2001, any prescription drug used in the treatment 19 of Alzheimer's disease, (6) beginning on January 1, 2001, any 20 prescription drug used in the treatment of Parkinson's 21 disease, (7) beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription 22 drug used in the treatment of glaucoma, and (8) beginning on 23 January 1, 2001, any prescription drug used in the treatment 24 of lung disease and smoking related illnesses. The specific 25 agents or products to be included under such categories shall 26 be listed in a handbook to be prepared and distributed by 27 the Department. The general types of covered prescription 28 drugs shall be indicated by rule. The Department of Public 29 Health shall promulgate a list of covered prescription drugs 30 under this program that meet the definition of a narrow 31 therapeutic index drug as described in subsection (f) of 32 Section 4. HB3872 Enrolled -9- LRB9112049SMdv 1 (Source: P.A. 85-1176.) 2 (320 ILCS 25/3.16) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.16) 3 Sec. 3.16. "Reasonable cost" means Average Wholesale 4 Price (AWP) minus 10% for products provided by authorized 5 pharmacies plus a professional dispensing fee determined by 6 the Department in accordance with its findings in a survey of 7 professional pharmacy dispensing fees conducted at least 8 every 12 months. For the purpose of this Act, AWP shall be 9 determined from the latest publication of the Blue Book, a 10 universally subscribed pharmacist reference guide annually 11 published by the Hearst Corporation. AWP may also be derived 12 electronically from the drug pricing database synonymous with 13 the latest publication of the Blue Book and furnished in the 14 National Drug Data File (NDDF) by First Data Bank (FDB), a 15 service of the Hearst Corporation. The elements of such fees 16 and methodology of such survey shall be promulgated as an 17 administrative rule. Effective July 1, 1986, the 18 professional dispensing fee shall be $3.60 per prescription 19 and such amount shall be adjusted on July 1st of each year 20 thereafter in accordance with a survey of professional 21 pharmacy dispensing fees. The Department may establish 22 maximum acquisition costs from time to time based upon 23 information as to the cost at which covered products may be 24 readily acquired by authorized pharmacies. In no case shall 25 the reasonable cost of any given pharmacy exceed the price 26 normally charged to the general public by that pharmacy. In 27 the event that generic equivalents for covered prescription 28 drugs are available at lower cost, the Department shall 29 establish the maximum acquisition costs for such covered 30 prescription drugs at the lower generic cost unless, pursuant 31 to the conditions described in subsection (f) of Section 4, a 32 non-generic drug may be substituted. 33 (Source: P.A. 87-14; 88-676, eff. 12-14-94.) HB3872 Enrolled -10- LRB9112049SMdv 1 (320 ILCS 25/4) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 404) 2 Sec. 4. Amount of Grant. 3 (a) In general. Any individual 65 years or older or any 4 individual who will become 65 years old during the calendar 5 year in which a claim is filed, and any surviving spouse of 6 such a claimant, who at the time of death received or was 7 entitled to receive a grant pursuant to this Section, which 8 surviving spouse will become 65 years of age within the 24 9 months immediately following the death of such claimant and 10 which surviving spouse but for his or her age is otherwise 11 qualified to receive a grant pursuant to this Section, and 12 any disabled person whose annual household income is less 13 than $14,000 for grant years before the 1998 grant year,and14 less than $16,000 for the 1998 and 1999 grant years, and less 15 than (i) $21,218 for a household containing one person, (ii) 16 $28,480 for a household containing 2 persons, or (iii) 17 $35,740 for a household containing 3 or more persons for the 18 2000 grant year and thereafter and whose household is liable 19 for payment of property taxes accrued or has paid rent 20 constituting property taxes accrued and is domiciled in this 21 State at the time he files his claim is entitled to claim a 22 grant under this Act. With respect to claims filed by 23 individuals who will become 65 years old during the calendar 24 year in which a claim is filed, the amount of any grant to 25 which that household is entitled shall be an amount equal to 26 1/12 of the amount to which the claimant would otherwise be 27 entitled as provided in this Section, multiplied by the 28 number of months in which the claimant was 65 in the calendar 29 year in which the claim is filed. 30 (b) Limitation. Except as otherwise provided in 31 subsections (a) and (f) of this Section, the maximum amount 32 of grant which a claimant is entitled to claim is the amount 33 by which the property taxes accrued which were paid or 34 payable during the last preceding tax year or rent HB3872 Enrolled -11- LRB9112049SMdv 1 constituting property taxes accrued upon the claimant's 2 residence for the last preceding taxable year exceeds 3 1/2% 3 of the claimant's household income for that year but in no 4 event is the grant to exceed (i) $700 less 4.5% of household 5 income for that year for those with a household income of 6 $14,000 or less or (ii) $70 if household income for that year 7 is more than $14,000but less than $16,000. 8 (c) Public aid recipients. If household income in one 9 or more months during a year includes cash assistance in 10 excess of $55 per month from the Department of Public Aid or 11 the Department of Human Services (acting as successor to the 12 Department of Public Aid under the Department of Human 13 Services Act) which was determined under regulations of that 14 Department on a measure of need that included an allowance 15 for actual rent or property taxes paid by the recipient of 16 that assistance, the amount of grant to which that household 17 is entitled, except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), 18 shall be the product of (1) the maximum amount computed as 19 specified in subsection (b) of this Section and (2) the ratio 20 of the number of months in which household income did not 21 include such cash assistance over $55 to the number twelve. 22 If household income did not include such cash assistance over 23 $55 for any months during the year, the amount of the grant 24 to which the household is entitled shall be the maximum 25 amount computed as specified in subsection (b) of this 26 Section. For purposes of this paragraph (c), "cash 27 assistance" does not include any amount received under the 28 federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. 29 (d) Joint ownership. If title to the residence is held 30 jointly by the claimant with a person who is not a member of 31 his household, the amount of property taxes accrued used in 32 computing the amount of grant to which he is entitled shall 33 be the same percentage of property taxes accrued as is the 34 percentage of ownership held by the claimant in the HB3872 Enrolled -12- LRB9112049SMdv 1 residence. 2 (e) More than one residence. If a claimant has occupied 3 more than one residence in the taxable year, he may claim 4 only one residence for any part of a month. In the case of 5 property taxes accrued, he shall pro rate 1/12 of the total 6 property taxes accrued on his residence to each month that he 7 owned and occupied that residence; and, in the case of rent 8 constituting property taxes accrued, shall pro rate each 9 month's rent payments to the residence actually occupied 10 during that month. 11 (f) There is hereby established a program of 12 pharmaceutical assistance to the aged and disabled which 13 shall be administered by the Department in accordance with 14 this Act, to consist of payments to authorized pharmacies, on 15 behalf of beneficiaries of the program, for the reasonable 16 costs of covered prescription drugs. Each beneficiary who 17 pays $5$40for an identification card shall pay no 18 additionalthe first $15 ofprescription costseach month. 19 Each beneficiary who pays $25$80for an identification card 20 shall paythe first$3 per$25 ofprescriptioncosts each21month. In addition, after a beneficiary receives $2,000$80022 in benefits during a State fiscal year, that beneficiary 23 shall also be charged 20% of the cost of each prescription 24 for which payments are made by the program during the 25 remainder of the fiscal year. To become a beneficiary under 26 this program a person must be: (1) (i) 65 years or older, or 27 (ii) the surviving spouse of such a claimant, who at the time 28 of death received or was entitled to receive benefits 29 pursuant to this subsection, which surviving spouse will 30 become 65 years of age within the 24 months immediately 31 following the death of such claimant and which surviving 32 spouse but for his or her age is otherwise qualified to 33 receive benefits pursuant to this subsection, or (iii) 34 disabled, and (2) is domiciled in this State at the time he HB3872 Enrolled -13- LRB9112049SMdv 1 files his or her claim, and (3) has a maximum household 2 income of less than $14,000 for grant years before the 1998 3 grant year,andless than $16,000 for the 1998 and 1999 grant 4 years, and less than (i) $21,218 for a household containing 5 one person, (ii) $28,480 for a household containing 2 6 persons, or (iii) $35,740 for a household containing 3 more 7 persons for the 2000 grant year and thereafter. In addition, 8 each eligible person must (1) obtain an identification card 9 from the Department, (2) at the time the card is obtained, 10 sign a statement assigning to the State of Illinois benefits 11 which may be otherwise claimed under any private insurance 12 plans, (3) present the identification card to the dispensing 13 pharmacist. 14 Whenever a generic equivalent for a covered prescription 15 drug is available, the Department shall reimburse only for 16 the reasonable costs of the generic equivalent, less the 17 co-pay established in this Section, unless (i) the covered 18 prescription drug contains one or more ingredients defined as 19 a narrow therapeutic index drug at 21 CFR 320.33, (ii) the 20 prescriber indicates on the face of the prescription "brand 21 medically necessary", and (iii) the prescriber specifies that 22 a substitution is not permitted. When issuing an oral 23 prescription for covered prescription medication described in 24 item (i) of this paragraph, the prescriber shall stipulate 25 "brand medically necessary" and that a substitution is not 26 permitted. If the covered prescription drug and its 27 authorizing prescription do not meet the criteria listed 28 above, the beneficiary may purchase the non-generic 29 equivalent of the covered prescription drug by paying the 30 difference between the generic cost and the non-generic cost 31 plus the beneficiary co-pay. 32 Any person otherwise eligible for pharmaceutical 33 assistance under this Act whose covered drugs are covered by 34 any public program for assistance in purchasing any covered HB3872 Enrolled -14- LRB9112049SMdv 1 prescription drugs shall be ineligible for assistance under 2 this Act to the extent such costs are covered by such other 3 plan. 4 The fee to be charged by the Department for the 5 identification card shall be equal to $5$40for persons 6 below the official poverty line as defined by the United 7 States Department of Health and Human Services and $25$808 for all other persons. 9 In the event that 2 or more persons are eligible for any 10 benefit under this Act, and are members of the same 11 household, (1) each such person shall be entitled to 12 participate in the pharmaceutical assistance program, 13 provided that he or she meets all other requirements imposed 14 by this subsection and (2) each participating household 15 member contributes the fee required for that person by the 16 preceding paragraph for the purpose of obtaining an 17 identification card.Persons eligible for any benefit under18this Act due to become 65 in calendar year 1984 or any19subsequent calendar year in which a claim is filed are20excluded from the benefit prescribed in this subsection (f)21for the calendar year in which they become 65.22 (Source: P.A. 90-650, eff. 7-27-98; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.) 23 (320 ILCS 25/5) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 405) 24 Sec. 5. Procedure. 25 (a) In general. Claims must be filed after January 1, 26 on forms prescribed by the Department. No claim may be filed 27 more than one year after December 31 of the year for which 28 the claim is filed except that claims for 1976 may be filed 29 until December 31, 1978. The pharmaceutical assistance 30 identification card provided for in subsection (f) of Section 31 4 shall be valid for a period not to exceed one year. 32 (b) Claim is Personal. The right to file a claim under 33 this Act shall be personal to the claimant and shall not HB3872 Enrolled -15- LRB9112049SMdv 1 survive his death, but such right may be exercised on behalf 2 of a claimant by his legal guardian or attorney-in-fact. If 3 a claimant dies after having filed a timely claim, the amount 4 thereof shall be disbursed to his surviving spouse or, if no 5 spouse survives, to his surviving dependent minor children in 6 equal parts, provided the spouse or child, as the case may 7 be, resided with the claimant at the time he filed his claim. 8 If at the time of disbursement neither the claimant nor his 9 spouse is surviving, and no dependent minor children of the 10 claimant are surviving the amount of the claim shall escheat 11 to the State. 12 (c) One claim per household. Only one member of a 13 household may file a claim under this Act in any calendar 14 year; where both members of a household are otherwise 15 entitled to claim a grant under this Act, they must agree as 16 to which of them will file a claim for that year. 17 (d) Content of application form. The form prescribed by 18 the Department for purposes of paragraph (a) shall include a 19 table, appropriately keyed to the parts of the form on which 20 the claimant is required to furnish information, which will 21 enable the claimant to determine readily the approximate 22 amount of grant to which he is entitled by relating levels of 23 household income to property taxes accrued or rent 24 constituting property taxes accrued. 25 (e) Pharmaceutical Assistance Procedures. The 26 Department shall establish the form and manner for 27 application, and establish by January 1, 1986 a procedure to 28 enable persons to apply for the additional grant or for the 29 pharmaceutical assistance identification card on the same 30 application form. The Department shall determine eligibility 31 for pharmaceutical assistance using the applicant's current 32 income. The Department shall determine a person's current 33 income in the manner provided by the Department by rule. 34 (Source: P.A. 91-533, eff. 8-13-99.) HB3872 Enrolled -16- LRB9112049SMdv 1 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 2 Section 8.24 as follows: 3 (30 ILCS 805/8.24 new) 4 Sec. 8.24. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 5 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required 6 for the implementation of any mandate created by this 7 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly. 8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on 9 July 1, 2000, except that Sections 5, 15, and 90 take effect 10 January 1, 2001.