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92_SB0884eng SB884 Engrossed LRB9201520DJgc 1 AN ACT in relation to public aid. 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 5.545 as follows: 6 (30 ILCS 105/5.545 new) 7 Sec. 5.545. The Medical Special Purposes Trust Fund. 8 Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 9 changing Sections 12-4.18 and 12-4.19 and adding Section 10 12-10.5 as follows: 11 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.18) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.18) 12 Sec. 12-4.18. Grants and gifts for public aid and 13 related welfare purposes. Accept, hold and administer in 14 behalf of the State any grant, gift or legacy of money, 15 securities, or property to the Illinois Department or to the 16 State of Illinois for public aid or any related welfare 17 purpose. 18 From appropriations from the Assistance to the Homeless 19 Fund, a special fund in the State treasury, which is hereby 20 created, provide grants to not-for-profit organizations for 21 the purpose of providing assistance to homeless persons. 22 Grants, gifts, and legacies for employment and training 23 programs for public assistance clients shall be deposited 24 into the Employment and Training Fund. 25 Grants, gifts, donations, and legacies for functions 26 connected with the administration of any medical program 27 administered by the Illinois Department shall be deposited 28 into the Medical Special Purposes Trust Fund created under 29 Section 12-10.5. SB884 Engrossed -2- LRB9201520DJgc 1 (Source: P.A. 88-429.) 2 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.19) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.19) 3 Sec. 12-4.19. Grants for Pilot Studies and Research. 4 Co-operate with the Federal Government, private 5 foundations, persons, corporations or other entities making 6 grants of funds or offering the services of technical 7 assistants for pilot studies and other research programs 8 relating to effective methods of rehabilitation or the 9 adequacy of public aid and welfare programs, policies and 10 procedures, and accept, hold and administer grants made in 11 connection therewith. Grants for functions connected with the 12 administration of any medical program administered by the 13 Illinois Department shall be deposited into the Medical 14 Special Purposes Trust Fund created under Section 12-10.5. 15 (Source: P.A. 77-2110.) 16 (305 ILCS 5/12-10.5 new) 17 Sec. 12-10.5. Medical Special Purposes Trust Fund. 18 (a) The Medical Special Purposes Trust Fund ("the Fund") 19 is created. Any grant, gift, donation, or legacy of money or 20 securities that the Department of Public Aid is authorized to 21 receive under Section 12-4.18 or Section 12-4.19, and that is 22 dedicated for functions connected with the administration of 23 any medical program administered by the Department, shall be 24 deposited into the Fund. All federal moneys received by the 25 Department as reimbursement for disbursements authorized to 26 be made from the Fund shall also be deposited into the Fund. 27 (b) No moneys received from a service provider or a 28 governmental or private entity that is enrolled with the 29 Department as a provider of medical services shall be 30 deposited into the Fund. 31 (c) Disbursements may be made from the Fund for the 32 purposes connected with the grants, gifts, donations, or SB884 Engrossed -3- LRB9201520DJgc 1 legacies deposited into the Fund, including, but not limited 2 to, medical quality assessment projects, eligibility 3 population studies, medical information systems evaluations, 4 and other administrative functions that assist the Department 5 in fulfilling its health care mission under the Illinois 6 Public Aid Code and the Children's Health Insurance Program 7 Act. 8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on 9 July 1, 2001.