Public Act 094-0073
Public Act 0073 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 094-0073
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| HB0788 Enrolled |
LRB094 07124 RSP 37276 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | Epilepsy Disease Assistance Act.
| Section 5. Policy declaration. The General Assembly
finds | that epilepsy is a devastating health condition that
afflicts | 2,300,000 United States citizens, over 125,000 of
whom reside | in Illinois. The General Assembly also finds
that epilepsy | afflicts its victims at all ages, but is
particularly | devastating to children and the elderly. It is
the opinion of | the General Assembly that epilepsy can cause
serious financial, | social, and emotional hardships on the
victims and their | families of such a major consequence that
it is essential for | the State to develop and implement
policies, plans, and | programs to alleviate these
hardships. | It is the intent of the General Assembly through
| implementation of this Act to establish a program for the
| conduct of epilepsy education, awareness, and treatment | initiatives designed to address the service gaps and treatment | needs of the people impacted by epilepsy. Additionally, it is | the intent of the
General Assembly, through a comprehensive, | statewide system of community-based services (Epilepsy | Treatment and Education Program), to provide for the
| identification, evaluation, diagnosis, referral, and
treatment | of victims of this disease.
| Section 10. Duties of the Department. | Subject to the availability of funds for these purposes, | the Department of Public Health shall: | (1) Assist in the development of programs for the care | and treatment of persons suffering from epilepsy. |
| (2) Institute and carry on a statewide educational | initiative among health care professionals, teachers, | school administers, public health departments, and | families, including the dissemination of information and | the conducting of educational programs to assist in the | early recognition and referral of persons for appropriate | followup and treatment. | (3) Develop standards for determining eligibility for | care and treatment under this program. Among other | standards so developed under this paragraph, candidates, | to be eligible, must be referred and evaluated by a program | properly staffed and affiliated with a national epilepsy | program. | (4) Extend assistance to the programs listed in item | (2) in order to facilitate linkages for persons with | epilepsy through the following: | (i) referral and evaluation for appropriate care | management and treatment; and | (ii) diagnosis and treatment by epileptologists | and the Epilepsy Foundation.
| Section 15. Epilepsy Advisory Committee. The Epilepsy | Advisory Committee is created as a committee within the | Department of Public Health. The Epilepsy Advisory Committee | shall consist of the Director of Public Health, or his or her | designee, who
shall serve as
a non-voting member and who shall | be the co-chair of the Committee, and 13
voting
members | appointed by the Governor.
| The voting members shall include persons who are | experienced in the delivery of diagnoses, treatment, and | support services to victims of epilepsy and their families. The | voting
members shall
include 3 board-certified neurologists | licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, at least | one of whom shall be a Director of a comprehensive epilepsy | center; one representative of an educational institution
that
| is affiliated with a medical center in the State; one
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| representative of a
licensed hospital; one nurse; one social | worker; one representative of an
organization
established | under the Illinois Insurance Code for the purpose of providing
| health
insurance; one representative of each Illinois Epilepsy | Foundation affiliate; and 2 people with epilepsy or members of | their families.
| Each voting member shall serve for a term of
2 years and | until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. Members | of
the
Committee shall not be compensated, but shall be | reimbursed for expenses
actually
incurred in the performance of | their duties from funds appropriated for that purpose. No more | than 9 voting members may be of
the same
political party.
| Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original | appointments. | The Epilepsy Advisory Committee shall advise the | Department of Public Health on their duties under this Act.
| Section 20. Regional programs. The Epilepsy Committee | shall recommend the establishment of regional epilepsy | treatment and education programs designed to provide community | services to people with epilepsy and their families.
| Section 25. Epilepsy Treatment and Education Grants-in-Aid | Fund. The Epilepsy Treatment and Education Grants-in-Aid Fund | is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Using | appropriations from the Fund, the Department of Public Health | shall provide grants-in-aid (i) to fund necessary educational | activities and (ii) for the development and maintenance of | services for victims of epilepsy and their families, as managed | through an epilepsy program properly staffed and affiliated | with a national epilepsy program. The Department shall adopt | rules governing the distribution and specific purpose of these | grants.
| Section 30. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | Section 5.640 as follows:
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| (30 ILCS 105/5.640 new) | Sec. 5.640. The Epilepsy Treatment and Education | Grants-in-Aid Fund.
| Section 35. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by | changing Sections 509 and 510 and by adding Section 507EE as | follows:
| (35 ILCS 5/507EE new) | Sec. 507EE. Epilepsy Treatment and Education Grants-in-Aid | Fund checkoff. The Department
must print on its standard | individual income tax form a provision indicating
that if the | taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Epilepsy Treatment and | Education
Grants-in-Aid Fund, as authorized by this amendatory | Act of the 94th General
Assembly, he or she may do
so by | stating the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on | the return
and that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's | refund or increase the
amount of payment to accompany the | return. Failure to remit any amount of
increased payment | reduces the contribution accordingly. This Section
does not | apply to any amended return.
| (35 ILCS 5/509) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-509)
| Sec. 509. Tax checkoff explanations. All individual income | tax return forms
shall contain appropriate explanations and | spaces to enable the taxpayers to
designate contributions to | the following funds:
the Child Abuse Prevention Fund,
the | Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund (as required by the | Illinois
Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act),
the Alzheimer's | Disease Research Fund (as required by the Alzheimer's
Disease | Research Act),
the Assistance to the Homeless Fund (as required | by this Act),
the Penny Severns Breast and Cervical Cancer | Research Fund,
the National World War II Memorial Fund,
the | Prostate Cancer Research Fund,
the Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) | Research Fund,
the Multiple Sclerosis Assistance Fund,
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| Leukemia Treatment and Education Fund,
the World War II | Illinois Veterans Memorial Fund,
the Korean War Veterans | National Museum and Library Fund,
the Illinois Military Family | Relief Fund,
the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund, the Epilepsy | Treatment and Education Grants-in-Aid Fund, and the Asthma and | Lung Research Fund.
| Each form shall contain a statement that the contributions | will reduce the
taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of | payment to accompany the return.
Failure to remit any amount of | increased payment shall reduce the contribution
accordingly.
| If, on October 1 of any year, the total contributions to | any one of the
funds made under this Section do not equal | $100,000 or more, the explanations
and spaces for designating | contributions to the fund shall be removed from the
individual | income tax return forms for the following and all subsequent | years
and all subsequent contributions to the fund shall be | refunded to the taxpayer.
| (Source: P.A. 92-84, eff. 7-1-02; 92-198, eff. 8-1-01; 92-651, | eff. 7-11-02; 92-772, eff. 8-6-02; 92-886, eff. 2-7-03; 93-36, | eff. 6-24-03; 93-131, eff. 7-10-03; 93-292, eff. 7-22-03; | 93-324, eff. 7-23-03; 93-776, eff. 7-21-04.)
| (35 ILCS 5/510) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-510)
| Sec. 510. Determination of amounts contributed. The | Department shall
determine the total amount contributed to each | of the following:
the Child Abuse Prevention Fund,
the Illinois | Wildlife Preservation Fund,
the Assistance to the Homeless | Fund,
the Alzheimer's Disease Research Fund,
the Penny Severns | Breast and Cervical Cancer Research Fund,
the National World | War II Memorial Fund,
the Prostate Cancer Research Fund,
the | Illinois Military Family Relief Fund,
the Lou Gehrig's Disease | (ALS) Research Fund,
the Multiple Sclerosis Assistance Fund,
| the Leukemia Treatment and Education Fund,
the World War II | Illinois Veterans Memorial Fund,
the Korean War Veterans | National Museum and Library Fund, the Illinois Veterans' Homes | Fund, the Epilepsy Treatment and Education Grants-in-Aid Fund,
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the Asthma and Lung Research Fund;
and shall notify the | State Comptroller and the State Treasurer of the amounts
to be | transferred from the General Revenue Fund to each fund, and | upon receipt
of such notification the State Treasurer and | Comptroller shall transfer the
amounts.
| (Source: P.A. 92-84, eff. 7-1-02; 92-198, eff. 8-1-01; 92-651, | eff. 7-11-02; 92-772, eff. 8-6-02; 92-886, eff. 2-7-03; 93-36, | eff. 6-24-03; 93-131, eff. 7-10-03; 93-292, eff. 7-22-03; | 93-324, eff. 7-23-03; 93-776, eff. 7-21-04.)
| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | becoming law.
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Effective Date: 06/23/2005
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