Rep. Robyn Gabel

Filed: 11/7/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1313

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1313 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law is
5amended by changing Sections 5-5, 5-30 and 5-35 as follows:
 
6    (215 ILCS 122/5-5)
7    Sec. 5-5. State health benefits exchange. It is declared
8that this State, beginning October 1, 2013, in accordance with
9Section 1311 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable
10Care Act, shall establish a State health benefits exchange to
11be known as the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange in order to
12help individuals and small employers with no more than 100 50
13employees shop for, select, and enroll in qualified, affordable
14private health plans that fit their needs at competitive
15prices. The Exchange shall separate coverage pools for
16individuals and small employers and shall supplement and not

 

 

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1supplant any existing private health insurance market for
2individuals and small employers.
3(Source: P.A. 97-142, eff. 7-14-11.)
 
4    (215 ILCS 122/5-30 new)
5    Sec. 5-30. Governing Board.
6    (a) There is hereby established the Illinois Health
7Benefits Exchange Governing Board. The Board shall be
8represented by a variety of consumers, small businesses, and
9other stakeholders and reflect the geographic and cultural
10diversity of our great State. The Board shall be comprised of
11the following 15 voting members:
12        (1) two members representing small business (one from
13    the Chicagoland area and one from downstate Illinois), one
14    of whom is a person of color;
15        (2) three members representing organizations that
16    represent communities of color;
17        (3) one member representing an organization that
18    represents the disability community;
19        (4) two health professionals or representatives of
20    public health organizations;
21        (5) one organized labor representative;
22        (6) one women's organization representative;
23        (7) two consumer representatives (one from the
24    Chicagoland area and one from downstate Illinois);
25        (8) one health actuary;

 

 

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1        (9) one health economist; and
2        (10) one rural-based organization representative.
3    (b) The Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of
4Representatives and the President and the Minority Leader of
5the Senate shall each make recommendations of people for all of
6the 15 positions set forth in subsection (a) of this Section.
7The Governor shall choose at least 3 of the persons recommended
8by each of the legislative leaders. The Governor shall appoint
93 members of the Board.
 
10    (215 ILCS 122/5-35 new)
11    Sec. 5-35. Financing mechanism.
12    (a) The provisions set forth in this Section establish the
13primary source of financing for the Illinois Health Benefits
14Exchange.
15    (b) For all deposits of securities maintained with the
16Director of Insurance pursuant to Section 26 of the Illinois
17Insurance Code, every company subject to the provisions of
18Section 26 of the Illinois Insurance Code shall pay to the
19Director, at a rate determined by the Director, a tax on that
20company's deposit of securities.
21    (c) For purposes of enforcing the provisions of this
22Section, the Director shall have the authority to adopt rules
23and establish forms as may be reasonably necessary for purposes
24of determining the allocation of Illinois corporate income
25taxes paid under subsections (a) through (d) of Section 201 of

 

 

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1the Illinois Income Tax Act amongst members of a business group
2that files an Illinois corporate income tax return on a unitary
3basis. The Director shall also have authority to defer, waive,
4or abate the tax imposed by this Section if in his or her
5opinion the company's solvency and ability to meet its insured
6obligations would be immediately threatened by payment of the
7tax due.
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.".