Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

Filed: 10/25/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 853

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 853, AS AMENDED,
3by inserting the following immediately below the enacting
4clause:
 
5    "Section 3. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of
61971 is amended by changing Section 6.11C as follows:
 
7    (5 ILCS 375/6.11C)
8    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
9delayed effective date)
10    Sec. 6.11C. Coverage for injectable medicines to improve
11glucose or weight loss. Beginning on July 1, 2024, the program
12of health benefits covered under this Act January 1, 2024, the
13State Employees Group Insurance Program shall provide coverage
14for all types of medically necessary injectable medicines
15prescribed on-label or off-label to improve glucose or weight
16loss for use by adults diagnosed or previously diagnosed with

 

 

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1prediabetes, gestational diabetes, or obesity. To continue to
2qualify for coverage under this Section, the continued
3treatment must be medically necessary, and covered members
4must, if given advance, written notice, participate in a
5lifestyle management plan administered by their health plan.
6This Section does not apply to individuals covered by a
7Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan.
8(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 1-1-24.)"; and
 
9by replacing the introductory clause of Section 10 with the
10following:
11    "Section 10. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended
12by changing Sections 19, 30, and 35 as follows:
 
13    (50 ILCS 750/19)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2025)
15    Sec. 19. Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board.
16    (a) Beginning July 1, 2015, there is created the Statewide
179-1-1 Advisory Board within the Illinois State Police. The
18Board shall consist of the following voting members:
19        (1) The Director of the Illinois State Police, or his
20    or her designee, who shall serve as chairman.
21        (2) The Executive Director of the Commission, or his
22    or her designee.
23        (3) Members appointed by the Governor as follows:
24            (A) one member representing the Illinois chapter

 

 

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1        of the National Emergency Number Association, or his
2        or her designee;
3            (B) one member representing the Illinois chapter
4        of the Association of Public-Safety Communications
5        Officials, or his or her designee;
6            (C) one member representing a county 9-1-1 system
7        from a county with a population of less than 37,000;
8            (C-5) one member representing a county 9-1-1
9        system from a county with a population between 37,000
10        and 100,000;
11            (D) one member representing a county 9-1-1 system
12        from a county with a population between 100,001 and
13        250,000;
14            (E) one member representing a county 9-1-1 system
15        from a county with a population of more than 250,000;
16            (F) one member representing a municipal or
17        intergovernmental cooperative 9-1-1 system, excluding
18        any single municipality with a population over
19        500,000;
20            (G) one member representing the Illinois
21        Association of Chiefs of Police;
22            (H) one member representing the Illinois Sheriffs'
23        Association; and
24            (I) one member representing the Illinois Fire
25        Chiefs Association.
26    The Governor shall appoint the following non-voting

 

 

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1members: (i) one member representing an incumbent local
2exchange 9-1-1 system provider; (ii) one member representing a
3non-incumbent local exchange 9-1-1 system provider; (iii) one
4member representing a large wireless carrier; (iv) one member
5representing an incumbent local exchange carrier; (v) one
6member representing the Illinois Broadband and
7Telecommunications Association; (vi) one member representing
8the Illinois Broadband and Cable Association; and (vii) one
9member representing the Illinois State Ambulance Association.
10The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority
11Leader of the House of Representatives, the President of the
12Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate may each appoint
13a member of the General Assembly to temporarily serve as a
14non-voting member of the Board during the 12 months prior to
15the repeal date of this Act to discuss legislative initiatives
16of the Board.
17    (b) The Governor shall make initial appointments to the
18Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board by August 31, 2015. Six of the
19voting members appointed by the Governor shall serve an
20initial term of 2 years, and the remaining voting members
21appointed by the Governor shall serve an initial term of 3
22years. Thereafter, each appointment by the Governor shall be
23for a term of 3 years and until their respective successors are
24appointed. Non-voting members shall serve for a term of 3
25years. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the
26original appointment. Persons appointed to fill a vacancy

 

 

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1shall serve for the balance of the unexpired term.
2    Members of the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board shall serve
3without compensation.
4    (c) The 9-1-1 Services Advisory Board, as constituted on
5June 1, 2015 without the legislative members, shall serve in
6the role of the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board until all
7appointments of voting members have been made by the Governor
8under subsection (a) of this Section.
9    (d) The Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board shall:
10        (1) advise the Illinois State Police and the Statewide
11    9-1-1 Administrator on the oversight of 9-1-1 systems and
12    the development and implementation of a uniform statewide
13    9-1-1 system;
14        (2) make recommendations to the Governor and the
15    General Assembly regarding improvements to 9-1-1 services
16    throughout the State; and
17        (3) exercise all other powers and duties provided in
18    this Act.
19    (e) The Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board shall submit to the
20General Assembly a report by March 1 of each year providing an
21update on the transition to a statewide 9-1-1 system and
22recommending any legislative action.
23    (f) The Illinois State Police shall provide administrative
24support to the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board.
25(Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
26102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)".