Rep. Chapin Rose

Filed: 5/28/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1538

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1538 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State
5Healthcare Purchasing Reorganization Act.
 
6    Section 10. Revocation of Executive Order 3 (2005). On
7January 1, 2012, Executive Order 3 (2005) is superseded by this
8Act with the exception of Section I (renaming the Department of
9Public Aid as the Department of Healthcare and Family
10Services), which remains in effect.
 
11    Section 15. Transfer back of State healthcare purchasing
12functions transferred by Executive Order 3 (2005).
13    (a) On January 1, 2012 or as soon thereafter as practical,
14all of the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities related
15to State healthcare purchasing that were transferred from the

 

 

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1Department of Central Management Services, the Department of
2Corrections, the Department of Human Services, and the
3Department of Veterans' Affairs to the Department of Healthcare
4and Family Services by Executive Order 3 (2005) are transferred
5back to the Departments from which those powers, duties,
6rights, and responsibilities were transferred; however,
7powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities related to State
8healthcare purchasing that were exercised by the Department of
9Corrections before Executive Order 3 (2005) but that pertain to
10individuals resident in facilities operated by Department of
11Juvenile Justice are transferred to the Department of Juvenile
12Justice.
13    (b) The functions associated with State healthcare
14purchasing that are transferred from the Department of
15Healthcare and Family Services under this Section include,
16without limitation, the following:
17        (1) Rate development and negotiation with hospitals,
18    physicians, and managed care providers.
19        (2) Health care procurement development.
20        (3) Contract implementation and fiscal monitoring.
21        (4) Contract amendments.
22        (5) Payment processing.
23        (6) Purchasing aspects of health care plans
24    administered by the State on behalf of the following:
25            (A) State employees. These healthcare purchasing
26        functions include the following health care plans:

 

 

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1        quality health care plan; managed health care plan;
2        vision plan; pharmacy benefits plan; dental plan;
3        behavioral health plan; employee assistance plan;
4        utilization management plan; and SHIPs and various
5        subrogation agreements. These healthcare purchasing
6        functions also include the purchasing and
7        administration of flu shots, hepatitis B vaccinations,
8        and tuberculosis tests.
9            (B) Persons other than State employees. These
10        healthcare purchasing functions include the following
11        health care plans: the retired teachers' health
12        insurance plan under the State Employees Group
13        Insurance Act of 1971; the local government health
14        insurance plan under the State Employees Group
15        Insurance Act of 1971; the community colleges health
16        insurance plan under the State Employees Group
17        Insurance Act of 1971; and the active teacher
18        prescription program.
19            (C) Residents of State-operated facilities,
20        including (i) correctional and youth facilities
21        operated by the Department of Corrections or the
22        Department of Juvenile Justice, (ii) mental health
23        centers and developmental centers operated by the
24        Department of Human Services, and (iii) veterans homes
25        operated by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
26    (c) The powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities

 

 

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1vested in or associated with State healthcare purchasing are
2not affected by this Act, except that all management and staff
3support or other resources necessary to the operation of a
4State healthcare purchasing function shall be provided by the
5Department to which that function is transferred under this
6Act.
 
7    Section 20. Representation on boards or other entities.
8When any provision of an Executive Order or Act provides for
9the membership of the Director of Healthcare and Family
10Services on any council, commission, board, or other entity
11that exercises any of the State healthcare purchasing functions
12transferred by this Act, the Director or Secretary of the
13Department to which the State healthcare purchasing function is
14transferred under this Act, or his or her designee, shall serve
15in the place of the Director of Healthcare and Family Services,
16but only with regard to the exercise of the function
17transferred under this Act. If more than one such person is
18required by law to serve on any council, commission, board, or
19other entity, then an equivalent number of the representatives
20of the Department to which the applicable function is
21transferred under this Act shall so serve. In addition, any
22statutory mandate that provides for action on the part of the
23Director of Healthcare and Family Services relating to a State
24healthcare purchasing function transferred under this Act
25shall become the responsibility of the Director or Secretary of

 

 

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1the Department to which that function is transferred under this
2Act.
 
3    Section 25. Personnel transferred.
4    (a) The status and rights of employees of the Department of
5Healthcare and Family Services engaged in the performance of
6State healthcare purchasing functions transferred back to the
7Department of Central Management Services are not affected by
8this Act. The status and rights of those employees, and the
9rights of the State of Illinois and its agencies, under the
10Personnel Code and applicable collective bargaining agreements
11or under any pension, retirement, or annuity plan are not
12affected by this Act. Personnel and positions within the
13Department of Healthcare and Family Services that are engaged
14in the performance of State healthcare purchasing functions
15transferred back to the Department of Central Management
16Services are transferred to and shall continue their service
17within the Department of Central Management Services.
18    (b) Personnel and positions of the Department of
19Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the
20Department of Human Services, and the Department of Veterans'
21Affairs were not in fact transferred under Executive Order 3
22(2005) and are not affected by this Act.
 
23    Section 30. Books and records transferred. All books,
24records, papers, documents, property (real and personal),

 

 

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1contracts, and pending business pertaining to the powers,
2duties, rights, and responsibilities related to any of the
3State healthcare purchasing functions transferred under this
4Act from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to
5the Department of Central Management Services, the Department
6of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the
7Department of Human Services, and the Department of Veterans'
8Affairs, including, but not limited to, material in electronic
9or magnetic format and necessary computer hardware and
10software, shall be delivered to the Department to which that
11State healthcare purchasing function is transferred under this
12Act, provided that the delivery of that information may not
13violate any applicable confidentiality constraints. The access
14by personnel of the Department of Central Management Services,
15the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile
16Justice, the Department of Human Services, and the Department
17of Veterans' Affairs to databases and electronic health
18information that are currently maintained by the Department of
19Healthcare and Family Services and that contain data and
20information necessary to the performance of the State
21healthcare purchasing functions shall continue in the same
22manner and level of access as before this Act. Staff of the
23Department of Central Management Services, the Department of
24Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the
25Department of Human Services, and the Department of Veterans'
26Affairs may work with staff of the Department of Healthcare and

 

 

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1Family Services to add new information relevant to State
2healthcare purchasing functions.
 
3    Section 35. Unexpended moneys transferred.
4    (a) With respect to the State healthcare purchasing
5functions transferred under this Act, the Department of Central
6Management Services is the successor agency to the Department
7of Healthcare and Family Services under the Successor Agency
8Act and Section 9b of the State Finance Act. All unexpended
9appropriations and balances and other moneys available for use
10in connection with any of the State healthcare purchasing
11functions transferred from the Department of Healthcare and
12Family Services to the Department of Central Management
13Services are transferred for use by the Department of Central
14Management Services for the exercise of those functions
15pursuant to the direction of the Governor. Unexpended balances
16so transferred shall be expended only for the purpose for which
17the appropriations were originally made.
18    (b) Appropriations of the Department of Corrections, the
19Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Human
20Services, and the Department of Veterans' Affairs that were not
21in fact transferred under Executive Order 3 (2005) are not
22affected by this Act.
 
23    Section 40. Exercise of transferred powers; savings
24provisions. The powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities

 

 

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1related to the State healthcare purchasing functions
2transferred under this Act are vested in and shall be exercised
3by the Department to which the applicable function is
4transferred. Each act done in the exercise of those powers,
5duties, rights, and responsibilities shall have the same legal
6effect as if done by the Department of Healthcare and Family
7Services or its divisions, officers, or employees.
 
8    Section 45. Rights, obligations, and duties unaffected by
9transfer. The transfer of powers, duties, rights, and
10responsibilities from the Department of Healthcare and Family
11Services under this Act does not affect any person's rights,
12obligations, or duties, including any civil or criminal
13penalties applicable thereto, arising out of those transferred
14powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities.
 
15    Section 50. Agency officers; penalties. Every officer of
16the Department of Central Management Services, the Department
17of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the
18Department of Human Services, and the Department of Veterans'
19Affairs is, for any offense, subject to the same penalty or
20penalties, civil or criminal, as are prescribed by existing law
21for the same offense by any officer whose powers or duties are
22transferred under this Act.
 
23    Section 55. Reports, notices, or papers. Whenever reports

 

 

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1or notices are required to be made or given or papers or
2documents furnished or served by any person to or upon the
3Department of Healthcare and Family Services in connection with
4any State healthcare purchasing function transferred under
5this Act, the same shall be made, given, furnished, or served
6in the same manner to or upon the Department to which that
7State healthcare purchasing function is transferred.
 
8    Section 60. Acts and actions unaffected by transfer. This
9Act does not affect any act done, ratified, or canceled, or any
10right occurring or established, before January 1, 2012, in
11connection with any State healthcare purchasing function
12transferred under this Act. This Act does not affect any action
13or proceeding had or commenced before January 1, 2012, in an
14administrative, civil, or criminal cause regarding a State
15healthcare purchasing function transferred from the Department
16of Healthcare and Family Services under this Act, but any such
17action or proceeding may be defended, prosecuted, or continued
18by the Department to which the applicable State healthcare
19purchasing function is transferred.
 
20    Section 900. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of
211971 is amended by adding Sections 2.5 and 5.5 and changing
22Sections 3, 5, 6.5, 6.10, 10, and 13.1 as follows:
 
23    (5 ILCS 375/2.5 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 2.5. State healthcare purchasing. On and after January
21, 2012, as provided in the State Healthcare Purchasing
3Reorganization Act, all of the powers, duties, rights, and
4responsibilities related to State healthcare purchasing under
5this Act that were transferred from the Department of Central
6Management Services to the Department of Healthcare and Family
7Services by Executive Order 3 (2005) are transferred back to
8the Department.
 
9    (5 ILCS 375/3)  (from Ch. 127, par. 523)
10    Sec. 3. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise
11requires, the following words and phrases as used in this Act
12shall have the following meanings. The Department may define
13these and other words and phrases separately for the purpose of
14implementing specific programs providing benefits under this
15Act.
16    (a) "Administrative service organization" means any
17person, firm or corporation experienced in the handling of
18claims which is fully qualified, financially sound and capable
19of meeting the service requirements of a contract of
20administration executed with the Department.
21    (b) "Annuitant" means (1) an employee who retires, or has
22retired, on or after January 1, 1966 on an immediate annuity
23under the provisions of Articles 2, 14 (including an employee
24who has elected to receive an alternative retirement
25cancellation payment under Section 14-108.5 of the Illinois

 

 

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1Pension Code in lieu of an annuity), 15 (including an employee
2who has retired under the optional retirement program
3established under Section 15-158.2), paragraphs (2), (3), or
4(5) of Section 16-106, or Article 18 of the Illinois Pension
5Code; (2) any person who was receiving group insurance coverage
6under this Act as of March 31, 1978 by reason of his status as
7an annuitant, even though the annuity in relation to which such
8coverage was provided is a proportional annuity based on less
9than the minimum period of service required for a retirement
10annuity in the system involved; (3) any person not otherwise
11covered by this Act who has retired as a participating member
12under Article 2 of the Illinois Pension Code but is ineligible
13for the retirement annuity under Section 2-119 of the Illinois
14Pension Code; (4) the spouse of any person who is receiving a
15retirement annuity under Article 18 of the Illinois Pension
16Code and who is covered under a group health insurance program
17sponsored by a governmental employer other than the State of
18Illinois and who has irrevocably elected to waive his or her
19coverage under this Act and to have his or her spouse
20considered as the "annuitant" under this Act and not as a
21"dependent"; or (5) an employee who retires, or has retired,
22from a qualified position, as determined according to rules
23promulgated by the Director, under a qualified local
24government, a qualified rehabilitation facility, a qualified
25domestic violence shelter or service, or a qualified child
26advocacy center. (For definition of "retired employee", see (p)

 

 

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1post).
2    (b-5) "New SERS annuitant" means a person who, on or after
3January 1, 1998, becomes an annuitant, as defined in subsection
4(b), by virtue of beginning to receive a retirement annuity
5under Article 14 of the Illinois Pension Code (including an
6employee who has elected to receive an alternative retirement
7cancellation payment under Section 14-108.5 of that Code in
8lieu of an annuity), and is eligible to participate in the
9basic program of group health benefits provided for annuitants
10under this Act.
11    (b-6) "New SURS annuitant" means a person who (1) on or
12after January 1, 1998, becomes an annuitant, as defined in
13subsection (b), by virtue of beginning to receive a retirement
14annuity under Article 15 of the Illinois Pension Code, (2) has
15not made the election authorized under Section 15-135.1 of the
16Illinois Pension Code, and (3) is eligible to participate in
17the basic program of group health benefits provided for
18annuitants under this Act.
19    (b-7) "New TRS State annuitant" means a person who, on or
20after July 1, 1998, becomes an annuitant, as defined in
21subsection (b), by virtue of beginning to receive a retirement
22annuity under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code based on
23service as a teacher as defined in paragraph (2), (3), or (5)
24of Section 16-106 of that Code, and is eligible to participate
25in the basic program of group health benefits provided for
26annuitants under this Act.

 

 

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1    (c) "Carrier" means (1) an insurance company, a corporation
2organized under the Limited Health Service Organization Act or
3the Voluntary Health Services Plan Act, a partnership, or other
4nongovernmental organization, which is authorized to do group
5life or group health insurance business in Illinois, or (2) the
6State of Illinois as a self-insurer.
7    (d) "Compensation" means salary or wages payable on a
8regular payroll by the State Treasurer on a warrant of the
9State Comptroller out of any State, trust or federal fund, or
10by the Governor of the State through a disbursing officer of
11the State out of a trust or out of federal funds, or by any
12Department out of State, trust, federal or other funds held by
13the State Treasurer or the Department, to any person for
14personal services currently performed, and ordinary or
15accidental disability benefits under Articles 2, 14, 15
16(including ordinary or accidental disability benefits under
17the optional retirement program established under Section
1815-158.2), paragraphs (2), (3), or (5) of Section 16-106, or
19Article 18 of the Illinois Pension Code, for disability
20incurred after January 1, 1966, or benefits payable under the
21Workers' Compensation or Occupational Diseases Act or benefits
22payable under a sick pay plan established in accordance with
23Section 36 of the State Finance Act. "Compensation" also means
24salary or wages paid to an employee of any qualified local
25government, qualified rehabilitation facility, qualified
26domestic violence shelter or service, or qualified child

 

 

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1advocacy center.
2    (e) "Commission" means the State Employees Group Insurance
3Advisory Commission authorized by this Act. Commencing July 1,
41984, "Commission" as used in this Act means the Commission on
5Government Forecasting and Accountability as established by
6the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984.
7    (f) "Contributory", when referred to as contributory
8coverage, shall mean optional coverages or benefits elected by
9the member toward the cost of which such member makes
10contribution, or which are funded in whole or in part through
11the acceptance of a reduction in earnings or the foregoing of
12an increase in earnings by an employee, as distinguished from
13noncontributory coverage or benefits which are paid entirely by
14the State of Illinois without reduction of the member's salary.
15    (g) "Department" means any department, institution, board,
16commission, officer, court or any agency of the State
17government receiving appropriations and having power to
18certify payrolls to the Comptroller authorizing payments of
19salary and wages against such appropriations as are made by the
20General Assembly from any State fund, or against trust funds
21held by the State Treasurer and includes boards of trustees of
22the retirement systems created by Articles 2, 14, 15, 16 and 18
23of the Illinois Pension Code. "Department" also includes the
24Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Board, the Board of
25Examiners established under the Illinois Public Accounting
26Act, and the Illinois Finance Authority.

 

 

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1    (h) "Dependent", when the term is used in the context of
2the health and life plan, means a member's spouse and any child
3(1) from birth to age 26 including an adopted child, a child
4who lives with the member from the time of the filing of a
5petition for adoption until entry of an order of adoption, a
6stepchild or adjudicated child, or a child who lives with the
7member if such member is a court appointed guardian of the
8child or (2) age 19 or over who is mentally or physically
9disabled from a cause originating prior to the age of 19 (age
1026 if enrolled as an adult child dependent). For the health
11plan only, the term "dependent" also includes (1) any person
12enrolled prior to the effective date of this Section who is
13dependent upon the member to the extent that the member may
14claim such person as a dependent for income tax deduction
15purposes and (2) any person who has received after June 30,
162000 an organ transplant and who is financially dependent upon
17the member and eligible to be claimed as a dependent for income
18tax purposes. A member requesting to cover any dependent must
19provide documentation as requested by the Department of Central
20Management Services and file with the Department any and all
21forms required by the Department.
22    (i) "Director" means the Director of the Illinois
23Department of Central Management Services or of any successor
24agency designated to administer this Act.
25    (j) "Eligibility period" means the period of time a member
26has to elect enrollment in programs or to select benefits

 

 

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1without regard to age, sex or health.
2    (k) "Employee" means and includes each officer or employee
3in the service of a department who (1) receives his
4compensation for service rendered to the department on a
5warrant issued pursuant to a payroll certified by a department
6or on a warrant or check issued and drawn by a department upon
7a trust, federal or other fund or on a warrant issued pursuant
8to a payroll certified by an elected or duly appointed officer
9of the State or who receives payment of the performance of
10personal services on a warrant issued pursuant to a payroll
11certified by a Department and drawn by the Comptroller upon the
12State Treasurer against appropriations made by the General
13Assembly from any fund or against trust funds held by the State
14Treasurer, and (2) is employed full-time or part-time in a
15position normally requiring actual performance of duty during
16not less than 1/2 of a normal work period, as established by
17the Director in cooperation with each department, except that
18persons elected by popular vote will be considered employees
19during the entire term for which they are elected regardless of
20hours devoted to the service of the State, and (3) except that
21"employee" does not include any person who is not eligible by
22reason of such person's employment to participate in one of the
23State retirement systems under Articles 2, 14, 15 (either the
24regular Article 15 system or the optional retirement program
25established under Section 15-158.2) or 18, or under paragraph
26(2), (3), or (5) of Section 16-106, of the Illinois Pension

 

 

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1Code, but such term does include persons who are employed
2during the 6 month qualifying period under Article 14 of the
3Illinois Pension Code. Such term also includes any person who
4(1) after January 1, 1966, is receiving ordinary or accidental
5disability benefits under Articles 2, 14, 15 (including
6ordinary or accidental disability benefits under the optional
7retirement program established under Section 15-158.2),
8paragraphs (2), (3), or (5) of Section 16-106, or Article 18 of
9the Illinois Pension Code, for disability incurred after
10January 1, 1966, (2) receives total permanent or total
11temporary disability under the Workers' Compensation Act or
12Occupational Disease Act as a result of injuries sustained or
13illness contracted in the course of employment with the State
14of Illinois, or (3) is not otherwise covered under this Act and
15has retired as a participating member under Article 2 of the
16Illinois Pension Code but is ineligible for the retirement
17annuity under Section 2-119 of the Illinois Pension Code.
18However, a person who satisfies the criteria of the foregoing
19definition of "employee" except that such person is made
20ineligible to participate in the State Universities Retirement
21System by clause (4) of subsection (a) of Section 15-107 of the
22Illinois Pension Code is also an "employee" for the purposes of
23this Act. "Employee" also includes any person receiving or
24eligible for benefits under a sick pay plan established in
25accordance with Section 36 of the State Finance Act. "Employee"
26also includes (i) each officer or employee in the service of a

 

 

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1qualified local government, including persons appointed as
2trustees of sanitary districts regardless of hours devoted to
3the service of the sanitary district, (ii) each employee in the
4service of a qualified rehabilitation facility, (iii) each
5full-time employee in the service of a qualified domestic
6violence shelter or service, and (iv) each full-time employee
7in the service of a qualified child advocacy center, as
8determined according to rules promulgated by the Director.
9    (l) "Member" means an employee, annuitant, retired
10employee or survivor.
11    (m) "Optional coverages or benefits" means those coverages
12or benefits available to the member on his or her voluntary
13election, and at his or her own expense.
14    (n) "Program" means the group life insurance, health
15benefits and other employee benefits designed and contracted
16for by the Director under this Act.
17    (o) "Health plan" means a health benefits program offered
18by the State of Illinois for persons eligible for the plan.
19    (p) "Retired employee" means any person who would be an
20annuitant as that term is defined herein but for the fact that
21such person retired prior to January 1, 1966. Such term also
22includes any person formerly employed by the University of
23Illinois in the Cooperative Extension Service who would be an
24annuitant but for the fact that such person was made ineligible
25to participate in the State Universities Retirement System by
26clause (4) of subsection (a) of Section 15-107 of the Illinois

 

 

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1Pension Code.
2    (q) "Survivor" means a person receiving an annuity as a
3survivor of an employee or of an annuitant. "Survivor" also
4includes: (1) the surviving dependent of a person who satisfies
5the definition of "employee" except that such person is made
6ineligible to participate in the State Universities Retirement
7System by clause (4) of subsection (a) of Section 15-107 of the
8Illinois Pension Code; (2) the surviving dependent of any
9person formerly employed by the University of Illinois in the
10Cooperative Extension Service who would be an annuitant except
11for the fact that such person was made ineligible to
12participate in the State Universities Retirement System by
13clause (4) of subsection (a) of Section 15-107 of the Illinois
14Pension Code; and (3) the surviving dependent of a person who
15was an annuitant under this Act by virtue of receiving an
16alternative retirement cancellation payment under Section
1714-108.5 of the Illinois Pension Code.
18    (q-2) "SERS" means the State Employees' Retirement System
19of Illinois, created under Article 14 of the Illinois Pension
20Code.
21    (q-3) "SURS" means the State Universities Retirement
22System, created under Article 15 of the Illinois Pension Code.
23    (q-4) "TRS" means the Teachers' Retirement System of the
24State of Illinois, created under Article 16 of the Illinois
25Pension Code.
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1subsection (q), whose annuity is paid under Article 14 of the
2Illinois Pension Code and is based on the death of (i) an
3employee whose death occurs on or after January 1, 1998, or
4(ii) a new SERS annuitant as defined in subsection (b-5). "New
5SERS survivor" includes the surviving dependent of a person who
6was an annuitant under this Act by virtue of receiving an
7alternative retirement cancellation payment under Section
814-108.5 of the Illinois Pension Code.
9    (q-6) "New SURS survivor" means a survivor, as defined in
10subsection (q), whose annuity is paid under Article 15 of the
11Illinois Pension Code and is based on the death of (i) an
12employee whose death occurs on or after January 1, 1998, or
13(ii) a new SURS annuitant as defined in subsection (b-6).
14    (q-7) "New TRS State survivor" means a survivor, as defined
15in subsection (q), whose annuity is paid under Article 16 of
16the Illinois Pension Code and is based on the death of (i) an
17employee who is a teacher as defined in paragraph (2), (3), or
18(5) of Section 16-106 of that Code and whose death occurs on or
19after July 1, 1998, or (ii) a new TRS State annuitant as
20defined in subsection (b-7).
21    (r) "Medical services" means the services provided within
22the scope of their licenses by practitioners in all categories
23licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
24    (s) "Unit of local government" means any county,
25municipality, township, school district (including a
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1Cooperation Act), special district or other unit, designated as
2a unit of local government by law, which exercises limited
3governmental powers or powers in respect to limited
4governmental subjects, any not-for-profit association with a
5membership that primarily includes townships and township
6officials, that has duties that include provision of research
7service, dissemination of information, and other acts for the
8purpose of improving township government, and that is funded
9wholly or partly in accordance with Section 85-15 of the
10Township Code; any not-for-profit corporation or association,
11with a membership consisting primarily of municipalities, that
12operates its own utility system, and provides research,
13training, dissemination of information, or other acts to
14promote cooperation between and among municipalities that
15provide utility services and for the advancement of the goals
16and purposes of its membership; the Southern Illinois
17Collegiate Common Market, which is a consortium of higher
18education institutions in Southern Illinois; the Illinois
19Association of Park Districts; and any hospital provider that
20is owned by a county that has 100 or fewer hospital beds and
21has not already joined the program. "Qualified local
22government" means a unit of local government approved by the
23Director and participating in a program created under
24subsection (i) of Section 10 of this Act.
25    (t) "Qualified rehabilitation facility" means any
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1Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities or
2certified by the Department of Human Services (as successor to
3the Department of Mental Health and Developmental
4Disabilities) to provide services to persons with disabilities
5and which receives funds from the State of Illinois for
6providing those services, approved by the Director and
7participating in a program created under subsection (j) of
8Section 10 of this Act.
9    (u) "Qualified domestic violence shelter or service" means
10any Illinois domestic violence shelter or service and its
11administrative offices funded by the Department of Human
12Services (as successor to the Illinois Department of Public
13Aid), approved by the Director and participating in a program
14created under subsection (k) of Section 10.
15    (v) "TRS benefit recipient" means a person who:
16        (1) is not a "member" as defined in this Section; and
17        (2) is receiving a monthly benefit or retirement
18    annuity under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code; and
19        (3) either (i) has at least 8 years of creditable
20    service under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code, or
21    (ii) was enrolled in the health insurance program offered
22    under that Article on January 1, 1996, or (iii) is the
23    survivor of a benefit recipient who had at least 8 years of
24    creditable service under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension
25    Code or was enrolled in the health insurance program
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1    amendatory Act of 1995, or (iv) is a recipient or survivor
2    of a recipient of a disability benefit under Article 16 of
3    the Illinois Pension Code.
4    (w) "TRS dependent beneficiary" means a person who:
5        (1) is not a "member" or "dependent" as defined in this
6    Section; and
7        (2) is a TRS benefit recipient's: (A) spouse, (B)
8    dependent parent who is receiving at least half of his or
9    her support from the TRS benefit recipient, or (C) natural,
10    step, adjudicated, or adopted child who is (i) under age
11    26, (ii) was, on January 1, 1996, participating as a
12    dependent beneficiary in the health insurance program
13    offered under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code, or
14    (iii) age 19 or over who is mentally or physically disabled
15    from a cause originating prior to the age of 19 (age 26 if
16    enrolled as an adult child).
17    (x) "Military leave" refers to individuals in basic
18training for reserves, special/advanced training, annual
19training, emergency call up, activation by the President of the
20United States, or any other training or duty in service to the
21United States Armed Forces.
22    (y) (Blank).
23    (z) "Community college benefit recipient" means a person
24who:
25        (1) is not a "member" as defined in this Section; and
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1    retirement annuity under Article 15 of the Illinois Pension
2    Code; and
3        (3) either (i) was a full-time employee of a community
4    college district or an association of community college
5    boards created under the Public Community College Act
6    (other than an employee whose last employer under Article
7    15 of the Illinois Pension Code was a community college
8    district subject to Article VII of the Public Community
9    College Act) and was eligible to participate in a group
10    health benefit plan as an employee during the time of
11    employment with a community college district (other than a
12    community college district subject to Article VII of the
13    Public Community College Act) or an association of
14    community college boards, or (ii) is the survivor of a
15    person described in item (i).
16    (aa) "Community college dependent beneficiary" means a
17person who:
18        (1) is not a "member" or "dependent" as defined in this
19    Section; and
20        (2) is a community college benefit recipient's: (A)
21    spouse, (B) dependent parent who is receiving at least half
22    of his or her support from the community college benefit
23    recipient, or (C) natural, step, adjudicated, or adopted
24    child who is (i) under age 26, or (ii) age 19 or over and
25    mentally or physically disabled from a cause originating
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1    child).
2    (bb) "Qualified child advocacy center" means any Illinois
3child advocacy center and its administrative offices funded by
4the Department of Children and Family Services, as defined by
5the Children's Advocacy Center Act (55 ILCS 80/), approved by
6the Director and participating in a program created under
7subsection (n) of Section 10.
8(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-632, eff. 9-25-07;
996-756, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1519, eff. 2-4-11.)
 
10    (5 ILCS 375/5)  (from Ch. 127, par. 525)
11    Sec. 5. Employee benefits; declaration of State policy. The
12General Assembly declares that it is the policy of the State
13and in the best interest of the State to assure quality
14benefits to members and their dependents under this Act. The
15implementation of this policy depends upon, among other things,
16stability and continuity of coverage, care, and services under
17benefit programs for members and their dependents.
18Specifically, but without limitation, members should have
19continued access, on substantially similar terms and
20conditions, to trusted family health care providers with whom
21they have developed long-term relationships through a benefit
22program under this Act. Therefore, the Director must administer
23this Act consistent with that State policy, but may consider
24affordability, cost of coverage and care, and competition among
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1employee benefits, including those portions of any proposed
2collective bargaining agreement that would require
3implementation through contracts entered into under this Act,
4are subject to Section 5.5 and the following requirements:
5        (i) By January April 1 of each year, the Director must
6    report and provide information to the Commission
7    concerning the status of the employee benefits program to
8    be offered for the next fiscal year. Information includes,
9    but is not limited to, documents, reports of negotiations,
10    bid invitations, requests for proposals, specifications,
11    copies of proposed and final contracts or agreements, and
12    any other materials concerning contracts or agreements for
13    the employee benefits program. By the first of each month
14    thereafter, the Director must provide updated, and any new,
15    information to the Commission until the employee benefits
16    program for the next fiscal year is finalized determined.
17    In addition to these monthly reporting requirements, at any
18    time the Commission makes a written request, the Director
19    must promptly, but in no event later than 5 business days
20    after receipt of the request, provide to the Commission any
21    additional requested information in the possession of the
22    Director concerning employee benefits programs. The
23    Commission may waive any of the reporting requirements of
24    this item (i) upon the written request by the Director. Any
25    waiver granted under this item (i) must be in writing.
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1    attorney-client privilege.
2        (ii) Within 30 days after notice of the awarding or
3    letting of a contract has appeared in the Illinois
4    Procurement Bulletin in accordance with subsection (b) of
5    Section 15-25 of the Illinois Procurement Code, the
6    Commission may request in writing from the Director and the
7    Director shall promptly, but in no event later than 5
8    business days after receipt of the request, provide to the
9    Commission information in the possession of the Director
10    concerning the proposed contract. Nothing in this item is
11    intended to waive or abrogate any privilege or right of
12    confidentiality authorized by law.
13        (iii) No contract subject to this Section may be
14    entered into until the 30-day period described in item (ii)
15    has expired, unless the Director requests in writing that
16    the Commission waive the period and the Commission grants
17    the waiver in writing.
18        (iv) If the Director seeks to make any substantive
19    modification to any provision of a proposed contract after
20    it is submitted to the Commission in accordance with item
21    (ii), the modified contract shall be subject to the
22    requirements of items (ii) and (iii) unless the Commission
23    agrees, in writing, to a waiver of those requirements with
24    respect to the modified contract.
25        (v) By April 1 of each year the date of the beginning
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1    transmit to the Commission a copy of each final contract or
2    agreement for the employee benefits program to be offered
3    for the next fiscal year. The annual benefit choice period
4    for an employee benefits program must begin on May 1 of the
5    fiscal year preceding the year for which the program is to
6    be offered. If, however, in any such preceding fiscal year
7    collective bargaining over employee benefit programs for
8    the next fiscal year remains pending on April 15, the
9    beginning date of the annual benefit choice period shall be
10    not later than 15 days after ratification of the collective
11    bargaining agreement.
12        (vi) The Director must provide the reports,
13    information, and contracts required under items (i), (ii),
14    (iv), and (v) by electronic or other means satisfactory to
15    the Commission. Reports, information, and contracts in the
16    possession of the Commission pursuant to items (i), (ii),
17    (iv), and (v) are exempt from disclosure by the Commission
18    and its members and employees under the Freedom of
19    Information Act. Reports, information, and contracts
20    received by the Commission pursuant to items (i), (ii),
21    (iv), and (v) must be kept confidential by and may not be
22    disclosed or used by the Commission or its members or
23    employees if such disclosure or use could compromise the
24    fairness or integrity of the procurement, bidding, or
25    contract process. Commission meetings, or portions of
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1    contracts received by the Commission pursuant to items (i),
2    (ii), (iv), and (v) are discussed must be closed if
3    disclosure or use of the report or information could
4    compromise the fairness or integrity of the procurement,
5    bidding, or contract process.
6    All contracts entered into under this Section are subject
7to appropriation and shall comply with Section 20-60(b) of the
8Illinois Procurement Code (30 ILCS 500/20-60(b)).
9    The Director shall contract or otherwise make available
10group life insurance, health benefits and other employee
11benefits to eligible members and, where elected, their eligible
12dependents. Any contract or, if applicable, contracts or other
13arrangement for provision of benefits shall be on terms
14consistent with State policy and based on, but not limited to,
15such criteria as administrative cost, service capabilities of
16the carrier or other contractor and premiums, fees or charges
17as related to benefits.
18    The Director may prepare and issue specifications for group
19life insurance, health benefits, other employee benefits and
20administrative services for the purpose of receiving proposals
21from interested parties.
22    The Director is authorized to execute a contract, or
23contracts, for the programs of group life insurance, health
24benefits, other employee benefits and administrative services
25authorized by this Act (including, without limitation,
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1this Act may be included in one or more contracts, or the
2benefits may be classified into different types with each type
3included under one or more similar contracts with the same or
4different companies.
5    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the The term of
6any contract may not extend beyond 5 fiscal years. Upon
7recommendation of the Commission, the Director may exercise
8renewal options of the same contract for up to a period of 5
9years or for an additional period of time, as authorized under
10Section 5.5. Any increases in premiums, fees or charges
11requested by a contractor whose contract may be renewed
12pursuant to a renewal option contained therein, must be
13justified on the basis of (1) audited experience data, (2)
14increases in the costs of health care services provided under
15the contract, (3) contractor performance, (4) increases in
16contractor responsibilities, or (5) any combination thereof.
17    Any contractor shall agree to abide by all requirements of
18this Act and Rules and Regulations promulgated and adopted
19thereto; to submit such information and data as may from time
20to time be deemed necessary by the Director for effective
21administration of the provisions of this Act and the programs
22established hereunder, and to fully cooperate in any audit.
23(Source: P.A. 93-839, eff. 7-30-04.)
 
24    (5 ILCS 375/5.5 new)
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1provision of health benefits.
2    (a) If, after reviewing the information submitted to it
3under item (ii) of Section 5 of this Act, the Commission makes
4a formal written determination that a proposed contract
5inadequately balances the policies identified in Section 5 of
6this Act, then the Commission may disapprove the proposed
7contract at any time before it is finalized. If the Commission
8disapproves a proposed contract, then that proposed contract
9may not be finalized unless subsequently approved by a joint
10resolution of the General Assembly.
11    (b) If, within 90 days before the start of a fiscal year,
12the Chief Procurement Officer responsible for awarding group
13health insurance contracts under this Act has not finalized all
14written contracts for the provision of group health insurance
15benefits under this Act for the coming fiscal year, then the
16Commission may direct the Chief Procurement Officer (i) not to
17finalize any proposed group health insurance contracts for that
18fiscal year, as well as associated requests for proposals, and
19(ii) to seek to extend existing contracts for those benefits
20for a term of 2 additional years.
 
21    (5 ILCS 375/6.5)
22    Sec. 6.5. Health benefits for TRS benefit recipients and
23TRS dependent beneficiaries.
24    (a) Purpose. It is the purpose of this amendatory Act of
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1benefits established for benefit recipients and their
2dependent beneficiaries under Article 16 of the Illinois
3Pension Code to the Department of Central Management Services.
4    (b) Transition provisions. The Board of Trustees of the
5Teachers' Retirement System shall continue to administer the
6health benefit program established under Article 16 of the
7Illinois Pension Code through December 31, 1995. Beginning
8January 1, 1996, the Department of Central Management Services
9shall be responsible for administering a program of health
10benefits for TRS benefit recipients and TRS dependent
11beneficiaries under this Section. The Department of Central
12Management Services and the Teachers' Retirement System shall
13cooperate in this endeavor and shall coordinate their
14activities so as to ensure a smooth transition and
15uninterrupted health benefit coverage.
16    (c) Eligibility. All persons who were enrolled in the
17Article 16 program at the time of the transfer shall be
18eligible to participate in the program established under this
19Section without any interruption or delay in coverage or
20limitation as to pre-existing medical conditions. Eligibility
21to participate shall be determined by the Teachers' Retirement
22System. Eligibility information shall be communicated to the
23Department of Central Management Services in a format
24acceptable to the Department.
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1to participate by reason of (i) becoming ineligible to be
2claimed as a dependent for Illinois or federal income tax
3purposes or (ii) receiving earned income, so long as those
4earnings are insufficient for the child to be fully
5self-sufficient.
6    (d) Coverage. The level of health benefits provided under
7this Section shall be similar to the level of benefits provided
8by the program previously established under Article 16 of the
9Illinois Pension Code.
10    Group life insurance benefits are not included in the
11benefits to be provided to TRS benefit recipients and TRS
12dependent beneficiaries under this Act.
13    The program of health benefits under this Section may
14include any or all of the benefit limitations, including but
15not limited to a reduction in benefits based on eligibility for
16federal medicare benefits, that are provided under subsection
17(a) of Section 6 of this Act for other health benefit programs
18under this Act.
19    (e) Insurance rates and premiums. The Director shall
20determine the insurance rates and premiums for TRS benefit
21recipients and TRS dependent beneficiaries, and shall present
22to the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois, by
23April 15 of each calendar year, the rate-setting methodology
24(including but not limited to utilization levels and costs)
25used to determine the amount of the health care premiums.
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1    premium actually charged in Fiscal Year 1995; in subsequent
2    years, the premium shall never be lower than the premium
3    charged in Fiscal Year 1995.
4        For Fiscal Year 2003, the premium shall not exceed 110%
5    of the premium actually charged in Fiscal Year 2002.
6        For Fiscal Year 2004, the premium shall not exceed 112%
7    of the premium actually charged in Fiscal Year 2003.
8        For Fiscal Year 2005, the premium shall not exceed a
9    weighted average of 106.6% of the premium actually charged
10    in Fiscal Year 2004.
11        For Fiscal Year 2006, the premium shall not exceed a
12    weighted average of 109.1% of the premium actually charged
13    in Fiscal Year 2005.
14        For Fiscal Year 2007, the premium shall not exceed a
15    weighted average of 103.9% of the premium actually charged
16    in Fiscal Year 2006.
17        For Fiscal Year 2008 and thereafter, the premium in
18    each fiscal year shall not exceed 105% of the premium
19    actually charged in the previous fiscal year.
20    Rates and premiums may be based in part on age and
21eligibility for federal medicare coverage. However, the cost of
22participation for a TRS dependent beneficiary who is an
23unmarried child age 19 or over and mentally or physically
24disabled shall not exceed the cost for a TRS dependent
25beneficiary who is an unmarried child under age 19 and
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1    The cost of health benefits under the program shall be paid
2as follows:
3        (1) For a TRS benefit recipient selecting a managed
4    care program, up to 75% of the total insurance rate shall
5    be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund.
6    Effective with Fiscal Year 2007 and thereafter, for a TRS
7    benefit recipient selecting a managed care program, 75% of
8    the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher
9    Health Insurance Security Fund.
10        (2) For a TRS benefit recipient selecting the major
11    medical coverage program, up to 50% of the total insurance
12    rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance
13    Security Fund if a managed care program is accessible, as
14    determined by the Teachers' Retirement System. Effective
15    with Fiscal Year 2007 and thereafter, for a TRS benefit
16    recipient selecting the major medical coverage program,
17    50% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the
18    Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund if a managed care
19    program is accessible, as determined by the Department of
20    Central Management Services.
21        (3) For a TRS benefit recipient selecting the major
22    medical coverage program, up to 75% of the total insurance
23    rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance
24    Security Fund if a managed care program is not accessible,
25    as determined by the Teachers' Retirement System.
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1    benefit recipient selecting the major medical coverage
2    program, 75% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from
3    the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund if a managed
4    care program is not accessible, as determined by the
5    Department of Central Management Services.
6        (3.1) For a TRS dependent beneficiary who is Medicare
7    primary and enrolled in a managed care plan, or the major
8    medical coverage program if a managed care plan is not
9    available, 25% of the total insurance rate shall be paid
10    from the Teacher Health Security Fund as determined by the
11    Department of Central Management Services. For the purpose
12    of this item (3.1), the term "TRS dependent beneficiary who
13    is Medicare primary" means a TRS dependent beneficiary who
14    is participating in Medicare Parts A and B.
15        (4) Except as otherwise provided in item (3.1), the
16    balance of the rate of insurance, including the entire
17    premium of any coverage for TRS dependent beneficiaries
18    that has been elected, shall be paid by deductions
19    authorized by the TRS benefit recipient to be withheld from
20    his or her monthly annuity or benefit payment from the
21    Teachers' Retirement System; except that (i) if the balance
22    of the cost of coverage exceeds the amount of the monthly
23    annuity or benefit payment, the difference shall be paid
24    directly to the Teachers' Retirement System by the TRS
25    benefit recipient, and (ii) all or part of the balance of
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1    paid to the Teachers' Retirement System by the school board
2    of the school district from which the TRS benefit recipient
3    retired, in accordance with Section 10-22.3b of the School
4    Code. The Teachers' Retirement System shall promptly
5    deposit all moneys withheld by or paid to it under this
6    subdivision (e)(4) into the Teacher Health Insurance
7    Security Fund. These moneys shall not be considered assets
8    of the Retirement System.
9    (f) Financing. Beginning July 1, 1995, all revenues arising
10from the administration of the health benefit programs
11established under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code or
12this Section shall be deposited into the Teacher Health
13Insurance Security Fund, which is hereby created as a
14nonappropriated trust fund to be held outside the State
15Treasury, with the State Treasurer as custodian. Any interest
16earned on moneys in the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund
17shall be deposited into the Fund.
18    Moneys in the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund shall
19be used only to pay the costs of the health benefit program
20established under this Section, including associated
21administrative costs, and the costs associated with the health
22benefit program established under Article 16 of the Illinois
23Pension Code, as authorized in this Section. Beginning July 1,
241995, the Department of Central Management Services may make
25expenditures from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund
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1    After other funds authorized for the payment of the costs
2of the health benefit program established under Article 16 of
3the Illinois Pension Code are exhausted and until January 1,
41996 (or such later date as may be agreed upon by the Director
5of Central Management Services and the Secretary of the
6Teachers' Retirement System), the Secretary of the Teachers'
7Retirement System may make expenditures from the Teacher Health
8Insurance Security Fund as necessary to pay up to 75% of the
9cost of providing health coverage to eligible benefit
10recipients (as defined in Sections 16-153.1 and 16-153.3 of the
11Illinois Pension Code) who are enrolled in the Article 16
12health benefit program and to facilitate the transfer of
13administration of the health benefit program to the Department
14of Central Management Services.
15    The Department of Central Management Healthcare and Family
16Services, or any successor agency designated to procure
17healthcare contracts pursuant to this Act, is authorized to
18establish funds, separate accounts provided by any bank or
19banks as defined by the Illinois Banking Act, or separate
20accounts provided by any savings and loan association or
21associations as defined by the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of
221985 to be held by the Director, outside the State treasury,
23for the purpose of receiving the transfer of moneys from the
24Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund. The Department may
25promulgate rules further defining the methodology for the
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1accounts shall inure to the Teacher Health Insurance Security
2Fund. The transferred moneys, and interest accrued thereon,
3shall be used exclusively for transfers to administrative
4service organizations or their financial institutions for
5payments of claims to claimants and providers under the
6self-insurance health plan. The transferred moneys, and
7interest accrued thereon, shall not be used for any other
8purpose including, but not limited to, reimbursement of
9administration fees due the administrative service
10organization pursuant to its contract or contracts with the
11Department.
12    (g) Contract for benefits. The Director shall by contract,
13self-insurance, or otherwise make available the program of
14health benefits for TRS benefit recipients and their TRS
15dependent beneficiaries that is provided for in this Section.
16The contract or other arrangement for the provision of these
17health benefits shall be on terms deemed by the Director to be
18in the best interest of the State of Illinois and the TRS
19benefit recipients based on, but not limited to, such criteria
20as administrative cost, service capabilities of the carrier or
21other contractor, and the costs of the benefits.
22    (g-5) Committee. A Teacher Retirement Insurance Program
23Committee shall be established, to consist of 10 persons
24appointed by the Governor.
25    The Committee shall convene at least 4 times each year, and
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1program of health benefits provided under this Section.
2Recommendations of the Committee shall be based on a consensus
3of the members of the Committee.
4    If the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund experiences a
5deficit balance based upon the contribution and subsidy rates
6established in this Section and Section 6.6 for Fiscal Year
72008 or thereafter, the Committee shall make recommendations
8for adjustments to the funding sources established under these
9Sections.
10    (h) Continuation of program. It is the intention of the
11General Assembly that the program of health benefits provided
12under this Section be maintained on an ongoing, affordable
13basis.
14    The program of health benefits provided under this Section
15may be amended by the State and is not intended to be a pension
16or retirement benefit subject to protection under Article XIII,
17Section 5 of the Illinois Constitution.
18    (i) Repeal. (Blank).
19(Source: P.A. 95-632, eff. 9-25-07; 96-1519, eff. 2-4-11.)
 
20    (5 ILCS 375/6.10)
21    Sec. 6.10. Contributions to the Community College Health
22Insurance Security Fund.
23    (a) Beginning January 1, 1999, every active contributor of
24the State Universities Retirement System (established under
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1employee of a community college district (other than a
2community college district subject to Article VII of the Public
3Community College Act) or an association of community college
4boards and (2) is not an employee as defined in Section 3 of
5this Act shall make contributions toward the cost of community
6college annuitant and survivor health benefits at the rate of
70.50% of salary.
8    These contributions shall be deducted by the employer and
9paid to the State Universities Retirement System as service
10agent for the Department of Central Management Services. The
11System may use the same processes for collecting the
12contributions required by this subsection that it uses to
13collect the contributions received from those employees under
14Section 15-157 of the Illinois Pension Code. An employer may
15agree to pick up or pay the contributions required under this
16subsection on behalf of the employee; such contributions shall
17be deemed to have been paid by the employee.
18    The State Universities Retirement System shall promptly
19deposit all moneys collected under this subsection (a) into the
20Community College Health Insurance Security Fund created in
21Section 6.9 of this Act. The moneys collected under this
22Section shall be used only for the purposes authorized in
23Section 6.9 of this Act and shall not be considered to be
24assets of the State Universities Retirement System.
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1refundable upon termination of service.
2    (b) Beginning January 1, 1999, every community college
3district (other than a community college district subject to
4Article VII of the Public Community College Act) or association
5of community college boards that is an employer under the State
6Universities Retirement System shall contribute toward the
7cost of the community college health benefits provided under
8Section 6.9 of this Act an amount equal to 0.50% of the salary
9paid to its full-time employees who participate in the State
10Universities Retirement System and are not members as defined
11in Section 3 of this Act.
12    These contributions shall be paid by the employer to the
13State Universities Retirement System as service agent for the
14Department of Central Management Services. The System may use
15the same processes for collecting the contributions required by
16this subsection that it uses to collect the contributions
17received from those employers under Section 15-155 of the
18Illinois Pension Code.
19    The State Universities Retirement System shall promptly
20deposit all moneys collected under this subsection (b) into the
21Community College Health Insurance Security Fund created in
22Section 6.9 of this Act. The moneys collected under this
23Section shall be used only for the purposes authorized in
24Section 6.9 of this Act and shall not be considered to be
25assets of the State Universities Retirement System.
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1other pension funds or retirement systems and are not
2refundable upon termination of service.
3    The Department of Central Management Healthcare and Family
4Services, or any successor agency designated to procure
5healthcare contracts pursuant to this Act, is authorized to
6establish funds, separate accounts provided by any bank or
7banks as defined by the Illinois Banking Act, or separate
8accounts provided by any savings and loan association or
9associations as defined by the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of
101985 to be held by the Director, outside the State treasury,
11for the purpose of receiving the transfer of moneys from the
12Community College Health Insurance Security Fund. The
13Department may promulgate rules further defining the
14methodology for the transfers. Any interest earned by moneys in
15the funds or accounts shall inure to the Community College
16Health Insurance Security Fund. The transferred moneys, and
17interest accrued thereon, shall be used exclusively for
18transfers to administrative service organizations or their
19financial institutions for payments of claims to claimants and
20providers under the self-insurance health plan. The
21transferred moneys, and interest accrued thereon, shall not be
22used for any other purpose including, but not limited to,
23reimbursement of administration fees due the administrative
24service organization pursuant to its contract or contracts with
25the Department.
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1Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System shall
2certify to the Governor, the Director of Central Management
3Services, and the State Comptroller its estimate of the total
4amount of contributions to be paid under subsection (a) of this
5Section for the next fiscal year. Beginning in fiscal year
62008, the amount certified shall be decreased or increased each
7year by the amount that the actual active employee
8contributions either fell short of or exceeded the estimate
9used by the Board in making the certification for the previous
10fiscal year. The State Universities Retirement System shall
11calculate the amount of actual active employee contributions in
12fiscal years 1999 through 2005. Based upon this calculation,
13the fiscal year 2008 certification shall include an amount
14equal to the cumulative amount that the actual active employee
15contributions either fell short of or exceeded the estimate
16used by the Board in making the certification for those fiscal
17years. The certification shall include a detailed explanation
18of the methods and information that the Board relied upon in
19preparing its estimate. As soon as possible after the effective
20date of this Section, the Board shall submit its estimate for
21fiscal year 1999.
22    (d) Beginning in fiscal year 1999, on the first day of each
23month, or as soon thereafter as may be practical, the State
24Treasurer and the State Comptroller shall transfer from the
25General Revenue Fund to the Community College Health Insurance
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1fiscal year to the State Comptroller for deposit into the
2Community College Health Insurance Security Fund under Section
31.4 of the State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act.
4    (e) Except where otherwise specified in this Section, the
5definitions that apply to Article 15 of the Illinois Pension
6Code apply to this Section.
7(Source: P.A. 94-839, eff. 6-6-06; 95-632, eff. 9-25-07.)
 
8    (5 ILCS 375/10)  (from Ch. 127, par. 530)
9    Sec. 10. Payments by State; premiums.
10    (a) The State shall pay the cost of basic non-contributory
11group life insurance and, subject to member paid contributions
12set by the Department or required by this Section, the basic
13program of group health benefits on each eligible member,
14except a member, not otherwise covered by this Act, who has
15retired as a participating member under Article 2 of the
16Illinois Pension Code but is ineligible for the retirement
17annuity under Section 2-119 of the Illinois Pension Code, and
18part of each eligible member's and retired member's premiums
19for health insurance coverage for enrolled dependents as
20provided by Section 9. The State shall pay the cost of the
21basic program of group health benefits only after benefits are
22reduced by the amount of benefits covered by Medicare for all
23members and dependents who are eligible for benefits under
24Social Security or the Railroad Retirement system or who had
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1such reduction in benefits shall apply only to those members
2and dependents who (1) first become eligible for such Medicare
3coverage on or after July 1, 1992; or (2) are Medicare-eligible
4members or dependents of a local government unit which began
5participation in the program on or after July 1, 1992; or (3)
6remain eligible for, but no longer receive Medicare coverage
7which they had been receiving on or after July 1, 1992. The
8Department may determine the aggregate level of the State's
9contribution on the basis of actual cost of medical services
10adjusted for age, sex or geographic or other demographic
11characteristics which affect the costs of such programs.
12    The cost of participation in the basic program of group
13health benefits for the dependent or survivor of a living or
14deceased retired employee who was formerly employed by the
15University of Illinois in the Cooperative Extension Service and
16would be an annuitant but for the fact that he or she was made
17ineligible to participate in the State Universities Retirement
18System by clause (4) of subsection (a) of Section 15-107 of the
19Illinois Pension Code shall not be greater than the cost of
20participation that would otherwise apply to that dependent or
21survivor if he or she were the dependent or survivor of an
22annuitant under the State Universities Retirement System.
23    (a-1) Beginning January 1, 1998, for each person who
24becomes a new SERS annuitant and participates in the basic
25program of group health benefits, the State shall contribute
26toward the cost of the annuitant's coverage under the basic

 

 

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1program of group health benefits an amount equal to 5% of that
2cost for each full year of creditable service upon which the
3annuitant's retirement annuity is based, up to a maximum of
4100% for an annuitant with 20 or more years of creditable
5service. The remainder of the cost of a new SERS annuitant's
6coverage under the basic program of group health benefits shall
7be the responsibility of the annuitant. In the case of a new
8SERS annuitant who has elected to receive an alternative
9retirement cancellation payment under Section 14-108.5 of the
10Illinois Pension Code in lieu of an annuity, for the purposes
11of this subsection the annuitant shall be deemed to be
12receiving a retirement annuity based on the number of years of
13creditable service that the annuitant had established at the
14time of his or her termination of service under SERS.
15    (a-2) Beginning January 1, 1998, for each person who
16becomes a new SERS survivor and participates in the basic
17program of group health benefits, the State shall contribute
18toward the cost of the survivor's coverage under the basic
19program of group health benefits an amount equal to 5% of that
20cost for each full year of the deceased employee's or deceased
21annuitant's creditable service in the State Employees'
22Retirement System of Illinois on the date of death, up to a
23maximum of 100% for a survivor of an employee or annuitant with
2420 or more years of creditable service. The remainder of the
25cost of the new SERS survivor's coverage under the basic
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1the survivor. In the case of a new SERS survivor who was the
2dependent of an annuitant who elected to receive an alternative
3retirement cancellation payment under Section 14-108.5 of the
4Illinois Pension Code in lieu of an annuity, for the purposes
5of this subsection the deceased annuitant's creditable service
6shall be determined as of the date of termination of service
7rather than the date of death.
8    (a-3) Beginning January 1, 1998, for each person who
9becomes a new SURS annuitant and participates in the basic
10program of group health benefits, the State shall contribute
11toward the cost of the annuitant's coverage under the basic
12program of group health benefits an amount equal to 5% of that
13cost for each full year of creditable service upon which the
14annuitant's retirement annuity is based, up to a maximum of
15100% for an annuitant with 20 or more years of creditable
16service. The remainder of the cost of a new SURS annuitant's
17coverage under the basic program of group health benefits shall
18be the responsibility of the annuitant.
19    (a-4) (Blank).
20    (a-5) Beginning January 1, 1998, for each person who
21becomes a new SURS survivor and participates in the basic
22program of group health benefits, the State shall contribute
23toward the cost of the survivor's coverage under the basic
24program of group health benefits an amount equal to 5% of that
25cost for each full year of the deceased employee's or deceased
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1Retirement System on the date of death, up to a maximum of 100%
2for a survivor of an employee or annuitant with 20 or more
3years of creditable service. The remainder of the cost of the
4new SURS survivor's coverage under the basic program of group
5health benefits shall be the responsibility of the survivor.
6    (a-6) Beginning July 1, 1998, for each person who becomes a
7new TRS State annuitant and participates in the basic program
8of group health benefits, the State shall contribute toward the
9cost of the annuitant's coverage under the basic program of
10group health benefits an amount equal to 5% of that cost for
11each full year of creditable service as a teacher as defined in
12paragraph (2), (3), or (5) of Section 16-106 of the Illinois
13Pension Code upon which the annuitant's retirement annuity is
14based, up to a maximum of 100%; except that the State
15contribution shall be 12.5% per year (rather than 5%) for each
16full year of creditable service as a regional superintendent or
17assistant regional superintendent of schools. The remainder of
18the cost of a new TRS State annuitant's coverage under the
19basic program of group health benefits shall be the
20responsibility of the annuitant.
21    (a-7) Beginning July 1, 1998, for each person who becomes a
22new TRS State survivor and participates in the basic program of
23group health benefits, the State shall contribute toward the
24cost of the survivor's coverage under the basic program of
25group health benefits an amount equal to 5% of that cost for
26each full year of the deceased employee's or deceased

 

 

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1annuitant's creditable service as a teacher as defined in
2paragraph (2), (3), or (5) of Section 16-106 of the Illinois
3Pension Code on the date of death, up to a maximum of 100%;
4except that the State contribution shall be 12.5% per year
5(rather than 5%) for each full year of the deceased employee's
6or deceased annuitant's creditable service as a regional
7superintendent or assistant regional superintendent of
8schools. The remainder of the cost of the new TRS State
9survivor's coverage under the basic program of group health
10benefits shall be the responsibility of the survivor.
11    (a-8) A new SERS annuitant, new SERS survivor, new SURS
12annuitant, new SURS survivor, new TRS State annuitant, or new
13TRS State survivor may waive or terminate coverage in the
14program of group health benefits. Any such annuitant or
15survivor who has waived or terminated coverage may enroll or
16re-enroll in the program of group health benefits only during
17the annual benefit choice period, as determined by the
18Director; except that in the event of termination of coverage
19due to nonpayment of premiums, the annuitant or survivor may
20not re-enroll in the program.
21    (a-9) No later than May 1 of each calendar year, the
22Director of Central Management Services shall certify in
23writing to the Executive Secretary of the State Employees'
24Retirement System of Illinois the amounts of the Medicare
25supplement health care premiums and the amounts of the health
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1eligible.
2    A separate calculation of the premiums based upon the
3actual cost of each health care plan shall be so certified.
4    The Director of Central Management Services shall provide
5to the Executive Secretary of the State Employees' Retirement
6System of Illinois such information, statistics, and other data
7as he or she may require to review the premium amounts
8certified by the Director of Central Management Services.
9    The Department of Central Management Healthcare and Family
10Services, or any successor agency designated to procure
11healthcare contracts pursuant to this Act, is authorized to
12establish funds, separate accounts provided by any bank or
13banks as defined by the Illinois Banking Act, or separate
14accounts provided by any savings and loan association or
15associations as defined by the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of
161985 to be held by the Director, outside the State treasury,
17for the purpose of receiving the transfer of moneys from the
18Local Government Health Insurance Reserve Fund. The Department
19may promulgate rules further defining the methodology for the
20transfers. Any interest earned by moneys in the funds or
21accounts shall inure to the Local Government Health Insurance
22Reserve Fund. The transferred moneys, and interest accrued
23thereon, shall be used exclusively for transfers to
24administrative service organizations or their financial
25institutions for payments of claims to claimants and providers
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1and interest accrued thereon, shall not be used for any other
2purpose including, but not limited to, reimbursement of
3administration fees due the administrative service
4organization pursuant to its contract or contracts with the
5Department.
6    (b) State employees who become eligible for this program on
7or after January 1, 1980 in positions normally requiring actual
8performance of duty not less than 1/2 of a normal work period
9but not equal to that of a normal work period, shall be given
10the option of participating in the available program. If the
11employee elects coverage, the State shall contribute on behalf
12of such employee to the cost of the employee's benefit and any
13applicable dependent supplement, that sum which bears the same
14percentage as that percentage of time the employee regularly
15works when compared to normal work period.
16    (c) The basic non-contributory coverage from the basic
17program of group health benefits shall be continued for each
18employee not in pay status or on active service by reason of
19(1) leave of absence due to illness or injury, (2) authorized
20educational leave of absence or sabbatical leave, or (3)
21military leave. This coverage shall continue until expiration
22of authorized leave and return to active service, but not to
23exceed 24 months for leaves under item (1) or (2). This
2424-month limitation and the requirement of returning to active
25service shall not apply to persons receiving ordinary or
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1the appropriate State retirement system or benefits under the
2Workers' Compensation or Occupational Disease Act.
3    (d) The basic group life insurance coverage shall continue,
4with full State contribution, where such person is (1) absent
5from active service by reason of disability arising from any
6cause other than self-inflicted, (2) on authorized educational
7leave of absence or sabbatical leave, or (3) on military leave.
8    (e) Where the person is in non-pay status for a period in
9excess of 30 days or on leave of absence, other than by reason
10of disability, educational or sabbatical leave, or military
11leave, such person may continue coverage only by making
12personal payment equal to the amount normally contributed by
13the State on such person's behalf. Such payments and coverage
14may be continued: (1) until such time as the person returns to
15a status eligible for coverage at State expense, but not to
16exceed 24 months or (2) until such person's employment or
17annuitant status with the State is terminated (exclusive of any
18additional service imposed pursuant to law).
19    (f) The Department shall establish by rule the extent to
20which other employee benefits will continue for persons in
21non-pay status or who are not in active service.
22    (g) The State shall not pay the cost of the basic
23non-contributory group life insurance, program of health
24benefits and other employee benefits for members who are
25survivors as defined by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
26(q) of Section 3 of this Act. The costs of benefits for these

 

 

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1survivors shall be paid by the survivors or by the University
2of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, or any combination
3thereof. However, the State shall pay the amount of the
4reduction in the cost of participation, if any, resulting from
5the amendment to subsection (a) made by this amendatory Act of
6the 91st General Assembly.
7    (h) Those persons occupying positions with any department
8as a result of emergency appointments pursuant to Section 8b.8
9of the Personnel Code who are not considered employees under
10this Act shall be given the option of participating in the
11programs of group life insurance, health benefits and other
12employee benefits. Such persons electing coverage may
13participate only by making payment equal to the amount normally
14contributed by the State for similarly situated employees. Such
15amounts shall be determined by the Director. Such payments and
16coverage may be continued until such time as the person becomes
17an employee pursuant to this Act or such person's appointment
18is terminated.
19    (i) Any unit of local government within the State of
20Illinois may apply to the Director to have its employees,
21annuitants, and their dependents provided group health
22coverage under this Act on a non-insured basis. To participate,
23a unit of local government must agree to enroll all of its
24employees, who may select coverage under either the State group
25health benefits plan or a health maintenance organization that
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1provider for employees as defined in this Act. A unit of local
2government must remit the entire cost of providing coverage
3under the State group health benefits plan or, for coverage
4under a health maintenance organization, an amount determined
5by the Director based on an analysis of the sex, age,
6geographic location, or other relevant demographic variables
7for its employees, except that the unit of local government
8shall not be required to enroll those of its employees who are
9covered spouses or dependents under this plan or another group
10policy or plan providing health benefits as long as (1) an
11appropriate official from the unit of local government attests
12that each employee not enrolled is a covered spouse or
13dependent under this plan or another group policy or plan, and
14(2) at least 50% of the employees are enrolled and the unit of
15local government remits the entire cost of providing coverage
16to those employees, except that a participating school district
17must have enrolled at least 50% of its full-time employees who
18have not waived coverage under the district's group health plan
19by participating in a component of the district's cafeteria
20plan. A participating school district is not required to enroll
21a full-time employee who has waived coverage under the
22district's health plan, provided that an appropriate official
23from the participating school district attests that the
24full-time employee has waived coverage by participating in a
25component of the district's cafeteria plan. For the purposes of
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1unit of local government whose primary purpose is education as
2defined by the Department's rules.
3    Employees of a participating unit of local government who
4are not enrolled due to coverage under another group health
5policy or plan may enroll in the event of a qualifying change
6in status, special enrollment, special circumstance as defined
7by the Director, or during the annual Benefit Choice Period. A
8participating unit of local government may also elect to cover
9its annuitants. Dependent coverage shall be offered on an
10optional basis, with the costs paid by the unit of local
11government, its employees, or some combination of the two as
12determined by the unit of local government. The unit of local
13government shall be responsible for timely collection and
14transmission of dependent premiums.
15    The Director shall annually determine monthly rates of
16payment, subject to the following constraints:
17        (1) In the first year of coverage, the rates shall be
18    equal to the amount normally charged to State employees for
19    elected optional coverages or for enrolled dependents
20    coverages or other contributory coverages, or contributed
21    by the State for basic insurance coverages on behalf of its
22    employees, adjusted for differences between State
23    employees and employees of the local government in age,
24    sex, geographic location or other relevant demographic
25    variables, plus an amount sufficient to pay for the
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1    employees of the unit of local government and their
2    dependents.
3        (2) In subsequent years, a further adjustment shall be
4    made to reflect the actual prior years' claims experience
5    of the employees of the unit of local government.
6    In the case of coverage of local government employees under
7a health maintenance organization, the Director shall annually
8determine for each participating unit of local government the
9maximum monthly amount the unit may contribute toward that
10coverage, based on an analysis of (i) the age, sex, geographic
11location, and other relevant demographic variables of the
12unit's employees and (ii) the cost to cover those employees
13under the State group health benefits plan. The Director may
14similarly determine the maximum monthly amount each unit of
15local government may contribute toward coverage of its
16employees' dependents under a health maintenance organization.
17    Monthly payments by the unit of local government or its
18employees for group health benefits plan or health maintenance
19organization coverage shall be deposited in the Local
20Government Health Insurance Reserve Fund.
21    The Local Government Health Insurance Reserve Fund is
22hereby created as a nonappropriated trust fund to be held
23outside the State Treasury, with the State Treasurer as
24custodian. The Local Government Health Insurance Reserve Fund
25shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year
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1Fund is not subject to administrative charges or charge-backs,
2including but not limited to those authorized under Section 8h
3of the State Finance Act. All revenues arising from the
4administration of the health benefits program established
5under this Section shall be deposited into the Local Government
6Health Insurance Reserve Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in
7the Local Government Health Insurance Reserve Fund shall be
8deposited into the Fund. All expenditures from this Fund shall
9be used for payments for health care benefits for local
10government and rehabilitation facility employees, annuitants,
11and dependents, and to reimburse the Department or its
12administrative service organization for all expenses incurred
13in the administration of benefits. No other State funds may be
14used for these purposes.
15    A local government employer's participation or desire to
16participate in a program created under this subsection shall
17not limit that employer's duty to bargain with the
18representative of any collective bargaining unit of its
19employees.
20    (j) Any rehabilitation facility within the State of
21Illinois may apply to the Director to have its employees,
22annuitants, and their eligible dependents provided group
23health coverage under this Act on a non-insured basis. To
24participate, a rehabilitation facility must agree to enroll all
25of its employees and remit the entire cost of providing such
26coverage for its employees, except that the rehabilitation

 

 

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1facility shall not be required to enroll those of its employees
2who are covered spouses or dependents under this plan or
3another group policy or plan providing health benefits as long
4as (1) an appropriate official from the rehabilitation facility
5attests that each employee not enrolled is a covered spouse or
6dependent under this plan or another group policy or plan, and
7(2) at least 50% of the employees are enrolled and the
8rehabilitation facility remits the entire cost of providing
9coverage to those employees. Employees of a participating
10rehabilitation facility who are not enrolled due to coverage
11under another group health policy or plan may enroll in the
12event of a qualifying change in status, special enrollment,
13special circumstance as defined by the Director, or during the
14annual Benefit Choice Period. A participating rehabilitation
15facility may also elect to cover its annuitants. Dependent
16coverage shall be offered on an optional basis, with the costs
17paid by the rehabilitation facility, its employees, or some
18combination of the 2 as determined by the rehabilitation
19facility. The rehabilitation facility shall be responsible for
20timely collection and transmission of dependent premiums.
21    The Director shall annually determine quarterly rates of
22payment, subject to the following constraints:
23        (1) In the first year of coverage, the rates shall be
24    equal to the amount normally charged to State employees for
25    elected optional coverages or for enrolled dependents
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1    employees, adjusted for differences between State
2    employees and employees of the rehabilitation facility in
3    age, sex, geographic location or other relevant
4    demographic variables, plus an amount sufficient to pay for
5    the additional administrative costs of providing coverage
6    to employees of the rehabilitation facility and their
7    dependents.
8        (2) In subsequent years, a further adjustment shall be
9    made to reflect the actual prior years' claims experience
10    of the employees of the rehabilitation facility.
11    Monthly payments by the rehabilitation facility or its
12employees for group health benefits shall be deposited in the
13Local Government Health Insurance Reserve Fund.
14    (k) Any domestic violence shelter or service within the
15State of Illinois may apply to the Director to have its
16employees, annuitants, and their dependents provided group
17health coverage under this Act on a non-insured basis. To
18participate, a domestic violence shelter or service must agree
19to enroll all of its employees and pay the entire cost of
20providing such coverage for its employees. The domestic
21violence shelter shall not be required to enroll those of its
22employees who are covered spouses or dependents under this plan
23or another group policy or plan providing health benefits as
24long as (1) an appropriate official from the domestic violence
25shelter attests that each employee not enrolled is a covered
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1plan and (2) at least 50% of the employees are enrolled and the
2domestic violence shelter remits the entire cost of providing
3coverage to those employees. Employees of a participating
4domestic violence shelter who are not enrolled due to coverage
5under another group health policy or plan may enroll in the
6event of a qualifying change in status, special enrollment, or
7special circumstance as defined by the Director or during the
8annual Benefit Choice Period. A participating domestic
9violence shelter may also elect to cover its annuitants.
10Dependent coverage shall be offered on an optional basis, with
11employees, or some combination of the 2 as determined by the
12domestic violence shelter or service. The domestic violence
13shelter or service shall be responsible for timely collection
14and transmission of dependent premiums.
15    The Director shall annually determine rates of payment,
16subject to the following constraints:
17        (1) In the first year of coverage, the rates shall be
18    equal to the amount normally charged to State employees for
19    elected optional coverages or for enrolled dependents
20    coverages or other contributory coverages on behalf of its
21    employees, adjusted for differences between State
22    employees and employees of the domestic violence shelter or
23    service in age, sex, geographic location or other relevant
24    demographic variables, plus an amount sufficient to pay for
25    the additional administrative costs of providing coverage
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1    and their dependents.
2        (2) In subsequent years, a further adjustment shall be
3    made to reflect the actual prior years' claims experience
4    of the employees of the domestic violence shelter or
5    service.
6    Monthly payments by the domestic violence shelter or
7service or its employees for group health insurance shall be
8deposited in the Local Government Health Insurance Reserve
9Fund.
10    (l) A public community college or entity organized pursuant
11to the Public Community College Act may apply to the Director
12initially to have only annuitants not covered prior to July 1,
131992 by the district's health plan provided health coverage
14under this Act on a non-insured basis. The community college
15must execute a 2-year contract to participate in the Local
16Government Health Plan. Any annuitant may enroll in the event
17of a qualifying change in status, special enrollment, special
18circumstance as defined by the Director, or during the annual
19Benefit Choice Period.
20    The Director shall annually determine monthly rates of
21payment subject to the following constraints: for those
22community colleges with annuitants only enrolled, first year
23rates shall be equal to the average cost to cover claims for a
24State member adjusted for demographics, Medicare
25participation, and other factors; and in the second year, a
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1first year's claims experience of the covered annuitants.
2    (l-5) The provisions of subsection (l) become inoperative
3on July 1, 1999.
4    (m) The Director shall adopt any rules deemed necessary for
5implementation of this amendatory Act of 1989 (Public Act
686-978).
7    (n) Any child advocacy center within the State of Illinois
8may apply to the Director to have its employees, annuitants,
9and their dependents provided group health coverage under this
10Act on a non-insured basis. To participate, a child advocacy
11center must agree to enroll all of its employees and pay the
12entire cost of providing coverage for its employees. The child
13advocacy center shall not be required to enroll those of its
14employees who are covered spouses or dependents under this plan
15or another group policy or plan providing health benefits as
16long as (1) an appropriate official from the child advocacy
17center attests that each employee not enrolled is a covered
18spouse or dependent under this plan or another group policy or
19plan and (2) at least 50% of the employees are enrolled and the
20child advocacy center remits the entire cost of providing
21coverage to those employees. Employees of a participating child
22advocacy center who are not enrolled due to coverage under
23another group health policy or plan may enroll in the event of
24a qualifying change in status, special enrollment, or special
25circumstance as defined by the Director or during the annual
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1may also elect to cover its annuitants. Dependent coverage
2shall be offered on an optional basis, with the costs paid by
3the child advocacy center, its employees, or some combination
4of the 2 as determined by the child advocacy center. The child
5advocacy center shall be responsible for timely collection and
6transmission of dependent premiums.
7    The Director shall annually determine rates of payment,
8subject to the following constraints:
9        (1) In the first year of coverage, the rates shall be
10    equal to the amount normally charged to State employees for
11    elected optional coverages or for enrolled dependents
12    coverages or other contributory coverages on behalf of its
13    employees, adjusted for differences between State
14    employees and employees of the child advocacy center in
15    age, sex, geographic location, or other relevant
16    demographic variables, plus an amount sufficient to pay for
17    the additional administrative costs of providing coverage
18    to employees of the child advocacy center and their
19    dependents.
20        (2) In subsequent years, a further adjustment shall be
21    made to reflect the actual prior years' claims experience
22    of the employees of the child advocacy center.
23    Monthly payments by the child advocacy center or its
24employees for group health insurance shall be deposited into
25the Local Government Health Insurance Reserve Fund.
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195-707, eff. 1-11-08; 96-756, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1232, eff.
27-23-10; 96-1519, eff. 2-4-11.)
 
3    (5 ILCS 375/13.1)  (from Ch. 127, par. 533.1)
4    Sec. 13.1. (a) All contributions, appropriations,
5interest, and dividend payments to fund the program of health
6benefits and other employee benefits, and all other revenues
7arising from the administration of any employee health benefits
8program, shall be deposited in a trust fund outside the State
9Treasury, with the State Treasurer as ex-officio custodian, to
10be known as the Health Insurance Reserve Fund.
11    (b) Upon the adoption of a self-insurance health plan, any
12monies attributable to the group health insurance program shall
13be deposited in or transferred to the Health Insurance Reserve
14Fund for use by the Department. As of the effective date of
15this amendatory Act of 1986, the Department shall certify to
16the Comptroller the amount of money in the Group Insurance
17Premium Fund attributable to the State group health insurance
18program and the Comptroller shall transfer such money from the
19Group Insurance Premium Fund to the Health Insurance Reserve
20Fund. Contributions by the State to the Health Insurance
21Reserve Fund to meet the requirements of this Act, as
22established by the Director, from the General Revenue Fund and
23the Road Fund to the Health Insurance Reserve Fund shall be by
24annual appropriations, and all other contributions to meet the
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1employee benefits shall be deposited in the Health Insurance
2Reserve Fund. The Department shall draw the appropriation from
3the General Revenue Fund and the Road Fund from time to time as
4necessary to make expenditures authorized under this Act.
5    The Director may employ such assistance and services and
6may purchase such goods as may be necessary for the proper
7development and administration of any of the benefit programs
8authorized by this Act. The Director may promulgate rules and
9regulations in regard to the administration of these programs.
10    All monies received by the Department for deposit in or
11transfer to the Health Insurance Reserve Fund, through
12appropriation or otherwise, shall be used to provide for the
13making of payments to claimants and providers and to reimburse
14the Department for all expenses directly incurred relating to
15Department development and administration of the program of
16health benefits and other employee benefits.
17    Any administrative service organization administering any
18self-insurance health plan and paying claims and benefits under
19authority of this Act may receive, pursuant to written
20authorization and direction of the Director, an initial
21transfer and periodic transfers of funds from the Health
22Insurance Reserve Fund in amounts determined by the Director
23who may consider the amount recommended by the administrative
24service organization. Notwithstanding any other statute, such
25transferred funds shall be retained by the administrative
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1as defined by the Illinois Banking Act. The Department may
2promulgate regulations further defining the banks authorized
3to accept such funds and all methodology for transfer of such
4funds. Any interest earned by monies in such account shall
5inure to the Health Insurance Reserve Fund, shall remain in
6such account and shall be used exclusively to pay claims and
7benefits under this Act. Such transferred funds shall be used
8exclusively for administrative service organization payment of
9claims to claimants and providers under the self-insurance
10health plan by the drawing of checks against such account. The
11administrative service organization may not use such
12transferred funds, or interest accrued thereon, for any other
13purpose including, but not limited to, reimbursement of
14administrative expenses or payments of administration fees due
15the organization pursuant to its contract or contracts with the
16Department of Central Management Services.
17    The account of the administrative service organization
18established under this Section, any transfers from the Health
19Insurance Reserve Fund to such account and the use of such
20account and funds shall be subject to (1) audit by the
21Department or private contractor authorized by the Department
22to conduct audits, and (2) post audit pursuant to the Illinois
23State Auditing Act.
24    The Department of Central Management Healthcare and Family
25Services, or any successor agency designated to procure
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1establish funds, separate accounts provided by any bank or
2banks as defined by the Illinois Banking Act, or separate
3accounts provided by any savings and loan association or
4associations as defined by the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of
51985 to be held by the Director, outside the State treasury,
6for the purpose of receiving the transfer of moneys from the
7Health Insurance Reserve Fund. The Department may promulgate
8rules further defining the methodology for the transfers. Any
9interest earned by monies in the funds or accounts shall inure
10to the Health Insurance Reserve Fund. The transferred moneys,
11and interest accrued thereon, shall be used exclusively for
12transfers to administrative service organizations or their
13financial institutions for payments of claims to claimants and
14providers under the self-insurance health plan. The
15transferred moneys, and interest accrued thereon, shall not be
16used for any other purpose including, but not limited to,
17reimbursement of administration fees due the administrative
18service organization pursuant to its contract or contracts with
19the Department.
20    (c) The Director, with the advice and consent of the
21Commission, shall establish premiums for optional coverage for
22dependents of eligible members for the health plans. The
23eligible members shall be responsible for their portion of such
24optional premium. The State shall contribute an amount per
25month for each eligible member who has enrolled one or more
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1made directly to the Health Insurance Reserve Fund. Those
2employees described in subsection (b) of Section 9 of this Act
3shall be allowed to continue in the health plan by making
4personal payments with the premiums to be deposited in the
5Health Insurance Reserve Fund.
6    (d) The Health Insurance Reserve Fund shall be a continuing
7fund not subject to fiscal year limitations. All expenditures
8from that fund shall be at the direction of the Director and
9shall be only for the purpose of:
10        (1) the payment of administrative expenses incurred by
11    the Department for the program of health benefits or other
12    employee benefit programs, including but not limited to the
13    costs of audits or actuarial consultations, professional
14    and contractual services, electronic data processing
15    systems and services, and expenses in connection with the
16    development and administration of such programs;
17        (2) the payment of administrative expenses incurred by
18    the Administrative Service Organization;
19        (3) the payment of health benefits;
20        (3.5) the payment of medical expenses incurred by the
21    Department for the treatment of employees who suffer
22    accidental injury or death within the scope of their
23    employment;
24        (4) refunds to employees for erroneous payments of
25    their selected dependent coverage;
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1        (6) payment of premium to health maintenance
2    organizations pursuant to Section 6.1 of this Act;
3        (7) payment of adoption program benefits; and
4        (8) payment of other benefits offered to members and
5    dependents under this Act.
6(Source: P.A. 94-839, eff. 6-6-06; 95-632, eff. 9-25-07;
795-744, eff. 7-18-08.)
 
8    Section 905. The Department of Central Management Services
9Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
10adding Section 405-520 as follows:
 
11    (20 ILCS 405/405-520 new)
12    Sec. 405-520. State healthcare purchasing. On and after
13January 1, 2012, as provided in the State Healthcare Purchasing
14Reorganization Act, all of the powers, duties, rights, and
15responsibilities related to State healthcare purchasing under
16this Code that were transferred from the Department to the
17Department of Healthcare and Family Services by Executive Order
183 (2005) are transferred back to the Department.
 
19    Section 910. The Department of Human Services Act is
20amended by changing Section 1-20 as follows:
 
21    (20 ILCS 1305/1-20)
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1    (a) The Department shall exercise the rights, powers,
2duties, and functions provided by law, including (but not
3limited to) the rights, powers, duties, and functions
4transferred to the Department under Article 80 and Article 90
5of this Act.
6    (b) The Department may employ personnel (in accordance with
7the Personnel Code), provide facilities, contract for goods and
8services, and adopt rules as necessary to carry out its
9functions and purposes, all in accordance with applicable State
10and federal law.
11    (c) On and after January 1, 2012, as provided in the State
12Healthcare Purchasing Reorganization Act, all of the powers,
13duties, rights, and responsibilities related to State
14healthcare purchasing under this Act that were transferred from
15the Department to the Department of Healthcare and Family
16Services by Executive Order 3 (2005) are transferred back to
17the Department.
18(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-3-96.)
 
19    Section 915. The Department of Healthcare and Family
20Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
21amended by adding Section 2205-20 as follows:
 
22    (20 ILCS 2205/2205-20 new)
23    Sec. 2205-20. State healthcare purchasing. On and after
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1Reorganization Act, all of the powers, duties, rights, and
2responsibilities related to State healthcare purchasing under
3this Code that were transferred to the Department of Healthcare
4and Family Services by Executive Order 3 (2005) are transferred
5back to the Departments from which those powers, duties,
6rights, and responsibilities were transferred; however,
7powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities related to State
8healthcare purchasing under this Code that were exercised by
9the Department of Corrections before Executive Order 3 (2005)
10but that pertain to individuals resident in facilities operated
11by Department of Juvenile Justice shall be transferred to the
12Department of Juvenile Justice.
 
13    Section 920. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
14amended by adding Section 2.08 as follows:
 
15    (20 ILCS 2805/2.08 new)
16    Sec. 2.08. State healthcare purchasing. On and after
17January 1, 2012, as provided in the State Healthcare Purchasing
18Reorganization Act, all of the powers, duties, rights, and
19responsibilities related to State healthcare purchasing under
20this Act that were transferred from the Department to the
21Department of Healthcare and Family Services by Executive Order
223 (2005) are transferred back to the Department.
 
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1Accountability Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 
2    (25 ILCS 155/3)  (from Ch. 63, par. 343)
3    Sec. 3. The Commission shall:
4        (1) Study from time to time and report to the General
5    Assembly on economic development and trends in the State.
6        (2) Make such special economic and fiscal studies as it
7    deems appropriate or desirable or as the General Assembly
8    may request.
9        (3) Based on its studies, recommend such State fiscal
10    and economic policies as it deems appropriate or desirable
11    to improve the functioning of State government and the
12    economy of the various regions within the State.
13        (4) Prepare annually a State economic report.
14        (5) Provide information for all appropriate
15    legislative organizations and personnel on economic trends
16    in relation to long range planning and budgeting.
17        (6) Study and make such recommendations as it deems
18    appropriate to the General Assembly on local and regional
19    economic and fiscal policy and on federal fiscal policy as
20    it may affect Illinois.
21        (7) Review capital expenditures, appropriations and
22    authorizations for both the State's general obligation and
23    revenue bonding authorities. At the direction of the
24    Commission, specific reviews may include economic
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1    projects to determine the accuracy of the original estimate
2    of useful life of the projects, maintenance requirements
3    and ability to meet debt service requirements through their
4    operating expenses.
5        (8) Receive and review all executive agency and revenue
6    bonding authority annual and 3 year plans. The Commission
7    shall prepare a consolidated review of these plans, an
8    updated assessment of current State agency capital plans, a
9    report on the outstanding and unissued bond
10    authorizations, an evaluation of the State's ability to
11    market further bond issues and shall submit them as the
12    "Legislative Capital Plan Analysis" to the House and Senate
13    Appropriations Committees at least once a year. The
14    Commission shall annually submit to the General Assembly on
15    the first Wednesday of April a report on the State's
16    long-term capital needs, with particular emphasis upon and
17    detail of the 5-year period in the immediate future.
18        (9) Study and make recommendations it deems
19    appropriate to the General Assembly on State bond
20    financing, bondability guidelines, and debt management. At
21    the direction of the Commission, specific studies and
22    reviews may take into consideration short and long-run
23    implications of State bonding and debt management policy.
24        (10) Comply with the provisions of the "State Debt
25    Impact Note Act" as now or hereafter amended.
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1    Note Act, as now or hereafter amended.
2        (12) By August 1st of each year, the Commission must
3    prepare and cause to be published a summary report of State
4    appropriations for the State fiscal year beginning the
5    previous July 1st. The summary report must discuss major
6    categories of appropriations, the issues the General
7    Assembly faced in allocating appropriations, comparisons
8    with appropriations for previous State fiscal years, and
9    other matters helpful in providing the citizens of Illinois
10    with an overall understanding of appropriations for that
11    fiscal year. The summary report must be written in plain
12    language and designed for readability. Publication must be
13    in newspapers of general circulation in the various areas
14    of the State to ensure distribution statewide. The summary
15    report must also be published on the General Assembly's web
16    site.
17        (13) Comply with the provisions of the State Facilities
18    Closure Act.
19        (14) For fiscal year 2012 and thereafter, develop a
20    3-year budget forecast for the State, including
21    opportunities and threats concerning anticipated revenues
22    and expenditures, with an appropriate level of detail.
23        (15) Exercise the powers and duties granted to it under
24    Section 5.5 of the State Employees Group Insurance Act.
25    The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall
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1the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of
2Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the
3Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research Unit, as
4required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization
5Act, and filing such additional copies with the State
6Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly
7as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State
8Library Act.
9(Source: P.A. 96-958, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
10    Section 927. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
11changing Section 20-60 as follows:
 
12    (30 ILCS 500/20-60)
13    Sec. 20-60. Duration of contracts.
14    (a) Maximum duration. A contract, other than a contract
15entered into pursuant to the State University Certificates of
16Participation Act, may be entered into for any period of time
17deemed to be in the best interests of the State but not
18exceeding 10 years inclusive, beginning January 1, 2010, of
19proposed contract renewals. The length of a lease for real
20property or capital improvements shall be in accordance with
21the provisions of Section 40-25. A contract for bond or
22mortgage insurance awarded by the Illinois Housing Development
23Authority, however, may be entered into for any period of time
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1subject bond or mortgage may remain outstanding.
2    (b) Subject to appropriation. All contracts made or entered
3into shall recite that they are subject to termination and
4cancellation in any year for which the General Assembly fails
5to make an appropriation to make payments under the terms of
6the contract.
7    (c) The chief procurement officer shall file a proposed
8extension or renewal of a contract with the Procurement Policy
9Board prior to entering into any extension or renewal if the
10cost associated with the extension or renewal exceeds $249,999.
11The Procurement Policy Board may object to the proposed
12extension or renewal within 30 calendar days and require a
13hearing before the Board prior to entering into the extension
14or renewal. If the Procurement Policy Board does not object
15within 30 calendar days or takes affirmative action to
16recommend the extension or renewal, the chief procurement
17officer may enter into the extension or renewal of a contract.
18This subsection does not apply to any emergency procurement,
19any procurement under Article 40, or any procurement exempted
20by Section 1-10(b) of this Code. If any State agency contract
21is paid for in whole or in part with federal-aid funds, grants,
22or loans and the provisions of this subsection would result in
23the loss of those federal-aid funds, grants, or loans, then the
24contract is exempt from the provisions of this subsection in
25order to remain eligible for those federal-aid funds, grants,
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1exemption with the Procurement Policy Board prior to entering
2into the proposed extension or renewal. Nothing in this
3subsection permits a chief procurement officer to enter into an
4extension or renewal in violation of subsection (a). By August
51 each year, the Procurement Policy Board shall file a report
6with the General Assembly identifying for the previous fiscal
7year (i) the proposed extensions or renewals that were filed
8with the Board and whether the Board objected and (ii) the
9contracts exempt from this subsection.
10    (d) If there is a conflict between the provisions of this
11Section and Section 5.5 of the State Employees Group Insurance
12Act of 1971, the provisions of Section 5.5 of the State
13Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 control.
14(Source: P.A. 95-344, eff. 8-21-07; 96-15, eff. 6-22-09;
1596-795, eff. 7-1-10 (see Section 5 of P.A. 96-793 for the
16effective date of changes made by P.A. 96-795); 96-920, eff.
177-1-10; 96-1478, eff. 8-23-10.)
 
18    Section 930. The School Employee Benefit Act is amended by
19adding Section 7 as follows:
 
20    (105 ILCS 55/7 new)
21    Sec. 7. State healthcare purchasing. On and after January
221, 2012, as provided in the State Healthcare Purchasing
23Reorganization Act, all of the powers, duties, rights, and
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1this Act that were transferred from the Department to the
2Department of Healthcare and Family Services by Executive Order
33 (2005) are transferred back to the Department.
 
4    Section 935. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Sections 3-2-2 and 3-2.5-20 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-2-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-2)
7    Sec. 3-2-2. Powers and Duties of the Department.
8    (1) In addition to the powers, duties and responsibilities
9which are otherwise provided by law, the Department shall have
10the following powers:
11        (a) To accept persons committed to it by the courts of
12    this State for care, custody, treatment and
13    rehabilitation, and to accept federal prisoners and aliens
14    over whom the Office of the Federal Detention Trustee is
15    authorized to exercise the federal detention function for
16    limited purposes and periods of time.
17        (b) To develop and maintain reception and evaluation
18    units for purposes of analyzing the custody and
19    rehabilitation needs of persons committed to it and to
20    assign such persons to institutions and programs under its
21    control or transfer them to other appropriate agencies. In
22    consultation with the Department of Alcoholism and
23    Substance Abuse (now the Department of Human Services), the
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1    the screening and evaluation of persons committed to its
2    custody who have alcohol or drug abuse problems, and for
3    making appropriate treatment available to such persons;
4    the Department shall report to the General Assembly on such
5    plan not later than April 1, 1987. The maintenance and
6    implementation of such plan shall be contingent upon the
7    availability of funds.
8        (b-1) To create and implement, on January 1, 2002, a
9    pilot program to establish the effectiveness of
10    pupillometer technology (the measurement of the pupil's
11    reaction to light) as an alternative to a urine test for
12    purposes of screening and evaluating persons committed to
13    its custody who have alcohol or drug problems. The pilot
14    program shall require the pupillometer technology to be
15    used in at least one Department of Corrections facility.
16    The Director may expand the pilot program to include an
17    additional facility or facilities as he or she deems
18    appropriate. A minimum of 4,000 tests shall be included in
19    the pilot program. The Department must report to the
20    General Assembly on the effectiveness of the program by
21    January 1, 2003.
22        (b-5) To develop, in consultation with the Department
23    of State Police, a program for tracking and evaluating each
24    inmate from commitment through release for recording his or
25    her gang affiliations, activities, or ranks.
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1    institutions and facilities under its control and to
2    establish new ones as needed. Pursuant to its power to
3    establish new institutions and facilities, the Department
4    may, with the written approval of the Governor, authorize
5    the Department of Central Management Services to enter into
6    an agreement of the type described in subsection (d) of
7    Section 405-300 of the Department of Central Management
8    Services Law (20 ILCS 405/405-300). The Department shall
9    designate those institutions which shall constitute the
10    State Penitentiary System.
11        Pursuant to its power to establish new institutions and
12    facilities, the Department may authorize the Department of
13    Central Management Services to accept bids from counties
14    and municipalities for the construction, remodeling or
15    conversion of a structure to be leased to the Department of
16    Corrections for the purposes of its serving as a
17    correctional institution or facility. Such construction,
18    remodeling or conversion may be financed with revenue bonds
19    issued pursuant to the Industrial Building Revenue Bond Act
20    by the municipality or county. The lease specified in a bid
21    shall be for a term of not less than the time needed to
22    retire any revenue bonds used to finance the project, but
23    not to exceed 40 years. The lease may grant to the State
24    the option to purchase the structure outright.
25        Upon receipt of the bids, the Department may certify
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1    the General Assembly for approval. Upon approval of a bid
2    by a constitutional majority of both houses of the General
3    Assembly, pursuant to joint resolution, the Department of
4    Central Management Services may enter into an agreement
5    with the county or municipality pursuant to such bid.
6        (c-5) To build and maintain regional juvenile
7    detention centers and to charge a per diem to the counties
8    as established by the Department to defray the costs of
9    housing each minor in a center. In this subsection (c-5),
10    "juvenile detention center" means a facility to house
11    minors during pendency of trial who have been transferred
12    from proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to
13    prosecutions under the criminal laws of this State in
14    accordance with Section 5-805 of the Juvenile Court Act of
15    1987, whether the transfer was by operation of law or
16    permissive under that Section. The Department shall
17    designate the counties to be served by each regional
18    juvenile detention center.
19        (d) To develop and maintain programs of control,
20    rehabilitation and employment of committed persons within
21    its institutions.
22        (d-5) To provide a pre-release job preparation program
23    for inmates at Illinois adult correctional centers.
24        (e) To establish a system of supervision and guidance
25    of committed persons in the community.
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1    Transportation to supply a sufficient number of prisoners
2    for use by the Department of Transportation to clean up the
3    trash and garbage along State, county, township, or
4    municipal highways as designated by the Department of
5    Transportation. The Department of Corrections, at the
6    request of the Department of Transportation, shall furnish
7    such prisoners at least annually for a period to be agreed
8    upon between the Director of Corrections and the Director
9    of Transportation. The prisoners used on this program shall
10    be selected by the Director of Corrections on whatever
11    basis he deems proper in consideration of their term,
12    behavior and earned eligibility to participate in such
13    program - where they will be outside of the prison facility
14    but still in the custody of the Department of Corrections.
15    Prisoners convicted of first degree murder, or a Class X
16    felony, or armed violence, or aggravated kidnapping, or
17    criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse
18    or a subsequent conviction for criminal sexual abuse, or
19    forcible detention, or arson, or a prisoner adjudged a
20    Habitual Criminal shall not be eligible for selection to
21    participate in such program. The prisoners shall remain as
22    prisoners in the custody of the Department of Corrections
23    and such Department shall furnish whatever security is
24    necessary. The Department of Transportation shall furnish
25    trucks and equipment for the highway cleanup program and
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1    Department of Corrections nor the Department of
2    Transportation shall replace any regular employee with a
3    prisoner.
4        (g) To maintain records of persons committed to it and
5    to establish programs of research, statistics and
6    planning.
7        (h) To investigate the grievances of any person
8    committed to the Department, to inquire into any alleged
9    misconduct by employees or committed persons, and to
10    investigate the assets of committed persons to implement
11    Section 3-7-6 of this Code; and for these purposes it may
12    issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and
13    the production of writings and papers, and may examine
14    under oath any witnesses who may appear before it; to also
15    investigate alleged violations of a parolee's or
16    releasee's conditions of parole or release; and for this
17    purpose it may issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of
18    witnesses and the production of documents only if there is
19    reason to believe that such procedures would provide
20    evidence that such violations have occurred.
21        If any person fails to obey a subpoena issued under
22    this subsection, the Director may apply to any circuit
23    court to secure compliance with the subpoena. The failure
24    to comply with the order of the court issued in response
25    thereto shall be punishable as contempt of court.
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1    officers, and administer programs of training and
2    development of personnel of the Department. Personnel
3    assigned by the Department to be responsible for the
4    custody and control of committed persons or to investigate
5    the alleged misconduct of committed persons or employees or
6    alleged violations of a parolee's or releasee's conditions
7    of parole shall be conservators of the peace for those
8    purposes, and shall have the full power of peace officers
9    outside of the facilities of the Department in the
10    protection, arrest, retaking and reconfining of committed
11    persons or where the exercise of such power is necessary to
12    the investigation of such misconduct or violations.
13        (j) To cooperate with other departments and agencies
14    and with local communities for the development of standards
15    and programs for better correctional services in this
16    State.
17        (k) To administer all moneys and properties of the
18    Department.
19        (l) To report annually to the Governor on the committed
20    persons, institutions and programs of the Department.
21        (l-5) In a confidential annual report to the Governor,
22    the Department shall identify all inmate gangs by
23    specifying each current gang's name, population and allied
24    gangs. The Department shall further specify the number of
25    top leaders identified by the Department for each gang
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1    Department to segregate each leader from his or her gang
2    and allied gangs. The Department shall further report the
3    current status of leaders identified and segregated in
4    previous years. All leaders described in the report shall
5    be identified by inmate number or other designation to
6    enable tracking, auditing, and verification without
7    revealing the names of the leaders. Because this report
8    contains law enforcement intelligence information
9    collected by the Department, the report is confidential and
10    not subject to public disclosure.
11        (m) To make all rules and regulations and exercise all
12    powers and duties vested by law in the Department.
13        (n) To establish rules and regulations for
14    administering a system of good conduct credits,
15    established in accordance with Section 3-6-3, subject to
16    review by the Prisoner Review Board.
17        (o) To administer the distribution of funds from the
18    State Treasury to reimburse counties where State penal
19    institutions are located for the payment of assistant
20    state's attorneys' salaries under Section 4-2001 of the
21    Counties Code.
22        (p) To exchange information with the Department of
23    Human Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family
24    Services for the purpose of verifying living arrangements
25    and for other purposes directly connected with the
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1    Code.
2        (q) To establish a diversion program.
3        The program shall provide a structured environment for
4    selected technical parole or mandatory supervised release
5    violators and committed persons who have violated the rules
6    governing their conduct while in work release. This program
7    shall not apply to those persons who have committed a new
8    offense while serving on parole or mandatory supervised
9    release or while committed to work release.
10        Elements of the program shall include, but shall not be
11    limited to, the following:
12            (1) The staff of a diversion facility shall provide
13        supervision in accordance with required objectives set
14        by the facility.
15            (2) Participants shall be required to maintain
16        employment.
17            (3) Each participant shall pay for room and board
18        at the facility on a sliding-scale basis according to
19        the participant's income.
20            (4) Each participant shall:
21                (A) provide restitution to victims in
22            accordance with any court order;
23                (B) provide financial support to his
24            dependents; and
25                (C) make appropriate payments toward any other
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1            (5) Each participant shall complete community
2        service in addition to employment.
3            (6) Participants shall take part in such
4        counseling, educational and other programs as the
5        Department may deem appropriate.
6            (7) Participants shall submit to drug and alcohol
7        screening.
8            (8) The Department shall promulgate rules
9        governing the administration of the program.
10        (r) To enter into intergovernmental cooperation
11    agreements under which persons in the custody of the
12    Department may participate in a county impact
13    incarceration program established under Section 3-6038 or
14    3-15003.5 of the Counties Code.
15        (r-5) (Blank).
16        (r-10) To systematically and routinely identify with
17    respect to each streetgang active within the correctional
18    system: (1) each active gang; (2) every existing inter-gang
19    affiliation or alliance; and (3) the current leaders in
20    each gang. The Department shall promptly segregate leaders
21    from inmates who belong to their gangs and allied gangs.
22    "Segregate" means no physical contact and, to the extent
23    possible under the conditions and space available at the
24    correctional facility, prohibition of visual and sound
25    communication. For the purposes of this paragraph (r-10),
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1            (i) are members of a criminal streetgang;
2            (ii) with respect to other individuals within the
3        streetgang, occupy a position of organizer,
4        supervisor, or other position of management or
5        leadership; and
6            (iii) are actively and personally engaged in
7        directing, ordering, authorizing, or requesting
8        commission of criminal acts by others, which are
9        punishable as a felony, in furtherance of streetgang
10        related activity both within and outside of the
11        Department of Corrections.
12    "Streetgang", "gang", and "streetgang related" have the
13    meanings ascribed to them in Section 10 of the Illinois
14    Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
15        (s) To operate a super-maximum security institution,
16    in order to manage and supervise inmates who are disruptive
17    or dangerous and provide for the safety and security of the
18    staff and the other inmates.
19        (t) To monitor any unprivileged conversation or any
20    unprivileged communication, whether in person or by mail,
21    telephone, or other means, between an inmate who, before
22    commitment to the Department, was a member of an organized
23    gang and any other person without the need to show cause or
24    satisfy any other requirement of law before beginning the
25    monitoring, except as constitutionally required. The
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1    recording or by any other means. As used in this
2    subdivision (1)(t), "organized gang" has the meaning
3    ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang
4    Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
5        As used in this subdivision (1)(t), "unprivileged
6    conversation" or "unprivileged communication" means a
7    conversation or communication that is not protected by any
8    privilege recognized by law or by decision, rule, or order
9    of the Illinois Supreme Court.
10        (u) To establish a Women's and Children's Pre-release
11    Community Supervision Program for the purpose of providing
12    housing and services to eligible female inmates, as
13    determined by the Department, and their newborn and young
14    children.
15        (u-5) To issue an order, whenever a person committed to
16    the Department absconds or absents himself or herself,
17    without authority to do so, from any facility or program to
18    which he or she is assigned. The order shall be certified
19    by the Director, the Supervisor of the Apprehension Unit,
20    or any person duly designated by the Director, with the
21    seal of the Department affixed. The order shall be directed
22    to all sheriffs, coroners, and police officers, or to any
23    particular person named in the order. Any order issued
24    pursuant to this subdivision (1) (u-5) shall be sufficient
25    warrant for the officer or person named in the order to
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1    correctional officials and shall be executed the same as
2    criminal process.
3        (v) To do all other acts necessary to carry out the
4    provisions of this Chapter.
5    (2) The Department of Corrections shall by January 1, 1998,
6consider building and operating a correctional facility within
7100 miles of a county of over 2,000,000 inhabitants, especially
8a facility designed to house juvenile participants in the
9impact incarceration program.
10    (3) When the Department lets bids for contracts for medical
11services to be provided to persons committed to Department
12facilities by a health maintenance organization, medical
13service corporation, or other health care provider, the bid may
14only be let to a health care provider that has obtained an
15irrevocable letter of credit or performance bond issued by a
16company whose bonds are rated AAA by a bond rating
17organization.
18    (4) When the Department lets bids for contracts for food or
19commissary services to be provided to Department facilities,
20the bid may only be let to a food or commissary services
21provider that has obtained an irrevocable letter of credit or
22performance bond issued by a company whose bonds are rated AAA
23by a bond rating organization.
24    (5) On and after January 1, 2012, as provided in the State
25Healthcare Purchasing Reorganization Act, all of the powers,
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1healthcare purchasing under this Code that were transferred
2from the Department of Corrections to the Department of
3Healthcare and Family Services by Executive Order 3 (2005) are
4transferred back to the Department of Corrections; however,
5powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities related to State
6healthcare purchasing under this Code that were exercised by
7the Department of Corrections before Executive Order 3 (2005)
8but that pertain to individuals resident in facilities operated
9by Department of Juvenile Justice are transferred to the
10Department of Juvenile Justice.
11(Source: P.A. 96-1265, eff. 7-26-10.)
 
12    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-20)
13    Sec. 3-2.5-20. General powers and duties.
14    (a) In addition to the powers, duties, and responsibilities
15which are otherwise provided by law or transferred to the
16Department as a result of this Article, the Department, as
17determined by the Director, shall have, but are not limited to,
18the following rights, powers, functions and duties:
19        (1) To accept juveniles committed to it by the courts
20    of this State for care, custody, treatment, and
21    rehabilitation.
22        (2) To maintain and administer all State juvenile
23    correctional institutions previously under the control of
24    the Juvenile and Women's & Children Divisions of the
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1    institutions as needed to meet the needs of the youth
2    committed to its care.
3        (3) To identify the need for and recommend the funding
4    and implementation of an appropriate mix of programs and
5    services within the juvenile justice continuum, including
6    but not limited to prevention, nonresidential and
7    residential commitment programs, day treatment, and
8    conditional release programs and services, with the
9    support of educational, vocational, alcohol, drug abuse,
10    and mental health services where appropriate.
11        (4) To establish and provide transitional and
12    post-release treatment programs for juveniles committed to
13    the Department. Services shall include but are not limited
14    to:
15            (i) family and individual counseling and treatment
16        placement;
17            (ii) referral services to any other State or local
18        agencies;
19            (iii) mental health services;
20            (iv) educational services;
21            (v) family counseling services; and
22            (vi) substance abuse services.
23        (5) To access vital records of juveniles for the
24    purposes of providing necessary documentation for
25    transitional services such as obtaining identification,
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1        (6) To develop staffing and workload standards and
2    coordinate staff development and training appropriate for
3    juvenile populations.
4        (7) To develop, with the approval of the Office of the
5    Governor and the Governor's Office of Management and
6    Budget, annual budget requests.
7        (8) To administer the Interstate Compact for
8    Juveniles, with respect to all juveniles under its
9    jurisdiction, and to cooperate with the Department of Human
10    Services with regard to all non-offender juveniles subject
11    to the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.
12    (b) The Department may employ personnel in accordance with
13the Personnel Code and Section 3-2.5-15 of this Code, provide
14facilities, contract for goods and services, and adopt rules as
15necessary to carry out its functions and purposes, all in
16accordance with applicable State and federal law.
17    (c) On and after January 1, 2012, as provided in the State
18Healthcare Purchasing Reorganization Act, all of the powers,
19duties, rights, and responsibilities related to State
20healthcare purchasing under this Code that were transferred
21from the Department of Corrections to the Department of
22Healthcare and Family Services by Executive Order 3 (2005) are
23transferred back to the Department of Corrections; however,
24powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities related to State
25healthcare purchasing under this Code that were exercised by
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1but that pertain to individuals resident in facilities operated
2by Department of Juvenile Justice are transferred to the
3Department of Juvenile Justice.
4(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06; 95-937, eff. 8-26-08.)
 
5    Section 997. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
6severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
7    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.".