SB2335enr 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB2335 Enrolled LRB093 18588 DRJ 44310 b

AN ACT in relation to health.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Community Health Center Expansion Act is amended by adding Section 10.5 as follows:

(410 ILCS 66/10.5 new)

Sec. 10.5. Sustainability funding. Sustaining funds shall be available to grantees under Section 10 that have met the initial proposed project objectives and can demonstrate continued financial need. These funds shall be provided by the Department for a 3-year period, subject to appropriation. Funds granted each year under this Section shall be in an amount up to 50% of a grantee's third-year-grant funding under subsection (b) of Section 10. The Department shall adopt rules and criteria to allow grantees to apply for continued sustainability funding under this Section.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.