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 1        AN ACT concerning HIV/AIDS education.

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


 4        Section 5.   The  Department  of  Public  Health  Act  is
 5    amended by adding Section 6.1 as follows:

 6        (20 ILCS 2305/6.1 new)
 7        Sec. 6.1.  HIV/AIDS community service pilot program.  The
 8    Department  of Public Health shall fund an HIV/AIDS community
 9    service pilot program in the African-American communities  of
10    the   State.    The   program  shall  contain  the  following
11    components:
12        (1)  HIV primary care to enhance and enrich the lives  of
13    those infected by HIV.
14        (2)  HIV  counseling  and  testing to provide a system of
15    early detection for HIV and to facilitate skill building  for
16    behavior modification.
17        (3)  Case  management  services to offer seamless service
18    delivery for those infected by HIV.
19        (4)  Prevention  case  management  services  designed  to
20    foster skill building and negotiation  enrichment  for  those
21    impacted by HIV.
22        (5)  Street  outreach  services,  which  is a Centers for
23    Disease Control approved intervention  proven  to  reach  the
24    client  at  his  or  her level of need.  The service shall be
25    facilitated by an indigenous staff person who will offer  the
26    services  of  HIV  education  and  counseling,  referral  for
27    testing, and condom distribution.