SB2961ham001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Rita Mayfield

Filed: 11/26/2012

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2961

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2961 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act is amended by changing Section 27 as follows:

(410 ILCS 303/27)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2016)

Sec. 27. African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund.

(a) The African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys deposited into the Fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used for grants for programs to prevent the transmission of HIV and other programs and activities consistent with the purposes of this Act, including, but not limited to, preventing and treating HIV/AIDS, the creation of an HIV/AIDS service delivery system, and the administration of the Act. Moneys for the Fund shall come from appropriations by the General Assembly, federal funds, and other public resources.

(b) The Fund shall provide resources for communities in Illinois to create an HIV/AIDS service delivery system that reduces the disparity of HIV infection and AIDS cases between African-Americans and other population groups in Illinois that may be impacted by the disease by, including but, not limited to:

(1) developing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive, culturally sensitive HIV Prevention Plan targeting communities that are identified as high-risk in terms of the impact of the disease on African-Americans;

(2) developing, implementing, and maintaining a stable HIV/AIDS service delivery infrastructure in Illinois communities that will meet the needs of African-Americans;

(3) developing, implementing, and maintaining a statewide HIV/AIDS testing program;

(4) providing funding for HIV/AIDS social and scientific research to improve prevention and treatment;

(5) providing comprehensive technical and other assistance to African-American community service organizations that are involved in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment;

(6) developing, implementing, and maintaining an infrastructure for African-American community service organizations to make them less dependent on government resources; and

(7) creating and maintaining at least 17 one-stop shopping HIV/AIDS facilities across the State.

(c) When providing grants pursuant to this Fund, the Department of Public Health shall give priority to the development of comprehensive medical and social services to African-Americans at risk of infection from or infected with HIV/AIDS in areas of the State determined to have the greatest geographic prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the African-American population.

(c-5) The Department of Public Health shall accept and process applications and provide grants as appropriate under this Section continuously throughout each fiscal year.

(d) The Section is repealed on July 1, 2016.

(Source: P.A. 94-797, eff. 1-1-07.)".