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SB1276 Engrossed                               LRB9201226RCcd

 1        AN ACT in relation to pharmaceutical assistance.

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

 4        Section  5.  The  Senior  Citizens  and  Disabled Persons
 5    Property Tax Relief  and  Pharmaceutical  Assistance  Act  is
 6    amended by adding Section 9.2 as follows:

 7        (320 ILCS 25/9.2 new)
 8        Sec.   9.2.  Pharmaceutical   Assistance  Program  Review
 9    Committee.  The  Pharmaceutical  Assistance  Program   Review
10    Committee  is  created.  The  committee  shall  consist of 17
11    members as follows:
12             (1)  2 members of the General Assembly appointed  by
13        the  President  of  the  Senate, 2 members of the General
14        Assembly appointed by the minority leader of the  Senate,
15        2  members  of  the  General  Assembly  appointed  by the
16        Speaker of the House of Representatives and 2 members  of
17        the  General Assembly appointed by the minority leader of
18        the House of Representatives;
19             (2)  the Director of Aging or his or her designee;
20             (3)  the Director of Revenue or his or her designee;
21             (4)  the Director  of  Public  Aid  or  his  or  her
22        designee;
23             (5)  the  Secretary  of Human Services or his or her
24        designee;
25             (6)  a representative of AARP;
26             (7)  a representative of the Pharmaceutical Research
27        and Manufacturers of America;
28             (8)  a representative of  the  Illinois  Pharmacists
29        Association;
30             (9)  the  Director  of  Public  Health or his or her
31    designee; and
 
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 1             (10)  a representative of the Illinois State Medical
 2    Society.
 3        The President of the Senate and Speaker of the  House  of
 4    Representatives  shall  each designate one member to serve as
 5    co-chairs. The Committee  shall  meet  at  the  call  of  the
 6    co-chairs.  Members  shall serve without compensation but may
 7    be reimbursed  for  necessary  expenses.  The  Committee  may
 8    conduct  public  hearings to gather testimony from interested
 9    parties regarding the necessity for pharmaceutical assistance
10    for Illinois seniors including changes to the  pharmaceutical
11    assistance program. The Committee shall report to the General
12    Assembly  and  the Governor annually or as it deems necessary
13    regarding changes to the  pharmaceutical  assistance  program
14    and any associated costs of those changes.
15        This Section is repealed on July 1, 2006.

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

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