(410 ILCS 303/25)
Sec. 25.
HIV/AIDS Response Review Panel.
(a) The HIV/AIDS Response Review Panel is established within the Office of the Governor. The Panel shall consist of the following members:
(1) One member appointed by the Governor. This member
| shall serve as the Chair of the Panel. | |
(2) One representative of each of the following, |
| appointed by the head of the department: the Department of Corrections; the Department of Human Services; and the Department of Public Health. | |
(3) Two ex‑offenders who are familiar with the issue |
| of HIV/AIDS as it relates to incarceration, appointed by Governor. One of these members must be from Cook County, and the other must be from a county other than Cook. Both of these members must have received a final discharge from the Department of Corrections. | |
(4) Three representatives of HIV/AIDS organizations |
| that have been in business for at least 2 years, appointed by Governor. In the case of such an organization that represents a constituency the majority of whom are African‑American, the organization's representative who is a member of the Panel must be African‑American. | |
(b) The Panel shall review the implementation of this Act |
| within the Department of Corrections and shall file a report with the General Assembly and with the Governor every January 1 stating the results of its review. | |
(Source: P.A. 94‑629, eff. 1‑1‑06.) |
(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(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2016)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. | |
(d) The Section is repealed on July 1, 2016.
(Source: P.A. 94‑797, eff. 1‑1‑07.) |
(410 ILCS 303/25)
Sec. 25.
HIV/AIDS Response Review Panel.
(a) The HIV/AIDS Response Review Panel is established within the Office of the Governor. The Panel shall consist of the following members:
(1) One member appointed by the Governor. This member
| shall serve as the Chair of the Panel. | |
(2) One representative of each of the following, |
| appointed by the head of the department: the Department of Corrections; the Department of Human Services; and the Department of Public Health. | |
(3) Two ex‑offenders who are familiar with the issue |
| of HIV/AIDS as it relates to incarceration, appointed by Governor. One of these members must be from Cook County, and the other must be from a county other than Cook. Both of these members must have received a final discharge from the Department of Corrections. | |
(4) Three representatives of HIV/AIDS organizations |
| that have been in business for at least 2 years, appointed by Governor. In the case of such an organization that represents a constituency the majority of whom are African‑American, the organization's representative who is a member of the Panel must be African‑American. | |
(b) The Panel shall review the implementation of this Act |
| within the Department of Corrections and shall file a report with the General Assembly and with the Governor every January 1 stating the results of its review. | |
(Source: P.A. 94‑629, eff. 1‑1‑06.) |
(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. | |
(d) The Section is repealed on July 1, 2016.
(Source: P.A. 94‑797, eff. 1‑1‑07.) |