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Short title. This Act may be cited as the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act. (Source: P.A. 94-629, eff. 1-1-06.)
Illinois · statute · 410 ILCS 303 · 14 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act. (Source: P.A. 94-629, eff. 1-1-06.)
Legislative finding. The General Assembly finds that HIV/AIDS in the African-American community is a crisis separate and apart from the overall issue of HIV/AIDS in other communities. (Source: P.A. 94-629, eff. 1-1-06.)
African-American HIV/AIDS Response Officer. An African-American HIV/AIDS Response Officer, responsible for coordinating efforts to address the African-American AIDS crisis within his or her respective Office or Department and serving as a liaison to governmental and non-governmental entities beyond his or her respectiv…
State agencies; HIV testing. (a) In this Section: "High-risk community" means a community designated as high-risk by the Department of Public Health in rules. "High-traffic facility" means a high-traffic facility as defined by the State agency operating the facility. "State agency" means (i) any department of State gov…
Study. The Illinois HIV/AIDS Policy and Research Institute at Chicago State University shall conduct a study to determine whether there is a correlation between incarceration and HIV infection. (Source: P.A. 94-629, eff. 1-1-06.)
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, appoint…
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 wit…
Rules. (a) No later than March 15, 2006, the Department of Public Health shall issue proposed rules for designating high-risk communities and for implementing subsection (c) of Section 15. The rules must include, but may not be limited to, a standard testing protocol, training for staff, community-based organization ex…
Implementation subject to appropriation. Implementation of this Act is subject to appropriation. (Source: P.A. 94-629, eff. 1-1-06.)
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Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2006. (Source: P.A. 94-629, eff. 1-1-06.)