Illinois Opioid Remediation State Trust Fund

Illinois Opioid Remediation State Trust Fund. (a) As used in this Section: (1) "Approved abatement programs" means the list of programs included in Exhibit B of the Illinois Opioid Allocation Agreement, effective December 30, 2021. (2) "National multistate opioid settlement" has the meaning provided in Section 13-226 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (3) "Opioid-related settlement" means current or future settlements reached by the Attorney General, including judgments entered that are subject to the Illinois Opioid Allocation Agreement, effective December 30, 2021. (b) The Illinois Opioid Remediation State Trust Fund is created as a trust fund in the State treasury to receive proceeds from opioid-related settlements and judgments that are directed by the Attorney General into the fund pursuant to Section 3 of the Illinois Opioid Allocation Agreement, effective December 30, 2021. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Human Services. (c) The Illinois Opioid Remediation State Trust Fund may also receive gifts, grants, bequests, donations and monies from any other source, public or private, to be used for the purposes of such gifts, grants, bequests, donations or awards. (d) All funds directed into the Illinois Opioid Remediation State Trust Fund shall be used in accordance with the Illinois Opioid Allocation Agreement, effective December 30, 2021, and exclusively for approved abatement programs. (e) The Attorney General may use a portion of the proceeds in the Illinois Opioid Remediation State Trust Fund for administrative costs associated with opioid-related litigation, demands, or settlements. (f) In addition to proceeds directed by the Attorney General into the Illinois Opioid Remediation State Trust Fund, the Attorney General may, at his or her discretion, direct additional funds received from any opioid-related settlement into the DHS State Projects Fund. (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)