Bill Title: Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Diversity in Health Care Professions Task Force. Provides that the Director of Public Health shall serve as the chairperson of the Task Force and it shall also be comprised of 2 dentists, 2 medical doctors, 2 nurses, 2 optometrists, 2 pharmacists, 2 physician assistants, 2 podiatrists, and 2 public health practitioners. Provides specified objectives. Provides specified recommendations to serve as guiding principles for the Task Force. Provides that Task Force members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing their duties. Provides that the Task Force shall meet at least quarterly and at other times as called by the chairperson. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study and shall submit the report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2020 and annually thereafter.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0273 [HB2896 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Contact	Phone	District	Sponsorship	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Mary Flowers [D]	Primary	N/A	N/A	HD-031	Sponsored Bills	N/A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Rita Mayfield [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-558-1012	HD-060	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Latoya Greenwood [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-114	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Anne Stava-Murray [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-6578	HD-081	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kelly Burke [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	N/A	HD-036	Sponsored Bills	N/A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Debbie Meyers-Martin [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-558-1007	HD-038	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Elgie Sims [D]	Primary	N/A	217-782-3201	SD-017	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jacqueline Collins [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	SD-016	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Cristina Castro [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-7746	SD-022	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Martin Sandoval [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	SD-011	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Ram Villivalam [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-5500	SD-008	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Emil Jones [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-9573	SD-014	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Antonio Munoz [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	SD-001	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Toi Hutchinson [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	SD-040	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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