Bill Text: IL HB2785 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the legislative intent of the Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2785 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB2785-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB2785 Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
215 ILCS 106/5
Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the legislative intent of the Act.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Children's Health Insurance Program Act is
amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
(215 ILCS 106/5)
Sec. 5. Legislative intent. The The General Assembly finds
that, for the economic and social benefit of all citizens of
the State, it is important to enable low-income children of
this State, to the extent funding permits, to access health
benefits coverage, especially preventive health care. The
General Assembly recognizes that assistance to help families
purchase health benefits for low-income children must be
provided in a fair and equitable fashion and must treat all
children at the same income level in a similar fashion. The
State of Illinois should help low-income families transition
from a health care system where government partners with
families to provide health benefits to low-income children to a
system where families with higher incomes eventually
transition into private or employer based health plans. This
Act is not intended to create an entitlement.
(Source: P.A. 90-736, eff. 8-12-98.)