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| | HB3949 Engrossed | | LRB102 14471 CPF 19823 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and |
| 5 | | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
| 6 | | amended by adding Section 2310-431 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-431 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 2310-431. Homeless service providers. |
| 9 | | (a) In this Section, "homeless service provider" means a |
| 10 | | person or entity who provides services to homeless persons |
| 11 | | under any of the programs of or identified by the Department of |
| 12 | | Human Services. |
| 13 | | (b) The Department shall consider all homeless service |
| 14 | | providers in the State to be essential critical infrastructure |
| 15 | | workers under the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure |
| 16 | | Security Agency's "Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers |
| 17 | | Guidance Version 4.0". The Department shall ensure that |
| 18 | | homeless service providers qualify for the same priority |
| 19 | | benefits afforded to frontline workers by the State, |
| 20 | | including, but not limited to: |
| 21 | | (1) federal COVID-19 relief funding; |
| 22 | | (2) personal protective equipment; and |
| 23 | | (3) vaccinations. |