Public Act 102-0919

HB3949 Enrolled LRB102 14471 CPF 19823 b

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to help

homeless service providers receive federal resources during

public health emergencies, including personal protective

equipment for which the Federal Emergency Management Agency

has final authority for reimbursement.

Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and

Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is

amended by adding Section 2310-434 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-434 new)

Sec. 2310-434. Homeless service providers.

(a) In this Section, "homeless service provider" means a

person or entity who provides services to homeless persons

under any of the programs of or identified by the Department of

Human Services.

(b) The Department shall consider all homeless service

providers in the State to be essential critical infrastructure

workers in accordance with the most recent guidance from the

federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The

Department shall ensure that homeless service providers

qualify for the same priority benefits afforded to frontline

workers by the State, including, but not limited to:

(1) federal funding for relief relating to public

health emergencies;

(2) personal protective equipment; and

(3) vaccinations.

(c) In accordance with this Section, during a

federally-designated public health emergency or a public

health disaster declared by a proclamation issued by the

Governor under Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management

Agency Act, the Department and the Illinois Emergency

Management Agency shall offer recommendations to their local

counterparts, including local public health departments and

local emergency management assistance agencies, encouraging

them to consider homeless service providers when making

determinations about providing assistance.

(d) The Department may adopt rules for the implementation

and administration of this Section and to ensure that homeless

service providers are considered essential critical

infrastructure workers in the event of a pandemic.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

becoming law.