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Bill RACIAL & ETHNIC HLTH DISPARITY Creates the Reduction of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Act. Subject to appropriations for that purpose, requires the Department of Public Health to establish and administer a program of grants to stimulate the development of community-based and neighborhood-based projects that will improve the health outcomes of racial and ethnic populations. Requires the Office of Minority Health within the Department to establish measurable outcomes to achieve the goal of reducing health disparities in certain priority areas, including asthma and infant mortality. Authorizes the Director of Public Health to appoint an ad hoc advisory committee to examine areas where public awareness, public education, research, and coordination regarding racial and ethnic health outcome disparities are lacking and make recommendations for closing gaps in health outcomes. Sets forth grant proposal and eligibility requirements. Requires $1 in local matching moneys for each $3 of a grant from the Department. Allows the provision of local matching moneys entirely through in-kind contributions in counties with a population of 50,000 or less; for counties over 50,000, requires that at least 50% of the local matching moneys be in cash. Provides that no match is required in the case of a grant to an urban area. Requires the dissemination of grants beginning no later than January 1, 2007. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 94th HB 615 Illinois HB 615 (94th)
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Illinois HB 615 (94th) — RACIAL & ETHNIC HLTH DISPARITY

Creates the Reduction of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Act. Subject to appropriations for that purpose, requires the Department of Public Health to establish and administer a program of grants to stimulate the development of community-based and neighborhood-based projects that will improve the health outcomes of racial and ethnic populations. Requires the Office of Minority Health within the Department to establish measurable outcomes to achieve the goal of reducing health disparities in certain priority areas, including asthma and infant mortality. Authorizes the Director of Public Health to appoint an ad hoc advisory committee to examine areas where public awareness, public education, research, and coordination regarding racial and ethnic health outcome disparities are lacking and make recommendations for closing gaps in health outcomes. Sets forth grant proposal and eligibility requirements. Requires $1 in local matching moneys for each $3 of a grant from the Department. Allows the provision of local matching moneys entirely through in-kind contributions in counties with a population of 50,000 or less; for counties over 50,000, requires that at least 50% of the local matching moneys be in cash. Provides that no match is required in the case of a grant to an urban area. Requires the dissemination of grants beginning no later than January 1, 2007.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 570 (pass) · upper
  • Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 1160 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 1150 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • William Delgado — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2005-01-28 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Delgado filing
  • 2005-01-31 First Reading reading-1
  • 2005-01-31 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2005-02-03 Assigned to Human Services Committee referral-committee
  • 2005-02-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
  • 2005-02-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2005-02-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2005-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
  • 2005-02-10 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Delgado amendment-introduction
  • 2005-02-10 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2005-02-10 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2005-02-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2005-02-17 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2005-02-17 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2005-02-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2005-03-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
  • 2005-03-02 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2005-03-02 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2005-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2005-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
  • 2005-03-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2005-03-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
  • 2005-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
  • 2005-03-08 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2005-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 9, 2005 reading-1
  • 2005-03-10 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
  • 2005-03-15 First Reading reading-1
  • 2005-03-15 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2005-04-13 Assigned to Health & Human Services referral-committee
  • 2005-04-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2005-04-20 Postponed - Health & Human Services
  • 2005-05-03 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
  • 2005-05-05 Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2005-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
  • 2005-05-11 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2005-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
  • 2005-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez amendment-introduction
  • 2005-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2005-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
  • 2005-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 008-000-000
  • 2005-05-19 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2005-05-19 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
  • 2005-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martinez amendment-passage
  • 2005-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  • 2005-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2005-05-20 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2005-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2005-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William Delgado
  • 2005-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2005-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee referral-committee
  • 2005-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
  • 2005-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
  • 2005-05-27 Passed Both Houses
  • 2005-06-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2005-08-04 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2005-08-04 Effective Date January 1, 2006
  • 2005-08-04 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0447 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4c24f884-d6bb-4279-95c5-e745c2075ef6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).