Revenue Committee
Adopted in House on Feb 18, 2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 18




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 18 on page 1, by 
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replacing lines 4 through 25 with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended 
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by adding Section 10-8 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 1305/10-8 new)

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    Sec. 10-8. The Autism Research Fund; grants; scientific 
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review committee. The Autism Research Fund is created as a 
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special fund in the State treasury.  From appropriations to the 
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Department from the Fund, the Department must make grants to 
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public or private entities in Illinois for the purpose of 
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funding research concerning the disorder of autism. For 
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purposes of this Section, the term "research" includes, without 
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limitation, expenditures to develop and advance the 
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understanding, techniques, and modalities effective in the 
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detection, prevention, screening, and treatment of autism and 
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may include clinical trials.  No more than 20% of the grant 
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funds may be used for institutional overhead costs, indirect 
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costs, other organizational levies, or costs of 
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community-based support services.
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    Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, 
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including, without limitation, income tax checkoff receipts 
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and gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private 
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entity, must be deposited into the Fund.   Any interest earned on 
 


 






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moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.
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    Each year,  grantees of the grants provided under this 
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Section must submit a written report to the Department that 
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sets forth the types of research that is conducted with the 
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grant moneys and the status of that research.
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    The Department shall promulgate rules for the creation of a 
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scientific review committee  to review and assess   applications 
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for the grants authorized under this Section. The Committee 
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shall serve without compensation.".