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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HR 279          </title>
<shortdesc>BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Esther Golar</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Urges the Governor to seek to empower and engage individuals and communities where behavioral healthcare disparities exist through the establishment of Behavioral Healthcare Enterprise Zones, Behavioral Healthcare Loan Repayment Assistance initiatives, methods for establishing pilot programs for health homes, systems of care, and essential community behavioral healthcare providers, standardized data collection and analysis methods regarding the impact on racial, ethnic, and rural healthcare disparities, and a Illinois Behavioral Health Innovation Prize.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>4/24/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar</action>
<statusdate>4/30/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/6/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue &amp; Finance Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Sales and Other Taxes Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>8/9/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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