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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3615

Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

410 ILCS 303/27
410 ILCS 303/30
410 ILCS 303/10 rep.
410 ILCS 303/25 rep.

Amends the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act. Provides that, on
August 1, 2026, and August 1 of each year thereafter, the Comptroller shall
order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from the General
Revenue Fund to the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund a sum equal to
the difference between (i) $15,000,000 and (ii) the amount appropriated to
the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund by the General Assembly for
the award of African-American HIV/AIDS Response Grants in the then current
State fiscal year. Directs the Department of Public Health to adopt
specified revisions to the rules in the African-American HIV/AIDS Response
Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code Part 691) concerning the award of African-American
HIV/AIDS Response Grants. Repeals provisions in the Act concerning
African-American HIV/AIDS Response Officers and the HIV/AIDS Response
Review Panel. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning health.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act is
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amended by changing Sections 27 and 30 as follows:

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(410 ILCS 303/27)
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Sec. 27.
African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund.
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(a) The African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund is created
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as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys deposited into
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the Fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used for grants
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for programs to prevent the transmission of HIV and other
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programs and activities consistent with the purposes of this
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Act, including, but not limited to, preventing and treating
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HIV/AIDS, the creation of an HIV/AIDS service delivery system,
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and the administration of the Act. The grants under this
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Section may be administered by a lead agent selected by the
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Department of Public Health, considering the entity's ability
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to administer grants and familiarity with the grantees'
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programs, and that selection shall be exempt from the public
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notice of funding opportunity under the Grant Accountability
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and Transparency Act or any rule regarding the public notice
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of funding opportunity adopted under that Act. The lead agent
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must demonstrate the ability to administer the grant to

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subgrantees in compliance with the requirements of the Grant
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Accountability and Transparency Act. Moneys for the Fund shall
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come from appropriations by the General Assembly, federal
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funds, and other public resources.
On August 1, 2026, and
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August 1 of each year thereafter, the Comptroller shall order
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transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from the General
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Revenue Fund to the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund a
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sum equal to the difference between (i) $15,000,000 and (ii)
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the amount appropriated to the African-American HIV/AIDS
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Response Fund by the General Assembly for the award of
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African-American HIV/AIDS Response Grants in the then current
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State fiscal year.

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(b) The Fund shall provide resources for communities in
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Illinois to create an HIV/AIDS service delivery system that
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reduces the disparity of HIV infection and AIDS cases between
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African-Americans and other population groups in Illinois that
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may be impacted by the disease by, including but, not limited
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to:
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(1) developing, implementing, and maintaining a
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comprehensive, culturally sensitive HIV Prevention Plan
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targeting communities that are identified as high-risk in
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terms of the impact of the disease on African-Americans;
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(2) developing, implementing, and maintaining a stable
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HIV/AIDS service delivery infrastructure in Illinois
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communities that will meet the needs of African-Americans;
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(3) developing, implementing, and maintaining a

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statewide HIV/AIDS testing program;
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(4) providing funding for HIV/AIDS social and
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scientific research to improve prevention and treatment;
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(5) providing comprehensive technical
and operational
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support
and other assistance to African-American community
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service organizations that are involved in HIV/AIDS
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prevention and treatment;
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(6) developing, implementing, and maintaining an
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infrastructure for African-American community service
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organizations to make them less dependent on government
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resources;
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(7) (blank); and
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(8) creating, maintaining, or creating and maintaining
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at least one Black-led Center of Excellence HIV Biomedical
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Resource Hub for every $3,000,000 of available funding to
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improve Black health and eliminate Black HIV-related
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health disparities; a Center of Excellence may be
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developed on a stand-alone or a collaborative basis and
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may provide regional comprehensive HIV preventative care
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and essential support services, which may include, but are
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not limited to, PrEP assessment, same day prescription
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delivery, primary HIV medical care or referral, case
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management, outpatient mental health, outpatient substance
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abuse, treatment, medication adherence, nutritional
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supplemental support, housing, financial assistance,
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workforce development, criminal justice involvement, and

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advocacy services.
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(c) When providing grants pursuant to this Fund, the
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Department of Public Health shall give priority to the
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development of comprehensive medical and social services to
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African-Americans at risk of infection from or infected with
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HIV/AIDS in areas of the State determined to have the greatest
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geographic prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the African-American
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population.
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(d) (Blank).
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(Source: P.A. 102-1052, eff. 1-1-23; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)

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(410 ILCS 303/30)
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Sec. 30.
Rules.
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(a) No later than March 15, 2006, the Department of Public
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Health shall issue proposed rules for designating high-risk
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communities and for implementing subsection (c) of Section 15.
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The rules must include, but may not be limited to, a standard
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testing protocol, training for staff, community-based
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organization experience, and the removal and proper disposal
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of hazardous waste.
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(b) The Department of Human Services, the Department of
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Public Health, and the Department of Corrections shall adopt
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rules as necessary to ensure that this Act is implemented
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within 6 months after the effective date of this Act.
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(c) The Department of Public Health shall adopt rules
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necessary to implement and administer the African-American

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HIV/AIDS Response Fund.
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(d) As soon as practical after the effective date of this
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amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, the Department
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of Public Health shall adopt amendments to the rules set forth
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in the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Code (77 Ill. Adm.
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Code Part 691) to provide that:
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(1) As used in the African-American HIV/AIDS Response
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Code, "African-American community-based organization"
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means an organization that is in good standing with the
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State of Illinois, has a board of directors of which a
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majority of the founding members were African-American
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individuals, provides a majority of its services to
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African-American individuals and families who are or have
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been impacted by HIV, is physically located in the
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community to be served, provides HIV/AIDS services in
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communities that are primarily populated by individuals
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and families that identify as African-American, and has
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been in existence for at least one year at the time of
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applying for an African-American HIV/AIDS Response Grant
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under the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Code.

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(2) The Department of Public Health shall accept
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applications for the award of African-American HIV/AIDS
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Response Grants under the African-American HIV/AIDS
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Response Code between March 1 and April 30 of each year.

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(3) Any funds that are awarded to a grant recipient
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under the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Code from the

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African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund for an
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African-American HIV/AIDS Response Grant for a fiscal year
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but that are not expended by the grant recipient in that
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year may be used by the grant recipient for the same
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purposes in the immediately following fiscal year without
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subsequent application by the grant recipient.

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(4) African-American HIV/AIDS Response Grants shall be
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annually awarded to at least 15 different African-American
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community-based organizations.

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(Source: P.A. 94-629, eff. 1-1-06; 94-797, eff. 1-1-07.)

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(410 ILCS 303/10 rep.)
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(410 ILCS 303/25 rep.)
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Section 10.
The African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act is
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amended by repealing Sections 10 and 25.

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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