Bill Text: IL SB1501 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the State Finance Act to create the Depakote Settlement Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury. Provides that all moneys paid to the State pursuant to (1) the Final Consent Judgment entered in the case of The People of the State of Illinois v. Abbott Laboratories and (2) the Settlement Agreement entered in the case of United States v. Abbott Laboratories, as well as any other moneys as provided by law, shall be deposited into the Fund. Provides that moneys deposited in the Depakote Settlement Fund may be appropriated to provide community services for persons with serious mental illness. Provides that funds appropriated from the Depakote Settlement Fund shall not replace, but are in addition to, any existing funding of community services for persons with serious mental illness. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1501 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB1501-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning finance.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 5.826 and 6z-98 as follows:
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6 | (30 ILCS 105/5.826 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5.826. The Depakote Settlement Fund.
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8 | (30 ILCS 105/6z-98 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Sec. 6z-98. The Depakote Settlement Fund. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | to be known as the
Depakote Settlement Fund. All moneys paid to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | the State pursuant to (1) the
Final Consent Judgment entered in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | the case of The People of the State of
Illinois v. Abbott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Laboratories (Circuit Court of Cook County, No. 12-CH16819) and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (2) the Settlement Agreement entered in the case of United
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16 | States v. Abbott Laboratories (United States District Court for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | the Western
District of Virginia, Criminal No. 1:12-cr-26), as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | well as any other moneys as
provided by law, shall be deposited | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | into the Fund. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (b) Moneys deposited in the Depakote Settlement Fund may be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | appropriated to
provide community services for persons with | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | serious mental illness.
Community services are restricted to |
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1 | the categories listed in Section 2 of the
Community Services | ||||||
2 | Act for the benefit of persons with mental
illness, as defined | ||||||
3 | in Section 1-129 of the Mental Health and Developmental | ||||||
4 | Disabilities Code. | ||||||
5 | (c) Funds appropriated from the Depakote Settlement Fund | ||||||
6 | shall not replace, but
are in addition to, any existing funding | ||||||
7 | of community services for persons
with serious mental illness.
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8 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
9 | becoming law.
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