Bill Text: IL SB1539 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill. Adds provision amending the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Provides that any construction, modification, establishment, or change in categories of service of a health care facility funded through an appropriation from the General Assembly and maintained or operated by a State agency is not subject to the requirements of the Act. Provides that a State agency is subject to the Act when that State agency discontinues a health care facility or category of service. Provides that a State agency must notify the Health Facilities and Services Review Board in writing of any appropriation by the General Assembly for the construction, modification, establishment or change in categories of service, excluding discontinuations of a health care facility or categories of service, maintained or operated by the State. Provides further requirements concerning the written notice. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2021-06-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0035 [SB1539 Detail]

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AN ACT concerning finance.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is
amended by adding Section 3.6 as follows:
(20 ILCS 3960/3.6 new)
Sec. 3.6. Facilities maintained or operated by a State
agency.
(a) For the purposes of this Section, "Department" means
the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
(b) Except for the requirements set forth in subsection
(c), any construction, modification, establishment, or change
in categories of service of a health care facility funded
through an appropriation from the General Assembly and
maintained or operated by the Department is not subject to
requirements of this Act. The Department is subject to this
Act when the Department discontinues a health care facility or
category of service.
(c) The Department must notify the Board in writing of any
appropriation by the General Assembly for the construction,
modification, establishment or change in categories of
service, excluding discontinuation of a health care facility
or categories of service, maintained or operated by the

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Department of Veterans' Affairs. The Department of Veterans'
Affairs must include with the written notification the
following information: (i) the estimated service capacity of
the health care facility; (ii) the location of the project or
the intended location if not identified by law; and (iii) the
date the health care facility is estimated to be opened. The
Department must also notify the Board in writing when the
facility has been licensed by the Department of Public Health
or any other licensing body. The Department shall submit to
the Board, on behalf of the health care facility, any annual
facility questionnaires as defined in Section 13 of this Act
or any requests for information by the Board.
(d) This Section is repealed 5 years after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
Section 10. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
changing Section 1-35 and by adding Section 20-170 as follows:
(30 ILCS 500/1-35)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 17, 2021)
Sec. 1-35. Application to Quincy Veterans' Home. This
Code does not apply to any procurements related to the
renovation, restoration, rehabilitation, or rebuilding of the
Quincy Veterans' Home under the Quincy Veterans' Home
Rehabilitation and Rebuilding Act, provided that the process
shall be conducted in a manner substantially in accordance

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with the requirements of the following Sections of this the
Illinois Procurement Code: 20-160, 25-60, 30-22, 50-5, 50-10,
50-10.5, 50-12, 50-13, 50-15, 50-20, 50-21, 50-35, 50-36,
50-37, 50-38, and 50-50; however, for Section 50-35,
compliance shall apply only to contracts or subcontracts over
$100,000.
This Section is repealed 5 3 years after becoming law. The
repeal of this Section shall not apply to contracts for
procurements under the Quincy Veterans' Home Rehabilitation
and Rebuilding Act executed prior to the repeal date.
(Source: P.A. 100-610, eff. 7-17-18; revised 4-25-19.)
(30 ILCS 500/20-170 new)
Sec. 20-170. Quincy Veterans' Home rehabilitation and
rebuilding contracts. Notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, any contract for procurements entered into under
the Quincy Veterans' Home Rehabilitation and Rebuilding Act
and executed prior to the repeal of that Act shall continue in
full force and effect after the repeal of that Act and until as
otherwise dictated by the terms of the contract.
Section 15. The Quincy Veterans' Home Rehabilitation and
Rebuilding Act is amended by changing Section 65 as follows:
(330 ILCS 21/65)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 17, 2023)

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Sec. 65. Repealer. This Act is repealed 5 years after
becoming law. The repeal of this Act shall not apply to
contracts for procurements under this Act executed prior to
the repeal date.
(Source: P.A. 100-610, eff. 7-17-18.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.