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1		AN ACT concerning regulation.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The Department of Insurance Law is amended by
5		adding Section 1405-50 as follows:
6		(20 ILCS 1405/1405-50 new)
7		Sec. 1405-50. Marketplace Director of the Illinois Health
8		Benefits Exchange. The Governor shall appoint a person within
9		the Department of Insurance to serve as the Marketplace
10		Director of the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange. This person
11		may be an existing employee with other duties. The Marketplace
12		Director shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor
13		and shall be paid out of the appropriations to the Department.
14		The Marketplace Director shall not be subject to the Personnel
15		Code. The Marketplace Director, under the direction of the
16		Director, shall manage the operations and staff of the
17		Illinois Health Benefits Exchange to ensure optimal exchange
18		performance.
19		Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
20		Section 5.990 as follows:
21		(30 ILCS 105/5.990 new)

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1		Sec. 5.990. The Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Fund.
2		Section 15. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
3		changing Section 1-10 as follows:
4		(30 ILCS 500/1-10)
5		Sec. 1-10. Application.
6		(a) This Code applies only to procurements for which
7		bidders, offerors, potential contractors, or contractors were
8		first solicited on or after July 1, 1998. This Code shall not
9		be construed to affect or impair any contract, or any
10		provision of a contract, entered into based on a solicitation
11		prior to the implementation date of this Code as described in
12		Article 99, including, but not limited to, any covenant
13		entered into with respect to any revenue bonds or similar
14		instruments. All procurements for which contracts are
15		solicited between the effective date of Articles 50 and 99 and
16		July 1, 1998 shall be substantially in accordance with this
17		Code and its intent.
18		(b) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of the
19		funds with which the contracts are paid, including federal
20		assistance moneys. This Code shall not apply to:
21		(1) Contracts between the State and its political
22		subdivisions or other governments, or between State
23		governmental bodies, except as specifically provided in
24		this Code.

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1		(2) Grants, except for the filing requirements of
2		Section 20-80.
3		(3) Purchase of care, except as provided in Section
4		5-30.6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and this Section.
5		(4) Hiring of an individual as an employee and not as
6		an independent contractor, whether pursuant to an
7		employment code or policy or by contract directly with
8		that individual.
9		(5) Collective bargaining contracts.
10		(6) Purchase of real estate, except that notice of
11		this type of contract with a value of more than $25,000
12		must be published in the Procurement Bulletin within 10
13		calendar days after the deed is recorded in the county of
14		jurisdiction. The notice shall identify the real estate
15		purchased, the names of all parties to the contract, the
16		value of the contract, and the effective date of the
17		contract.
18		(7) Contracts necessary to prepare for anticipated
19		litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations,
20		provided that the chief legal counsel to the Governor
21		shall give his or her prior approval when the procuring
22		agency is one subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor,
23		and provided that the chief legal counsel of any other
24		procuring entity subject to this Code shall give his or
25		her prior approval when the procuring entity is not one
26		subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor.

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1		(8) (Blank).
2		(9) Procurement expenditures by the Illinois
3		Conservation Foundation when only private funds are used.
4		(10) (Blank).
5		(11) Public-private agreements entered into according
6		to the procurement requirements of Section 20 of the
7		Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act and
8		design-build agreements entered into according to the
9		procurement requirements of Section 25 of the
10		Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act.
11		(12) (A) Contracts for legal, financial, and other
12		professional and artistic services entered into by the
13		Illinois Finance Authority in which the State of Illinois
14		is not obligated. Such contracts shall be awarded through
15		a competitive process authorized by the members of the
16		Illinois Finance Authority and are subject to Sections
17		5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20, 50-35, and 50-37 of this Code,
18		as well as the final approval by the members of the
19		Illinois Finance Authority of the terms of the contract.
20		(B) Contracts for legal and financial services entered
21		into by the Illinois Housing Development Authority in
22		connection with the issuance of bonds in which the State
23		of Illinois is not obligated. Such contracts shall be
24		awarded through a competitive process authorized by the
25		members of the Illinois Housing Development Authority and
26		are subject to Sections 5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20, 50-35,

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1		and 50-37 of this Code, as well as the final approval by
2		the members of the Illinois Housing Development Authority
3		of the terms of the contract.
4		(13) Contracts for services, commodities, and
5		equipment to support the delivery of timely forensic
6		science services in consultation with and subject to the
7		approval of the Chief Procurement Officer as provided in
8		subsection (d) of Section 5-4-3a of the Unified Code of
9		Corrections, except for the requirements of Sections
10		20-60, 20-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article 50 of this
11		Code; however, the Chief Procurement Officer may, in
12		writing with justification, waive any certification
13		required under Article 50 of this Code. For any contracts
14		for services which are currently provided by members of a
15		collective bargaining agreement, the applicable terms of
16		the collective bargaining agreement concerning
17		subcontracting shall be followed.
18		On and after January 1, 2019, this paragraph (13),
19		except for this sentence, is inoperative.
20		(14) Contracts for participation expenditures required
21		by a domestic or international trade show or exhibition of
22		an exhibitor, member, or sponsor.
23		(15) Contracts with a railroad or utility that
24		requires the State to reimburse the railroad or utilities
25		for the relocation of utilities for construction or other
26		public purpose. Contracts included within this paragraph

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1		(15) shall include, but not be limited to, those
2		associated with: relocations, crossings, installations,
3		and maintenance. For the purposes of this paragraph (15),
4		"railroad" means any form of non-highway ground
5		transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic
6		guideways and "utility" means: (1) public utilities as
7		defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act, (2)
8		telecommunications carriers as defined in Section 13-202
9		of the Public Utilities Act, (3) electric cooperatives as
10		defined in Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier Act, (4)
11		telephone or telecommunications cooperatives as defined in
12		Section 13-212 of the Public Utilities Act, (5) rural
13		water or waste water systems with 10,000 connections or
14		less, (6) a holder as defined in Section 21-201 of the
15		Public Utilities Act, and (7) municipalities owning or
16		operating utility systems consisting of public utilities
17		as that term is defined in Section 11-117-2 of the
18		Illinois Municipal Code.
19		(16) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
20		Department of Public Health to provide the delivery of
21		timely newborn screening services in accordance with the
22		Newborn Metabolic Screening Act.
23		(17) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
24		Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and
25		Professional Regulation, the Department of Human Services,
26		and the Department of Public Health to implement the

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1		Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program and Opioid
2		Alternative Pilot Program requirements and ensure access
3		to medical cannabis for patients with debilitating medical
4		conditions in accordance with the Compassionate Use of
5		Medical Cannabis Program Act.
6		(18) This Code does not apply to any procurements
7		necessary for the Department of Agriculture, the
8		Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the
9		Department of Human Services, the Department of Commerce
10		and Economic Opportunity, and the Department of Public
11		Health to implement the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act if
12		the applicable agency has made a good faith determination
13		that it is necessary and appropriate for the expenditure
14		to fall within this exemption and if the process is
15		conducted in a manner substantially in accordance with the
16		requirements of Sections 20-160, 25-60, 30-22, 50-5,
17		50-10, 50-10.5, 50-12, 50-13, 50-15, 50-20, 50-21, 50-35,
18		50-36, 50-37, 50-38, and 50-50 of this Code; however, for
19		Section 50-35, compliance applies only to contracts or
20		subcontracts over $100,000. Notice of each contract
21		entered into under this paragraph (18) that is related to
22		the procurement of goods and services identified in
23		paragraph (1) through (9) of this subsection shall be
24		published in the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar
25		days after contract execution. The Chief Procurement
26		Officer shall prescribe the form and content of the

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1		notice. Each agency shall provide the Chief Procurement
2		Officer, on a monthly basis, in the form and content
3		prescribed by the Chief Procurement Officer, a report of
4		contracts that are related to the procurement of goods and
5		services identified in this subsection. At a minimum, this
6		report shall include the name of the contractor, a
7		description of the supply or service provided, the total
8		amount of the contract, the term of the contract, and the
9		exception to this Code utilized. A copy of any or all of
10		these contracts shall be made available to the Chief
11		Procurement Officer immediately upon request. The Chief
12		Procurement Officer shall submit a report to the Governor
13		and General Assembly no later than November 1 of each year
14		that includes, at a minimum, an annual summary of the
15		monthly information reported to the Chief Procurement
16		Officer. This exemption becomes inoperative 5 years after
17		June 25, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27).
18		(19) Acquisition of modifications or adjustments,
19		limited to assistive technology devices and assistive
20		technology services, adaptive equipment, repairs, and
21		replacement parts to provide reasonable accommodations (i)
22		that enable a qualified applicant with a disability to
23		complete the job application process and be considered for
24		the position such qualified applicant desires, (ii) that
25		modify or adjust the work environment to enable a
26		qualified current employee with a disability to perform

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1		the essential functions of the position held by that
2		employee, (iii) to enable a qualified current employee
3		with a disability to enjoy equal benefits and privileges
4		of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated
5		employees without disabilities, and (iv) that allow a
6		customer, client, claimant, or member of the public
7		seeking State services full use and enjoyment of and
8		access to its programs, services, or benefits.
9		For purposes of this paragraph (19):
10		"Assistive technology devices" means any item, piece
11		of equipment, or product system, whether acquired
12		commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that
13		is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional
14		capabilities of individuals with disabilities.
15		"Assistive technology services" means any service that
16		directly assists an individual with a disability in
17		selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology
18		device.
19		"Qualified" has the same meaning and use as provided
20		under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act when
21		describing an individual with a disability.
22		(20) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
23		Illinois Commerce Commission to hire third-party
24		facilitators pursuant to Sections 16-105.17 and 16-108.18
25		of the Public Utilities Act or an ombudsman pursuant to
26		Section 16-107.5 of the Public Utilities Act, a

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1		facilitator pursuant to Section 16-105.17 of the Public
2		Utilities Act, or a grid auditor pursuant to Section
3		16-105.10 of the Public Utilities Act.
4		(21) Procurement expenditures for the purchase,
5		renewal, and expansion of software, software licenses, or
6		software maintenance agreements that support the efforts
7		of the Illinois State Police to enforce, regulate, and
8		administer the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the
9		Firearm Concealed Carry Act, the Firearms Restraining
10		Order Act, the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act,
11		the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS), the
12		Uniform Crime Reporting Act, the Criminal Identification
13		Act, the Uniform Conviction Information Act, and the Gun
14		Trafficking Information Act, or establish or maintain
15		record management systems necessary to conduct human
16		trafficking investigations or gun trafficking or other
17		stolen firearm investigations. This paragraph (21) applies
18		to contracts entered into on or after the effective date
19		of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly and
20		the renewal of contracts that are in effect on the
21		effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
22		Assembly.
23		(22) Procurements necessary for the Department of
24		Insurance to implement the Illinois Health Benefits
25		Exchange Law if the Department of Insurance has made a
26		good faith determination that it is necessary and

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1		appropriate for the expenditure to fall within this
2		exemption. The procurement process shall be conducted in a
3		manner substantially in accordance with the requirements
4		of Sections 20-160 and 25-60 and Article 50 of this Code. A
5		copy of these contracts shall be made available to the
6		Chief Procurement Officer immediately upon request. This
7		paragraph is inoperative 5 years after the effective date
8		of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
9		Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for contracts
10		with an annual value of more than $100,000 entered into on or
11		after October 1, 2017 under an exemption provided in any
12		paragraph of this subsection (b), except paragraph (1), (2),
13		or (5), each State agency shall post to the appropriate
14		procurement bulletin the name of the contractor, a description
15		of the supply or service provided, the total amount of the
16		contract, the term of the contract, and the exception to the
17		Code utilized. The chief procurement officer shall submit a
18		report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than
19		November 1 of each year that shall include, at a minimum, an
20		annual summary of the monthly information reported to the
21		chief procurement officer.
22		(c) This Code does not apply to the electric power
23		procurement process provided for under Section 1-75 of the
24		Illinois Power Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public
25		Utilities Act.
26		(d) Except for Section 20-160 and Article 50 of this Code,

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1		and as expressly required by Section 9.1 of the Illinois
2		Lottery Law, the provisions of this Code do not apply to the
3		procurement process provided for under Section 9.1 of the
4		Illinois Lottery Law.
5		(e) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
6		Capital Development Board to retain a person or entity to
7		assist the Capital Development Board with its duties related
8		to the determination of costs of a clean coal SNG brownfield
9		facility, as defined by Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power
10		Agency Act, as required in subsection (h-3) of Section 9-220
11		of the Public Utilities Act, including calculating the range
12		of capital costs, the range of operating and maintenance
13		costs, or the sequestration costs or monitoring the
14		construction of clean coal SNG brownfield facility for the
15		full duration of construction.
16		(f) (Blank).
17		(g) (Blank).
18		(h) This Code does not apply to the process to procure or
19		contracts entered into in accordance with Sections 11-5.2 and
20		11-5.3 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
21		(i) Each chief procurement officer may access records
22		necessary to review whether a contract, purchase, or other
23		expenditure is or is not subject to the provisions of this
24		Code, unless such records would be subject to attorney-client
25		privilege.
26		(j) This Code does not apply to the process used by the

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1		Capital Development Board to retain an artist or work or works
2		of art as required in Section 14 of the Capital Development
3		Board Act.
4		(k) This Code does not apply to the process to procure
5		contracts, or contracts entered into, by the State Board of
6		Elections or the State Electoral Board for hearing officers
7		appointed pursuant to the Election Code.
8		(l) This Code does not apply to the processes used by the
9		Illinois Student Assistance Commission to procure supplies and
10		services paid for from the private funds of the Illinois
11		Prepaid Tuition Fund. As used in this subsection (l), "private
12		funds" means funds derived from deposits paid into the
13		Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund and the earnings thereon.
14		(m) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of
15		funds with which contracts are paid, including federal
16		assistance moneys. Except as specifically provided in this
17		Code, this Code shall not apply to procurement expenditures
18		necessary for the Department of Public Health to conduct the
19		Healthy Illinois Survey in accordance with Section 2310-431 of
20		the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the
21		Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
22		(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
23		101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-175, eff. 7-29-21; 102-483, eff
24		1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-600, eff. 8-27-21; 102-662,
25		eff. 9-15-21; 102-721, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;
26		102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)

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1		Section 20. The Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law is
2		amended by changing Section 5-5 and by adding Sections 5-21,
3		5-22, 5-23, and 5-24 as follows:
4		(215 ILCS 122/5-5)
5		Sec. 5-5. State health benefits exchange. It is declared
6		that this State, beginning October 1, 2013, in accordance with
7		Section 1311 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable
8		Care Act, shall establish a State health benefits exchange to
9		be known as the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange in order to
10		help individuals and small employers with no more than 50
11		employees shop for, select, and enroll in qualified,
12		affordable private health plans that fit their needs at
13		competitive prices. The Exchange shall separate coverage pools
14		for individuals and small employers and shall supplement and
15		not supplant any existing private health insurance market for
16		individuals and small employers. The Department of Insurance
17		shall operate the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange as a
18		State-based exchange using the federal platform by plan year
19		2025 and as a State-based exchange by plan year 2026. The
20		Director of Insurance may require that all plans in the
21		individual and small group markets, other than grandfathered
22		health plans, be made available for comparison on the Illinois
23		Health Benefits Exchange, but may not require that all plans
24		in the individual and small group markets be purchased

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1		exclusively on the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange. The
2		Director of Insurance may require that plans offered on the
3		exchange conform with standardized plan designs that provide
4		for standardized cost sharing for covered health services.
5		Except when it is inconsistent with State law, the Department
6		of Insurance shall enforce the coverage requirements under the
7		federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including
8		the coverage of all United States Preventive Services Task
9		Force Grade A and B preventive services without cost sharing
10		notwithstanding any federal overturning or repeal of 42 U.S.C.
11		300gg-13(a)(1), that apply to the individual and small group
12		markets. The Director of Insurance may elect to add a small
13		business health options program to the Illinois Health
14		Benefits Exchange to help small employers enroll their
15		employees in qualified health plans in the small group market.
16		The General Assembly shall appropriate funds to establish the
17		Illinois Health Benefits Exchange.
18		(Source: P.A. 97-142, eff. 7-14-11.)
19		(215 ILCS 122/5-21 new)
20		Sec. 5-21. Monthly assessments.
21		(a) The Director of Insurance may apply a monthly
22		assessment to each health benefits plan sold on the Illinois
23		Health Benefits Exchange. The assessment shall be paid by the
24		issuer and to the Department of Insurance and shall be used
25		only for the purpose of supporting the exchange through

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1		exchange operations, outreach, enrollment, and other means of
2		supporting the exchange, including any efforts that may result
3		in a benefit to policyholders. The assessment may be applied
4		at a rate of:
5		(1) 0.5% of the total monthly premium charged by an
6		issuer for each health benefits plan during any period
7		that the State is on a State-based exchange using the
8		federal platform; or
9		(2) 2.75% of the total monthly premium charged by an
10		issuer for each health benefits plan during any period
11		that the State is on the State-based exchange. The
12		Director of Insurance shall adjust this rate to ensure
13		that the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange is fully
14		funded, but in no case shall the assessment be applied at a
15		rate that exceeds 4% of the total monthly premium charged
16		by a carrier. If the Director determines it is necessary
17		to adjust the rate pursuant to this paragraph, the
18		Director shall, in advance of the adjustment, post on the
19		Department's website a report describing the reasons and
20		justifications for the adjustment, which shall be
21		consistent with the purposes of supporting the Illinois
22		Health Benefits Exchange as provided in this Section, at
23		least 120 days before the implementation of the rate
24		adjustment.
25		(b) The Director of Insurance shall notify an issuer 120
26		days before the implementation of its assessment rate for the

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1		subsequent year. Issuers must remit the assessment due in
2		monthly installments to the Department of Insurance.
3		(c) The assessment described in this Section shall be
4		considered a special purpose obligation and may not be applied
5		by issuers to vary premium rates at the plan level.
6		(d) There is created a special fund within the State
7		treasury to be known as the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange
8		Fund. The Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Fund shall be the
9		repository for moneys collected pursuant to fees or
10		assessments on exchange issuers, federal financial
11		participation as appropriate, and other moneys received as
12		grants or otherwise appropriated for the purposes of
13		supporting health insurance outreach, enrollment efforts, and
14		plan management operations through an exchange. All moneys in
15		the Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, only for the
16		purpose of supporting the exchange through exchange
17		operations, outreach, enrollment, and other means of
18		supporting the exchange, including any efforts that may result
19		in a benefit to policyholders.
20		(215 ILCS 122/5-22 new)
21		Sec. 5-22. State medical assistance program coordination.
22		(a) The Department of Insurance and the Department of
23		Healthcare and Family Services shall coordinate the operations
24		of the exchange with the operations of State medical
25		assistance programs. The Department of Healthcare and Family

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1		Services shall oversee and operate the exchange eligibility
2		rules engine to ensure accurate assessments and determinations
3		of exchange and State medical assistance program eligibility.
4		(b) The exchange may determine eligibility for State
5		medical assistance programs that use the modified adjusted
6		gross income methodology.
7		(c) The exchange may be used for enrollment into State
8		medical assistance program health plans.
9		(d) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
10		request federal financial participation funds from the Centers
11		for Medicare and Medicaid Services for any integrated
12		eligibility and enrollment functions of the exchange.
13		(215 ILCS 122/5-23 new)
14		Sec. 5-23. Department of Insurance and Department of
15		Healthcare and Family Services authority.
16		(a) The Department of Insurance and the Department of
17		Healthcare and Family Services, in addition to the powers
18		granted under the Illinois Insurance Code and the Illinois
19		Public Aid Code, have the power necessary to establish and
20		operate the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange, including, but
21		not limited to, the authority to:
22		(1) adopt rules deemed necessary by the departments to
23		implement this Law;
24		(2) employ or retain sufficient personnel to provide
25		administration, staffing, and necessary related support

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1		required to adequately discharge the duties described in
2		this Law from funds held in the Illinois Health Benefits
3		Exchange Fund;
4		(3) procure services, including a call center, and
5		goods for the purpose of establishing the Illinois Health
6		Benefits Exchange, including, but not limited to,
7		procurements in conformance with paragraph (22) of
8		subsection (b) of Section 1-10 of the Illinois Procurement
9		Code; and
10		(4) require any exchange vendor to have experience
11		operating a State-based exchange in another state.
12		(b) The Department of Insurance has the authority to
13		employ a Marketplace Director of the Illinois Health Benefits
14		Exchange.
15		(215 ILCS 122/5-24 new)
16		Sec. 5-24. Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Advisory
17		Committee.
18		(a) The Director of Insurance shall establish the Illinois
19		Health Benefits Exchange Advisory Committee no later than
20		December 31, 2023. The Illinois Health Benefits Exchange
21		Advisory Committee shall be tasked with making recommendations
22		to the Marketplace Director of the Illinois Health Benefits
23		Exchange concerning the operation of the exchange, and the
24		Committee shall hold its first meeting no later than 90 days
25		following the establishment of the Committee and shall meet

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1		quarterly thereafter. The Marketplace Director shall make a
2		quarterly report to the Committee.
3		(b) The Department of Insurance shall present regular and
4		timely reports to the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange
5		Advisory Committee regarding the progress in the development
6		and ongoing operations of the Illinois Health Benefits
7		Exchange before its establishment by plan year 2026. The
8		reports shall be posted to the Department of Insurance's
9		website and include information on the Department of
10		Insurance's progress toward establishing and maintaining the
11		Illinois Health Benefits Exchange with the goal of ensuring an
12		effective and efficient transition from the federal platform
13		to the State-based exchange for individuals, employers, and
14		health insurance issuers while mitigating loss of health
15		insurance coverage for any potential consumer. The Department
16		of Insurance's progress reports shall provide information
17		including, but not limited to, transparency, user
18		understandability, plan compliance, outreach and education,
19		systems operations, and annual fiscal projections. The
20		Department of Insurance shall gather stakeholder input in
21		developing operational plans and preparing the reports for the
22		Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Advisory Committee.
23		(c) The Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Advisory
24		Committee shall include the following members:
25		(1) The Director of Insurance, or the Director's
26		designee, who shall serve ex officio and as co-chair;

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1		(2) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or
2		the Director's designee, who shall serve ex officio and as
3		co-chair;
4		(3) The Secretary of Human Services, or the
5		Secretary's designee, who shall serve ex officio; and
6		(4) 10 public members, who shall be residents of this
7		State, appointed by the Director of Insurance. The
8		Director shall consider the diversity of this State in the
9		selection of the committee members. The public members
10		shall include:
11		(A) one representative of a statewide organization
12		representing a majority of Illinois hospitals;
13		(B) one representative of a statewide insurance
14		producer professional trade association whose
15		membership is primarily composed of individuals
16		licensed under the Illinois Insurance Code;
17		(C) 2 representatives of a health insurance
18		consumer advocacy group;
19		(D) one representative with expertise in
20		enrollment and consumer assistance;
21		(E) 2 representatives of health insurance issuers
22		or issuer trade associations, at least one of which
23		represents a State-domiciled mutual health insurance
24		company, with a demonstrated expertise in the business
25		of health insurance or health benefits administration;
26		(F) one representative of a statewide association

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1		representing small business owners;
2		(G) one representative of a statewide organization
3		representing physicians; and
4		(H) one academic or research professional with
5		expertise in health insurance.
6		(d) Members of the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange
7		Advisory Committee shall serve for a term of 2 years, shall
8		serve without compensation, and shall not be entitled to
9		reimbursement. The Department of Insurance shall provide
10		administrative support to the Illinois Health Benefits
11		Exchange Advisory Committee.
12		(e) The Committee's quarterly meetings shall be open to
13		the public and subject to the Open Meetings Act.
14		Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15		becoming law.