The purpose of this Act is to provide a program of group life insurance, a program of health benefits and other employee benefits for persons in the service of the State of Illinois and certain of their dependents. It is also the purpose of this Act to provide a program of health benefits (i) for certain benefit recipients of the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois and their dependent beneficiaries, (ii) for certain eligible retired community college employees and their dependent beneficiaries, and (iii) for employees of local governments, employees of rehabilitation facilities, employees of domestic violence shelters and services, and employees of child advocacy centers, and certain of their dependents.