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4		-	AN ACT concerning local government.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is
8		-	amended by changing Sections 51 and 52 as follows:
9		-	(70 ILCS 3605/51)
10		-	Sec. 51. Free services; eligibility.
11		-	(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
12		-	60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
13		-	the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
14		-	implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
15		-	provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
16		-	of, the Board shall be provided without charge to all senior
17		-	citizens of the Metropolitan Region (as such term is defined
18		-	in 70 ILCS 3615/1.03) aged 65 and older, under such conditions
19		-	as shall be prescribed by the Board.
20		-	(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
21		-	180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
22		-	of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
23		-	transportation services provided by, or under grant or
24		-	purchase of service contracts of, the Board shall be provided
25		-	without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older who meet
26		-	the income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning local government.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is
	7	+	5 amended by changing Sections 51 and 52 as follows:
	8	+	6 (70 ILCS 3605/51)
	9	+	7 Sec. 51. Free services; eligibility.
	10	+	8 (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
	11	+	9 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
	12	+	10 the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
	13	+	11 implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
	14	+	12 provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
	15	+	13 of, the Board shall be provided without charge to all senior
	16	+	14 citizens of the Metropolitan Region (as such term is defined
	17	+	15 in 70 ILCS 3615/1.03) aged 65 and older, under such conditions
	18	+	16 as shall be prescribed by the Board.
	19	+	17 (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
	20	+	18 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
	21	+	19 of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
	22	+	20 transportation services provided by, or under grant or
	23	+	21 purchase of service contracts of, the Board shall be provided
	24	+	22 without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older who meet
	25	+	23 the income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection
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33		-	(a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with
34		-	Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such conditions as
35		-	shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department on Aging
36		-	shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to
37		-	determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals
38		-	who are eligible for services without charge under this
39		-	Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made,
40		-	an individual's eligibility for free services shall
41		-	automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the
42		-	Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued
43		-	identification card validating Illinois residency. Nothing in
44		-	this Section shall relieve the Board from providing reduced
45		-	fares as may be required by federal law.
46		-	(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
47		-	(70 ILCS 3605/52)
48		-	Sec. 52. Transit services for individuals with
49		-	disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
50		-	later than 60 days following the effective date of this
51		-	amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
52		-	public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
53		-	purchase of service contract of, the Board shall be provided
54		-	without charge to all persons with disabilities who meet the
55		-	income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of
56		-	Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
57		-	Property Tax Relief Act, under such procedures as shall be
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	34	+	1 (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with
	35	+	2 Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such conditions as
	36	+	3 shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department on Aging
	37	+	4 shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to
	38	+	5 determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals
	39	+	6 who are eligible for services without charge under this
	40	+	7 Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made,
	41	+	8 an individual's eligibility for free services shall
	42	+	9 automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the
	43	+	10 Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued
	44	+	11 identification card validating Illinois residency. Nothing in
	45	+	12 this Section shall relieve the Board from providing reduced
	46	+	13 fares as may be required by federal law.
	47	+	14 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
	48	+	15 (70 ILCS 3605/52)
	49	+	16 Sec. 52. Transit services for individuals with
	50	+	17 disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
	51	+	18 later than 60 days following the effective date of this
	52	+	19 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
	53	+	20 public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
	54	+	21 purchase of service contract of, the Board shall be provided
	55	+	22 without charge to all persons with disabilities who meet the
	56	+	23 income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of
	57	+	24 Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
	58	+	25 Property Tax Relief Act, under such procedures as shall be
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60		-	prescribed by the Board. The Department on Aging shall furnish
61		-	all information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility,
62		-	including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for
63		-	services without charge under this Section. After an initial
64		-	eligibility determination is made, an individual's eligibility
65		-	for free services shall automatically renew every 5 years
66		-	after receipt by the Authority of a copy of the individual's
67		-	government-issued identification card validating Illinois
68		-	residency. Individuals who have not submitted an Illinois
69		-	Persons with a Disability Identification Card to the Authority
70		-	shall also submit a document verifying the individual's
71		-	disability.
72		-	(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
73		-	Section 10. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
74		-	amended by changing Sections 3A.15, 3A.16, 3B.14, and 3B.15 as
75		-	follows:
76		-	(70 ILCS 3615/3A.15)
77		-	Sec. 3A.15. Free services; eligibility.
78		-	(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
79		-	60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
80		-	the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
81		-	implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
82		-	provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
83		-	of, the Suburban Bus Board shall be provided without charge to
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86		-	all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged 65 and
87		-	older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the
88		-	Suburban Bus Board.
89		-	(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
90		-	180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
91		-	of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
92		-	transportation services provided by, or under grant or
93		-	purchase of service contracts of, the Suburban Bus Board shall
94		-	be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and
95		-	older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
96		-	subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
97		-	Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
98		-	conditions as shall be prescribed by the Suburban Bus Board.
99		-	The Department on Aging shall furnish all information
100		-	reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including
101		-	updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services
102		-	without charge under this Section. After an initial
103		-	eligibility determination is made, an individual's eligibility
104		-	for free services shall automatically renew every 5 years
105		-	after receipt by the Authority of a copy of the individual's
106		-	government-issued identification card validating Illinois
107		-	residency. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Suburban
108		-	Bus Board from providing reduced fares as may be required by
109		-	federal law.
110		-	(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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113		-	(70 ILCS 3615/3A.16)
114		-	Sec. 3A.16. Transit services for individuals with
115		-	disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
116		-	later than 60 days following the effective date of this
117		-	amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
118		-	public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
119		-	purchase of service contract of, the Suburban Bus Board shall
120		-	be provided without charge to all persons with disabilities
121		-	who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
122		-	subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
123		-	Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
124		-	procedures as shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department
125		-	on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to
126		-	determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals
127		-	who are eligible for services without charge under this
128		-	Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made,
129		-	an individual's eligibility for free services shall
130		-	automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the
131		-	Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued
132		-	identification card validating Illinois residency. Individuals
133		-	who have not submitted an Illinois Persons with a Disability
134		-	Identification Card to the Authority shall also submit a
135		-	document verifying the individual's disability.
136		-	(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
137		-	(70 ILCS 3615/3B.14)
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	69	+	1 prescribed by the Board. The Department on Aging shall furnish
	70	+	2 all information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility,
	71	+	3 including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for
	72	+	4 services without charge under this Section. After an initial
	73	+	5 eligibility determination is made, an individual's eligibility
	74	+	6 for free services shall automatically renew every 5 years
	75	+	7 after receipt by the Authority of a copy of the individual's
	76	+	8 government-issued identification card validating Illinois
	77	+	9 residency. Individuals who have not submitted an Illinois
	78	+	10 Persons with a Disability Identification Card to the Authority
	79	+	11 shall also submit a document verifying the individual's
	80	+	12 disability.
	81	+	13 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
	82	+	14 Section 10. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
	83	+	15 amended by changing Sections 3A.15, 3A.16, 3B.14, and 3B.15 as
	84	+	16 follows:
	85	+	17 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.15)
	86	+	18 Sec. 3A.15. Free services; eligibility.
	87	+	19 (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
	88	+	20 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
	89	+	21 the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
	90	+	22 implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
	91	+	23 provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
	92	+	24 of, the Suburban Bus Board shall be provided without charge to
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140		-	Sec. 3B.14. Free services; eligibility.
141		-	(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
142		-	60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
143		-	the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
144		-	implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
145		-	provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
146		-	of, the Commuter Rail Board shall be provided without charge
147		-	to all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged 65 and
148		-	older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the
149		-	Commuter Rail Board.
150		-	(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
151		-	180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
152		-	of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
153		-	transportation services provided by, or under grant or
154		-	purchase of service contracts of, the Commuter Rail Board
155		-	shall be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65
156		-	and older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth
157		-	in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
158		-	Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
159		-	conditions as shall be prescribed by the Commuter Rail Board.
160		-	The Department on Aging shall furnish all information
161		-	reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including
162		-	updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services
163		-	without charge under this Section. After an initial
164		-	eligibility determination is made, an individual's eligibility
165		-	for free services shall automatically renew every 5 years
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168		-	after receipt by the Authority of a copy of the individual's
169		-	government-issued identification card validating Illinois
170		-	residency. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Commuter
171		-	Rail Board from providing reduced fares as may be required by
172		-	federal law.
173		-	(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
174		-	(70 ILCS 3615/3B.15)
175		-	Sec. 3B.15. Transit services for individuals with
176		-	disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
177		-	later than 60 days following the effective date of this
178		-	amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
179		-	public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
180		-	purchase of service contract of, the Commuter Rail Board shall
181		-	be provided without charge to all persons with disabilities
182		-	who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
183		-	subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
184		-	Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
185		-	procedures as shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department
186		-	on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to
187		-	determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals
188		-	who are eligible for services without charge under this
189		-	Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made,
190		-	an individual's eligibility for free services shall
191		-	automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the
192		-	Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued
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195		-	identification card validating Illinois residency. Individuals
196		-	who have not submitted an Illinois Persons with a Disability
197		-	Identification Card to the Authority shall also submit a
198		-	document verifying the individual's disability.
199		-	(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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	103	+	1 all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged 65 and
	104	+	2 older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the
	105	+	3 Suburban Bus Board.
	106	+	4 (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
	107	+	5 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
	108	+	6 of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
	109	+	7 transportation services provided by, or under grant or
	110	+	8 purchase of service contracts of, the Suburban Bus Board shall
	111	+	9 be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and
	112	+	10 older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
	113	+	11 subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
	114	+	12 Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
	115	+	13 conditions as shall be prescribed by the Suburban Bus Board.
	116	+	14 The Department on Aging shall furnish all information
	117	+	15 reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including
	118	+	16 updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services
	119	+	17 without charge under this Section. After an initial
	120	+	18 eligibility determination is made, an individual's eligibility
	121	+	19 for free services shall automatically renew every 5 years
	122	+	20 after receipt by the Authority of a copy of the individual's
	123	+	21 government-issued identification card validating Illinois
	124	+	22 residency. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Suburban
	125	+	23 Bus Board from providing reduced fares as may be required by
	126	+	24 federal law.
	127	+	25 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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	138	+	1 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.16)
	139	+	2 Sec. 3A.16. Transit services for individuals with
	140	+	3 disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
	141	+	4 later than 60 days following the effective date of this
	142	+	5 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
	143	+	6 public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
	144	+	7 purchase of service contract of, the Suburban Bus Board shall
	145	+	8 be provided without charge to all persons with disabilities
	146	+	9 who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
	147	+	10 subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
	148	+	11 Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
	149	+	12 procedures as shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department
	150	+	13 on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to
	151	+	14 determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals
	152	+	15 who are eligible for services without charge under this
	153	+	16 Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made,
	154	+	17 an individual's eligibility for free services shall
	155	+	18 automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the
	156	+	19 Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued
	157	+	20 identification card validating Illinois residency. Individuals
	158	+	21 who have not submitted an Illinois Persons with a Disability
	159	+	22 Identification Card to the Authority shall also submit a
	160	+	23 document verifying the individual's disability.
	161	+	24 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
	162	+	25 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.14)
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	173	+	1 Sec. 3B.14. Free services; eligibility.
	174	+	2 (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
	175	+	3 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
	176	+	4 the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
	177	+	5 implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
	178	+	6 provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
	179	+	7 of, the Commuter Rail Board shall be provided without charge
	180	+	8 to all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged 65 and
	181	+	9 older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the
	182	+	10 Commuter Rail Board.
	183	+	11 (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
	184	+	12 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
	185	+	13 of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
	186	+	14 transportation services provided by, or under grant or
	187	+	15 purchase of service contracts of, the Commuter Rail Board
	188	+	16 shall be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65
	189	+	17 and older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth
	190	+	18 in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
	191	+	19 Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
	192	+	20 conditions as shall be prescribed by the Commuter Rail Board.
	193	+	21 The Department on Aging shall furnish all information
	194	+	22 reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including
	195	+	23 updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services
	196	+	24 without charge under this Section. After an initial
	197	+	25 eligibility determination is made, an individual's eligibility
	198	+	26 for free services shall automatically renew every 5 years
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	209	+	1 after receipt by the Authority of a copy of the individual's
	210	+	2 government-issued identification card validating Illinois
	211	+	3 residency. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Commuter
	212	+	4 Rail Board from providing reduced fares as may be required by
	213	+	5 federal law.
	214	+	6 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
	215	+	7 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.15)
	216	+	8 Sec. 3B.15. Transit services for individuals with
	217	+	9 disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
	218	+	10 later than 60 days following the effective date of this
	219	+	11 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
	220	+	12 public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
	221	+	13 purchase of service contract of, the Commuter Rail Board shall
	222	+	14 be provided without charge to all persons with disabilities
	223	+	15 who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
	224	+	16 subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
	225	+	17 Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
	226	+	18 procedures as shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department
	227	+	19 on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to
	228	+	20 determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals
	229	+	21 who are eligible for services without charge under this
	230	+	22 Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made,
	231	+	23 an individual's eligibility for free services shall
	232	+	24 automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the
	233	+	25 Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued
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	244	+	1 identification card validating Illinois residency. Individuals
	245	+	2 who have not submitted an Illinois Persons with a Disability
	246	+	3 Identification Card to the Authority shall also submit a
	247	+	4 document verifying the individual's disability.
	248	+	5 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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