Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB2032 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2032 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Karina Villa SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Illinois Strategic Action Plan for Aging Equity Act. Establishes the Strategic Action Planning Commission for Aging Equity (Commission) to be co-chaired by designees of the Governor's Office and the Department on Aging. Provides that the Commission shall be a public body consisting of members appointed by the Governor within 3 months after the effective date of the Act. Requires the Governor to consult with the President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Director of Aging about appointments to the Commission to ensure: (1) members across the main Commission and its committees meet the criteria set forth under the Act; (2) the Commission's committees reflect the geographic diversity of the State and are inclusive and consist of members who reflect a diversity of age, gender, ability, race, cultural, socioeconomic, and national background; (3) the Commission includes Illinois residents aged 60 or older who represent urban, suburban, and rural areas of the State; (4) the Commission consists of specified professionals with expertise in aging, home and community-based services for older residents of Illinois, and other matters; and (5) the Commission consists of representatives from certain State agencies and departments. Requires the Commission to examine the effects, challenges, opportunities, and needs for planning related to the shifting age demographics in Illinois. Requires the Commission to adopt certain guiding principles. Contains provisions on Commission guidelines; the Commission's development of a preliminary comprehensive strategic action plan for aging equity in Illinois through the year 2035; Commission recommendations to address the long-term effects of the demographic shift on Illinois residents, State government, and the private sector; and other matters. Imposes reporting requirements on the Commission and other duties. Provides that the Commission shall dissolve on December 31, 2043. Effective immediately. LRB103 27793 KTG 54171 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2032 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Karina Villa SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Illinois Strategic Action Plan for Aging Equity Act. Establishes the Strategic Action Planning Commission for Aging Equity (Commission) to be co-chaired by designees of the Governor's Office and the Department on Aging. Provides that the Commission shall be a public body consisting of members appointed by the Governor within 3 months after the effective date of the Act. Requires the Governor to consult with the President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Director of Aging about appointments to the Commission to ensure: (1) members across the main Commission and its committees meet the criteria set forth under the Act; (2) the Commission's committees reflect the geographic diversity of the State and are inclusive and consist of members who reflect a diversity of age, gender, ability, race, cultural, socioeconomic, and national background; (3) the Commission includes Illinois residents aged 60 or older who represent urban, suburban, and rural areas of the State; (4) the Commission consists of specified professionals with expertise in aging, home and community-based services for older residents of Illinois, and other matters; and (5) the Commission consists of representatives from certain State agencies and departments. Requires the Commission to examine the effects, challenges, opportunities, and needs for planning related to the shifting age demographics in Illinois. Requires the Commission to adopt certain guiding principles. Contains provisions on Commission guidelines; the Commission's development of a preliminary comprehensive strategic action plan for aging equity in Illinois through the year 2035; Commission recommendations to address the long-term effects of the demographic shift on Illinois residents, State government, and the private sector; and other matters. Imposes reporting requirements on the Commission and other duties. Provides that the Commission shall dissolve on December 31, 2043. Effective immediately. LRB103 27793 KTG 54171 b LRB103 27793 KTG 54171 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Creates the Illinois Strategic Action Plan for Aging Equity Act. Establishes the Strategic Action Planning Commission for Aging Equity (Commission) to be co-chaired by designees of the Governor's Office and the Department on Aging. Provides that the Commission shall be a public body consisting of members appointed by the Governor within 3 months after the effective date of the Act. Requires the Governor to consult with the President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Director of Aging about appointments to the Commission to ensure: (1) members across the main Commission and its committees meet the criteria set forth under the Act; (2) the Commission's committees reflect the geographic diversity of the State and are inclusive and consist of members who reflect a diversity of age, gender, ability, race, cultural, socioeconomic, and national background; (3) the Commission includes Illinois residents aged 60 or older who represent urban, suburban, and rural areas of the State; (4) the Commission consists of specified professionals with expertise in aging, home and community-based services for older residents of Illinois, and other matters; and (5) the Commission consists of representatives from certain State agencies and departments. Requires the Commission to examine the effects, challenges, opportunities, and needs for planning related to the shifting age demographics in Illinois. Requires the Commission to adopt certain guiding principles. Contains provisions on Commission guidelines; the Commission's development of a preliminary comprehensive strategic action plan for aging equity in Illinois through the year 2035; Commission recommendations to address the long-term effects of the demographic shift on Illinois residents, State government, and the private sector; and other matters. Imposes reporting requirements on the Commission and other duties. Provides that the Commission shall dissolve on December 31, 2043. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
15	15	5 Illinois Strategic Action Plan for Aging Equity Act.
16	16	6 Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to direct
17	17	7 the appointment of a Strategic Action Planning Commission for
18	18	8 Aging Equity co-chaired by the Governor's Office and the
19	19	9 Department on Aging to research and develop a strategic action
20	20	10 plan for aging equity that is comprehensive, cross-sectoral,
21	21	11 and long-term. A strategic action plan for aging equity could
22	22	12 draw upon Illinois' well-developed aging network developed in
23	23	13 accordance with the federal Older Americans Act, the Illinois
24	24	14 Act on the Aging, and the Older Adult Services Act, all of
25	25	15 which help older Illinoisans stay connected and stay in their
26	26	16 communities, as well as other departments of State government
27	27	17 in consideration of sectors outside of the aging network of
28	28	18 services. The established Commission will develop a strategic
29	29	19 action plan for aging equity for implementation across all of
30	30	20 Illinois State Government with support for collaboration
31	31	21 across other units of government within the state.
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39	39	Creates the Illinois Strategic Action Plan for Aging Equity Act. Establishes the Strategic Action Planning Commission for Aging Equity (Commission) to be co-chaired by designees of the Governor's Office and the Department on Aging. Provides that the Commission shall be a public body consisting of members appointed by the Governor within 3 months after the effective date of the Act. Requires the Governor to consult with the President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Director of Aging about appointments to the Commission to ensure: (1) members across the main Commission and its committees meet the criteria set forth under the Act; (2) the Commission's committees reflect the geographic diversity of the State and are inclusive and consist of members who reflect a diversity of age, gender, ability, race, cultural, socioeconomic, and national background; (3) the Commission includes Illinois residents aged 60 or older who represent urban, suburban, and rural areas of the State; (4) the Commission consists of specified professionals with expertise in aging, home and community-based services for older residents of Illinois, and other matters; and (5) the Commission consists of representatives from certain State agencies and departments. Requires the Commission to examine the effects, challenges, opportunities, and needs for planning related to the shifting age demographics in Illinois. Requires the Commission to adopt certain guiding principles. Contains provisions on Commission guidelines; the Commission's development of a preliminary comprehensive strategic action plan for aging equity in Illinois through the year 2035; Commission recommendations to address the long-term effects of the demographic shift on Illinois residents, State government, and the private sector; and other matters. Imposes reporting requirements on the Commission and other duties. Provides that the Commission shall dissolve on December 31, 2043. Effective immediately.
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67	67	1 determines, and declares the following:
68	68	2 (1) This Act is necessary for the immediate
69	69	3 preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
70	70	4 (2) Illinois' population is aging, a trend occurring
71	71	5 in much of the United States and the world. The aging of
72	72	6 the population raises significant challenges and
73	73	7 opportunities in terms of health, social, financial, care,
74	74	8 and public systems, which affect virtually all Illinoisans
75	75	9 in varied ways.
76	76	10 (3) The aging of communities has far-reaching effects
77	77	11 on all people and all sectors. Many older Illinoisans
78	78	12 interact with, and their lives and opportunities are
79	79	13 shaped by, multiple systems and aspects of society,
80	80	14 including, but not limited to, the availability, cost, and
81	81	15 quality of: housing development and construction; health
82	82	16 and human services; parks and recreation; information
83	83	17 technology; arts and communications; public health;
84	84	18 hospitality, tourism and travel; workforce development;
85	85	19 volunteerism; business and financial planning; legal and
86	86	20 human rights; government services; education;
87	87	21 transportation; and veterans' affairs.
88	88	22 (4) Across Illinois, many people suffer hardship from
89	89	23 long-standing structural inequities such as racism, class
90	90	24 inequity, genderism, sexism, ageism, ableism, xenophobia,
91	91	25 homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of oppression.
92	92	26 These systemic inequities shape how, and whether or not,
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103	103	1 individuals reach older adulthood and their quality of
104	104	2 life as they age. Health inequities exist both across and
105	105	3 within Illinois's 102 counties.
106	106	4 (5) Chronic health conditions affect 85% of older
107	107	5 Americans and 70% of persons aged 65 or older will need
108	108	6 caregiver support at some point in their older years.
109	109	7 (6) There is a great demand for paid home care
110	110	8 workers, direct support workers, and personal aide workers
111	111	9 coupled with severe worker shortages, high turnover,
112	112	10 difficult work, and often low pay.
113	113	11 (7) A 2021 report by the Department of Healthcare and
114	114	12 Family Services found that, overwhelmingly, the
115	115	13 understaffed Medicaid facilities with 3-4 persons in a
116	116	14 room where the poorest of the poor and mostly Black and
117	117	15 Brown persons resided, were the ones that experienced the
118	118	16 highest risk of infection and death from COVID-19. These
119	119	17 health inequities show the effects of structural racism
120	120	18 and class inequity intersecting with ageism, which shape
121	121	19 the degree of crowdedness and quality of nursing home
122	122	20 care.
123	123	21 (8) Health inequities are the systemic patterns of
124	124	22 differences that are unfair, unjust, and remediable. This
125	125	23 means that there is something we can do about health
126	126	24 inequities, and there is a justice and moral imperative to
127	127	25 do so. There is a need for equitable services across
128	128	26 communities with equitable and adequate funding in order
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139	139	1 for Illinoisans across the State to feel supported across
140	140	2 their lifespans, including their older years.
141	141	3 (9) Coordinated action is needed across Illinois'
142	142	4 network of aging and disability advocates and providers,
143	143	5 across all sectors, policymakers, and units of government
144	144	6 to affirm the priority of the health and well-being of
145	145	7 older Illinoisans and the need for policies that promote
146	146	8 healthy aging throughout all Illinoisans' lives.
147	147	9 (10) Illinois has the unique opportunity to benefit
148	148	10 from comprehensive research, current innovation, and
149	149	11 lessons from the pandemic to identify long-term strategic
150	150	12 approaches to address current and future challenges and
151	151	13 opportunities and to better integrate current and future
152	152	14 innovative solutions that improve quality of life across
153	153	15 all communities.
154	154	16 Section 15. Legislative intent.
155	155	17 (1) It is the intent of the General Assembly that there is
156	156	18 established a multidisciplinary Strategic Action Planning
157	157	19 Commission for Aging Equity for the purpose of developing a
158	158	20 comprehensive strategic action plan for aging equity in
159	159	21 Illinois that will lead to actionable goals and measurable
160	160	22 outcomes for the years 2025 through 2037. The purpose of the
161	161	23 Strategic Action Planning Commission for Aging Equity is to
162	162	24 provide the Governor and the General Assembly with data and
163	163	25 specific recommendations regarding public actions by all State
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174	174	1 agencies so that the General Assembly can address the
175	175	2 demographic shift of an aging population. This includes
176	176	3 recommended changes in policy, procedures, programs, services,
177	177	4 and resources to support equitable aging across the life
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179	179	6 (2) Recommendations put forth by the Strategic Action
180	180	7 Planning Commission for Aging Equity shall be presented to the
181	181	8 Governor and General Assembly within 2 years from the date of
182	182	9 the Commission's first meeting.
183	183	10 (3) The Strategic Action Planning Commission for Aging
184	184	11 Equity shall continue to meet regularly to ensure recommended
185	185	12 actions are taken and transparent and tangible progress is
186	186	13 being made toward initial targeted goals with measurable
187	187	14 outcomes as well as establishing new goals as data and
188	188	15 research continues to drive equity, innovation, and quality
189	189	16 measures.
190	190	17 (4) Every 12 years, the Strategic Action Planning
191	191	18 Commission for Aging Equity shall develop a new strategic
192	192	19 action plan for aging equity.
193	193	20 Section 20. Definitions. As used in this Act:
194	194	21 "Ableism" means discrimination in favor of able-bodied
195	195	22 people.
196	196	23 "Ageism" means prejudice or discrimination on the grounds
197	197	24 of a person's age.
198	198	25 "Aging equity" is both an outcome and a process. As an
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209	209	1 outcome it means, aging equity is achieved when every person
210	210	2 can attain their full potential across the life course without
211	211	3 disadvantage because of social position or other socially and
212	212	4 structurally determined circumstances. As a process, aging
213	213	5 equity is a process of assurance of the conditions of optimal
214	214	6 aging for all people which requires at least 3 things: (i)
215	215	7 valuing all individuals and populations equally; (ii)
216	216	8 recognizing and rectifying historical injustices; and (iii)
217	217	9 providing resources according to need. Aging inequities will
218	218	10 be eliminated when aging equity is achieved.
219	219	11 "Aging Equity Commission" or "Commission" means the
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221	221	13 "Caregiver" means someone caring for a spouse or parent,
222	222	14 an extended family member, or even a friend or neighbor. A
223	223	15 caregiver provides help with transportation to medical
224	224	16 appointments, purchasing or organizing medications, monitoring
225	225	17 a person's medical condition, communicating with health care
226	226	18 professionals, advocating on a person's behalf with providers
227	227	19 or agencies, and assisting a person with getting in and out of
228	228	20 bed or a chair, getting dressed, bathing or showering, grocery
229	229	21 or other shopping, housework, preparing meals, and managing
230	230	22 finances.
231	231	23 "Class inequity" means relations of power among networked
232	232	24 and organized social groups that direct society's major
233	233	25 institutions (such as corporations and government
234	234	26 authorities), material resources, and investments. "Class
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245	245	1 inequity" or "classism" is the systematic oppression of
246	246	2 subordinated class groups, held in place by attitudes that
247	247	3 rank people according to economic status, family lineage, job
248	248	4 status, level of education, and other divisions.
249	249	5 "Cultural humility" means an approach to healthcare and
250	250	6 other services that incorporates a lifelong commitment to
251	251	7 self-evaluation and self-critique, to redressing the power
252	252	8 imbalances between the providers and institutions and their
253	253	9 patients or clients and to developing mutually beneficial and
254	254	10 non-paternalistic clinical, service-based, and advocacy
255	255	11 partnerships with communities on behalf of individuals and
256	256	12 defined populations.
257	257	13 "Cultural responsiveness" means a strengths-based approach
258	258	14 to serving others rooted in respect and appreciation for the
259	259	15 role of culture in a person's understanding and development,
260	260	16 taking into account each person's strengths, abilities,
261	261	17 experiences, and interests as developed within the person's
262	262	18 family and culture.
263	263	19 "Genderism" means the systematic belief that people need
264	264	20 to conform to their gender assigned at birth in a
265	265	21 gender-binary system that includes only female and male.
266	266	22 "Historical and contemporary racism" means a system of
267	267	23 structuring opportunity and assigning value based on phenotype
268	268	24 ("race"), that unfairly disadvantages some individuals and
269	269	25 communities, unfairly advantages other individuals and
270	270	26 communities, and saps the strength of the whole society
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281	281	1 through the waste of human resources.
282	282	2 "Homophobia" means dislike of or prejudice against people
283	283	3 who are LGBTQ+.
284	284	4 "Older adults" or "older persons" means persons 60 years
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286	286	6 "Sexism" means prejudice or discrimination based on sex,
287	287	7 especially discrimination against women, behavior, conditions,
288	288	8 or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on
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290	290	10 "Social determinants of health" means the conditions in
291	291	11 which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. These
292	292	12 circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power,
293	293	13 and resources.
294	294	14 "Structural inequities" means the personal, interpersonal,
295	295	15 institutional, and systemic drivers, such as, racism, sexism,
296	296	16 classism, ableism, xenophobia, and homophobia, that make
297	297	17 people's various identities (race and ethnicity, gender,
298	298	18 employment status, socioeconomic status, disability status,
299	299	19 immigration status, geography, and more) salient to the fair
300	300	20 distribution of health opportunities and outcomes.
301	301	21 "Transphobia" means dislike of or prejudice against
302	302	22 transgender or transsexual people.
303	303	23 "Trauma-informed systems" means systems that: (i) realize
304	304	24 the widespread impact of trauma and understand potential paths
305	305	25 for recovery; (ii) recognize signs and symptoms of trauma in
306	306	26 clients, families, staff, and others involved with the system;
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317	317	1 (iii) respond by fully integrating knowledge about trauma into
318	318	2 policies, procedures, and practices; and (iv) seek to actively
319	319	3 resist re-traumatization.
320	320	4 "Xenophobia" means dislike of or prejudice against people
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322	322	6 Section 25. Strategic Action Planning Commission for Aging
323	323	7 Equity.
324	324	8 (a) The Strategic Action Planning Commission for Aging
325	325	9 Equity is established and shall be co-chaired by designees of
326	326	10 the Governor's Office and the Department on Aging. The Aging
327	327	11 Equity Commission shall be a public body consisting of members
328	328	12 appointed by the Governor within 3 months after the effective
329	329	13 date of this Act. The Governor shall consult with the
330	330	14 President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and
331	331	15 Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the
332	332	16 Director of Aging about appointments to the Aging Equity
333	333	17 Commission to ensure the following:
334	334	18 (1) Members across the main Aging Equity Commission
335	335	19 and its committees meet the criteria set forth in this
336	336	20 subsection. Individual members may fill multiple listed
337	337	21 knowledge areas.
338	338	22 (2) The Aging Equity Commission committees reflect the
339	339	23 geographic diversity of the State and includes members who
340	340	24 represent:
341	341	25 (A) the rural, suburban, and urban areas of the
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353	353	2 (B) the northern, central, and southern regions of
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355	355	4 (C) the various districts.
356	356	5 (3) The Aging Equity Commission committees are
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359	359	8 and national background.
360	360	9 (4) The Aging Equity Commission includes Illinois
361	361	10 residents aged 60 or older who represent urban, suburban,
362	362	11 and rural areas of the State.
363	363	12 (5) The Aging Equity Commission consists of the
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365	365	14 (A) One member with extensive professional
366	366	15 knowledge about aging.
367	367	16 (B) One member with extensive professional
368	368	17 knowledge of home and community-based services for
369	369	18 older Illinoisans.
370	370	19 (C) One member with extensive professional
371	371	20 knowledge of community-based services provided under
372	372	21 the Older Americans Act.
373	373	22 (D) One member with extensive professional
374	374	23 knowledge of health policy.
375	375	24 (E) One member with extensive professional
376	376	25 knowledge of geriatric or palliative medicine.
377	377	26 (F) Two members with extensive professional
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388	388	1 knowledge of health systems.
389	389	2 (G) Two members with extensive professional
390	390	3 knowledge of affordable accessible housing.
391	391	4 (H) One member with extensive professional
392	392	5 knowledge about nursing homes.
393	393	6 (I) One member who is a health insurance policy
394	394	7 advocate with extensive professional knowledge of
395	395	8 Medicare.
396	396	9 (J) One member with extensive professional
397	397	10 knowledge about the criminal-legal system and aging.
398	398	11 (K) One member with extensive professional
399	399	12 knowledge about caregiving.
400	400	13 (L) One member with extensive professional
401	401	14 knowledge of dementia.
402	402	15 (M) One member with extensive professional
403	403	16 knowledge about disabilities.
404	404	17 (N) Two members from the Senate, both major
405	405	18 parties represented, one appointed by the President of
406	406	19 the Senate and one appointed by the Minority Leader of
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408	408	21 (O) Two members from the House of Representatives,
409	409	22 both major parties represented, one appointed by the
410	410	23 Speaker of the House of Representatives and one
411	411	24 appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
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413	413	26 (6) The Aging Equity Commission consists of the heads
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424	424	1 of the following agencies, offices, boards, and other
425	425	2 entities, or their designees:
426	426	3 (A) Department of Commerce and Economic
427	427	4 Opportunity.
428	428	5 (B) Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
429	429	6 (C) Department of Human Services.
430	430	7 (D) Department of Innovation and Technology.
431	431	8 (E) Department of Labor.
432	432	9 (F) Department of Public Health.
433	433	10 (G) Department of Transportation.
434	434	11 (H) Department of Veterans' Affairs.
435	435	12 (I) Department on Aging.
436	436	13 (K) Illinois Housing Development Authority.
437	437	14 (L) Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
438	438	15 (b) The Aging Equity Commission shall examine the effects,
439	439	16 challenges, opportunities, and needs for planning related to
440	440	17 the shifting age demographics toward an increasing portion of
441	441	18 the State's and localities' populations being made up of older
442	442	19 adults, including at least the following topic areas:
443	443	20 (1) Home and community-based care and healthcare.
444	444	21 (2) Transportation.
445	445	22 (3) Housing.
446	446	23 (4) Social participation.
447	447	24 (5) Outdoor spaces and buildings.
448	448	25 (6) Respect and social inclusion.
449	449	26 (7) Civic participation.
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460	460	1 (8) Employment.
461	461	2 (9) Communication and information.
462	462	3 (10) The public sector as well as the broader economy,
463	463	4 workforce, community systems, businesses, and services.
464	464	5 (11) Changes in federal, State, and local tax bases,
465	465	6 revenues, budgets, fiscal policies, programs, and
466	466	7 workforce.
467	467	8 (12) Funding mechanisms for aging-related services.
468	468	9 (13) New economic opportunities for the State.
469	469	10 (14) Ways to better support unpaid family caregivers
470	470	11 in Illinois through increased services, programs,
471	471	12 policies, and funding of caregiver supports that help
472	472	13 people achieve living longer in their homes and
473	473	14 communities.
474	474	15 (c) The Aging Equity Commission shall adopt guiding
475	475	16 principles that include:
476	476	17 (1) Advancing aging equity across the life course.
477	477	18 (2) Developing cultural humility and being culturally
478	478	19 responsive with inclusive policies, programs, and
479	479	20 services.
480	480	21 (3) Being language inclusive to reach and support
481	481	22 older persons and caregivers who primarily read and speak
482	482	23 languages other than English.
483	483	24 (4) Supporting trauma-informed systems.
484	484	25 (5) Understanding the experiences of older
485	485	26 Illinoisans, caregivers, and future older Illinoisans of
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496	496	1 diverse backgrounds.
497	497	2 (6) Recognizing the impact of historical and
498	498	3 contemporary racism, class inequity, ableism, genderism,
499	499	4 sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, and other
500	500	5 structural inequities on systems, communities, families,
501	501	6 and individual Illinoisans of all ages.
502	502	7 (7) Equity and accessibility of policies, programs,
503	503	8 services, and resources for Illinoisans statewide.
504	504	9 (8) Harnessing the power of experience and knowledge
505	505	10 of older persons in communities.
506	506	11 (9) Opportunities for improved policies, programs, and
507	507	12 services that better reflect supporting the needs of
508	508	13 current and future older Illinoisans and caregivers.
509	509	14 (d) Commission guidelines.
510	510	15 (1) Anyone interested in becoming a member of one of
511	511	16 the Aging Equity Commission's committees, which may be
512	512	17 formed at the discretion of the Commission to delve deeper
513	513	18 into topics of interest to the Commission, may submit an
514	514	19 application to the Office of the Governor through the
515	515	20 online application process, to be reviewed and assigned to
516	516	21 a committee by the Commission.
517	517	22 (2) The Aging Equity Commission shall elect a chair
518	518	23 and vice-chair from among its members to coordinate the
519	519	24 Aging Equity Commission's meetings along with State agency
520	520	25 staff or contractors. Members of the Aging Equity
521	521	26 Commission shall serve without compensation. Members shall
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532	532	1 serve 4-year terms. The Aging Equity Commission shall
533	533	2 establish staggered end of term dates for initial members.
534	534	3 The Governor may reappoint a member for only one
535	535	4 additional 4-year term after a member's initial term has
536	536	5 expired. In case of a vacancy, the Governor shall appoint
537	537	6 a new member in the same manner as the initial
538	538	7 appointment.
539	539	8 (3) Members of the Aging Equity Commission may remove
540	540	9 a member for cause as determined by the Aging Equity
541	541	10 Commission, if approved by a two-thirds majority of all
542	542	11 members. The Aging Equity Commission shall meet 6 times
543	543	12 each calendar year, at a minimum, with dates determined by
544	544	13 the members of the Aging Equity Commission as soon as
545	545	14 practicable after all members have been appointed to the
546	546	15 Aging Equity Commission.
547	547	16 (4) The Aging Equity Commission shall establish a
548	548	17 minimum of 5 committees to conduct planning on substantive
549	549	18 issues listed in subsection (b) for the Strategic Action
550	550	19 Plan for Aging Equity. Each committee shall consider and
551	551	20 evaluate issues related to guiding principles listed under
552	552	21 subsection (c). The committees shall include members of
553	553	22 the Aging Equity Commission and may include persons who
554	554	23 are not members of the Aging Equity Commission yet
555	555	24 represent relevant expertise. Members of the specialized
556	556	25 committees shall serve without compensation.
557	557	26 (5) Members of the committees shall include heads of
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568	568	1 the following agencies, offices, boards, and other
569	569	2 entities, or their designees to ensure an
570	570	3 all-of-government approach for the strategic action plan
571	571	4 for aging equity:
572	572	5 (A) Department of Agriculture.
573	573	6 (B) Department of Commerce and Economic
574	574	7 Opportunity.
575	575	8 (C) Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
576	576	9 (D) Department of Human Rights.
577	577	10 (E) Department of Human Services.
578	578	11 (F) Department of Innovation and Technology.
579	579	12 (G) Department of Insurance.
580	580	13 (H) Department of Labor.
581	581	14 (I) Department of Natural Resources.
582	582	15 (J) Department of Public Health.
583	583	16 (K) Department of Human Services' Division of
584	584	17 Rehabilitative Services.
585	585	18 (L) Department of Revenue.
586	586	19 (M) Department of Transportation.
587	587	20 (N) Department of Veterans' Affairs.
588	588	21 (O) Department on Aging.
589	589	22 (P) Department of Corrections.
590	590	23 (Q) Department of Children and Family Services.
591	591	24 (R) Department of Financial and Professional
592	592	25 Regulation.
593	593	26 (S) Illinois Housing Development Authority.
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604	604	1 (T) Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal.
605	605	2 (U) Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
606	606	3 (V) Illinois State Board of Education.
607	607	4 (W) Illinois Board of Higher Education.
608	608	5 (X) Illinois Cognitive Support Network.
609	609	6 (Y) Illinois Council on Developmental
610	610	7 Disabilities.
611	611	8 (Z) The Governor's Office of Management and
612	612	9 Budget.
613	613	10 (AA) Department of Central Management Services.
614	614	11 (BB) Office of the Attorney General.
615	615	12 (CC) Office of the Secretary of State.
616	616	13 (DD) Office of the State Treasurer.
617	617	14 (6) Additionally, committees shall seek to include
618	618	15 individuals with the following described backgrounds and
619	619	16 expertise to engage a wide array of expertise:
620	620	17 (A) One member with extensive professional
621	621	18 knowledge of public transportation, active
622	622	19 transportation, and private transportation systems.
623	623	20 (B) One member with extensive professional
624	624	21 knowledge of urban planning, community walkability,
625	625	22 and age-friendly principles.
626	626	23 (C) One member with extensive professional
627	627	24 knowledge about labor advocacy.
628	628	25 (D) One member with extensive professional
629	629	26 knowledge in partnering education and labor needs.
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640	640	1 (E) One member with extensive professional
641	641	2 knowledge in volunteerism, community connection, and
642	642	3 civic engagement of older persons.
643	643	4 (F) One member representing park districts.
644	644	5 (G) One member representing K-12 school systems.
645	645	6 (H) One member representing chambers of commerce.
646	646	7 (I) One member with extensive professional
647	647	8 knowledge of electronic communications technology.
648	648	9 (J) One member representing travel and
649	649	10 hospitality.
650	650	11 (K) One member representing a philanthropic
651	651	12 foundation.
652	652	13 (L) one member with extensive background in
653	653	14 advocacy for unpaid family caregivers in both
654	654	15 long-term care facilities and home services.
655	655	16 (7) The Aging Equity Commission shall establish and
656	656	17 regularly engage with an Aging Equity Advisory Committee
657	657	18 which consists of the State demographer and subject matter
658	658	19 experts from local governmental and nongovernmental
659	659	20 organizations to advise, inform, and assist the Aging
660	660	21 Equity Commission.
661	661	22 (8) The Aging Equity Commission shall exercise its
662	662	23 powers and perform its duties and functions as specified
663	663	24 under this Act independently of the State agencies. The
664	664	25 Aging Equity Commission may establish bylaws as
665	665	26 appropriate for its effective operation. The chair of the
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676	676	1 Aging Equity Commission shall establish a schedule for
677	677	2 Aging Equity Commission meetings. Members of the Aging
678	678	3 Equity Commission, staff, and consultants are not liable
679	679	4 for an act or omission in their official capacity
680	680	5 performed in good faith in accordance with this Act.
681	681	6 Section 30. Duties of the Strategic Action Aging Equity
682	682	7 Commission for Aging Equity.
683	683	8 (a) The Aging Equity Commission shall develop a
684	684	9 preliminary comprehensive strategic action plan for aging
685	685	10 equity in Illinois through the year 2035 to be completed
686	686	11 within 18 months of commencement of the Aging Equity
687	687	12 Commission. A 2-month public comment period shall be included
688	688	13 and the strategic action plan for aging equity shall be
689	689	14 finalized within 2 years from the commencement of the Aging
690	690	15 Equity Commission.
691	691	16 (b) In developing the strategic action plan for aging
692	692	17 equity, the Aging Equity Commission shall review and
693	693	18 incorporate past recommendations and findings from previous
694	694	19 studies and commissions, task forces, departments, and area
695	695	20 agencies on aging that the Aging Equity Commission considers
696	696	21 relevant and necessary to its duties. Previous recommendations
697	697	22 must be reviewed in conjunction with the latest demographic
698	698	23 and economic projections specified in the analysis conducted.
699	699	24 The strategic action plan must address at least the following
700	700	25 3 areas:
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711	711	1 (1) Demographic, economic, fiscal, and budget data
712	712	2 analysis through the year 2040.
713	713	3 (2) Actionable recommendations.
714	714	4 (3) Plans for periodic updates to the strategic action
715	715	5 plan.
716	716	6 Section 35. Actionable recommendations. Aging Equity
717	717	7 Commission recommendations shall be responsive to the
718	718	8 following at a minimum:
719	719	9 (1) Potential and recommended actions to address the
720	720	10 long-term effects of the demographic shift on Illinois
721	721	11 residents, State government, and the private sector.
722	722	12 (2) Potential and recommended actions to strengthen
723	723	13 and improve service infrastructure for and the quality,
724	724	14 staffing, accessibility, and availability of long-term
725	725	15 services and supports to better enable older persons to
726	726	16 remain in their homes and communities according to their
727	727	17 wishes (to age-in-place).
728	728	18 (3) Potential and recommended actions to enhance
729	729	19 access to services and public education on opportunities,
730	730	20 challenges, resources, and topics for older Illinoisans
731	731	21 and caregivers.
732	732	22 (4) Potential and recommended actions to improve
733	733	23 caregiver supports and mitigate both the financial and
734	734	24 nonfinancial impacts of caregiving on patients,
735	735	25 caregivers, businesses, and the State.
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746	746	1 (5) Potential and recommended actions to improve
747	747	2 financial security and retirement preparation for the
748	748	3 older adult population.
749	749	4 (6) Potential and recommended actions to improve the
750	750	5 accessibility and sustainability of healthy, safe,
751	751	6 affordable, accessible, and non-segregated housing.
752	752	7 (7) Potential and recommended actions to improve the
753	753	8 accessibility and sustainability of affordable
754	754	9 transportation services.
755	755	10 (8) Potential and recommended actions to reduce
756	756	11 administrative and service delivery costs of public and
757	757	12 private long-term services and supports while improving
758	758	13 service quality.
759	759	14 (9) Administrative and regulatory reforms needed to
760	760	15 more cost-effectively organize State agencies to implement
761	761	16 statewide programs and services.
762	762	17 (10) Possible legislation for consideration by the
763	763	18 General Assembly needed to implement the Aging Equity
764	764	19 Commission's recommendations and achieve its stated goals.
765	765	20 (11) Possible regulatory and administrative changes to
766	766	21 be offered to State departments needed to implement the
767	767	22 Aging Equity Commission's recommendations and achieve its
768	768	23 stated goals.
769	769	24 (12) Private sector potential and recommended actions
770	770	25 for quality long-term care, services, and supports that
771	771	26 are accessible, equitable, and meet cultural and
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782	782	1 linguistic needs.
783	783	2 (13) Potential and recommended actions to extend and
784	784	3 improve other services and supports that would support
785	785	4 individuals' abilities to remain in their homes and
786	786	5 communities for as long as possible.
787	787	6 (14) Potential and recommended actions to make
788	788	7 Illinois an age-friendly state.
789	789	8 (15) Potential and recommended actions to support
790	790	9 health equity as it relates to advancing aging equity.
791	791	10 (16) Projections on the economic, fiscal, and
792	792	11 population impacts of implementing or not implementing the
793	793	12 recommendations.
794	794	13 Section 40. Reporting.
795	795	14 (a) During the 2024 and 2025 legislative sessions, the
796	796	15 Aging Equity Commission shall submit an oral and written
797	797	16 report summarizing its work and any preliminary findings or
798	798	17 recommendations to the joint budget committee and the General
799	799	18 Assembly.
800	800	19 (b) Within 2 years of commencement, the Aging Equity
801	801	20 Commission shall submit to the Governor, the General Assembly,
802	802	21 and any affected State agency its strategic action plan
803	803	22 detailing the work of the Aging Equity Commission and its
804	804	23 final recommendations.
805	805	24 (c) If the strategic action plan identifies programs,
806	806	25 services, projects, policies, or procedures that would result
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817	817	1 in cost savings, without adversely affecting the quality of
818	818	2 care and services, and do not require legislation, the
819	819	3 Governor and the associated State agencies must pursue the
820	820	4 necessary actions to implement the recommendations, including,
821	821	5 as necessary, requesting adequate funding through the State
822	822	6 budget process.
823	823	7 (d) If the strategic action plan identifies programs,
824	824	8 services, projects, policies, or procedures that would result
825	825	9 in cost savings, without adversely affecting the quality of
826	826	10 care and services, that require legislation, the Aging Equity
827	827	11 Commission shall recommend legislation to implement the
828	828	12 changes to the General Assembly. In its plan, the Aging Equity
829	829	13 Commission shall specify the laws and the policies and
830	830	14 procedures of the relevant State agencies that need to be
831	831	15 created, amended, or repealed to implement the
832	832	16 recommendations.
833	833	17 Section 45. Strategic plan updates and oversight.
834	834	18 (a) The Aging Equity Commission shall submit updates to
835	835	19 the strategic action plan every 4 years, to update the Aging
836	836	20 Equity Commission's analysis and recommendations.
837	837	21 (1) These updates shall include new economic and
838	838	22 demographic data as well as respond to new State and
839	839	23 national public and private initiatives and must address a
840	840	24 time period for analysis and recommendation that extends
841	841	25 15 years after the delivery of the update.
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852	852	1 (2) The process for creating these updates shall be
853	853	2 determined by the Aging Equity Commission as part of its
854	854	3 strategic action plan.
855	855	4 (3) New legislative or regulatory recommendations may
856	856	5 be offered in order to address new or changing
857	857	6 circumstances.
858	858	7 (b) The Aging Equity Commission shall be subject to the
859	859	8 Open Meetings Act and take measures to ensure transparency to
860	860	9 the public, the General Assembly, and to stakeholders in
861	861	10 planning, goal setting, action steps, and reporting on
862	862	11 successful implementation and outcomes. The Commission shall
863	863	12 ensure documents regarding proceedings are available on an
864	864	13 appropriate State website.
865	865	14 (c) After the initial development of the plan, the Aging
866	866	15 Equity Commission's plan updates shall list areas in which the
867	867	16 plan is not being implemented or followed.
868	868	17 (d) The initial Aging Equity Commission shall determine
869	869	18 the staffing and process for updating the initial strategic
870	870	19 action plan. The Aging Equity Commission shall only undertake
871	871	20 the plan updates if sufficient funding is secured through
872	872	21 appropriations, grants, or donations.
873	873	22 Section 50. Repeal. The Aging Equity Commission is
874	874	23 dissolved, and this Act is repealed, on December 31, 2043.
875	875	24 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
876	876	25 becoming law.
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