Illinois House Bill HB1755 Latest Draft

                            104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 State of Illinois
 2025 and 2026 HB1755 Introduced , by Rep. Michelle Mussman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Repeals the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act and removes all cross-references to the Act in various statutes. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Requires the Department on Aging to implement and administer the Benefits Access Program and to establish the eligibility criteria under the program for: (1) the Secretary of State with respect to reduced fees paid by qualified vehicle owners under the Illinois Vehicle Code; (2) special districts that offer free fixed route public transportation services for qualified older adults under the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act; and (3) special districts that offer transit services for qualified individuals with disabilities under the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Sets forth household income eligibility limits and other eligibility requirements under the program. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules concerning automatic renewals and appeal rights under the program. Makes corresponding changes concerning the program to the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Regional Transportation Authority Act, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Older Adult Services Act, and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Further amends the Illinois Act on the Aging by removing a requirement that the Department: (i) study the feasibility of implementing an affirmative action employment plan for the recruitment, hiring, and training of persons 60 years of age or older; and (ii) develop a multilingual pamphlet to assist physicians, pharmacists, and patients in monitoring prescriptions provided by various physicians and to aid persons 65 years of age or older in complying with directions for proper use of pharmaceutical prescriptions. Adds a requirement that the Department implement the Older Americans Act. Removes provisions requiring a Community Care Program Medicaid Initiative and a Community Care Program Medicaid Enrollment Oversight Subcommittee. Makes other changes. LRB104 05853 KTG 15884 b   A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 State of Illinois
 2025 and 2026 HB1755 Introduced , by Rep. Michelle Mussman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:  See Index See Index  Repeals the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act and removes all cross-references to the Act in various statutes. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Requires the Department on Aging to implement and administer the Benefits Access Program and to establish the eligibility criteria under the program for: (1) the Secretary of State with respect to reduced fees paid by qualified vehicle owners under the Illinois Vehicle Code; (2) special districts that offer free fixed route public transportation services for qualified older adults under the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act; and (3) special districts that offer transit services for qualified individuals with disabilities under the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Sets forth household income eligibility limits and other eligibility requirements under the program. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules concerning automatic renewals and appeal rights under the program. Makes corresponding changes concerning the program to the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Regional Transportation Authority Act, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Older Adult Services Act, and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Further amends the Illinois Act on the Aging by removing a requirement that the Department: (i) study the feasibility of implementing an affirmative action employment plan for the recruitment, hiring, and training of persons 60 years of age or older; and (ii) develop a multilingual pamphlet to assist physicians, pharmacists, and patients in monitoring prescriptions provided by various physicians and to aid persons 65 years of age or older in complying with directions for proper use of pharmaceutical prescriptions. Adds a requirement that the Department implement the Older Americans Act. Removes provisions requiring a Community Care Program Medicaid Initiative and a Community Care Program Medicaid Enrollment Oversight Subcommittee. Makes other changes.  LRB104 05853 KTG 15884 b     LRB104 05853 KTG 15884 b   A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 State of Illinois
 2025 and 2026 HB1755 Introduced , by Rep. Michelle Mussman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
See Index See Index
See Index
Repeals the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act and removes all cross-references to the Act in various statutes. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Requires the Department on Aging to implement and administer the Benefits Access Program and to establish the eligibility criteria under the program for: (1) the Secretary of State with respect to reduced fees paid by qualified vehicle owners under the Illinois Vehicle Code; (2) special districts that offer free fixed route public transportation services for qualified older adults under the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act; and (3) special districts that offer transit services for qualified individuals with disabilities under the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Sets forth household income eligibility limits and other eligibility requirements under the program. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules concerning automatic renewals and appeal rights under the program. Makes corresponding changes concerning the program to the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Regional Transportation Authority Act, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Older Adult Services Act, and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Further amends the Illinois Act on the Aging by removing a requirement that the Department: (i) study the feasibility of implementing an affirmative action employment plan for the recruitment, hiring, and training of persons 60 years of age or older; and (ii) develop a multilingual pamphlet to assist physicians, pharmacists, and patients in monitoring prescriptions provided by various physicians and to aid persons 65 years of age or older in complying with directions for proper use of pharmaceutical prescriptions. Adds a requirement that the Department implement the Older Americans Act. Removes provisions requiring a Community Care Program Medicaid Initiative and a Community Care Program Medicaid Enrollment Oversight Subcommittee. Makes other changes.
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1  AN ACT concerning State government.
2  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3  represented in the General Assembly:
4  Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
5  changing Sections 3.07, 3.08, 3.11, 4.01, 4.02, and 4.15 as
6  follows:
7  (20 ILCS 105/3.07) (from Ch. 23, par. 6103.07)
8  Sec. 3.07. "Area agency on aging" means any public or
9  non-profit private agency in a planning and service area
10  designated by the Department, which is eligible for funds
11  available under the Older Americans Act and other funds made
12  available by the State of Illinois or the federal government.
13  Responsibilities of "area agencies" shall include the
14  development of an area plan that provides for the development
15  of a comprehensive and coordinated service delivery system for
16  social and nutrition services needed by older persons and to
17  define the special needs of minority senior citizens in the
18  planning and service area in which the area agency enters into
19  cooperative arrangements with other service planners and
20  providers to:
21  (1) Facilitate access to and utilization of all
22  existing services;
23  (2) Develop social and nutrition services effectively

 

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 State of Illinois
 2025 and 2026 HB1755 Introduced , by Rep. Michelle Mussman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
See Index See Index
See Index
Repeals the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act and removes all cross-references to the Act in various statutes. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Requires the Department on Aging to implement and administer the Benefits Access Program and to establish the eligibility criteria under the program for: (1) the Secretary of State with respect to reduced fees paid by qualified vehicle owners under the Illinois Vehicle Code; (2) special districts that offer free fixed route public transportation services for qualified older adults under the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act; and (3) special districts that offer transit services for qualified individuals with disabilities under the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Sets forth household income eligibility limits and other eligibility requirements under the program. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules concerning automatic renewals and appeal rights under the program. Makes corresponding changes concerning the program to the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Regional Transportation Authority Act, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Older Adult Services Act, and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Further amends the Illinois Act on the Aging by removing a requirement that the Department: (i) study the feasibility of implementing an affirmative action employment plan for the recruitment, hiring, and training of persons 60 years of age or older; and (ii) develop a multilingual pamphlet to assist physicians, pharmacists, and patients in monitoring prescriptions provided by various physicians and to aid persons 65 years of age or older in complying with directions for proper use of pharmaceutical prescriptions. Adds a requirement that the Department implement the Older Americans Act. Removes provisions requiring a Community Care Program Medicaid Initiative and a Community Care Program Medicaid Enrollment Oversight Subcommittee. Makes other changes.
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1  and efficiently to meet the needs of older persons; and
2  (3) Coordinate existing services to meet the special
3  needs and circumstances of minority senior citizens.
4  (Source: P.A. 88-254.)
5  (20 ILCS 105/3.08) (from Ch. 23, par. 6103.08)
6  Sec. 3.08. "Planning and Service Area" means a geographic
7  area of the State that is designated by the Department for the
8  purposes of planning, development, delivery, and overall
9  administration of services under the area plan. Within each
10  planning and service area the Department must designate an
11  area agency on aging. For the purposes of this Section such
12  planning and service areas shall be as follows:
13  Area 1, which is comprised of the counties of Jo Daviess,
14  Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb, Whiteside
15  and Lee;
16  Area 2, which is comprised of the counties of McHenry,
17  Lake, Kane, DuPage, Kendall, Will, Grundy and Kankakee;
18  Area 3, which is comprised of the counties of Rock Island,
19  Mercer, Henry, Bureau, LaSalle, Putnam, Henderson, Warren,
20  Knox and McDonough;
21  Area 4, which is comprised of the counties of Stark,
22  Marshall, Peoria, Woodford, Fulton and Tazewell;
23  Area 5, which is comprised of the counties of Livingston,
24  Iroquois, McLean, Ford, DeWitt, Piatt, Champaign, Vermilion,
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1  Cumberland;
2  Area 6, which is comprised of the counties of Hancock,
3  Schuyler, Adams, Brown, Pike and Calhoun;
4  Area 7, which is comprised of the counties of Mason,
5  Logan, Cass, Menard, Scott, Morgan, Sangamon, Christian,
6  Greene, Macoupin, Montgomery and Jersey;
7  Area 8, which is comprised of the counties of Madison,
8  Bond, St. Clair, Clinton, Monroe, Washington and Randolph;
9  Area 9, which is comprised of the counties of Fayette,
10  Effingham, Marion, Clay and Jefferson;
11  Area 10, which is comprised of the counties of Jasper,
12  Crawford, Richland, Lawrence, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash, Hamilton
13  and White;
14  Area 11, which is comprised of the counties of Perry,
15  Franklin, Jackson, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union,
16  Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski and Massac;
17  Area 12, which is comprised of the City of Chicago in Cook
18  County; and
19  Area 13, which is comprised of the County of Cook outside
20  the City of Chicago.
21  At the discretion of the Department and the county, a
22  county of 500,000 population or more may form its own area
23  agency.
24  (Source: P.A. 82-979.)
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1  Sec. 3.11."Greatest social need" means the need caused by
2  noneconomic factors that restrict an individual's ability to
3  perform normal daily tasks or that threaten the individual's
4  his or her capacity to live independently. These factors
5  include, but are not limited to, physical or mental
6  disability, language barriers, and cultural or social
7  isolation caused by, among other things, racial and ethnic
8  status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender
9  expression, or HIV status.
10  (Source: P.A. 103-670, eff. 1-1-25.)
11  (20 ILCS 105/4.01)
12  Sec. 4.01. Additional powers and duties of the Department.
13  In addition to powers and duties otherwise provided by law,
14  the Department shall have the following powers and duties:
15  (1) To evaluate all programs, services, and facilities for
16  the aged and for minority senior citizens within the State and
17  determine the extent to which present public or private
18  programs, services, and facilities meet the needs of the aged.
19  (2) To coordinate and evaluate all programs, services, and
20  facilities for the aging Aging and for minority senior
21  citizens presently furnished by State agencies and make
22  appropriate recommendations regarding such services, programs,
23  and facilities to the Governor and/or the General Assembly.
24  (2-a) To request, receive, and share information
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1  the purpose of (i) establishing and verifying the initial and
2  continuing eligibility of older adults to participate in
3  programs administered by the Department; (ii) maximizing
4  federal financial participation in State assistance
5  expenditures; and (iii) investigating allegations of fraud or
6  other abuse of publicly funded benefits. Notwithstanding any
7  other law to the contrary, but only for the limited purposes
8  identified in the preceding sentence, this paragraph (2-a)
9  expressly authorizes the exchanges of income, identification,
10  and other pertinent eligibility information by and among the
11  Department and the Social Security Administration, the
12  Department of Employment Security, the Department of
13  Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Human
14  Services, the Department of Revenue, the Secretary of State,
15  the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and any other
16  governmental entity. The confidentiality of information
17  otherwise shall be maintained as required by law. In addition,
18  the Department on Aging shall verify employment information at
19  the request of a community care provider for the purpose of
20  ensuring program integrity under the Community Care Program.
21  (3) To function as the sole State agency to develop a
22  comprehensive plan to meet the needs of the State's senior
23  citizens and the State's minority senior citizens.
24  (4) To receive and disburse State and federal funds made
25  available directly to the Department including those funds
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1  Community Service Employment Program for providing services
2  for senior citizens and minority senior citizens or for
3  purposes related thereto, and shall develop and administer any
4  State Plan for the Aging required by federal law.
5  (5) To solicit, accept, hold, and administer in behalf of
6  the State any grants or legacies of money, securities, or
7  property to the State of Illinois for services to senior
8  citizens and minority senior citizens or purposes related
9  thereto.
10  (6) To provide consultation and assistance to communities,
11  area agencies on aging, and groups developing local services
12  for senior citizens and minority senior citizens.
13  (7) To promote community education regarding the problems
14  of senior citizens and minority senior citizens through
15  institutes, publications, radio, television, and the local
16  press.
17  (8) To cooperate with agencies of the federal government
18  in studies and conferences designed to examine the needs of
19  senior citizens and minority senior citizens and to prepare
20  programs and facilities to meet those needs.
21  (9) To establish and maintain information and referral
22  sources throughout the State when not provided by other
23  agencies.
24  (10) To provide the staff support that may reasonably be
25  required by the Council.
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1  and proper to the performance of its duties.
2  (12) To establish and fund programs or projects or
3  experimental facilities that are specially designed as
4  alternatives to institutional care.
5  (13) To develop a training program to train the counselors
6  presently employed by the Department's aging network to
7  provide Medicare beneficiaries with counseling and advocacy in
8  Medicare, private health insurance, and related health care
9  coverage plans.
10  (14) (Blank). To make a grant to an institution of higher
11  learning to study the feasibility of establishing and
12  implementing an affirmative action employment plan for the
13  recruitment, hiring, training and retraining of persons 60 or
14  more years old for jobs for which their employment would not be
15  precluded by law.
16  (15) To present one award annually in each of the
17  categories of community service, education, the performance
18  and graphic arts, and the labor force to outstanding Illinois
19  senior citizens and minority senior citizens in recognition of
20  their individual contributions to either community service,
21  education, the performance and graphic arts, or the labor
22  force. Nominations shall be solicited from senior citizens'
23  service providers, area agencies on aging, senior citizens'
24  centers, and senior citizens' organizations. If there are no
25  nominations in a category, the Department may award a second
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1  shall establish a central location within the State to be
2  designated as the Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame for the
3  public display of all the annual awards, or replicas thereof.
4  (16) To establish multipurpose senior centers through area
5  agencies on aging and to fund those new and existing
6  multipurpose senior centers through area agencies on aging,
7  the establishment and funding to begin in such areas of the
8  State as the Department shall designate by rule and as
9  specifically appropriated funds become available.
10  (17) (Blank).
11  (18) (Blank). To develop a pamphlet in English and Spanish
12  which may be used by physicians licensed to practice medicine
13  in all of its branches pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of
14  1987, pharmacists licensed pursuant to the Pharmacy Practice
15  Act, and Illinois residents 65 years of age or older for the
16  purpose of assisting physicians, pharmacists, and patients in
17  monitoring prescriptions provided by various physicians and to
18  aid persons 65 years of age or older in complying with
19  directions for proper use of pharmaceutical prescriptions. The
20  pamphlet may provide space for recording information including
21  but not limited to the following:
22  (a) name and telephone number of the patient;
23  (b) name and telephone number of the prescribing
24  physician;
25  (c) date of prescription;
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1  (e) directions for patient compliance; and
2  (f) name and telephone number of dispensing pharmacy.
3  In developing the pamphlet, the Department shall consult
4  with the Illinois State Medical Society, the Center for
5  Minority Health Services, the Illinois Pharmacists Association
6  and senior citizens organizations. The Department shall
7  distribute the pamphlets to physicians, pharmacists and
8  persons 65 years of age or older or various senior citizen
9  organizations throughout the State.
10  (19) (Blank). To conduct a study of the feasibility of
11  implementing the Senior Companion Program throughout the
12  State.
13  (20) (Blank). The reimbursement rates paid through the
14  community care program for chore housekeeping services and
15  home care aides shall be the same.
16  (21) (Blank).
17  (22) To distribute, through its area agencies on aging,
18  information alerting seniors on safety issues regarding
19  emergency weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold,
20  flooding, tornadoes, electrical storms, and other severe storm
21  weather. The information shall include all necessary
22  instructions for safety and all emergency telephone numbers of
23  organizations that will provide additional information and
24  assistance.
25  (23) To develop guidelines for the organization and
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1  administered by Area Agencies on Aging or community-based
2  community based senior service organizations. The Department
3  shall hold public hearings on the proposed guidelines for
4  public comment, suggestion, and determination of public
5  interest. The guidelines shall be based on the findings of
6  other states and of community organizations in Illinois that
7  are currently operating volunteer services credit programs or
8  demonstration volunteer services credit programs. The
9  Department shall offer guidelines for all aspects of the
10  programs, including, but not limited to, the following:
11  (a) types of services to be offered by volunteers;
12  (b) types of services to be received upon the
13  redemption of service credits;
14  (c) issues of liability for the volunteers and the
15  administering organizations;
16  (d) methods of tracking service credits earned and
17  service credits redeemed;
18  (e) issues of time limits for redemption of service
19  credits;
20  (f) methods of recruitment of volunteers;
21  (g) utilization of community volunteers, community
22  service groups, and other resources for delivering
23  services to be received by service credit program clients;
24  (h) accountability and assurance that services will be
25  available to individuals who have earned service credits;
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1  (i) volunteer screening and qualifications.
2  (24) To function as the sole State agency to receive and
3  disburse State and federal funds for providing adult
4  protective services in a domestic living situation in
5  accordance with the Adult Protective Services Act.
6  (25) To hold conferences, trainings, and other programs
7  for which the Department shall determine by rule a reasonable
8  fee to cover related administrative costs. Rules to implement
9  the fee authority granted by this paragraph (25) must be
10  adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois
11  Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of
12  the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported
13  rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized.
14  (26) To implement the Older Americans Act.
15  (Source: P.A. 103-616, eff. 7-1-24; 103-670, eff. 1-1-25;
16  revised 11-26-24.)
17  (20 ILCS 105/4.02)
18  Sec. 4.02. Community Care Program. The Department shall
19  establish a program of services to prevent unnecessary
20  institutionalization of persons age 60 and older in need of
21  long term care or who are established as persons who suffer
22  from Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder under the
23  Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act, thereby enabling them to
24  remain in their own homes or in other living arrangements.
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1  programs for the aged, may include, but are not limited to, any
2  or all of the following:
3  (a) (blank);
4  (b) (blank);
5  (c) home care aide services;
6  (d) personal assistant services;
7  (e) adult day services;
8  (f) home-delivered meals;
9  (g) education in self-care;
10  (h) personal care services;
11  (i) adult day health services;
12  (j) habilitation services;
13  (k) respite care;
14  (k-5) community reintegration services;
15  (k-6) flexible senior services;
16  (k-7) medication management;
17  (k-8) emergency home response;
18  (l) other nonmedical social services that may enable
19  the person to become self-supporting; or
20  (m) (blank).
21  The Department shall establish eligibility standards for
22  such services. In determining the amount and nature of
23  services for which a person may qualify, consideration shall
24  not be given to the value of cash, property, or other assets
25  held in the name of the person's spouse pursuant to a written
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1  shares or pursuant to a transfer of the person's interest in a
2  home to his spouse, provided that the spouse's share of the
3  marital property is not made available to the person seeking
4  such services.
5  The Department shall require as a condition of eligibility
6  that all new financially eligible applicants apply for and
7  enroll in medical assistance under Article V of the Illinois
8  Public Aid Code in accordance with rules promulgated by the
9  Department.
10  The Department shall, in conjunction with the Department
11  of Public Aid (now Department of Healthcare and Family
12  Services), seek appropriate amendments under Sections 1915 and
13  1924 of the Social Security Act. The purpose of the amendments
14  shall be to extend eligibility for home and community based
15  services under Sections 1915 and 1924 of the Social Security
16  Act to persons who transfer to or for the benefit of a spouse
17  those amounts of income and resources allowed under Section
18  1924 of the Social Security Act. Subject to the approval of
19  such amendments, the Department shall extend the provisions of
20  Section 5-4 of the Illinois Public Aid Code to persons who, but
21  for the provision of home or community-based services, would
22  require the level of care provided in an institution, as is
23  provided for in federal law. Those persons no longer found to
24  be eligible for receiving noninstitutional services due to
25  changes in the eligibility criteria shall be given 45 days
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1  notice of termination may contact the Department and request
2  the determination be appealed at any time during the 45 day
3  notice period. The target population identified for the
4  purposes of this Section are persons age 60 and older with an
5  identified service need. Priority shall be given to those who
6  are at imminent risk of institutionalization. The services
7  shall be provided to eligible persons age 60 and older to the
8  extent that the cost of the services together with the other
9  personal maintenance expenses of the persons are reasonably
10  related to the standards established for care in a group
11  facility appropriate to the person's condition. These
12  noninstitutional non-institutional services, pilot projects,
13  or experimental facilities may be provided as part of or in
14  addition to those authorized by federal law or those funded
15  and administered by the Department of Human Services. The
16  Departments of Human Services, Healthcare and Family Services,
17  Public Health, Veterans' Affairs, and Commerce and Economic
18  Opportunity and other appropriate agencies of State, federal,
19  and local governments shall cooperate with the Department on
20  Aging in the establishment and development of the
21  noninstitutional non-institutional services. The Department
22  shall require an annual audit from all personal assistant and
23  home care aide vendors contracting with the Department under
24  this Section. The annual audit shall assure that each audited
25  vendor's procedures are in compliance with Department's
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1  employee wage and benefits cost split as defined in
2  administrative rules. The audit is a public record under the
3  Freedom of Information Act. The Department shall execute,
4  relative to the nursing home prescreening project, written
5  inter-agency agreements with the Department of Human Services
6  and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, to
7  effect the following: (1) intake procedures and common
8  eligibility criteria for those persons who are receiving
9  noninstitutional non-institutional services; and (2) the
10  establishment and development of noninstitutional
11  non-institutional services in areas of the State where they
12  are not currently available or are undeveloped. All On and
13  after July 1, 1996, all nursing home prescreenings for
14  individuals 60 years of age or older shall be conducted by the
15  Department.
16  As part of the Department on Aging's routine training of
17  case managers and case manager supervisors, the Department may
18  include information on family futures planning for persons who
19  are age 60 or older and who are caregivers of their adult
20  children with developmental disabilities. The content of the
21  training shall be at the Department's discretion.
22  The Department is authorized to establish a system of
23  recipient copayment for services provided under this Section,
24  such copayment to be based upon the recipient's ability to pay
25  but in no case to exceed the actual cost of the services
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1  is equal to or less than the federal poverty standard shall not
2  be considered by the Department in determining the copayment.
3  The level of such copayment shall be adjusted whenever
4  necessary to reflect any change in the officially designated
5  federal poverty standard.
6  The Department, or the Department's authorized
7  representative, may recover the amount of moneys expended for
8  services provided to or in behalf of a person under this
9  Section by a claim against the person's estate or against the
10  estate of the person's surviving spouse, but no recovery may
11  be had until after the death of the surviving spouse, if any,
12  and then only at such time when there is no surviving child who
13  is under age 21 or blind or who has a permanent and total
14  disability. This paragraph, however, shall not bar recovery,
15  at the death of the person, of moneys for services provided to
16  the person or in behalf of the person under this Section to
17  which the person was not entitled; provided that such recovery
18  shall not be enforced against any real estate while it is
19  occupied as a homestead by the surviving spouse or other
20  dependent, if no claims by other creditors have been filed
21  against the estate, or, if such claims have been filed, they
22  remain dormant for failure of prosecution or failure of the
23  claimant to compel administration of the estate for the
24  purpose of payment. This paragraph shall not bar recovery from
25  the estate of a spouse, under Sections 1915 and 1924 of the
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1  Code, who precedes a person receiving services under this
2  Section in death. All moneys for services paid to or in behalf
3  of the person under this Section shall be claimed for recovery
4  from the deceased spouse's estate. "Homestead", as used in
5  this paragraph, means the dwelling house and contiguous real
6  estate occupied by a surviving spouse or relative, as defined
7  by the rules and regulations of the Department of Healthcare
8  and Family Services, regardless of the value of the property.
9  The Department shall increase the effectiveness of the
10  existing Community Care Program by:
11  (1) ensuring that in-home services included in the
12  care plan are available on evenings and weekends;
13  (2) ensuring that care plans contain the services that
14  eligible participants need based on the number of days in
15  a month, not limited to specific blocks of time, as
16  identified by the comprehensive assessment tool selected
17  by the Department for use statewide, not to exceed the
18  total monthly service cost maximum allowed for each
19  service; the Department shall develop administrative rules
20  to implement this item (2);
21  (3) ensuring that the participants have the right to
22  choose the services contained in their care plan and to
23  direct how those services are provided, based on
24  administrative rules established by the Department;
25  (4)(blank);
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1  provide personal care services that may or may not involve
2  contact with clients, including, but not limited to:
3  (A) bathing;
4  (B) grooming;
5  (C) toileting;
6  (D) nail care;
7  (E) transferring;
8  (F) respiratory services;
9  (G) exercise; or
10  (H) positioning;
11  (6) ensuring that providers homemaker program vendors
12  are not restricted from hiring homecare aides homemakers
13  who are family members of clients or recommended by
14  clients; the Department may not, by rule or policy,
15  require homecare aides homemakers who are family members
16  of clients or recommended by clients to accept assignments
17  in homes other than the client;
18  (7) ensuring that the State may access maximum federal
19  matching funds by seeking approval for the Centers for
20  Medicare and Medicaid Services for modifications to the
21  State's home and community based services waiver and
22  additional waiver opportunities, including applying for
23  enrollment in the Balance Incentive Payment Program by May
24  1, 2013, in order to maximize federal matching funds; this
25  shall include, but not be limited to, modification that
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1  services and all increases in the services cost maximum;
2  (8) ensuring that the determination of need tool
3  accurately reflects the service needs of individuals with
4  Alzheimer's disease and related dementia disorders;
5  (9) ensuring that services are authorized accurately
6  and consistently for the Community Care Program (CCP); the
7  Department shall implement a Service Authorization policy
8  directive; the purpose shall be to ensure that eligibility
9  and services are authorized accurately and consistently in
10  the CCP program; the policy directive shall clarify
11  service authorization guidelines to Care Coordination
12  Units and Community Care Program providers no later than
13  May 1, 2013;
14  (10) working in conjunction with Care Coordination
15  Units, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services,
16  the Department of Human Services, Community Care Program
17  providers, and other stakeholders to make improvements to
18  the Medicaid claiming processes and the Medicaid
19  enrollment procedures or requirements as needed,
20  including, but not limited to, specific policy changes or
21  rules to improve the up-front enrollment of participants
22  in the Medicaid program and specific policy changes or
23  rules to insure more prompt submission of bills to the
24  federal government to secure maximum federal matching
25  dollars as promptly as possible; the Department on Aging
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1  January 1, 2014 in order to address these improvements;
2  (11) requiring home care service providers to comply
3  with the rounding of hours worked provisions under the
4  federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and as set forth
5  in 29 CFR 785.48(b) by May 1, 2013;
6  (12) implementing any necessary policy changes or
7  promulgating any rules, no later than January 1, 2014, to
8  assist the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in
9  moving as many participants as possible, consistent with
10  federal regulations, into coordinated care plans if a care
11  coordination plan that covers long term care is available
12  in the recipient's area; and
13  (13) (blank).
14  By January 1, 2009 or as soon after the end of the Cash and
15  Counseling Demonstration Project as is practicable, the
16  Department may, based on its evaluation of the demonstration
17  project, promulgate rules concerning personal assistant
18  services, to include, but need not be limited to,
19  qualifications, employment screening, rights under fair labor
20  standards, training, fiduciary agent, and supervision
21  requirements. All applicants shall be subject to the
22  provisions of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act.
23  The Department shall develop procedures to enhance
24  availability of services on evenings, weekends, and on an
25  emergency basis to meet the respite needs of caregivers.
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1  services in successive blocks of 24 hours up to the monthly
2  maximum established by the Department. Workers providing these
3  services shall be appropriately trained.
4  No September 23, 1991 (Public Act 87-729) person may
5  perform homecare aid chore/housekeeping and home care aide
6  services under a program authorized by this Section unless
7  that person has been issued a certificate of pre-service to do
8  so by his or her employing agency. Information gathered to
9  effect such certification shall include (i) the person's name,
10  (ii) the date the person was hired by his or her current
11  employer, and (iii) the training, including dates and levels.
12  Persons engaged in the program authorized by this Section
13  before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991 shall
14  be issued a certificate of all pre-service and in-service
15  training from his or her employer upon submitting the
16  necessary information. The employing agency shall be required
17  to retain records of all staff pre-service and in-service
18  training, and shall provide such records to the Department
19  upon request and upon termination of the employer's contract
20  with the Department. In addition, the employing agency is
21  responsible for the issuance of certifications of in-service
22  training completed to their employees.
23  The Department is required to develop a system to ensure
24  that persons working as home care aides and personal
25  assistants receive increases in their wages when the federal
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1  they are meeting the federal minimum wage statute for home
2  care aides and personal assistants. An employer that cannot
3  ensure that the minimum wage increase is being given to home
4  care aides and personal assistants shall be denied any
5  increase in reimbursement costs.
6  The Community Care Program Advisory Committee is created
7  in the Department on Aging. The Director shall appoint
8  individuals to serve in the Committee, who shall serve at
9  their own expense. Members of the Committee must abide by all
10  applicable ethics laws. The Committee shall advise the
11  Department on issues related to the Department's program of
12  services to prevent unnecessary institutionalization. The
13  Committee shall meet on a bi-monthly basis and shall serve to
14  identify and advise the Department on present and potential
15  issues affecting the service delivery network, the program's
16  clients, and the Department and to recommend solution
17  strategies. Persons appointed to the Committee shall be
18  appointed on, but not limited to, their own and their agency's
19  experience with the program, geographic representation, and
20  willingness to serve. The Director shall appoint members to
21  the Committee to represent provider, advocacy, policy
22  research, and other constituencies committed to the delivery
23  of high quality home and community-based services to older
24  adults. Representatives shall be appointed to ensure
25  representation from community care providers, including, but
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1  providers homemaker providers, case coordination and case
2  management units, emergency home response providers, statewide
3  trade or labor unions that represent home care aides and
4  direct care staff, area agencies on aging, adults over age 60,
5  membership organizations representing older adults, and other
6  organizational entities, providers of care, or individuals
7  with demonstrated interest and expertise in the field of home
8  and community care as determined by the Director.
9  Nominations may be presented from any agency or State
10  association with interest in the program. The Director, or his
11  or her designee, shall serve as the permanent co-chair of the
12  advisory committee. One other co-chair shall be nominated and
13  approved by the members of the committee on an annual basis.
14  Committee members' terms of appointment shall be for 4 years
15  with one-quarter of the appointees' terms expiring each year.
16  A member shall continue to serve until his or her replacement
17  is named. The Department shall fill vacancies that have a
18  remaining term of over one year, and this replacement shall
19  occur through the annual replacement of expiring terms. The
20  Director shall designate Department staff to provide technical
21  assistance and staff support to the committee. Department
22  representation shall not constitute membership of the
23  committee. All Committee papers, issues, recommendations,
24  reports, and meeting memoranda are advisory only. The
25  Director, or his or her designee, shall make a written report,
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1  Committee.
2  The Department on Aging and the Department of Human
3  Services shall cooperate in the development and submission of
4  an annual report on programs and services provided under this
5  Section. Such joint report shall be filed with the Governor
6  and the General Assembly on or before March 31 of the following
7  fiscal year.
8  The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
9  shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required
10  by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act and
11  filing such additional copies with the State Government Report
12  Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required
13  under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
14  Those persons previously found eligible for receiving
15  noninstitutional non-institutional services whose services
16  were discontinued under the Emergency Budget Act of Fiscal
17  Year 1992, and who do not meet the eligibility standards in
18  effect on or after July 1, 1992, shall remain ineligible on and
19  after July 1, 1992. Those persons previously not required to
20  cost-share and who were required to cost-share effective March
21  1, 1992, shall continue to meet cost-share requirements on and
22  after July 1, 1992. Beginning July 1, 1992, all clients will be
23  required to meet eligibility, cost-share, and other
24  requirements and will have services discontinued or altered
25  when they fail to meet these requirements.
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1  services" refers to services that require one-time or periodic
2  expenditures, including, but not limited to, respite care,
3  home modification, assistive technology, housing assistance,
4  and transportation.
5  The Department shall implement an electronic service
6  verification based on global positioning systems or other
7  cost-effective technology for the Community Care Program no
8  later than January 1, 2014.
9  The Department shall require, as a condition of
10  eligibility, application for the medical assistance program
11  under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
12  The Department may authorize Community Care Program
13  services until an applicant is determined eligible for medical
14  assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
15  The Department shall continue to provide Community Care
16  Program reports as required by statute, which shall include an
17  annual report on Care Coordination Unit performance and
18  adherence to service guidelines and a 6-month supplemental
19  report.
20  In regard to community care providers, failure to comply
21  with Department on Aging policies shall be cause for
22  disciplinary action, including, but not limited to,
23  disqualification from serving Community Care Program clients.
24  Each provider, upon submission of any bill or invoice to the
25  Department for payment for services rendered, shall include a
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1  Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure, that the
2  provider has complied with all Department policies.
3  The Director of the Department on Aging shall make
4  information available to the State Board of Elections as may
5  be required by an agreement the State Board of Elections has
6  entered into with a multi-state voter registration list
7  maintenance system.
8  The Department shall pay an enhanced rate of at least
9  $1.77 per unit under the Community Care Program to those
10  in-home service provider agencies that offer health insurance
11  coverage as a benefit to their direct service worker employees
12  pursuant to rules adopted by the Department. The Department
13  shall review the enhanced rate as part of its process to rebase
14  in-home service provider reimbursement rates pursuant to
15  federal waiver requirements. Subject to federal approval,
16  beginning on January 1, 2024, rates for adult day services
17  shall be increased to $16.84 per hour and rates for each way
18  transportation services for adult day services shall be
19  increased to $12.44 per unit transportation.
20  Subject to federal approval, on and after January 1, 2024,
21  rates for homecare aid homemaker services shall be increased
22  to $28.07 to sustain a minimum wage of $17 per hour for direct
23  service workers. Rates in subsequent State fiscal years shall
24  be no lower than the rates put into effect upon federal
25  approval. Providers of in-home services shall be required to
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1  the mandated wage increase for direct service workers. Fringe
2  benefits, including, but not limited to, paid time off and
3  payment for training, health insurance, travel, or
4  transportation, shall not be reduced in relation to the rate
5  increases described in this paragraph.
6  Subject to and upon federal approval, on and after January
7  1, 2025, rates for homecare aid homemaker services shall be
8  increased to $29.63 to sustain a minimum wage of $18 per hour
9  for direct service workers. Rates in subsequent State fiscal
10  years shall be no lower than the rates put into effect upon
11  federal approval. Providers of in-home services shall be
12  required to certify to the Department that they remain in
13  compliance with the mandated wage increase for direct service
14  workers. Fringe benefits, including, but not limited to, paid
15  time off and payment for training, health insurance, travel,
16  or transportation, shall not be reduced in relation to the
17  rate increases described in this paragraph.
18  The General Assembly finds it necessary to authorize an
19  aggressive Medicaid enrollment initiative designed to maximize
20  federal Medicaid funding for the Community Care Program which
21  produces significant savings for the State of Illinois. The
22  Department on Aging shall establish and implement a Community
23  Care Program Medicaid Initiative. Under the Initiative, the
24  Department on Aging shall, at a minimum: (i) provide an
25  enhanced rate to adequately compensate care coordination units
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1  Medicaid; (ii) use recommendations from a stakeholder
2  committee on how best to implement the Initiative; and (iii)
3  establish requirements for State agencies to make enrollment
4  in the State's Medical Assistance program easier for seniors.
5  The Community Care Program Medicaid Enrollment Oversight
6  Subcommittee is created as a subcommittee of the Older Adult
7  Services Advisory Committee established in Section 35 of the
8  Older Adult Services Act to make recommendations on how best
9  to increase the number of medical assistance recipients who
10  are enrolled in the Community Care Program. The Subcommittee
11  shall consist of all of the following persons who must be
12  appointed within 30 days after June 4, 2018 (the effective
13  date of Public Act 100-587):
14  (1) The Director of Aging, or his or her designee, who
15  shall serve as the chairperson of the Subcommittee.
16  (2) One representative of the Department of Healthcare
17  and Family Services, appointed by the Director of
18  Healthcare and Family Services.
19  (3) One representative of the Department of Human
20  Services, appointed by the Secretary of Human Services.
21  (4) One individual representing a care coordination
22  unit, appointed by the Director of Aging.
23  (5) One individual from a non-governmental statewide
24  organization that advocates for seniors, appointed by the
25  Director of Aging.
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1  Aging, appointed by the Director of Aging.
2  (7) One individual from a statewide association
3  dedicated to Alzheimer's care, support, and research,
4  appointed by the Director of Aging.
5  (8) One individual from an organization that employs
6  persons who provide services under the Community Care
7  Program, appointed by the Director of Aging.
8  (9) One member of a trade or labor union representing
9  persons who provide services under the Community Care
10  Program, appointed by the Director of Aging.
11  (10) One member of the Senate, who shall serve as
12  co-chairperson, appointed by the President of the Senate.
13  (11) One member of the Senate, who shall serve as
14  co-chairperson, appointed by the Minority Leader of the
15  Senate.
16  (12) One member of the House of Representatives, who
17  shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by the Speaker of
18  the House of Representatives.
19  (13) One member of the House of Representatives, who
20  shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by the Minority
21  Leader of the House of Representatives.
22  (14) One individual appointed by a labor organization
23  representing frontline employees at the Department of
24  Human Services.
25  The Subcommittee shall provide oversight to the Community
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1  each Subcommittee meeting the Department on Aging shall
2  provide the following data sets to the Subcommittee: (A) the
3  number of Illinois residents, categorized by planning and
4  service area, who are receiving services under the Community
5  Care Program and are enrolled in the State's Medical
6  Assistance Program; (B) the number of Illinois residents,
7  categorized by planning and service area, who are receiving
8  services under the Community Care Program, but are not
9  enrolled in the State's Medical Assistance Program; and (C)
10  the number of Illinois residents, categorized by planning and
11  service area, who are receiving services under the Community
12  Care Program and are eligible for benefits under the State's
13  Medical Assistance Program, but are not enrolled in the
14  State's Medical Assistance Program. In addition to this data,
15  the Department on Aging shall provide the Subcommittee with
16  plans on how the Department on Aging will reduce the number of
17  Illinois residents who are not enrolled in the State's Medical
18  Assistance Program but who are eligible for medical assistance
19  benefits. The Department on Aging shall enroll in the State's
20  Medical Assistance Program those Illinois residents who
21  receive services under the Community Care Program and are
22  eligible for medical assistance benefits but are not enrolled
23  in the State's Medicaid Assistance Program. The data provided
24  to the Subcommittee shall be made available to the public via
25  the Department on Aging's website.
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1  Subcommittee, shall collaborate with the Department of Human
2  Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
3  on how best to achieve the responsibilities of the Community
4  Care Program Medicaid Initiative.
5  The Department on Aging, the Department of Human Services,
6  and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
7  coordinate and implement a streamlined process for seniors to
8  access benefits under the State's Medical Assistance Program.
9  The Subcommittee shall collaborate with the Department of
10  Human Services on the adoption of a uniform application
11  submission process. The Department of Human Services and any
12  other State agency involved with processing the medical
13  assistance application of any person enrolled in the Community
14  Care Program shall include the appropriate care coordination
15  unit in all communications related to the determination or
16  status of the application.
17  The Community Care Program Medicaid Initiative shall
18  provide targeted funding to care coordination units to help
19  seniors complete their applications for medical assistance
20  benefits. On and after July 1, 2019, care coordination units
21  shall receive no less than $200 per completed application,
22  which rate may be included in a bundled rate for initial intake
23  services when Medicaid application assistance is provided in
24  conjunction with the initial intake process for new program
25  participants.
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1  operation 5 years after June 4, 2018 (the effective date of
2  Public Act 100-587), after which the Subcommittee shall
3  dissolve.
4  Effective July 1, 2023, subject to federal approval, the
5  Department on Aging shall reimburse Care Coordination Units at
6  the following rates for case management services: $252.40 for
7  each initial assessment; $366.40 for each initial assessment
8  with translation; $229.68 for each redetermination assessment;
9  $313.68 for each redetermination assessment with translation;
10  $200.00 for each completed application for medical assistance
11  benefits; $132.26 for each face-to-face, choices-for-care
12  screening; $168.26 for each face-to-face, choices-for-care
13  screening with translation; $124.56 for each 6-month,
14  face-to-face visit; $132.00 for each MCO participant
15  eligibility determination; and $157.00 for each MCO
16  participant eligibility determination with translation.
17  (Source: P.A. 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23;
18  103-102, Article 45, Section 45-5, eff. 1-1-24; 103-102,
19  Article 85, Section 85-5, eff. 1-1-24; 103-102, Article 90,
20  Section 90-5, eff. 1-1-24; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24; 103-605, eff.
21  7-1-24; 103-670, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
22  (20 ILCS 105/4.15)
23  Sec. 4.15. Benefit Access Program Eligibility
24  determinations.
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1  Benefit Access Program. Under this program, the Department
2  shall establish the eligibility criteria for The Department is
3  authorized to make eligibility determinations for benefits
4  administered by other governmental bodies based on the Senior
5  Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act
6  as follows:
7  (i) for the Secretary of State with respect to reduced
8  fees paid by qualified vehicle owners under the Illinois
9  Vehicle Code;
10  (ii) for special districts that offer free fixed route
11  public transportation services for qualified older adults
12  under the Local Mass Transit District Act, the
13  Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, and the Regional
14  Transportation Authority Act; and
15  (iii) for special districts that offer transit
16  services for qualified individuals with disabilities under
17  the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Metropolitan
18  Transit Authority Act, and the Regional Transportation
19  Authority Act.
20  (a-5) As used in this Section, unless the context requires
21  otherwise:
22  "Disability" means the inability to engage in any
23  substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically
24  determinable physical or mental impairment which can be
25  expected to result in death or has lasted or can be expected to
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1  "Income" means adjusted gross income, properly reportable
2  for federal income tax purposes under the provisions of the
3  Internal Revenue Code, modified by adding thereto the sum of
4  the following amounts to the extent deducted or excluded from
5  gross income in the computation of adjusted gross income:
6  (1) an amount equal to all amounts paid or accrued as
7  interest or dividends during the taxable year;
8  (2) an amount equal to the amount of tax imposed by the
9  Illinois Income Tax Act paid for the taxable year;
10  (3) an amount equal to all amounts received during the
11  taxable year as an annuity under an annuity, endowment, or
12  life insurance contract or under any other contract or
13  agreement;
14  (4) an amount equal to the amount of benefits paid
15  under the federal Social Security Act during the taxable
16  year;
17  (5) an amount equal to the amount of benefits paid
18  under the Railroad Retirement Act during the taxable year;
19  (6) an amount equal to the total amount of cash public
20  assistance payments received from any governmental agency
21  during the taxable year other than benefits received under
22  this Act; or
23  (7) an amount equal to any benefits received under the
24  Workers' Compensation Act or the Workers' Occupational
25  Diseases Act during the taxable year.
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1  income tax returns, the Department shall adopt rules to
2  specify the process to verify income.
3  "Income" does not include any distributions or items of
4  income described under subparagraph (X) of paragraph (2) of
5  subsection (a) of Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.
6  (a-10) To be eligible for benefits under the Benefit
7  Access Program, an individual shall:
8  (1) meet the income requirements;
9  (2) be at least 65 years of age or older or be 16 years
10  of age or older before January 1 of the current year and
11  have a disability; and
12  (3) be a resident of Illinois.
13  (a-15) The household income eligibility limits are:
14  (1) for an individual, less than $33,562;
15  (2) for a 2-person household, less than $44,533; or
16  (3) for a household of 3 or more people, $55,500.
17  The Department may adopt rules such that on January 1,
18  2027, and thereafter, the foregoing household income
19  eligibility limits may be changed to reflect the annual cost
20  of living adjustment in Social Security and Supplemental
21  Security Income benefits that are applicable to the year for
22  which those benefits are being reported as income on an
23  application.
24  (b) The Department shall establish the manner by which
25  individuals claimants shall apply for these benefits. The
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1  following matters: the application cycle; the application
2  process; the content for an electronic application; required
3  personal identification information; acceptable proof of
4  eligibility as to age, disability status, marital status,
5  residency, and household income limits; household composition;
6  calculating income; use of social security numbers; duration
7  of eligibility determinations; automatic renewals; appeal
8  rights; and any other matters necessary for such
9  administrative operations.
10  (c) All information received by the Department from an
11  application or from any investigation to determine eligibility
12  for benefits shall be confidential, except for official
13  purposes.
14  (d) A person may not under any circumstances charge a fee
15  to a claimant for assistance in completing an application form
16  for these benefits.
17  (Source: P.A. 98-887, eff. 8-15-14; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
18  Section 10. The Mobile Home Local Services Tax Act is
19  amended by changing Section 7 as follows:
20  (35 ILCS 515/7) (from Ch. 120, par. 1207)
21  Sec. 7. The local services tax for owners of mobile homes
22  who (a) are actually residing in such mobile homes, (b) hold
23  title to such mobile home as provided in the Illinois Vehicle
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1  disabilities within the meaning of subsection (a-15) of
2  Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the Aging Section 3.14 of
3  the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax
4  Relief Act on the annual billing date shall be reduced to 80
5  percent of the tax provided for in Section 3 of this Act. Proof
6  that a claimant has been issued an Illinois Person with a
7  Disability Identification Card stating that the claimant is
8  under a Class 2 disability, as provided in Section 4A of the
9  Illinois Identification Card Act, shall constitute proof that
10  the person thereon named is a person with a disability within
11  the meaning of this Act. An application for reduction of the
12  tax shall be filed with the county clerk by the individuals who
13  are entitled to the reduction. If the application is filed
14  after May 1, the reduction in tax shall begin with the next
15  annual bill. Application for the reduction in tax shall be
16  done by submitting proof that the applicant has been issued an
17  Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card
18  designating the applicant's disability as a Class 2
19  disability, or by affidavit in substantially the following
20  form:
21  APPLICATION FOR REDUCTION OF MOBILE HOME LOCAL SERVICES TAX
22  I hereby make application for a reduction to 80% of the
23  total tax imposed under "An Act to provide for a local services
24  tax on mobile homes".
25  (1) Senior Citizens
26  (a) I actually reside in the mobile home ....

 

 

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1  (b) I hold title to the mobile home as provided in the
2  Illinois Vehicle Code ....
3  (c) I reached the age of 65 on or before either January 1
4  (or July 1) of the year in which this statement is filed. My
5  date of birth is: ...
6  (2) Persons with Disabilities
7  (a) I actually reside in the mobile home...
8  (b) I hold title to the mobile home as provided in the
9  Illinois Vehicle Code ....
10  (c) I became a person with a total disability on ... and
11  have remained a person with a disability until the date of this
12  application. My Social Security, Veterans, Railroad or Civil
13  Service Total Disability Claim Number is ... The undersigned
14  declares under the penalty of perjury that the above
15  statements are true and correct.
16  Dated (insert date).
17  ...........................
18  Signature of owner
19  ...........................
20  (Address)
21  ...........................
22  (City) (State) (Zip)
23  Approved by:
24  .............................
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Signature of owner

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(Address)

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(City) (State) (Zip)


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1  This application shall be accompanied by a copy of the
2  applicant's most recent application filed with the Illinois
3  Department on Aging under Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on
4  the Aging the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
5  Property Tax Relief Act.
6  (Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
7  Section 15. 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 and reduced fare services; eligibility.
11  (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
12  60 days following January 18, 2008 (the effective date of
13  Public Act 95-708) and until subsection (b) is implemented,
14  any fixed route public transportation services provided by, or
15  under grant or purchase of service contracts of, the Board
16  shall be provided without charge to all senior citizens of the
17  Metropolitan Region (as such term is defined in Section 1.03
18  of the Regional Transportation Authority Act) aged 65 and
19  older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the
20  Board.
21  (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
22  180 days following February 14, 2011 (the effective date of
23  Public Act 96-1527), any fixed route public transportation
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1  contracts of, the Board shall be provided without charge to
2  senior citizens aged 65 and older who meet the income
3  eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-15) of
4  Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the Aging subsection (a-5)
5  of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with
6  Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such conditions as
7  shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department on Aging
8  shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to
9  determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals
10  who are eligible for services without charge under this
11  Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made,
12  an individual's eligibility for free services shall
13  automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the
14  Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued
15  identification card validating Illinois residency. Nothing in
16  this Section shall relieve the Board from providing reduced
17  fares as may be required by federal law.
18  (c) The Board shall partner with the City of Chicago to
19  provide transportation at reduced fares for participants in
20  programs that offer employment and internship opportunities to
21  youth and young adults ages 14 through 24.
22  (Source: P.A. 103-241, eff. 1-1-24; 103-281, eff. 1-1-24;
23  103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
24  (70 ILCS 3605/52)
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1  disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
2  later than 60 days following the effective date of this
3  amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
4  public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
5  purchase of service contract of, the Board shall be provided
6  without charge to all persons with disabilities who meet the
7  income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-15)
8  of Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the Aging subsection
9  (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with
10  Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such procedures as
11  shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department on Aging
12  shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to
13  determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals
14  who are eligible for services without charge under this
15  Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made,
16  an individual's eligibility for free services shall
17  automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the
18  Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued
19  identification card validating Illinois residency. Individuals
20  who have not submitted an Illinois Persons with a Disability
21  Identification Card to the Authority shall also submit a
22  document verifying the individual's disability.
23  (Source: P.A. 103-241, eff. 1-1-24.)
24  Section 20. The Local Mass Transit District Act is amended
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1  (70 ILCS 3610/8.6)
2  Sec. 8.6. Free services; eligibility.
3  (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
4  60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
5  the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
6  implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
7  provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
8  of, every District shall be provided without charge to all
9  senior citizens of the District aged 65 and older, under such
10  conditions as shall be prescribed by the District.
11  (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
12  180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
13  of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
14  transportation services provided by, or under grant or
15  purchase of service contracts of, every District shall be
16  provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older
17  who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
18  subsection (a-15) of Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the
19  Aging subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
20  Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
21  conditions as shall be prescribed by the District. The
22  Department on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably
23  necessary to determine eligibility, including updated lists of
24  individuals who are eligible for services without charge under
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1  District from providing reduced fares as may be required by
2  federal law.
3  (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
4  (70 ILCS 3610/8.7)
5  Sec. 8.7. Transit services for individuals with
6  disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
7  later than 60 days following the effective date of this
8  amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
9  public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
10  purchase of service contract of, any District shall be
11  provided without charge to all persons with disabilities who
12  meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection
13  (a-15) of Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the Aging
14  subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
15  Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
16  procedures as shall be prescribed by the District. The
17  Department on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably
18  necessary to determine eligibility, including updated lists of
19  individuals who are eligible for services without charge under
20  this Section.
21  (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
22  Section 25. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
23  amended by changing Sections 3A.15, 3A.16, 3B.14, and 3B.15 as
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1  (70 ILCS 3615/3A.15)
2  Sec. 3A.15. Free services; eligibility.
3  (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
4  60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
5  the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
6  implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
7  provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
8  of, the Suburban Bus Board shall be provided without charge to
9  all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged 65 and
10  older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the
11  Suburban Bus Board.
12  (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
13  180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
14  of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
15  transportation services provided by, or under grant or
16  purchase of service contracts of, the Suburban Bus Board shall
17  be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and
18  older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
19  subsection (a-15) of Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the
20  Aging subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
21  Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
22  conditions as shall be prescribed by the Suburban Bus Board.
23  The Department on Aging shall furnish all information
24  reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including
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1  without charge under this Section. After an initial
2  eligibility determination is made, an individual's eligibility
3  for free services shall automatically renew every 5 years
4  after receipt by the Authority of a copy of the individual's
5  government-issued identification card validating Illinois
6  residency. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Suburban
7  Bus Board from providing reduced fares as may be required by
8  federal law.
9  (Source: P.A. 103-241, eff. 1-1-24.)
10  (70 ILCS 3615/3A.16)
11  Sec. 3A.16. Transit services for individuals with
12  disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
13  later than 60 days following the effective date of this
14  amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
15  public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
16  purchase of service contract of, the Suburban Bus Board shall
17  be provided without charge to all persons with disabilities
18  who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
19  subsection (a-15) of Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the
20  Aging subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
21  Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
22  procedures as shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department
23  on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to
24  determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals
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1  Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made,
2  an individual's eligibility for free services shall
3  automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the
4  Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued
5  identification card validating Illinois residency. Individuals
6  who have not submitted an Illinois Persons with a Disability
7  Identification Card to the Authority shall also submit a
8  document verifying the individual's disability.
9  (Source: P.A. 103-241, eff. 1-1-24.)
10  (70 ILCS 3615/3B.14)
11  Sec. 3B.14. Free services; eligibility.
12  (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
13  60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
14  the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
15  implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
16  provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
17  of, the Commuter Rail Board shall be provided without charge
18  to all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged 65 and
19  older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the
20  Commuter Rail Board.
21  (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
22  180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
23  of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
24  transportation services provided by, or under grant or
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1  shall be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65
2  and older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth
3  in subsection (a-15) of Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the
4  Aging subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
5  Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
6  conditions as shall be prescribed by the Commuter Rail Board.
7  The Department on Aging shall furnish all information
8  reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including
9  updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services
10  without charge under this Section. After an initial
11  eligibility determination is made, an individual's eligibility
12  for free services shall automatically renew every 5 years
13  after receipt by the Authority of a copy of the individual's
14  government-issued identification card validating Illinois
15  residency. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Commuter
16  Rail Board from providing reduced fares as may be required by
17  federal law.
18  (Source: P.A. 103-241, eff. 1-1-24.)
19  (70 ILCS 3615/3B.15)
20  Sec. 3B.15. Transit services for individuals with
21  disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
22  later than 60 days following the effective date of this
23  amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
24  public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
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1  be provided without charge to all persons with disabilities
2  who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
3  subsection (a-15) of Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the
4  Aging subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
5  Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
6  procedures as shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department
7  on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to
8  determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals
9  who are eligible for services without charge under this
10  Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made,
11  an individual's eligibility for free services shall
12  automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the
13  Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued
14  identification card validating Illinois residency. Individuals
15  who have not submitted an Illinois Persons with a Disability
16  Identification Card to the Authority shall also submit a
17  document verifying the individual's disability.
18  (Source: P.A. 103-241, eff. 1-1-24.)
19  Section 30. The Senior Citizen Courses Act is amended by
20  changing Section 1 as follows:
21  (110 ILCS 990/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 1801)
22  Sec. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:
23  (a) "Public institutions of higher education" means the
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1  State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
2  University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
3  University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois
4  University, and the public community colleges subject to the
5  "Public Community College Act".
6  (b) "Credit Course" means any program of study for which
7  public institutions of higher education award credit hours.
8  (c) "Senior citizen" means any person 65 years or older
9  whose annual household income is less than the threshold
10  amount provided in subsection (a-15) of Section 4.15 of the
11  Illinois Act on the Aging Section 4 of the "Senior Citizens and
12  Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act", approved
13  July 17, 1972, as amended.
14  (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
15  Section 35. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
16  changing Sections 4-1.6, 4-2, 6-1.2, and 6-2 as follows:
17  (305 ILCS 5/4-1.6) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.6)
18  Sec. 4-1.6. Need. Income available to the family as
19  defined by the Illinois Department by rule, or to the child in
20  the case of a child removed from his or her home, when added to
21  contributions in money, substance or services from other
22  sources, including income available from parents absent from
23  the home or from a stepparent, contributions made for the
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1  care and supervision to the child, and contributions from
2  legally responsible relatives, must be equal to or less than
3  the grant amount established by Department regulation for such
4  a person. For purposes of eligibility for aid under this
5  Article, the Department shall (a) disregard all earned income
6  between the grant amount and 50% of the Federal Poverty Level
7  and (b) disregard the value of all assets held by the family.
8  In considering income to be taken into account,
9  consideration shall be given to any expenses reasonably
10  attributable to the earning of such income. Three-fourths of
11  the earned income of a household eligible for aid under this
12  Article shall be disregarded when determining the level of
13  assistance for which a household is eligible. All child
14  support, whether it be current support, past support owed, or
15  future support, that is collected on or after January 1, 2023
16  on behalf of a family shall be passed through to the family and
17  disregarded in determining the amount of the assistance grant
18  provided to the family under this Article. Any amount of child
19  support that would be disregarded in determining the amount of
20  the assistance grant shall be disregarded in determining
21  eligibility for cash assistance provided under this Article.
22  The Illinois Department may also permit all or any portion of
23  earned or other income to be set aside for the future
24  identifiable needs of a child. The Illinois Department may
25  provide by rule and regulation for the exemptions thus
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1  recipient of public aid under this Article is not affected by
2  the payment of any benefits provided grant under the Benefits
3  Access Program administered under Section 4.15 of the Illinois
4  Act on the Aging "Senior Citizens and Persons with
5  Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act" or any distributions or
6  items of income described under subparagraph (X) of paragraph
7  (2) of subsection (a) of Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax
8  Act.
9  The Illinois Department may, by rule, set forth criteria
10  under which an assistance unit is ineligible for cash
11  assistance under this Article for a specified number of months
12  due to the receipt of a lump sum payment.
13  (Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 7-1-24.)
14  (305 ILCS 5/4-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-2)
15  Sec. 4-2. Amount of aid.
16  (a) The amount and nature of financial aid shall be
17  determined in accordance with the grant amounts, rules and
18  regulations of the Illinois Department. Due regard shall be
19  given to the self-sufficiency requirements of the family and
20  to the income, money contributions and other support and
21  resources available, from whatever source. However, the amount
22  and nature of any financial aid is not affected by the payment
23  of any benefits provided grant under the Benefits Access
24  Program administered under Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on
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1  Property Tax Relief Act" or any distributions or items of
2  income described under subparagraph (X) of paragraph (2) of
3  subsection (a) of Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.
4  The aid shall be sufficient, when added to all other income,
5  money contributions and support to provide the family with a
6  grant in the amount established by Department regulation.
7  (a-5) For the purposes of this subsection, TANF grant
8  amounts shall consist of the following portions:
9  (1) 75% shall be designated for the child or children
10  of the assistance unit; and
11  (2) 25% shall be designated for the adult member or
12  members of the assistance unit.
13  (b) The Illinois Department may conduct special projects,
14  which may be known as Grant Diversion Projects, under which
15  recipients of financial aid under this Article are placed in
16  jobs and their grants are diverted to the employer who in turn
17  makes payments to the recipients in the form of salary or other
18  employment benefits. The Illinois Department shall by rule
19  specify the terms and conditions of such Grant Diversion
20  Projects. Such projects shall take into consideration and be
21  coordinated with the programs administered under the Illinois
22  Emergency Employment Development Act.
23  (c) The amount and nature of the financial aid for a child
24  requiring care outside his own home shall be determined in
25  accordance with the rules and regulations of the Illinois
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1  the child in the foster home or institution in which he has
2  been placed.
3  (d) If the Department establishes grants for family units
4  consisting exclusively of a pregnant woman with no dependent
5  child or including her husband if living with her, the grant
6  amount for such a unit shall be equal to the grant amount for
7  an assistance unit consisting of one adult, or 2 persons if the
8  husband is included. Other than as herein described, an unborn
9  child shall not be counted in determining the size of an
10  assistance unit or for calculating grants.
11  Payments for basic maintenance requirements of a child or
12  children and the relative with whom the child or children are
13  living shall be prescribed, by rule, by the Illinois
14  Department.
15  Grants under this Article shall not be supplemented by
16  General Assistance provided under Article VI.
17  (e) Grants shall be paid to the parent or other person with
18  whom the child or children are living, except for such amount
19  as is paid in behalf of the child or his parent or other
20  relative to other persons or agencies pursuant to this Code or
21  the rules and regulations of the Illinois Department.
22  (f) Subject to subsection (f-5), an assistance unit,
23  receiving financial aid under this Article or temporarily
24  ineligible to receive aid under this Article under a penalty
25  imposed by the Illinois Department for failure to comply with
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1  termination of financial assistance under this Article and
2  becomes subsequently eligible for assistance within 9 months,
3  shall not receive any increase in the amount of aid solely on
4  account of the birth of a child; except that an increase is not
5  prohibited when the birth is (i) of a child of a pregnant woman
6  who became eligible for aid under this Article during the
7  pregnancy, or (ii) of a child born within 10 months after the
8  date of implementation of this subsection, or (iii) of a child
9  conceived after a family became ineligible for assistance due
10  to income or marriage and at least 3 months of ineligibility
11  expired before any reapplication for assistance. This
12  subsection does not, however, prevent a unit from receiving a
13  general increase in the amount of aid that is provided to all
14  recipients of aid under this Article.
15  The Illinois Department is authorized to transfer funds,
16  and shall use any budgetary savings attributable to not
17  increasing the grants due to the births of additional
18  children, to supplement existing funding for employment and
19  training services for recipients of aid under this Article IV.
20  The Illinois Department shall target, to the extent the
21  supplemental funding allows, employment and training services
22  to the families who do not receive a grant increase after the
23  birth of a child. In addition, the Illinois Department shall
24  provide, to the extent the supplemental funding allows, such
25  families with up to 24 months of transitional child care
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1  supplemental funds shall be used for employment and training
2  services or transitional child care support.
3  In making the transfers authorized by this subsection, the
4  Illinois Department shall first determine, pursuant to
5  regulations adopted by the Illinois Department for this
6  purpose, the amount of savings attributable to not increasing
7  the grants due to the births of additional children. Transfers
8  may be made from General Revenue Fund appropriations for
9  distributive purposes authorized by Article IV of this Code
10  only to General Revenue Fund appropriations for employability
11  development services including operating and administrative
12  costs and related distributive purposes under Article IXA of
13  this Code. The Director, with the approval of the Governor,
14  shall certify the amount and affected line item appropriations
15  to the State Comptroller.
16  Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit
17  the Illinois Department from using funds under this Article IV
18  to provide assistance in the form of vouchers that may be used
19  to pay for goods and services deemed by the Illinois
20  Department, by rule, as suitable for the care of the child such
21  as diapers, clothing, school supplies, and cribs.
22  (f-5) Subsection (f) shall not apply to affect the monthly
23  assistance amount of any family as a result of the birth of a
24  child on or after January 1, 2004. As resources permit after
25  January 1, 2004, the Department may cease applying subsection
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1  this Article on January 1, 2004, with respect to children born
2  prior to that date. In any event, subsection (f) shall be
3  completely inoperative on and after July 1, 2007.
4  (g) (Blank).
5  (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the
6  Illinois Department is authorized to reduce payment levels
7  used to determine cash grants under this Article after
8  December 31 of any fiscal year if the Illinois Department
9  determines that the caseload upon which the appropriations for
10  the current fiscal year are based have increased by more than
11  5% and the appropriation is not sufficient to ensure that cash
12  benefits under this Article do not exceed the amounts
13  appropriated for those cash benefits. Reductions in payment
14  levels may be accomplished by emergency rule under Section
15  5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, except that
16  the limitation on the number of emergency rules that may be
17  adopted in a 24-month period shall not apply and the
18  provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 of the Illinois
19  Administrative Procedure Act shall not apply. Increases in
20  payment levels shall be accomplished only in accordance with
21  Section 5-40 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
22  Before any rule to increase payment levels promulgated under
23  this Section shall become effective, a joint resolution
24  approving the rule must be adopted by a roll call vote by a
25  majority of the members elected to each chamber of the General
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1  (Source: P.A. 101-103, eff. 7-19-19.)
2  (305 ILCS 5/6-1.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.2)
3  Sec. 6-1.2. Need. Income available to the person, when
4  added to contributions in money, substance, or services from
5  other sources, including contributions from legally
6  responsible relatives, must be insufficient to equal the grant
7  amount established by Department regulation (or by local
8  governmental unit in units which do not receive State funds)
9  for such a person.
10  In determining income to be taken into account:
11  (1) The first $75 of earned income in income
12  assistance units comprised exclusively of one adult person
13  shall be disregarded, and for not more than 3 months in any
14  12 consecutive months that portion of earned income beyond
15  the first $75 that is the difference between the standard
16  of assistance and the grant amount, shall be disregarded.
17  (2) For income assistance units not comprised
18  exclusively of one adult person, when authorized by rules
19  and regulations of the Illinois Department, a portion of
20  earned income, not to exceed the first $25 a month plus 50%
21  of the next $75, may be disregarded for the purpose of
22  stimulating and aiding rehabilitative effort and
23  self-support activity.
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1  as an employee. The eligibility of any applicant for or
2  recipient of public aid under this Article is not affected by
3  the payment of any benefits provided grant under the Benefits
4  Access Program administered under Section 4.15 of the Illinois
5  Act on the Aging "Senior Citizens and Persons with
6  Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act", any refund or payment
7  of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, any rebate authorized
8  under Section 2201(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
9  Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) or under any other
10  federal economic stimulus program created in response to the
11  COVID-19 emergency, or any distributions or items of income
12  described under subparagraph (X) of paragraph (2) of
13  subsection (a) of Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.
14  (Source: P.A. 101-632, eff. 6-5-20.)
15  (305 ILCS 5/6-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 6-2)
16  Sec. 6-2. Amount of aid. The amount and nature of General
17  Assistance for basic maintenance requirements shall be
18  determined in accordance with local budget standards for local
19  governmental units which do not receive State funds. For local
20  governmental units which do receive State funds, the amount
21  and nature of General Assistance for basic maintenance
22  requirements shall be determined in accordance with the
23  standards, rules and regulations of the Illinois Department.
24  However, the amount and nature of any financial aid is not
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1  the Benefits Access Program administered under Section 4.15 of
2  the Illinois Act on the Aging Senior Citizens and Persons with
3  Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, any rebate authorized
4  under Section 2201(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
5  Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) or under any other
6  federal economic stimulus program created in response to the
7  COVID-19 emergency, or any distributions or items of income
8  described under subparagraph (X) of paragraph (2) of
9  subsection (a) of Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.
10  Due regard shall be given to the requirements and the
11  conditions existing in each case, and to the income, money
12  contributions and other support and resources available, from
13  whatever source. In local governmental units which do not
14  receive State funds, the grant shall be sufficient when added
15  to all other income, money contributions and support in excess
16  of any excluded income or resources, to provide the person
17  with a grant in the amount established for such a person by the
18  local governmental unit based upon standards meeting basic
19  maintenance requirements. In local governmental units which do
20  receive State funds, the grant shall be sufficient when added
21  to all other income, money contributions and support in excess
22  of any excluded income or resources, to provide the person
23  with a grant in the amount established for such a person by
24  Department regulation based upon standards providing a
25  livelihood compatible with health and well-being, as directed
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1  The Illinois Department may conduct special projects,
2  which may be known as Grant Diversion Projects, under which
3  recipients of financial aid under this Article are placed in
4  jobs and their grants are diverted to the employer who in turn
5  makes payments to the recipients in the form of salary or other
6  employment benefits. The Illinois Department shall by rule
7  specify the terms and conditions of such Grant Diversion
8  Projects. Such projects shall take into consideration and be
9  coordinated with the programs administered under the Illinois
10  Emergency Employment Development Act.
11  The allowances provided under Article IX for recipients
12  participating in the training and rehabilitation programs
13  shall be in addition to such maximum payment.
14  Payments may also be made to provide persons receiving
15  basic maintenance support with necessary treatment, care and
16  supplies required because of illness or disability or with
17  acute medical treatment, care, and supplies. Payments for
18  necessary or acute medical care under this paragraph may be
19  made to or in behalf of the person. Obligations incurred for
20  such services but not paid for at the time of a recipient's
21  death may be paid, subject to the rules and regulations of the
22  Illinois Department, after the death of the recipient.
23  (Source: P.A. 101-632, eff. 6-5-20.)
24  Section 40. The Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral
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1  (320 ILCS 30/8) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 458)
2  Sec. 8. Nothing in this Act (a) affects any provision of
3  any mortgage or other instrument relating to land requiring a
4  person to pay real estate taxes or (b) affects the eligibility
5  of any person to receive any grant pursuant to the "Senior
6  Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief
7  Act".
8  (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
9  Section 45. The Older Adult Services Act is amended by
10  changing Section 35 as follows:
11  (320 ILCS 42/35)
12  Sec. 35. Older Adult Services Advisory Committee.
13  (a) The Older Adult Services Advisory Committee is created
14  to advise the directors of Aging, Healthcare and Family
15  Services, and Public Health on all matters related to this Act
16  and the delivery of services to older adults in general.
17  (b) The Advisory Committee shall be comprised of the
18  following:
19  (1) The Director of Aging or his or her designee, who
20  shall serve as chair and shall be an ex officio and
21  nonvoting member.
22  (2) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services and
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1  shall serve as vice-chairs and shall be ex officio and
2  nonvoting members.
3  (3) One representative each of the Governor's Office,
4  the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the
5  Department of Public Health, the Department of Veterans'
6  Affairs, the Department of Human Services, the Department
7  of Insurance, the Department on Aging, the Department on
8  Aging's State Long Term Care Ombudsman, the Illinois
9  Housing Finance Authority, and the Illinois Housing
10  Development Authority, each of whom shall be selected by
11  his or her respective director and shall be an ex officio
12  and nonvoting member.
13  (4) Thirty members appointed by the Director of Aging
14  in collaboration with the directors of Public Health and
15  Healthcare and Family Services, and selected from the
16  recommendations of statewide associations and
17  organizations, as follows:
18  (A) One member representing the Area Agencies on
19  Aging;
20  (B) Four members representing nursing homes or
21  licensed assisted living establishments;
22  (C) One member representing home health agencies;
23  (D) One member representing case management
24  services;
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1  (F) One member representing Community Care Program
2  homemaker services;
3  (G) One member representing Community Care Program
4  adult day services;
5  (H) One member representing nutrition project
6  directors;
7  (I) One member representing hospice programs;
8  (J) One member representing individuals with
9  Alzheimer's disease and related dementias;
10  (K) Two members representing statewide trade or
11  labor unions;
12  (L) One advanced practice registered nurse with
13  experience in gerontological nursing;
14  (M) One physician specializing in gerontology;
15  (N) One member representing regional long-term
16  care ombudsmen;
17  (O) One member representing municipal, township,
18  or county officials;
19  (P) (Blank);
20  (Q) (Blank);
21  (R) One member representing the parish nurse
22  movement;
23  (S) One member representing pharmacists;
24  (T) Two members representing statewide
25  organizations engaging in advocacy or legal
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1  (U) Two family caregivers;
2  (V) Two citizen members over the age of 60;
3  (W) One citizen with knowledge in the area of
4  gerontology research or health care law;
5  (X) One representative of health care facilities
6  licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act; and
7  (Y) One representative of primary care service
8  providers.
9  The Director of Aging, in collaboration with the Directors
10  of Public Health and Healthcare and Family Services, may
11  appoint additional citizen members to the Older Adult Services
12  Advisory Committee. Each such additional member must be either
13  an individual age 60 or older or an uncompensated caregiver
14  for a family member or friend who is age 60 or older.
15  (c) Voting members of the Advisory Committee shall serve
16  for a term of 3 years or until a replacement is named. All
17  members shall be appointed no later than January 1, 2005. Of
18  the initial appointees, as determined by lot, 10 members shall
19  serve a term of one year; 10 shall serve for a term of 2 years;
20  and 12 shall serve for a term of 3 years. Any member appointed
21  to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term
22  for which his or her predecessor was appointed shall be
23  appointed for the remainder of that term. The Advisory
24  Committee shall meet at least quarterly and may meet more
25  frequently at the call of the Chair. A simple majority of those
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1  majority of those present and voting shall be necessary for
2  Advisory Committee action. Members of the Advisory Committee
3  shall receive no compensation for their services.
4  (d) The Advisory Committee shall have an Executive
5  Committee comprised of the Chair, the Vice Chairs, and up to 15
6  members of the Advisory Committee appointed by the Chair who
7  have demonstrated expertise in developing, implementing, or
8  coordinating the system restructuring initiatives defined in
9  Section 25. The Executive Committee shall have responsibility
10  to oversee and structure the operations of the Advisory
11  Committee and to create and appoint necessary subcommittees
12  and subcommittee members. The Advisory Committee's Community
13  Care Program Medicaid Enrollment Oversight Subcommittee shall
14  have the membership and powers and duties set forth in Section
15  4.02 of the Illinois Act on the Aging.
16  (e) The Advisory Committee shall study and make
17  recommendations related to the implementation of this Act,
18  including, but not limited to, system restructuring
19  initiatives as defined in Section 25 or otherwise related to
20  this Act.
21  (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18; 100-587, eff. 6-4-18;
22  100-621, eff. 7-20-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
23  Section 50. The Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is
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1  (320 ILCS 50/5)
2  Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds:
3  (1) Senior citizens identify pharmaceutical assistance as
4  the single most critical factor to their health, well-being,
5  and continued independence.
6  (2) The State of Illinois currently operates one 2
7  pharmaceutical assistance programs that benefit seniors: (i)
8  the program of pharmaceutical assistance under the Senior
9  Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act
10  and (ii) the Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled program under
11  the Illinois Public Aid Code. The State has been given
12  authority to establish a third program, SeniorRx Care, through
13  a federal Medicaid waiver.
14  (3) Each year, numerous pieces of legislation are filed
15  seeking to establish additional pharmaceutical assistance
16  benefits for seniors or to make changes to the existing
17  programs.
18  (4) Establishment of a pharmaceutical assistance review
19  committee will ensure proper coordination of benefits,
20  diminish the likelihood of duplicative benefits, and ensure
21  that the best interests of seniors are served.
22  (5) In addition to the State pharmaceutical assistance
23  programs, several private entities, such as drug manufacturers
24  and pharmacies, also offer prescription drug discount or
25  coverage programs.
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1  private programs available to them.
2  (7) Establishing a pharmaceutical clearinghouse with a
3  toll-free hot-line and local outreach workers will educate
4  seniors about the vast array of options available to them and
5  enable seniors to make an educated and informed choice that is
6  best for them.
7  (8) Estimates indicate that almost one-third of senior
8  citizens lack prescription drug coverage. The federal
9  government, states, and the pharmaceutical industry each have
10  a role in helping these uninsured seniors gain access to
11  life-saving medications.
12  (9) The State of Illinois has recognized its obligation to
13  assist Illinois' neediest seniors in purchasing prescription
14  medications, and it is now time for pharmaceutical
15  manufacturers to recognize their obligation to make their
16  medications affordable to seniors.
17  (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
18  Section 55. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
19  changing Sections 3-609, 3-626, 3-667, 3-806.3, and 11-1301.2
20  as follows:
21  (625 ILCS 5/3-609) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609)
22  Sec. 3-609. Plates for veterans with disabilities.
23  (a) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected
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1  Affairs, and who has obtained certification from a licensed
2  physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
3  registered nurse that the service-connected disability
4  qualifies the veteran for issuance of registration plates or
5  digital registration plates or decals to a person with
6  disabilities in accordance with Section 3-616, may, without
7  the payment of any registration fee, make application to the
8  Secretary of State for license plates for veterans with
9  disabilities displaying the international symbol of access,
10  for the registration of one motor vehicle of the first
11  division, one motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the second
12  division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
13  (b) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected
14  disability from the United States Department of Veterans
15  Affairs, and whose degree of disability has been declared to
16  be 50% or more, but whose disability does not qualify the
17  veteran for a plate or decal for persons with disabilities
18  under Section 3-616, may, without the payment of any
19  registration fee, make application to the Secretary for a
20  special registration plate or digital registration plate
21  without the international symbol of access for the
22  registration of one motor vehicle of the first division, one
23  motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the second division
24  weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
25  (c) Renewal of such registration must be accompanied with
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1  unless the applicant has a permanent qualifying disability,
2  and such registration plates or digital registration plates
3  may not be issued to any person not eligible therefor. The
4  Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs may assist in
5  providing the documentation of disability.
6  (d) The design and color of the plates shall be within the
7  discretion of the Secretary, except that the plates issued
8  under subsection (b) of this Section shall not contain the
9  international symbol of access. The Secretary may, in his or
10  her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or
11  personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this
12  Code. Registration shall be for a multi-year period and may be
13  issued staggered registration.
14  (e) Any person eligible to receive license plates under
15  this Section who has been approved for benefits under the
16  Benefits Access Program administered under Section 4.15 of the
17  Illinois Act on the Aging Senior Citizens and Persons with
18  Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, or who has claimed and
19  received a grant under that Act, shall pay a fee of $24 instead
20  of the fee otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars
21  displaying standard multi-year registration plates or digital
22  registration plates issued under Section 3-414.1, for motor
23  vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
24  3-815(a), or for recreational vehicles registered at 8,000
25  pounds or less under Section 3-815(b), for a second set of
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1  (f) With respect to the supporting documentation required
2  to obtain a plate under this Section, the Secretary shall
3  allow an applicant to redact information on the documentation
4  that pertains to the nature of the applicant's health issue,
5  unless that information is necessary to confirm that the
6  applicant's disability is service-connected or to establish
7  the degree of the applicant's service-connected disability.
8  (Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; 101-536, eff. 1-1-20;
9  102-273, eff. 8-6-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
10  (625 ILCS 5/3-626)
11  Sec. 3-626. Korean War Veteran license plates.
12  (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
13  Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
14  applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
15  State, may issue special registration plates designated as
16  Korean War Veteran license plates to residents of Illinois who
17  participated in the United States Armed Forces during the
18  Korean War. The special plate issued under this Section shall
19  be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,
20  motorcycles, motor vehicles of the second division weighing
21  not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as
22  defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under
23  this Section shall expire according to the staggered
24  multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this
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1  (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
2  wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
3  Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be
4  issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
5  Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
6  designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
7  of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
8  the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
9  shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
10  under Section 3-412.
11  (c) (Blank).
12  (d) (Blank).
13  (e) An individual who has been issued Korean War Veteran
14  license plates for a vehicle and who has been approved for
15  benefits under the Benefits Access Program administered under
16  Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the Aging Senior Citizens
17  and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act shall
18  pay the original issuance and the regular annual fee for the
19  registration of the vehicle as provided in Section 3-806.3 of
20  this Code.
21  (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-616, eff. 7-1-24.)
22  (625 ILCS 5/3-667)
23  Sec. 3-667. Korean Service license plates.
24  (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
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1  applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
2  State, may issue special registration plates designated as
3  Korean Service license plates to residents of Illinois who, on
4  or after July 27, 1954, participated in the United States
5  Armed Forces in Korea. The special plate issued under this
6  Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
7  first division, motorcycles, motor vehicles of the second
8  division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational
9  vehicles as defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates
10  issued under this Section shall expire according to the
11  staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
12  of this Code.
13  (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
14  wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
15  Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be
16  issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with
17  Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
18  designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
19  of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
20  the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
21  shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
22  under Section 3-412.
23  (c) (Blank).
24  (d) An individual who has been issued Korean Service
25  license plates for a vehicle and who has been approved for
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1  Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the Aging Senior Citizens
2  and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act shall
3  pay the original issuance and the regular annual fee for the
4  registration of the vehicle as provided in Section 3-806.3 of
5  this Code in addition to the fees specified in subsection (c)
6  of this Section.
7  (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)
8  (625 ILCS 5/3-806.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.3)
9  Sec. 3-806.3. Senior citizens. Commencing with the 2025
10  2009 registration year, the registration fee paid by any
11  vehicle owner who has been approved for benefits under the
12  Benefits Access Program administered under Section 4.15 of the
13  Illinois Act on the Aging the Senior Citizens and Persons with
14  Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act or who is the spouse of
15  such a person shall be $10 instead of the fee otherwise
16  provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying standard
17  multi-year registration plates or digital registration plates
18  issued under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles displaying
19  special registration plates or digital registration plates
20  issued under Section 3-607, 3-609, 3-616, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623,
21  3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650,
22  3-651, 3-663, 3-664, or 3-699.17, motor vehicles registered at
23  8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(a), and recreational
24  vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
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1  entitled to this reduced registration fee for the registration
2  year in which the claimant was eligible.
3  Commencing with the 2009 registration year, the
4  registration fee paid by any vehicle owner who has claimed and
5  received a grant under the Senior Citizens and Persons with
6  Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act or who is the spouse of
7  such a person shall be $10 instead of the fee otherwise
8  provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying standard
9  multi-year registration plates or digital registration plates
10  issued under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles displaying
11  special registration plates or digital registration plates
12  issued under Section 3-607, 3-609, 3-616, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623,
13  3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650,
14  3-651, 3-663, 3-664, or 3-699.17, motor vehicles registered at
15  8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(a), and recreational
16  vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
17  3-815(b). Widows and widowers of claimants shall also be
18  entitled to this reduced registration fee for the registration
19  year in which the claimant was eligible.
20  Commencing with the 2017 registration year, the reduced
21  fee under this Section shall apply to any special registration
22  plate or digital registration plate authorized in Article VI
23  of Chapter 3 of this Code for which the applicant would
24  otherwise be eligible.
25  Surcharges for vehicle registrations under Section 3-806
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1  has been approved for benefits under the Benefits Access
2  Program administered under Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on
3  the Aging the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property
4  Tax Relief Act or a person who is the spouse of such a person.
5  No more than one reduced registration fee under this
6  Section shall be allowed during any 12-month period based on
7  the primary eligibility of any individual, whether such
8  reduced registration fee is allowed to the individual or to
9  the spouse, widow or widower of such individual. This Section
10  does not apply to the fee paid in addition to the registration
11  fee for motor vehicles displaying vanity, personalized, or
12  special license plates.
13  (Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 101-395, eff. 8-16-19;
14  102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-807, eff. 1-1-23.)
15  (625 ILCS 5/11-1301.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1301.2)
16  Sec. 11-1301.2. Special decals for parking; persons with
17  disabilities.
18  (a) The Secretary of State shall provide for, by
19  administrative rules, the design, size, color, and placement
20  of a person with disabilities motorist decal or device and
21  shall provide for, by administrative rules, the content and
22  form of an application for a person with disabilities motorist
23  decal or device, which shall be used by local authorities in
24  the issuance thereof to a person with temporary disabilities,
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1  days, subject to renewal for like periods based upon continued
2  disability, and further provided that the decal or device
3  clearly sets forth the date that the decal or device expires.
4  The application shall include the requirement of an Illinois
5  Identification Card number or a State of Illinois driver's
6  license number or, if the applicant does not have an
7  identification card or driver's license number, then the
8  applicant may use a valid identification number issued by a
9  branch of the U.S. military or a federally issued Medicare or
10  Medicaid identification number. This decal or device may be
11  used by the authorized holder to designate and identify a
12  vehicle not owned or displaying a registration plate or
13  digital registration plate as provided in Sections 3-609 and
14  3-616 of this Act to designate when the vehicle is being used
15  to transport said person or persons with disabilities, and
16  thus is entitled to enjoy all the privileges that would be
17  afforded a person with disabilities licensed vehicle. Person
18  with disabilities decals or devices issued and displayed
19  pursuant to this Section shall be recognized and honored by
20  all local authorities regardless of which local authority
21  issued such decal or device.
22  The decal or device shall be issued only upon a showing by
23  adequate documentation that the person for whose benefit the
24  decal or device is to be used has a disability as defined in
25  Section 1-159.1 of this Code and the disability is temporary.
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1  decal or device to an expectant mother during her third
2  trimester. An application under this subsection is subject to
3  application requirements under subsection (a). The decal or
4  device shall be valid for no more than 90 days, and shall
5  clearly set forth the date that the decal or device expires.
6  The decal or device shall be issued only upon a showing by
7  adequate documentation that the expectant mother has entered
8  her third trimester.
9  (b) The local governing authorities shall be responsible
10  for the provision of such decal or device, its issuance and
11  designated placement within the vehicle. The cost of such
12  decal or device shall be at the discretion of such local
13  governing authority.
14  (c) The Secretary of State may, pursuant to Section
15  3-616(c), issue a person with disabilities parking decal or
16  device to a person with disabilities as defined by Section
17  1-159.1. Any person with disabilities parking decal or device
18  issued by the Secretary of State shall be registered to that
19  person with disabilities in the form to be prescribed by the
20  Secretary of State. The person with disabilities parking decal
21  or device shall not display that person's address. One
22  additional decal or device may be issued to an applicant upon
23  his or her written request and with the approval of the
24  Secretary of State. The written request must include a
25  justification of the need for the additional decal or device.
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1  provide by administrative rule for the issuance of a separate
2  and distinct parking decal or device for persons with
3  disabilities as defined by Section 1-159.1 of this Code and
4  who meet the qualifications under this subsection. The
5  authorized holder of a decal or device issued under this
6  subsection (c-5) shall be exempt from the payment of fees
7  generated by parking in a metered space, a parking area
8  subject to paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of Section 11-209
9  of this Code, or a publicly owned parking area.
10  The Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device
11  to a person with disabilities who: (i) has been issued
12  registration plates or digital registration plates under
13  subsection (a) of Section 3-609 or Section 3-616 of this Code
14  or a special decal or device under this Section, (ii) holds a
15  valid Illinois driver's license, and (iii) is unable to do one
16  or more of the following:
17  (1) manage, manipulate, or insert coins, or obtain
18  tickets or tokens in parking meters or ticket machines in
19  parking lots, due to the lack of fine motor control of both
20  hands;
21  (2) reach above his or her head to a height of 42
22  inches from the ground, due to a lack of finger, hand, or
23  upper extremity strength or mobility;
24  (3) approach a parking meter due to his or her use of a
25  wheelchair or other device for mobility; or
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1  neurological, cardiovascular, or lung condition in which
2  the degree of debilitation is so severe that it almost
3  completely impedes the ability to walk.
4  The application for a meter-exempt parking decal or device
5  shall contain a statement certified by a licensed physician,
6  physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse
7  attesting to the permanent nature of the applicant's condition
8  and verifying that the applicant meets the physical
9  qualifications specified in this subsection (c-5).
10  Notwithstanding the requirements of this subsection (c-5),
11  the Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device to a
12  person who has been issued registration plates or digital
13  registration plates under Section 3-616 of this Code or a
14  special decal or device under this Section, if the applicant
15  is the parent or guardian of a person with disabilities who is
16  under 18 years of age and incapable of driving.
17  (d) Replacement decals or devices may be issued for lost,
18  stolen, or destroyed decals upon application and payment of a
19  $10 fee. The replacement fee may be waived for individuals who
20  that have received benefits under the Benefits Access Program
21  administered under Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the
22  Aging claimed and received a grant under the Senior Citizens
23  and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act.
24  (e) A person classified as a veteran under subsection (e)
25  of Section 6-106 of this Code that has been issued a decal or
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1  evidence of disability in order to renew that decal or device
2  if, at the time of initial application, he or she submitted
3  evidence from his or her physician or the Department of
4  Veterans' Affairs that the disability is of a permanent
5  nature. However, the Secretary shall take reasonable steps to
6  ensure the veteran still resides in this State at the time of
7  the renewal. These steps may include requiring the veteran to
8  provide additional documentation or to appear at a Secretary
9  of State facility. To identify veterans who are eligible for
10  this exemption, the Secretary shall compare the list of the
11  persons who have been issued a decal or device to the list of
12  persons who have been issued a vehicle registration plate or
13  digital registration plate for veterans with disabilities
14  under Section 3-609 of this Code, or who are identified as a
15  veteran on their driver's license under Section 6-110 of this
16  Code or on their identification card under Section 4 of the
17  Illinois Identification Card Act.
18  (Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; 102-453, eff. 1-1-22.)
19  (320 ILCS 25/Act rep.)
20  Section 60. The Senior Citizens and Persons with
21  Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act is repealed.
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1  INDEX
2  Statutes amended in order of appearance
3  20 ILCS 105/3.07 from Ch. 23, par. 6103.07
4  20 ILCS 105/3.08 from Ch. 23, par. 6103.08
5  20 ILCS 105/3.11
6  20 ILCS 105/4.01
7  20 ILCS 105/4.02
8  20 ILCS 105/4.15
9  35 ILCS 515/7 from Ch. 120, par. 1207
10  70 ILCS 3605/51
11  70 ILCS 3605/52
12  70 ILCS 3610/8.6
13  70 ILCS 3610/8.7
14  70 ILCS 3615/3A.15
15  70 ILCS 3615/3A.16
16  70 ILCS 3615/3B.14
17  70 ILCS 3615/3B.15
18  110 ILCS 990/1 from Ch. 144, par. 1801
19  305 ILCS 5/4-1.6 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.6
20  305 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 23, par. 4-2
21  305 ILCS 5/6-1.2 from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.2
22  305 ILCS 5/6-2 from Ch. 23, par. 6-2
23  320 ILCS 30/8 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 458
24  320 ILCS 42/35
25  320 ILCS 50/5
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1  INDEX
2  Statutes amended in order of appearance
3  20 ILCS 105/3.07 from Ch. 23, par. 6103.07
4  20 ILCS 105/3.08 from Ch. 23, par. 6103.08
5  20 ILCS 105/3.11
6  20 ILCS 105/4.01
7  20 ILCS 105/4.02
8  20 ILCS 105/4.15
9  35 ILCS 515/7 from Ch. 120, par. 1207
10  70 ILCS 3605/51
11  70 ILCS 3605/52
12  70 ILCS 3610/8.6
13  70 ILCS 3610/8.7
14  70 ILCS 3615/3A.15
15  70 ILCS 3615/3A.16
16  70 ILCS 3615/3B.14
17  70 ILCS 3615/3B.15
18  110 ILCS 990/1 from Ch. 144, par. 1801
19  305 ILCS 5/4-1.6 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.6
20  305 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 23, par. 4-2
21  305 ILCS 5/6-1.2 from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.2
22  305 ILCS 5/6-2 from Ch. 23, par. 6-2
23  320 ILCS 30/8 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 458
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