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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1302 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Mattie Hunter 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 07596 KTG 17640 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1302 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Mattie Hunter 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 07596 KTG 17640 b LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1302 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Mattie Hunter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	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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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
15	15	5 changing Sections 3.07, 3.08, 3.11, 4.01, 4.02, and 4.15 as
16	16	6 follows:
17	17	7 (20 ILCS 105/3.07) (from Ch. 23, par. 6103.07)
18	18	8 Sec. 3.07. "Area agency on aging" means any public or
19	19	9 non-profit private agency in a planning and service area
20	20	10 designated by the Department, which is eligible for funds
21	21	11 available under the Older Americans Act and other funds made
22	22	12 available by the State of Illinois or the federal government.
23	23	13 Responsibilities of "area agencies" shall include the
24	24	14 development of an area plan that provides for the development
25	25	15 of a comprehensive and coordinated service delivery system for
26	26	16 social and nutrition services needed by older persons and to
27	27	17 define the special needs of minority senior citizens in the
28	28	18 planning and service area in which the area agency enters into
29	29	19 cooperative arrangements with other service planners and
30	30	20 providers to:
31	31	21 (1) Facilitate access to and utilization of all
32	32	22 existing services;
33	33	23 (2) Develop social and nutrition services effectively
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40	40	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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68	68	1 and efficiently to meet the needs of older persons; and
69	69	2 (3) Coordinate existing services to meet the special
70	70	3 needs and circumstances of minority senior citizens.
71	71	4 (Source: P.A. 88-254.)
72	72	5 (20 ILCS 105/3.08) (from Ch. 23, par. 6103.08)
73	73	6 Sec. 3.08. "Planning and Service Area" means a geographic
74	74	7 area of the State that is designated by the Department for the
75	75	8 purposes of planning, development, delivery, and overall
76	76	9 administration of services under the area plan. Within each
77	77	10 planning and service area the Department must designate an
78	78	11 area agency on aging. For the purposes of this Section such
79	79	12 planning and service areas shall be as follows:
80	80	13 Area 1, which is comprised of the counties of Jo Daviess,
81	81	14 Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb, Whiteside
82	82	15 and Lee;
83	83	16 Area 2, which is comprised of the counties of McHenry,
84	84	17 Lake, Kane, DuPage, Kendall, Will, Grundy and Kankakee;
85	85	18 Area 3, which is comprised of the counties of Rock Island,
86	86	19 Mercer, Henry, Bureau, LaSalle, Putnam, Henderson, Warren,
87	87	20 Knox and McDonough;
88	88	21 Area 4, which is comprised of the counties of Stark,
89	89	22 Marshall, Peoria, Woodford, Fulton and Tazewell;
90	90	23 Area 5, which is comprised of the counties of Livingston,
91	91	24 Iroquois, McLean, Ford, DeWitt, Piatt, Champaign, Vermilion,
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103	103	1 Cumberland;
104	104	2 Area 6, which is comprised of the counties of Hancock,
105	105	3 Schuyler, Adams, Brown, Pike and Calhoun;
106	106	4 Area 7, which is comprised of the counties of Mason,
107	107	5 Logan, Cass, Menard, Scott, Morgan, Sangamon, Christian,
108	108	6 Greene, Macoupin, Montgomery and Jersey;
109	109	7 Area 8, which is comprised of the counties of Madison,
110	110	8 Bond, St. Clair, Clinton, Monroe, Washington and Randolph;
111	111	9 Area 9, which is comprised of the counties of Fayette,
112	112	10 Effingham, Marion, Clay and Jefferson;
113	113	11 Area 10, which is comprised of the counties of Jasper,
114	114	12 Crawford, Richland, Lawrence, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash, Hamilton
115	115	13 and White;
116	116	14 Area 11, which is comprised of the counties of Perry,
117	117	15 Franklin, Jackson, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union,
118	118	16 Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski and Massac;
119	119	17 Area 12, which is comprised of the City of Chicago in Cook
120	120	18 County; and
121	121	19 Area 13, which is comprised of the County of Cook outside
122	122	20 the City of Chicago.
123	123	21 At the discretion of the Department and the county, a
124	124	22 county of 500,000 population or more may form its own area
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126	126	24 (Source: P.A. 82-979.)
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138	138	1 Sec. 3.11."Greatest social need" means the need caused by
139	139	2 noneconomic factors that restrict an individual's ability to
140	140	3 perform normal daily tasks or that threaten the individual's
141	141	4 his or her capacity to live independently. These factors
142	142	5 include, but are not limited to, physical or mental
143	143	6 disability, language barriers, and cultural or social
144	144	7 isolation caused by, among other things, racial and ethnic
145	145	8 status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender
146	146	9 expression, or HIV status.
147	147	10 (Source: P.A. 103-670, eff. 1-1-25.)
148	148	11 (20 ILCS 105/4.01)
149	149	12 Sec. 4.01. Additional powers and duties of the Department.
150	150	13 In addition to powers and duties otherwise provided by law,
151	151	14 the Department shall have the following powers and duties:
152	152	15 (1) To evaluate all programs, services, and facilities for
153	153	16 the aged and for minority senior citizens within the State and
154	154	17 determine the extent to which present public or private
155	155	18 programs, services, and facilities meet the needs of the aged.
156	156	19 (2) To coordinate and evaluate all programs, services, and
157	157	20 facilities for the aging Aging and for minority senior
158	158	21 citizens presently furnished by State agencies and make
159	159	22 appropriate recommendations regarding such services, programs,
160	160	23 and facilities to the Governor and/or the General Assembly.
161	161	24 (2-a) To request, receive, and share information
162	162	25 electronically through the use of data-sharing agreements for
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173	173	1 the purpose of (i) establishing and verifying the initial and
174	174	2 continuing eligibility of older adults to participate in
175	175	3 programs administered by the Department; (ii) maximizing
176	176	4 federal financial participation in State assistance
177	177	5 expenditures; and (iii) investigating allegations of fraud or
178	178	6 other abuse of publicly funded benefits. Notwithstanding any
179	179	7 other law to the contrary, but only for the limited purposes
180	180	8 identified in the preceding sentence, this paragraph (2-a)
181	181	9 expressly authorizes the exchanges of income, identification,
182	182	10 and other pertinent eligibility information by and among the
183	183	11 Department and the Social Security Administration, the
184	184	12 Department of Employment Security, the Department of
185	185	13 Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Human
186	186	14 Services, the Department of Revenue, the Secretary of State,
187	187	15 the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and any other
188	188	16 governmental entity. The confidentiality of information
189	189	17 otherwise shall be maintained as required by law. In addition,
190	190	18 the Department on Aging shall verify employment information at
191	191	19 the request of a community care provider for the purpose of
192	192	20 ensuring program integrity under the Community Care Program.
193	193	21 (3) To function as the sole State agency to develop a
194	194	22 comprehensive plan to meet the needs of the State's senior
195	195	23 citizens and the State's minority senior citizens.
196	196	24 (4) To receive and disburse State and federal funds made
197	197	25 available directly to the Department including those funds
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209	209	1 Community Service Employment Program for providing services
210	210	2 for senior citizens and minority senior citizens or for
211	211	3 purposes related thereto, and shall develop and administer any
212	212	4 State Plan for the Aging required by federal law.
213	213	5 (5) To solicit, accept, hold, and administer in behalf of
214	214	6 the State any grants or legacies of money, securities, or
215	215	7 property to the State of Illinois for services to senior
216	216	8 citizens and minority senior citizens or purposes related
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218	218	10 (6) To provide consultation and assistance to communities,
219	219	11 area agencies on aging, and groups developing local services
220	220	12 for senior citizens and minority senior citizens.
221	221	13 (7) To promote community education regarding the problems
222	222	14 of senior citizens and minority senior citizens through
223	223	15 institutes, publications, radio, television, and the local
224	224	16 press.
225	225	17 (8) To cooperate with agencies of the federal government
226	226	18 in studies and conferences designed to examine the needs of
227	227	19 senior citizens and minority senior citizens and to prepare
228	228	20 programs and facilities to meet those needs.
229	229	21 (9) To establish and maintain information and referral
230	230	22 sources throughout the State when not provided by other
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232	232	24 (10) To provide the staff support that may reasonably be
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234	234	26 (11) To make and enforce rules and regulations necessary
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246	246	2 (12) To establish and fund programs or projects or
247	247	3 experimental facilities that are specially designed as
248	248	4 alternatives to institutional care.
249	249	5 (13) To develop a training program to train the counselors
250	250	6 presently employed by the Department's aging network to
251	251	7 provide Medicare beneficiaries with counseling and advocacy in
252	252	8 Medicare, private health insurance, and related health care
253	253	9 coverage plans.
254	254	10 (14) (Blank). To make a grant to an institution of higher
255	255	11 learning to study the feasibility of establishing and
256	256	12 implementing an affirmative action employment plan for the
257	257	13 recruitment, hiring, training and retraining of persons 60 or
258	258	14 more years old for jobs for which their employment would not be
259	259	15 precluded by law.
260	260	16 (15) To present one award annually in each of the
261	261	17 categories of community service, education, the performance
262	262	18 and graphic arts, and the labor force to outstanding Illinois
263	263	19 senior citizens and minority senior citizens in recognition of
264	264	20 their individual contributions to either community service,
265	265	21 education, the performance and graphic arts, or the labor
266	266	22 force. Nominations shall be solicited from senior citizens'
267	267	23 service providers, area agencies on aging, senior citizens'
268	268	24 centers, and senior citizens' organizations. If there are no
269	269	25 nominations in a category, the Department may award a second
270	270	26 person in one of the remaining categories. The Department
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281	281	1 shall establish a central location within the State to be
282	282	2 designated as the Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame for the
283	283	3 public display of all the annual awards, or replicas thereof.
284	284	4 (16) To establish multipurpose senior centers through area
285	285	5 agencies on aging and to fund those new and existing
286	286	6 multipurpose senior centers through area agencies on aging,
287	287	7 the establishment and funding to begin in such areas of the
288	288	8 State as the Department shall designate by rule and as
289	289	9 specifically appropriated funds become available.
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291	291	11 (18) (Blank). To develop a pamphlet in English and Spanish
292	292	12 which may be used by physicians licensed to practice medicine
293	293	13 in all of its branches pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of
294	294	14 1987, pharmacists licensed pursuant to the Pharmacy Practice
295	295	15 Act, and Illinois residents 65 years of age or older for the
296	296	16 purpose of assisting physicians, pharmacists, and patients in
297	297	17 monitoring prescriptions provided by various physicians and to
298	298	18 aid persons 65 years of age or older in complying with
299	299	19 directions for proper use of pharmaceutical prescriptions. The
300	300	20 pamphlet may provide space for recording information including
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302	302	22 (a) name and telephone number of the patient;
303	303	23 (b) name and telephone number of the prescribing
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305	305	25 (c) date of prescription;
306	306	26 (d) name of drug prescribed;
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317	317	1 (e) directions for patient compliance; and
318	318	2 (f) name and telephone number of dispensing pharmacy.
319	319	3 In developing the pamphlet, the Department shall consult
320	320	4 with the Illinois State Medical Society, the Center for
321	321	5 Minority Health Services, the Illinois Pharmacists Association
322	322	6 and senior citizens organizations. The Department shall
323	323	7 distribute the pamphlets to physicians, pharmacists and
324	324	8 persons 65 years of age or older or various senior citizen
325	325	9 organizations throughout the State.
326	326	10 (19) (Blank). To conduct a study of the feasibility of
327	327	11 implementing the Senior Companion Program throughout the
328	328	12 State.
329	329	13 (20) (Blank). The reimbursement rates paid through the
330	330	14 community care program for chore housekeeping services and
331	331	15 home care aides shall be the same.
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333	333	17 (22) To distribute, through its area agencies on aging,
334	334	18 information alerting seniors on safety issues regarding
335	335	19 emergency weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold,
336	336	20 flooding, tornadoes, electrical storms, and other severe storm
337	337	21 weather. The information shall include all necessary
338	338	22 instructions for safety and all emergency telephone numbers of
339	339	23 organizations that will provide additional information and
340	340	24 assistance.
341	341	25 (23) To develop guidelines for the organization and
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353	353	1 administered by Area Agencies on Aging or community-based
354	354	2 community based senior service organizations. The Department
355	355	3 shall hold public hearings on the proposed guidelines for
356	356	4 public comment, suggestion, and determination of public
357	357	5 interest. The guidelines shall be based on the findings of
358	358	6 other states and of community organizations in Illinois that
359	359	7 are currently operating volunteer services credit programs or
360	360	8 demonstration volunteer services credit programs. The
361	361	9 Department shall offer guidelines for all aspects of the
362	362	10 programs, including, but not limited to, the following:
363	363	11 (a) types of services to be offered by volunteers;
364	364	12 (b) types of services to be received upon the
365	365	13 redemption of service credits;
366	366	14 (c) issues of liability for the volunteers and the
367	367	15 administering organizations;
368	368	16 (d) methods of tracking service credits earned and
369	369	17 service credits redeemed;
370	370	18 (e) issues of time limits for redemption of service
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372	372	20 (f) methods of recruitment of volunteers;
373	373	21 (g) utilization of community volunteers, community
374	374	22 service groups, and other resources for delivering
375	375	23 services to be received by service credit program clients;
376	376	24 (h) accountability and assurance that services will be
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390	390	2 (24) To function as the sole State agency to receive and
391	391	3 disburse State and federal funds for providing adult
392	392	4 protective services in a domestic living situation in
393	393	5 accordance with the Adult Protective Services Act.
394	394	6 (25) To hold conferences, trainings, and other programs
395	395	7 for which the Department shall determine by rule a reasonable
396	396	8 fee to cover related administrative costs. Rules to implement
397	397	9 the fee authority granted by this paragraph (25) must be
398	398	10 adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois
399	399	11 Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of
400	400	12 the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported
401	401	13 rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized.
402	402	14 (26) To implement the Older Americans Act.
403	403	15 (Source: P.A. 103-616, eff. 7-1-24; 103-670, eff. 1-1-25;
404	404	16 revised 11-26-24.)
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406	406	18 Sec. 4.02. Community Care Program. The Department shall
407	407	19 establish a program of services to prevent unnecessary
408	408	20 institutionalization of persons age 60 and older in need of
409	409	21 long term care or who are established as persons who suffer
410	410	22 from Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder under the
411	411	23 Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act, thereby enabling them to
412	412	24 remain in their own homes or in other living arrangements.
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424	424	1 programs for the aged, may include, but are not limited to, any
425	425	2 or all of the following:
426	426	3 (a) (blank);
427	427	4 (b) (blank);
428	428	5 (c) home care aide services;
429	429	6 (d) personal assistant services;
430	430	7 (e) adult day services;
431	431	8 (f) home-delivered meals;
432	432	9 (g) education in self-care;
433	433	10 (h) personal care services;
434	434	11 (i) adult day health services;
435	435	12 (j) habilitation services;
436	436	13 (k) respite care;
437	437	14 (k-5) community reintegration services;
438	438	15 (k-6) flexible senior services;
439	439	16 (k-7) medication management;
440	440	17 (k-8) emergency home response;
441	441	18 (l) other nonmedical social services that may enable
442	442	19 the person to become self-supporting; or
443	443	20 (m) (blank).
444	444	21 The Department shall establish eligibility standards for
445	445	22 such services. In determining the amount and nature of
446	446	23 services for which a person may qualify, consideration shall
447	447	24 not be given to the value of cash, property, or other assets
448	448	25 held in the name of the person's spouse pursuant to a written
449	449	26 agreement dividing marital property into equal but separate
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460	460	1 shares or pursuant to a transfer of the person's interest in a
461	461	2 home to his spouse, provided that the spouse's share of the
462	462	3 marital property is not made available to the person seeking
463	463	4 such services.
464	464	5 The Department shall require as a condition of eligibility
465	465	6 that all new financially eligible applicants apply for and
466	466	7 enroll in medical assistance under Article V of the Illinois
467	467	8 Public Aid Code in accordance with rules promulgated by the
468	468	9 Department.
469	469	10 The Department shall, in conjunction with the Department
470	470	11 of Public Aid (now Department of Healthcare and Family
471	471	12 Services), seek appropriate amendments under Sections 1915 and
472	472	13 1924 of the Social Security Act. The purpose of the amendments
473	473	14 shall be to extend eligibility for home and community based
474	474	15 services under Sections 1915 and 1924 of the Social Security
475	475	16 Act to persons who transfer to or for the benefit of a spouse
476	476	17 those amounts of income and resources allowed under Section
477	477	18 1924 of the Social Security Act. Subject to the approval of
478	478	19 such amendments, the Department shall extend the provisions of
479	479	20 Section 5-4 of the Illinois Public Aid Code to persons who, but
480	480	21 for the provision of home or community-based services, would
481	481	22 require the level of care provided in an institution, as is
482	482	23 provided for in federal law. Those persons no longer found to
483	483	24 be eligible for receiving noninstitutional services due to
484	484	25 changes in the eligibility criteria shall be given 45 days
485	485	26 notice prior to actual termination. Those persons receiving
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496	496	1 notice of termination may contact the Department and request
497	497	2 the determination be appealed at any time during the 45 day
498	498	3 notice period. The target population identified for the
499	499	4 purposes of this Section are persons age 60 and older with an
500	500	5 identified service need. Priority shall be given to those who
501	501	6 are at imminent risk of institutionalization. The services
502	502	7 shall be provided to eligible persons age 60 and older to the
503	503	8 extent that the cost of the services together with the other
504	504	9 personal maintenance expenses of the persons are reasonably
505	505	10 related to the standards established for care in a group
506	506	11 facility appropriate to the person's condition. These
507	507	12 noninstitutional non-institutional services, pilot projects,
508	508	13 or experimental facilities may be provided as part of or in
509	509	14 addition to those authorized by federal law or those funded
510	510	15 and administered by the Department of Human Services. The
511	511	16 Departments of Human Services, Healthcare and Family Services,
512	512	17 Public Health, Veterans' Affairs, and Commerce and Economic
513	513	18 Opportunity and other appropriate agencies of State, federal,
514	514	19 and local governments shall cooperate with the Department on
515	515	20 Aging in the establishment and development of the
516	516	21 noninstitutional non-institutional services. The Department
517	517	22 shall require an annual audit from all personal assistant and
518	518	23 home care aide vendors contracting with the Department under
519	519	24 this Section. The annual audit shall assure that each audited
520	520	25 vendor's procedures are in compliance with Department's
521	521	26 financial reporting guidelines requiring an administrative and
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532	532	1 employee wage and benefits cost split as defined in
533	533	2 administrative rules. The audit is a public record under the
534	534	3 Freedom of Information Act. The Department shall execute,
535	535	4 relative to the nursing home prescreening project, written
536	536	5 inter-agency agreements with the Department of Human Services
537	537	6 and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, to
538	538	7 effect the following: (1) intake procedures and common
539	539	8 eligibility criteria for those persons who are receiving
540	540	9 noninstitutional non-institutional services; and (2) the
541	541	10 establishment and development of noninstitutional
542	542	11 non-institutional services in areas of the State where they
543	543	12 are not currently available or are undeveloped. All On and
544	544	13 after July 1, 1996, all nursing home prescreenings for
545	545	14 individuals 60 years of age or older shall be conducted by the
546	546	15 Department.
547	547	16 As part of the Department on Aging's routine training of
548	548	17 case managers and case manager supervisors, the Department may
549	549	18 include information on family futures planning for persons who
550	550	19 are age 60 or older and who are caregivers of their adult
551	551	20 children with developmental disabilities. The content of the
552	552	21 training shall be at the Department's discretion.
553	553	22 The Department is authorized to establish a system of
554	554	23 recipient copayment for services provided under this Section,
555	555	24 such copayment to be based upon the recipient's ability to pay
556	556	25 but in no case to exceed the actual cost of the services
557	557	26 provided. Additionally, any portion of a person's income which
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568	568	1 is equal to or less than the federal poverty standard shall not
569	569	2 be considered by the Department in determining the copayment.
570	570	3 The level of such copayment shall be adjusted whenever
571	571	4 necessary to reflect any change in the officially designated
572	572	5 federal poverty standard.
573	573	6 The Department, or the Department's authorized
574	574	7 representative, may recover the amount of moneys expended for
575	575	8 services provided to or in behalf of a person under this
576	576	9 Section by a claim against the person's estate or against the
577	577	10 estate of the person's surviving spouse, but no recovery may
578	578	11 be had until after the death of the surviving spouse, if any,
579	579	12 and then only at such time when there is no surviving child who
580	580	13 is under age 21 or blind or who has a permanent and total
581	581	14 disability. This paragraph, however, shall not bar recovery,
582	582	15 at the death of the person, of moneys for services provided to
583	583	16 the person or in behalf of the person under this Section to
584	584	17 which the person was not entitled; provided that such recovery
585	585	18 shall not be enforced against any real estate while it is
586	586	19 occupied as a homestead by the surviving spouse or other
587	587	20 dependent, if no claims by other creditors have been filed
588	588	21 against the estate, or, if such claims have been filed, they
589	589	22 remain dormant for failure of prosecution or failure of the
590	590	23 claimant to compel administration of the estate for the
591	591	24 purpose of payment. This paragraph shall not bar recovery from
592	592	25 the estate of a spouse, under Sections 1915 and 1924 of the
593	593	26 Social Security Act and Section 5-4 of the Illinois Public Aid
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604	604	1 Code, who precedes a person receiving services under this
605	605	2 Section in death. All moneys for services paid to or in behalf
606	606	3 of the person under this Section shall be claimed for recovery
607	607	4 from the deceased spouse's estate. "Homestead", as used in
608	608	5 this paragraph, means the dwelling house and contiguous real
609	609	6 estate occupied by a surviving spouse or relative, as defined
610	610	7 by the rules and regulations of the Department of Healthcare
611	611	8 and Family Services, regardless of the value of the property.
612	612	9 The Department shall increase the effectiveness of the
613	613	10 existing Community Care Program by:
614	614	11 (1) ensuring that in-home services included in the
615	615	12 care plan are available on evenings and weekends;
616	616	13 (2) ensuring that care plans contain the services that
617	617	14 eligible participants need based on the number of days in
618	618	15 a month, not limited to specific blocks of time, as
619	619	16 identified by the comprehensive assessment tool selected
620	620	17 by the Department for use statewide, not to exceed the
621	621	18 total monthly service cost maximum allowed for each
622	622	19 service; the Department shall develop administrative rules
623	623	20 to implement this item (2);
624	624	21 (3) ensuring that the participants have the right to
625	625	22 choose the services contained in their care plan and to
626	626	23 direct how those services are provided, based on
627	627	24 administrative rules established by the Department;
628	628	25 (4)(blank);
629	629	26 (5) ensuring that homecare aides homemakers can
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640	640	1 provide personal care services that may or may not involve
641	641	2 contact with clients, including, but not limited to:
642	642	3 (A) bathing;
643	643	4 (B) grooming;
644	644	5 (C) toileting;
645	645	6 (D) nail care;
646	646	7 (E) transferring;
647	647	8 (F) respiratory services;
648	648	9 (G) exercise; or
649	649	10 (H) positioning;
650	650	11 (6) ensuring that providers homemaker program vendors
651	651	12 are not restricted from hiring homecare aides homemakers
652	652	13 who are family members of clients or recommended by
653	653	14 clients; the Department may not, by rule or policy,
654	654	15 require homecare aides homemakers who are family members
655	655	16 of clients or recommended by clients to accept assignments
656	656	17 in homes other than the client;
657	657	18 (7) ensuring that the State may access maximum federal
658	658	19 matching funds by seeking approval for the Centers for
659	659	20 Medicare and Medicaid Services for modifications to the
660	660	21 State's home and community based services waiver and
661	661	22 additional waiver opportunities, including applying for
662	662	23 enrollment in the Balance Incentive Payment Program by May
663	663	24 1, 2013, in order to maximize federal matching funds; this
664	664	25 shall include, but not be limited to, modification that
665	665	26 reflects all changes in the Community Care Program
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676	676	1 services and all increases in the services cost maximum;
677	677	2 (8) ensuring that the determination of need tool
678	678	3 accurately reflects the service needs of individuals with
679	679	4 Alzheimer's disease and related dementia disorders;
680	680	5 (9) ensuring that services are authorized accurately
681	681	6 and consistently for the Community Care Program (CCP); the
682	682	7 Department shall implement a Service Authorization policy
683	683	8 directive; the purpose shall be to ensure that eligibility
684	684	9 and services are authorized accurately and consistently in
685	685	10 the CCP program; the policy directive shall clarify
686	686	11 service authorization guidelines to Care Coordination
687	687	12 Units and Community Care Program providers no later than
688	688	13 May 1, 2013;
689	689	14 (10) working in conjunction with Care Coordination
690	690	15 Units, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services,
691	691	16 the Department of Human Services, Community Care Program
692	692	17 providers, and other stakeholders to make improvements to
693	693	18 the Medicaid claiming processes and the Medicaid
694	694	19 enrollment procedures or requirements as needed,
695	695	20 including, but not limited to, specific policy changes or
696	696	21 rules to improve the up-front enrollment of participants
697	697	22 in the Medicaid program and specific policy changes or
698	698	23 rules to insure more prompt submission of bills to the
699	699	24 federal government to secure maximum federal matching
700	700	25 dollars as promptly as possible; the Department on Aging
701	701	26 shall have at least 3 meetings with stakeholders by
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712	712	1 January 1, 2014 in order to address these improvements;
713	713	2 (11) requiring home care service providers to comply
714	714	3 with the rounding of hours worked provisions under the
715	715	4 federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and as set forth
716	716	5 in 29 CFR 785.48(b) by May 1, 2013;
717	717	6 (12) implementing any necessary policy changes or
718	718	7 promulgating any rules, no later than January 1, 2014, to
719	719	8 assist the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in
720	720	9 moving as many participants as possible, consistent with
721	721	10 federal regulations, into coordinated care plans if a care
722	722	11 coordination plan that covers long term care is available
723	723	12 in the recipient's area; and
724	724	13 (13) (blank).
725	725	14 By January 1, 2009 or as soon after the end of the Cash and
726	726	15 Counseling Demonstration Project as is practicable, the
727	727	16 Department may, based on its evaluation of the demonstration
728	728	17 project, promulgate rules concerning personal assistant
729	729	18 services, to include, but need not be limited to,
730	730	19 qualifications, employment screening, rights under fair labor
731	731	20 standards, training, fiduciary agent, and supervision
732	732	21 requirements. All applicants shall be subject to the
733	733	22 provisions of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act.
734	734	23 The Department shall develop procedures to enhance
735	735	24 availability of services on evenings, weekends, and on an
736	736	25 emergency basis to meet the respite needs of caregivers.
737	737	26 Procedures shall be developed to permit the utilization of
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748	748	1 services in successive blocks of 24 hours up to the monthly
749	749	2 maximum established by the Department. Workers providing these
750	750	3 services shall be appropriately trained.
751	751	4 No September 23, 1991 (Public Act 87-729) person may
752	752	5 perform homecare aid chore/housekeeping and home care aide
753	753	6 services under a program authorized by this Section unless
754	754	7 that person has been issued a certificate of pre-service to do
755	755	8 so by his or her employing agency. Information gathered to
756	756	9 effect such certification shall include (i) the person's name,
757	757	10 (ii) the date the person was hired by his or her current
758	758	11 employer, and (iii) the training, including dates and levels.
759	759	12 Persons engaged in the program authorized by this Section
760	760	13 before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991 shall
761	761	14 be issued a certificate of all pre-service and in-service
762	762	15 training from his or her employer upon submitting the
763	763	16 necessary information. The employing agency shall be required
764	764	17 to retain records of all staff pre-service and in-service
765	765	18 training, and shall provide such records to the Department
766	766	19 upon request and upon termination of the employer's contract
767	767	20 with the Department. In addition, the employing agency is
768	768	21 responsible for the issuance of certifications of in-service
769	769	22 training completed to their employees.
770	770	23 The Department is required to develop a system to ensure
771	771	24 that persons working as home care aides and personal
772	772	25 assistants receive increases in their wages when the federal
773	773	26 minimum wage is increased by requiring vendors to certify that
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784	784	1 they are meeting the federal minimum wage statute for home
785	785	2 care aides and personal assistants. An employer that cannot
786	786	3 ensure that the minimum wage increase is being given to home
787	787	4 care aides and personal assistants shall be denied any
788	788	5 increase in reimbursement costs.
789	789	6 The Community Care Program Advisory Committee is created
790	790	7 in the Department on Aging. The Director shall appoint
791	791	8 individuals to serve in the Committee, who shall serve at
792	792	9 their own expense. Members of the Committee must abide by all
793	793	10 applicable ethics laws. The Committee shall advise the
794	794	11 Department on issues related to the Department's program of
795	795	12 services to prevent unnecessary institutionalization. The
796	796	13 Committee shall meet on a bi-monthly basis and shall serve to
797	797	14 identify and advise the Department on present and potential
798	798	15 issues affecting the service delivery network, the program's
799	799	16 clients, and the Department and to recommend solution
800	800	17 strategies. Persons appointed to the Committee shall be
801	801	18 appointed on, but not limited to, their own and their agency's
802	802	19 experience with the program, geographic representation, and
803	803	20 willingness to serve. The Director shall appoint members to
804	804	21 the Committee to represent provider, advocacy, policy
805	805	22 research, and other constituencies committed to the delivery
806	806	23 of high quality home and community-based services to older
807	807	24 adults. Representatives shall be appointed to ensure
808	808	25 representation from community care providers, including, but
809	809	26 not limited to, adult day service providers, in-home service
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820	820	1 providers homemaker providers, case coordination and case
821	821	2 management units, emergency home response providers, statewide
822	822	3 trade or labor unions that represent home care aides and
823	823	4 direct care staff, area agencies on aging, adults over age 60,
824	824	5 membership organizations representing older adults, and other
825	825	6 organizational entities, providers of care, or individuals
826	826	7 with demonstrated interest and expertise in the field of home
827	827	8 and community care as determined by the Director.
828	828	9 Nominations may be presented from any agency or State
829	829	10 association with interest in the program. The Director, or his
830	830	11 or her designee, shall serve as the permanent co-chair of the
831	831	12 advisory committee. One other co-chair shall be nominated and
832	832	13 approved by the members of the committee on an annual basis.
833	833	14 Committee members' terms of appointment shall be for 4 years
834	834	15 with one-quarter of the appointees' terms expiring each year.
835	835	16 A member shall continue to serve until his or her replacement
836	836	17 is named. The Department shall fill vacancies that have a
837	837	18 remaining term of over one year, and this replacement shall
838	838	19 occur through the annual replacement of expiring terms. The
839	839	20 Director shall designate Department staff to provide technical
840	840	21 assistance and staff support to the committee. Department
841	841	22 representation shall not constitute membership of the
842	842	23 committee. All Committee papers, issues, recommendations,
843	843	24 reports, and meeting memoranda are advisory only. The
844	844	25 Director, or his or her designee, shall make a written report,
845	845	26 as requested by the Committee, regarding issues before the
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856	856	1 Committee.
857	857	2 The Department on Aging and the Department of Human
858	858	3 Services shall cooperate in the development and submission of
859	859	4 an annual report on programs and services provided under this
860	860	5 Section. Such joint report shall be filed with the Governor
861	861	6 and the General Assembly on or before March 31 of the following
862	862	7 fiscal year.
863	863	8 The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
864	864	9 shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required
865	865	10 by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act and
866	866	11 filing such additional copies with the State Government Report
867	867	12 Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required
868	868	13 under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
869	869	14 Those persons previously found eligible for receiving
870	870	15 noninstitutional non-institutional services whose services
871	871	16 were discontinued under the Emergency Budget Act of Fiscal
872	872	17 Year 1992, and who do not meet the eligibility standards in
873	873	18 effect on or after July 1, 1992, shall remain ineligible on and
874	874	19 after July 1, 1992. Those persons previously not required to
875	875	20 cost-share and who were required to cost-share effective March
876	876	21 1, 1992, shall continue to meet cost-share requirements on and
877	877	22 after July 1, 1992. Beginning July 1, 1992, all clients will be
878	878	23 required to meet eligibility, cost-share, and other
879	879	24 requirements and will have services discontinued or altered
880	880	25 when they fail to meet these requirements.
881	881	26 For the purposes of this Section, "flexible senior
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892	892	1 services" refers to services that require one-time or periodic
893	893	2 expenditures, including, but not limited to, respite care,
894	894	3 home modification, assistive technology, housing assistance,
895	895	4 and transportation.
896	896	5 The Department shall implement an electronic service
897	897	6 verification based on global positioning systems or other
898	898	7 cost-effective technology for the Community Care Program no
899	899	8 later than January 1, 2014.
900	900	9 The Department shall require, as a condition of
901	901	10 eligibility, application for the medical assistance program
902	902	11 under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
903	903	12 The Department may authorize Community Care Program
904	904	13 services until an applicant is determined eligible for medical
905	905	14 assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
906	906	15 The Department shall continue to provide Community Care
907	907	16 Program reports as required by statute, which shall include an
908	908	17 annual report on Care Coordination Unit performance and
909	909	18 adherence to service guidelines and a 6-month supplemental
910	910	19 report.
911	911	20 In regard to community care providers, failure to comply
912	912	21 with Department on Aging policies shall be cause for
913	913	22 disciplinary action, including, but not limited to,
914	914	23 disqualification from serving Community Care Program clients.
915	915	24 Each provider, upon submission of any bill or invoice to the
916	916	25 Department for payment for services rendered, shall include a
917	917	26 notarized statement, under penalty of perjury pursuant to
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928	928	1 Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure, that the
929	929	2 provider has complied with all Department policies.
930	930	3 The Director of the Department on Aging shall make
931	931	4 information available to the State Board of Elections as may
932	932	5 be required by an agreement the State Board of Elections has
933	933	6 entered into with a multi-state voter registration list
934	934	7 maintenance system.
935	935	8 The Department shall pay an enhanced rate of at least
936	936	9 $1.77 per unit under the Community Care Program to those
937	937	10 in-home service provider agencies that offer health insurance
938	938	11 coverage as a benefit to their direct service worker employees
939	939	12 pursuant to rules adopted by the Department. The Department
940	940	13 shall review the enhanced rate as part of its process to rebase
941	941	14 in-home service provider reimbursement rates pursuant to
942	942	15 federal waiver requirements. Subject to federal approval,
943	943	16 beginning on January 1, 2024, rates for adult day services
944	944	17 shall be increased to $16.84 per hour and rates for each way
945	945	18 transportation services for adult day services shall be
946	946	19 increased to $12.44 per unit transportation.
947	947	20 Subject to federal approval, on and after January 1, 2024,
948	948	21 rates for homecare aid homemaker services shall be increased
949	949	22 to $28.07 to sustain a minimum wage of $17 per hour for direct
950	950	23 service workers. Rates in subsequent State fiscal years shall
951	951	24 be no lower than the rates put into effect upon federal
952	952	25 approval. Providers of in-home services shall be required to
953	953	26 certify to the Department that they remain in compliance with
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964	964	1 the mandated wage increase for direct service workers. Fringe
965	965	2 benefits, including, but not limited to, paid time off and
966	966	3 payment for training, health insurance, travel, or
967	967	4 transportation, shall not be reduced in relation to the rate
968	968	5 increases described in this paragraph.
969	969	6 Subject to and upon federal approval, on and after January
970	970	7 1, 2025, rates for homecare aid homemaker services shall be
971	971	8 increased to $29.63 to sustain a minimum wage of $18 per hour
972	972	9 for direct service workers. Rates in subsequent State fiscal
973	973	10 years shall be no lower than the rates put into effect upon
974	974	11 federal approval. Providers of in-home services shall be
975	975	12 required to certify to the Department that they remain in
976	976	13 compliance with the mandated wage increase for direct service
977	977	14 workers. Fringe benefits, including, but not limited to, paid
978	978	15 time off and payment for training, health insurance, travel,
979	979	16 or transportation, shall not be reduced in relation to the
980	980	17 rate increases described in this paragraph.
981	981	18 The General Assembly finds it necessary to authorize an
982	982	19 aggressive Medicaid enrollment initiative designed to maximize
983	983	20 federal Medicaid funding for the Community Care Program which
984	984	21 produces significant savings for the State of Illinois. The
985	985	22 Department on Aging shall establish and implement a Community
986	986	23 Care Program Medicaid Initiative. Under the Initiative, the
987	987	24 Department on Aging shall, at a minimum: (i) provide an
988	988	25 enhanced rate to adequately compensate care coordination units
989	989	26 to enroll eligible Community Care Program clients into
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1000	1000	1 Medicaid; (ii) use recommendations from a stakeholder
1001	1001	2 committee on how best to implement the Initiative; and (iii)
1002	1002	3 establish requirements for State agencies to make enrollment
1003	1003	4 in the State's Medical Assistance program easier for seniors.
1004	1004	5 The Community Care Program Medicaid Enrollment Oversight
1005	1005	6 Subcommittee is created as a subcommittee of the Older Adult
1006	1006	7 Services Advisory Committee established in Section 35 of the
1007	1007	8 Older Adult Services Act to make recommendations on how best
1008	1008	9 to increase the number of medical assistance recipients who
1009	1009	10 are enrolled in the Community Care Program. The Subcommittee
1010	1010	11 shall consist of all of the following persons who must be
1011	1011	12 appointed within 30 days after June 4, 2018 (the effective
1012	1012	13 date of Public Act 100-587):
1013	1013	14 (1) The Director of Aging, or his or her designee, who
1014	1014	15 shall serve as the chairperson of the Subcommittee.
1015	1015	16 (2) One representative of the Department of Healthcare
1016	1016	17 and Family Services, appointed by the Director of
1017	1017	18 Healthcare and Family Services.
1018	1018	19 (3) One representative of the Department of Human
1019	1019	20 Services, appointed by the Secretary of Human Services.
1020	1020	21 (4) One individual representing a care coordination
1021	1021	22 unit, appointed by the Director of Aging.
1022	1022	23 (5) One individual from a non-governmental statewide
1023	1023	24 organization that advocates for seniors, appointed by the
1024	1024	25 Director of Aging.
1025	1025	26 (6) One individual representing Area Agencies on
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1036	1036	1 Aging, appointed by the Director of Aging.
1037	1037	2 (7) One individual from a statewide association
1038	1038	3 dedicated to Alzheimer's care, support, and research,
1039	1039	4 appointed by the Director of Aging.
1040	1040	5 (8) One individual from an organization that employs
1041	1041	6 persons who provide services under the Community Care
1042	1042	7 Program, appointed by the Director of Aging.
1043	1043	8 (9) One member of a trade or labor union representing
1044	1044	9 persons who provide services under the Community Care
1045	1045	10 Program, appointed by the Director of Aging.
1046	1046	11 (10) One member of the Senate, who shall serve as
1047	1047	12 co-chairperson, appointed by the President of the Senate.
1048	1048	13 (11) One member of the Senate, who shall serve as
1049	1049	14 co-chairperson, appointed by the Minority Leader of the
1050	1050	15 Senate.
1051	1051	16 (12) One member of the House of Representatives, who
1052	1052	17 shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by the Speaker of
1053	1053	18 the House of Representatives.
1054	1054	19 (13) One member of the House of Representatives, who
1055	1055	20 shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by the Minority
1056	1056	21 Leader of the House of Representatives.
1057	1057	22 (14) One individual appointed by a labor organization
1058	1058	23 representing frontline employees at the Department of
1059	1059	24 Human Services.
1060	1060	25 The Subcommittee shall provide oversight to the Community
1061	1061	26 Care Program Medicaid Initiative and shall meet quarterly. At
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1072	1072	1 each Subcommittee meeting the Department on Aging shall
1073	1073	2 provide the following data sets to the Subcommittee: (A) the
1074	1074	3 number of Illinois residents, categorized by planning and
1075	1075	4 service area, who are receiving services under the Community
1076	1076	5 Care Program and are enrolled in the State's Medical
1077	1077	6 Assistance Program; (B) the number of Illinois residents,
1078	1078	7 categorized by planning and service area, who are receiving
1079	1079	8 services under the Community Care Program, but are not
1080	1080	9 enrolled in the State's Medical Assistance Program; and (C)
1081	1081	10 the number of Illinois residents, categorized by planning and
1082	1082	11 service area, who are receiving services under the Community
1083	1083	12 Care Program and are eligible for benefits under the State's
1084	1084	13 Medical Assistance Program, but are not enrolled in the
1085	1085	14 State's Medical Assistance Program. In addition to this data,
1086	1086	15 the Department on Aging shall provide the Subcommittee with
1087	1087	16 plans on how the Department on Aging will reduce the number of
1088	1088	17 Illinois residents who are not enrolled in the State's Medical
1089	1089	18 Assistance Program but who are eligible for medical assistance
1090	1090	19 benefits. The Department on Aging shall enroll in the State's
1091	1091	20 Medical Assistance Program those Illinois residents who
1092	1092	21 receive services under the Community Care Program and are
1093	1093	22 eligible for medical assistance benefits but are not enrolled
1094	1094	23 in the State's Medicaid Assistance Program. The data provided
1095	1095	24 to the Subcommittee shall be made available to the public via
1096	1096	25 the Department on Aging's website.
1097	1097	26 The Department on Aging, with the involvement of the
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1108	1108	1 Subcommittee, shall collaborate with the Department of Human
1109	1109	2 Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
1110	1110	3 on how best to achieve the responsibilities of the Community
1111	1111	4 Care Program Medicaid Initiative.
1112	1112	5 The Department on Aging, the Department of Human Services,
1113	1113	6 and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
1114	1114	7 coordinate and implement a streamlined process for seniors to
1115	1115	8 access benefits under the State's Medical Assistance Program.
1116	1116	9 The Subcommittee shall collaborate with the Department of
1117	1117	10 Human Services on the adoption of a uniform application
1118	1118	11 submission process. The Department of Human Services and any
1119	1119	12 other State agency involved with processing the medical
1120	1120	13 assistance application of any person enrolled in the Community
1121	1121	14 Care Program shall include the appropriate care coordination
1122	1122	15 unit in all communications related to the determination or
1123	1123	16 status of the application.
1124	1124	17 The Community Care Program Medicaid Initiative shall
1125	1125	18 provide targeted funding to care coordination units to help
1126	1126	19 seniors complete their applications for medical assistance
1127	1127	20 benefits. On and after July 1, 2019, care coordination units
1128	1128	21 shall receive no less than $200 per completed application,
1129	1129	22 which rate may be included in a bundled rate for initial intake
1130	1130	23 services when Medicaid application assistance is provided in
1131	1131	24 conjunction with the initial intake process for new program
1132	1132	25 participants.
1133	1133	26 The Community Care Program Medicaid Initiative shall cease
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1144	1144	1 operation 5 years after June 4, 2018 (the effective date of
1145	1145	2 Public Act 100-587), after which the Subcommittee shall
1146	1146	3 dissolve.
1147	1147	4 Effective July 1, 2023, subject to federal approval, the
1148	1148	5 Department on Aging shall reimburse Care Coordination Units at
1149	1149	6 the following rates for case management services: $252.40 for
1150	1150	7 each initial assessment; $366.40 for each initial assessment
1151	1151	8 with translation; $229.68 for each redetermination assessment;
1152	1152	9 $313.68 for each redetermination assessment with translation;
1153	1153	10 $200.00 for each completed application for medical assistance
1154	1154	11 benefits; $132.26 for each face-to-face, choices-for-care
1155	1155	12 screening; $168.26 for each face-to-face, choices-for-care
1156	1156	13 screening with translation; $124.56 for each 6-month,
1157	1157	14 face-to-face visit; $132.00 for each MCO participant
1158	1158	15 eligibility determination; and $157.00 for each MCO
1159	1159	16 participant eligibility determination with translation.
1160	1160	17 (Source: P.A. 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23;
1161	1161	18 103-102, Article 45, Section 45-5, eff. 1-1-24; 103-102,
1162	1162	19 Article 85, Section 85-5, eff. 1-1-24; 103-102, Article 90,
1163	1163	20 Section 90-5, eff. 1-1-24; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24; 103-605, eff.
1164	1164	21 7-1-24; 103-670, eff. 1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.)
1165	1165	22 (20 ILCS 105/4.15)
1166	1166	23 Sec. 4.15. Benefit Access Program Eligibility
1167	1167	24 determinations.
1168	1168	25 (a) The Department shall implement and administer the
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1179	1179	1 Benefit Access Program. Under this program, the Department
1180	1180	2 shall establish the eligibility criteria for The Department is
1181	1181	3 authorized to make eligibility determinations for benefits
1182	1182	4 administered by other governmental bodies based on the Senior
1183	1183	5 Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act
1184	1184	6 as follows:
1185	1185	7 (i) for the Secretary of State with respect to reduced
1186	1186	8 fees paid by qualified vehicle owners under the Illinois
1187	1187	9 Vehicle Code;
1188	1188	10 (ii) for special districts that offer free fixed route
1189	1189	11 public transportation services for qualified older adults
1190	1190	12 under the Local Mass Transit District Act, the
1191	1191	13 Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, and the Regional
1192	1192	14 Transportation Authority Act; and
1193	1193	15 (iii) for special districts that offer transit
1194	1194	16 services for qualified individuals with disabilities under
1195	1195	17 the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Metropolitan
1196	1196	18 Transit Authority Act, and the Regional Transportation
1197	1197	19 Authority Act.
1198	1198	20 (a-5) As used in this Section, unless the context requires
1199	1199	21 otherwise:
1200	1200	22 "Disability" means the inability to engage in any
1201	1201	23 substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically
1202	1202	24 determinable physical or mental impairment which can be
1203	1203	25 expected to result in death or has lasted or can be expected to
1204	1204	26 last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
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1215	1215	1 "Income" means adjusted gross income, properly reportable
1216	1216	2 for federal income tax purposes under the provisions of the
1217	1217	3 Internal Revenue Code, modified by adding thereto the sum of
1218	1218	4 the following amounts to the extent deducted or excluded from
1219	1219	5 gross income in the computation of adjusted gross income:
1220	1220	6 (1) an amount equal to all amounts paid or accrued as
1221	1221	7 interest or dividends during the taxable year;
1222	1222	8 (2) an amount equal to the amount of tax imposed by the
1223	1223	9 Illinois Income Tax Act paid for the taxable year;
1224	1224	10 (3) an amount equal to all amounts received during the
1225	1225	11 taxable year as an annuity under an annuity, endowment, or
1226	1226	12 life insurance contract or under any other contract or
1227	1227	13 agreement;
1228	1228	14 (4) an amount equal to the amount of benefits paid
1229	1229	15 under the federal Social Security Act during the taxable
1230	1230	16 year;
1231	1231	17 (5) an amount equal to the amount of benefits paid
1232	1232	18 under the Railroad Retirement Act during the taxable year;
1233	1233	19 (6) an amount equal to the total amount of cash public
1234	1234	20 assistance payments received from any governmental agency
1235	1235	21 during the taxable year other than benefits received under
1236	1236	22 this Act; or
1237	1237	23 (7) an amount equal to any benefits received under the
1238	1238	24 Workers' Compensation Act or the Workers' Occupational
1239	1239	25 Diseases Act during the taxable year.
1240	1240	26 For individuals who are not required to file federal
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1251	1251	1 income tax returns, the Department shall adopt rules to
1252	1252	2 specify the process to verify income.
1253	1253	3 "Income" does not include any distributions or items of
1254	1254	4 income described under subparagraph (X) of paragraph (2) of
1255	1255	5 subsection (a) of Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.
1256	1256	6 (a-10) To be eligible for benefits under the Benefit
1257	1257	7 Access Program, an individual shall:
1258	1258	8 (1) meet the income requirements;
1259	1259	9 (2) be at least 65 years of age or older or be 16 years
1260	1260	10 of age or older before January 1 of the current year and
1261	1261	11 have a disability; and
1262	1262	12 (3) be a resident of Illinois.
1263	1263	13 (a-15) The household income eligibility limits are:
1264	1264	14 (1) for an individual, less than $33,562;
1265	1265	15 (2) for a 2-person household, less than $44,533; or
1266	1266	16 (3) for a household of 3 or more people, $55,500.
1267	1267	17 (b) The Department shall establish the manner by which
1268	1268	18 individuals claimants shall apply for these benefits. The
1269	1269	19 Department is authorized to promulgate rules regarding the
1270	1270	20 following matters: the application cycle; the application
1271	1271	21 process; the content for an electronic application; required
1272	1272	22 personal identification information; acceptable proof of
1273	1273	23 eligibility as to age, disability status, marital status,
1274	1274	24 residency, and household income limits; household composition;
1275	1275	25 calculating income; use of social security numbers; duration
1276	1276	26 of eligibility determinations; automatic renewals; appeal
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1287	1287	1 rights; and any other matters necessary for such
1288	1288	2 administrative operations.
1289	1289	3 (c) All information received by the Department from an
1290	1290	4 application or from any investigation to determine eligibility
1291	1291	5 for benefits shall be confidential, except for official
1292	1292	6 purposes.
1293	1293	7 (d) A person may not under any circumstances charge a fee
1294	1294	8 to a claimant for assistance in completing an application form
1295	1295	9 for these benefits.
1296	1296	10 (Source: P.A. 98-887, eff. 8-15-14; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
1297	1297	11 Section 10. The Mobile Home Local Services Tax Act is
1298	1298	12 amended by changing Section 7 as follows:
1299	1299	13 (35 ILCS 515/7) (from Ch. 120, par. 1207)
1300	1300	14 Sec. 7. The local services tax for owners of mobile homes
1301	1301	15 who (a) are actually residing in such mobile homes, (b) hold
1302	1302	16 title to such mobile home as provided in the Illinois Vehicle
1303	1303	17 Code, and (c) are 65 years of age or older or are persons with
1304	1304	18 disabilities within the meaning of subsection (a-15) of
1305	1305	19 Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the Aging Section 3.14 of
1306	1306	20 the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax
1307	1307	21 Relief Act on the annual billing date shall be reduced to 80
1308	1308	22 percent of the tax provided for in Section 3 of this Act. Proof
1309	1309	23 that a claimant has been issued an Illinois Person with a
1310	1310	24 Disability Identification Card stating that the claimant is
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1321	1321	1 under a Class 2 disability, as provided in Section 4A of the
1322	1322	2 Illinois Identification Card Act, shall constitute proof that
1323	1323	3 the person thereon named is a person with a disability within
1324	1324	4 the meaning of this Act. An application for reduction of the
1325	1325	5 tax shall be filed with the county clerk by the individuals who
1326	1326	6 are entitled to the reduction. If the application is filed
1327	1327	7 after May 1, the reduction in tax shall begin with the next
1328	1328	8 annual bill. Application for the reduction in tax shall be
1329	1329	9 done by submitting proof that the applicant has been issued an
1330	1330	10 Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card
1331	1331	11 designating the applicant's disability as a Class 2
1332	1332	12 disability, or by affidavit in substantially the following
1333	1333	13 form:
1334	1334	14 APPLICATION FOR REDUCTION OF MOBILE HOME LOCAL SERVICES TAX
1335	1335	15 I hereby make application for a reduction to 80% of the
1336	1336	16 total tax imposed under "An Act to provide for a local services
1337	1337	17 tax on mobile homes".
1338	1338	18 (1) Senior Citizens
1339	1339	19 (a) I actually reside in the mobile home ....
1340	1340	20 (b) I hold title to the mobile home as provided in the
1341	1341	21 Illinois Vehicle Code ....
1342	1342	22 (c) I reached the age of 65 on or before either January 1
1343	1343	23 (or July 1) of the year in which this statement is filed. My
1344	1344	24 date of birth is: ...
1345	1345	25 (2) Persons with Disabilities
1346	1346	26 (a) I actually reside in the mobile home...
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1357	1357	1 (b) I hold title to the mobile home as provided in the
1358	1358	2 Illinois Vehicle Code ....
1359	1359	3 (c) I became a person with a total disability on ... and
1360	1360	4 have remained a person with a disability until the date of this
1361	1361	5 application. My Social Security, Veterans, Railroad or Civil
1362	1362	6 Service Total Disability Claim Number is ... The undersigned
1363	1363	7 declares under the penalty of perjury that the above
1364	1364	8 statements are true and correct.
1365	1365	9 Dated (insert date).
1366	1366	10 ...........................
1367	1367	11 Signature of owner
1368	1368	12 ...........................
1369	1369	13 (Address)
1370	1370	14 ...........................
1371	1371	15 (City) (State) (Zip)
1372	1372	16 Approved by:
1373	1373	17 .............................
1374	1374	18 (Assessor)
1375	1375	19 This application shall be accompanied by a copy of the
1376	1376	20 applicant's most recent application filed with the Illinois
1377	1377	21 Department on Aging under Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on
1378	1378	22 the Aging the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
1379	1379	23 Property Tax Relief Act.
1380	1380	24 (Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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1391	1391
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1393	1393
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1403	1403	1 Section 15. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is
1404	1404	2 amended by changing Sections 51 and 52 as follows:
1405	1405	3 (70 ILCS 3605/51)
1406	1406	4 Sec. 51. Free and reduced fare services; eligibility.
1407	1407	5 (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
1408	1408	6 60 days following January 18, 2008 (the effective date of
1409	1409	7 Public Act 95-708) and until subsection (b) is implemented,
1410	1410	8 any fixed route public transportation services provided by, or
1411	1411	9 under grant or purchase of service contracts of, the Board
1412	1412	10 shall be provided without charge to all senior citizens of the
1413	1413	11 Metropolitan Region (as such term is defined in Section 1.03
1414	1414	12 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act) aged 65 and
1415	1415	13 older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the
1416	1416	14 Board.
1417	1417	15 (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
1418	1418	16 180 days following February 14, 2011 (the effective date of
1419	1419	17 Public Act 96-1527), any fixed route public transportation
1420	1420	18 services provided by, or under grant or purchase of service
1421	1421	19 contracts of, the Board shall be provided without charge to
1422	1422	20 senior citizens aged 65 and older who meet the income
1423	1423	21 eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-15) of
1424	1424	22 Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the Aging subsection (a-5)
1425	1425	23 of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with
1426	1426	24 Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such conditions as
1427	1427	25 shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department on Aging
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1438	1438	1 shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to
1439	1439	2 determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals
1440	1440	3 who are eligible for services without charge under this
1441	1441	4 Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made,
1442	1442	5 an individual's eligibility for free services shall
1443	1443	6 automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the
1444	1444	7 Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued
1445	1445	8 identification card validating Illinois residency. Nothing in
1446	1446	9 this Section shall relieve the Board from providing reduced
1447	1447	10 fares as may be required by federal law.
1448	1448	11 (c) The Board shall partner with the City of Chicago to
1449	1449	12 provide transportation at reduced fares for participants in
1450	1450	13 programs that offer employment and internship opportunities to
1451	1451	14 youth and young adults ages 14 through 24.
1452	1452	15 (Source: P.A. 103-241, eff. 1-1-24; 103-281, eff. 1-1-24;
1453	1453	16 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
1454	1454	17 (70 ILCS 3605/52)
1455	1455	18 Sec. 52. Transit services for individuals with
1456	1456	19 disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
1457	1457	20 later than 60 days following the effective date of this
1458	1458	21 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
1459	1459	22 public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
1460	1460	23 purchase of service contract of, the Board shall be provided
1461	1461	24 without charge to all persons with disabilities who meet the
1462	1462	25 income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-15)
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1473	1473	1 of Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the Aging subsection
1474	1474	2 (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with
1475	1475	3 Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such procedures as
1476	1476	4 shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department on Aging
1477	1477	5 shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to
1478	1478	6 determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals
1479	1479	7 who are eligible for services without charge under this
1480	1480	8 Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made,
1481	1481	9 an individual's eligibility for free services shall
1482	1482	10 automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the
1483	1483	11 Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued
1484	1484	12 identification card validating Illinois residency. Individuals
1485	1485	13 who have not submitted an Illinois Persons with a Disability
1486	1486	14 Identification Card to the Authority shall also submit a
1487	1487	15 document verifying the individual's disability.
1488	1488	16 (Source: P.A. 103-241, eff. 1-1-24.)
1489	1489	17 Section 20. The Local Mass Transit District Act is amended
1490	1490	18 by changing Sections 8.6 and 8.7 as follows:
1491	1491	19 (70 ILCS 3610/8.6)
1492	1492	20 Sec. 8.6. Free services; eligibility.
1493	1493	21 (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
1494	1494	22 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1495	1495	23 the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
1496	1496	24 implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
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1507	1507	1 provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
1508	1508	2 of, every District shall be provided without charge to all
1509	1509	3 senior citizens of the District aged 65 and older, under such
1510	1510	4 conditions as shall be prescribed by the District.
1511	1511	5 (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
1512	1512	6 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
1513	1513	7 of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
1514	1514	8 transportation services provided by, or under grant or
1515	1515	9 purchase of service contracts of, every District shall be
1516	1516	10 provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older
1517	1517	11 who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
1518	1518	12 subsection (a-15) of Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the
1519	1519	13 Aging subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
1520	1520	14 Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
1521	1521	15 conditions as shall be prescribed by the District. The
1522	1522	16 Department on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably
1523	1523	17 necessary to determine eligibility, including updated lists of
1524	1524	18 individuals who are eligible for services without charge under
1525	1525	19 this Section. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the
1526	1526	20 District from providing reduced fares as may be required by
1527	1527	21 federal law.
1528	1528	22 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
1529	1529	23 (70 ILCS 3610/8.7)
1530	1530	24 Sec. 8.7. Transit services for individuals with
1531	1531	25 disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
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1542	1542	1 later than 60 days following the effective date of this
1543	1543	2 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
1544	1544	3 public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
1545	1545	4 purchase of service contract of, any District shall be
1546	1546	5 provided without charge to all persons with disabilities who
1547	1547	6 meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection
1548	1548	7 (a-15) of Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the Aging
1549	1549	8 subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
1550	1550	9 Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
1551	1551	10 procedures as shall be prescribed by the District. The
1552	1552	11 Department on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably
1553	1553	12 necessary to determine eligibility, including updated lists of
1554	1554	13 individuals who are eligible for services without charge under
1555	1555	14 this Section.
1556	1556	15 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
1557	1557	16 Section 25. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
1558	1558	17 amended by changing Sections 3A.15, 3A.16, 3B.14, and 3B.15 as
1559	1559	18 follows:
1560	1560	19 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.15)
1561	1561	20 Sec. 3A.15. Free services; eligibility.
1562	1562	21 (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
1563	1563	22 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1564	1564	23 the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
1565	1565	24 implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
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1576	1576	1 provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
1577	1577	2 of, the Suburban Bus Board shall be provided without charge to
1578	1578	3 all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged 65 and
1579	1579	4 older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the
1580	1580	5 Suburban Bus Board.
1581	1581	6 (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
1582	1582	7 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
1583	1583	8 of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
1584	1584	9 transportation services provided by, or under grant or
1585	1585	10 purchase of service contracts of, the Suburban Bus Board shall
1586	1586	11 be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and
1587	1587	12 older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
1588	1588	13 subsection (a-15) of Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the
1589	1589	14 Aging subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
1590	1590	15 Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
1591	1591	16 conditions as shall be prescribed by the Suburban Bus Board.
1592	1592	17 The Department on Aging shall furnish all information
1593	1593	18 reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including
1594	1594	19 updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services
1595	1595	20 without charge under this Section. After an initial
1596	1596	21 eligibility determination is made, an individual's eligibility
1597	1597	22 for free services shall automatically renew every 5 years
1598	1598	23 after receipt by the Authority of a copy of the individual's
1599	1599	24 government-issued identification card validating Illinois
1600	1600	25 residency. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Suburban
1601	1601	26 Bus Board from providing reduced fares as may be required by
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1612	1612	1 federal law.
1613	1613	2 (Source: P.A. 103-241, eff. 1-1-24.)
1614	1614	3 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.16)
1615	1615	4 Sec. 3A.16. Transit services for individuals with
1616	1616	5 disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
1617	1617	6 later than 60 days following the effective date of this
1618	1618	7 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
1619	1619	8 public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
1620	1620	9 purchase of service contract of, the Suburban Bus Board shall
1621	1621	10 be provided without charge to all persons with disabilities
1622	1622	11 who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
1623	1623	12 subsection (a-15) of Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the
1624	1624	13 Aging subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
1625	1625	14 Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
1626	1626	15 procedures as shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department
1627	1627	16 on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to
1628	1628	17 determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals
1629	1629	18 who are eligible for services without charge under this
1630	1630	19 Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made,
1631	1631	20 an individual's eligibility for free services shall
1632	1632	21 automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the
1633	1633	22 Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued
1634	1634	23 identification card validating Illinois residency. Individuals
1635	1635	24 who have not submitted an Illinois Persons with a Disability
1636	1636	25 Identification Card to the Authority shall also submit a
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1647	1647	1 document verifying the individual's disability.
1648	1648	2 (Source: P.A. 103-241, eff. 1-1-24.)
1649	1649	3 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.14)
1650	1650	4 Sec. 3B.14. Free services; eligibility.
1651	1651	5 (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
1652	1652	6 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1653	1653	7 the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
1654	1654	8 implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
1655	1655	9 provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
1656	1656	10 of, the Commuter Rail Board shall be provided without charge
1657	1657	11 to all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged 65 and
1658	1658	12 older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the
1659	1659	13 Commuter Rail Board.
1660	1660	14 (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
1661	1661	15 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
1662	1662	16 of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
1663	1663	17 transportation services provided by, or under grant or
1664	1664	18 purchase of service contracts of, the Commuter Rail Board
1665	1665	19 shall be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65
1666	1666	20 and older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth
1667	1667	21 in subsection (a-15) of Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the
1668	1668	22 Aging subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
1669	1669	23 Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
1670	1670	24 conditions as shall be prescribed by the Commuter Rail Board.
1671	1671	25 The Department on Aging shall furnish all information
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1682	1682	1 reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including
1683	1683	2 updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services
1684	1684	3 without charge under this Section. After an initial
1685	1685	4 eligibility determination is made, an individual's eligibility
1686	1686	5 for free services shall automatically renew every 5 years
1687	1687	6 after receipt by the Authority of a copy of the individual's
1688	1688	7 government-issued identification card validating Illinois
1689	1689	8 residency. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Commuter
1690	1690	9 Rail Board from providing reduced fares as may be required by
1691	1691	10 federal law.
1692	1692	11 (Source: P.A. 103-241, eff. 1-1-24.)
1693	1693	12 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.15)
1694	1694	13 Sec. 3B.15. Transit services for individuals with
1695	1695	14 disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
1696	1696	15 later than 60 days following the effective date of this
1697	1697	16 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
1698	1698	17 public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
1699	1699	18 purchase of service contract of, the Commuter Rail Board shall
1700	1700	19 be provided without charge to all persons with disabilities
1701	1701	20 who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
1702	1702	21 subsection (a-15) of Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the
1703	1703	22 Aging subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
1704	1704	23 Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such
1705	1705	24 procedures as shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department
1706	1706	25 on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to
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1717	1717	1 determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals
1718	1718	2 who are eligible for services without charge under this
1719	1719	3 Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made,
1720	1720	4 an individual's eligibility for free services shall
1721	1721	5 automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the
1722	1722	6 Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued
1723	1723	7 identification card validating Illinois residency. Individuals
1724	1724	8 who have not submitted an Illinois Persons with a Disability
1725	1725	9 Identification Card to the Authority shall also submit a
1726	1726	10 document verifying the individual's disability.
1727	1727	11 (Source: P.A. 103-241, eff. 1-1-24.)
1728	1728	12 Section 30. The Senior Citizen Courses Act is amended by
1729	1729	13 changing Section 1 as follows:
1730	1730	14 (110 ILCS 990/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 1801)
1731	1731	15 Sec. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:
1732	1732	16 (a) "Public institutions of higher education" means the
1733	1733	17 University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago
1734	1734	18 State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
1735	1735	19 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
1736	1736	20 University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois
1737	1737	21 University, and the public community colleges subject to the
1738	1738	22 "Public Community College Act".
1739	1739	23 (b) "Credit Course" means any program of study for which
1740	1740	24 public institutions of higher education award credit hours.
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1751	1751	1 (c) "Senior citizen" means any person 65 years or older
1752	1752	2 whose annual household income is less than the threshold
1753	1753	3 amount provided in subsection (a-15) of Section 4.15 of the
1754	1754	4 Illinois Act on the Aging Section 4 of the "Senior Citizens and
1755	1755	5 Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act", approved
1756	1756	6 July 17, 1972, as amended.
1757	1757	7 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
1758	1758	8 Section 35. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
1759	1759	9 changing Sections 4-1.6, 4-2, 6-1.2, and 6-2 as follows:
1760	1760	10 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.6) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.6)
1761	1761	11 Sec. 4-1.6. Need. Income available to the family as
1762	1762	12 defined by the Illinois Department by rule, or to the child in
1763	1763	13 the case of a child removed from his or her home, when added to
1764	1764	14 contributions in money, substance or services from other
1765	1765	15 sources, including income available from parents absent from
1766	1766	16 the home or from a stepparent, contributions made for the
1767	1767	17 benefit of the parent or other persons necessary to provide
1768	1768	18 care and supervision to the child, and contributions from
1769	1769	19 legally responsible relatives, must be equal to or less than
1770	1770	20 the grant amount established by Department regulation for such
1771	1771	21 a person. For purposes of eligibility for aid under this
1772	1772	22 Article, the Department shall (a) disregard all earned income
1773	1773	23 between the grant amount and 50% of the Federal Poverty Level
1774	1774	24 and (b) disregard the value of all assets held by the family.
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1785	1785	1 In considering income to be taken into account,
1786	1786	2 consideration shall be given to any expenses reasonably
1787	1787	3 attributable to the earning of such income. Three-fourths of
1788	1788	4 the earned income of a household eligible for aid under this
1789	1789	5 Article shall be disregarded when determining the level of
1790	1790	6 assistance for which a household is eligible. All child
1791	1791	7 support, whether it be current support, past support owed, or
1792	1792	8 future support, that is collected on or after January 1, 2023
1793	1793	9 on behalf of a family shall be passed through to the family and
1794	1794	10 disregarded in determining the amount of the assistance grant
1795	1795	11 provided to the family under this Article. Any amount of child
1796	1796	12 support that would be disregarded in determining the amount of
1797	1797	13 the assistance grant shall be disregarded in determining
1798	1798	14 eligibility for cash assistance provided under this Article.
1799	1799	15 The Illinois Department may also permit all or any portion of
1800	1800	16 earned or other income to be set aside for the future
1801	1801	17 identifiable needs of a child. The Illinois Department may
1802	1802	18 provide by rule and regulation for the exemptions thus
1803	1803	19 permitted or required. The eligibility of any applicant for or
1804	1804	20 recipient of public aid under this Article is not affected by
1805	1805	21 the payment of any benefits provided grant under the Benefits
1806	1806	22 Access Program administered under Section 4.15 of the Illinois
1807	1807	23 Act on the Aging "Senior Citizens and Persons with
1808	1808	24 Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act" or any distributions or
1809	1809	25 items of income described under subparagraph (X) of paragraph
1810	1810	26 (2) of subsection (a) of Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax
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1821	1821	1 Act.
1822	1822	2 The Illinois Department may, by rule, set forth criteria
1823	1823	3 under which an assistance unit is ineligible for cash
1824	1824	4 assistance under this Article for a specified number of months
1825	1825	5 due to the receipt of a lump sum payment.
1826	1826	6 (Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 7-1-24.)
1827	1827	7 (305 ILCS 5/4-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-2)
1828	1828	8 Sec. 4-2. Amount of aid.
1829	1829	9 (a) The amount and nature of financial aid shall be
1830	1830	10 determined in accordance with the grant amounts, rules and
1831	1831	11 regulations of the Illinois Department. Due regard shall be
1832	1832	12 given to the self-sufficiency requirements of the family and
1833	1833	13 to the income, money contributions and other support and
1834	1834	14 resources available, from whatever source. However, the amount
1835	1835	15 and nature of any financial aid is not affected by the payment
1836	1836	16 of any benefits provided grant under the Benefits Access
1837	1837	17 Program administered under Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on
1838	1838	18 the Aging "Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
1839	1839	19 Property Tax Relief Act" or any distributions or items of
1840	1840	20 income described under subparagraph (X) of paragraph (2) of
1841	1841	21 subsection (a) of Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.
1842	1842	22 The aid shall be sufficient, when added to all other income,
1843	1843	23 money contributions and support to provide the family with a
1844	1844	24 grant in the amount established by Department regulation.
1845	1845	25 (a-5) For the purposes of this subsection, TANF grant
1846	1846
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1856	1856	1 amounts shall consist of the following portions:
1857	1857	2 (1) 75% shall be designated for the child or children
1858	1858	3 of the assistance unit; and
1859	1859	4 (2) 25% shall be designated for the adult member or
1860	1860	5 members of the assistance unit.
1861	1861	6 (b) The Illinois Department may conduct special projects,
1862	1862	7 which may be known as Grant Diversion Projects, under which
1863	1863	8 recipients of financial aid under this Article are placed in
1864	1864	9 jobs and their grants are diverted to the employer who in turn
1865	1865	10 makes payments to the recipients in the form of salary or other
1866	1866	11 employment benefits. The Illinois Department shall by rule
1867	1867	12 specify the terms and conditions of such Grant Diversion
1868	1868	13 Projects. Such projects shall take into consideration and be
1869	1869	14 coordinated with the programs administered under the Illinois
1870	1870	15 Emergency Employment Development Act.
1871	1871	16 (c) The amount and nature of the financial aid for a child
1872	1872	17 requiring care outside his own home shall be determined in
1873	1873	18 accordance with the rules and regulations of the Illinois
1874	1874	19 Department, with due regard to the needs and requirements of
1875	1875	20 the child in the foster home or institution in which he has
1876	1876	21 been placed.
1877	1877	22 (d) If the Department establishes grants for family units
1878	1878	23 consisting exclusively of a pregnant woman with no dependent
1879	1879	24 child or including her husband if living with her, the grant
1880	1880	25 amount for such a unit shall be equal to the grant amount for
1881	1881	26 an assistance unit consisting of one adult, or 2 persons if the
1882	1882
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1892	1892	1 husband is included. Other than as herein described, an unborn
1893	1893	2 child shall not be counted in determining the size of an
1894	1894	3 assistance unit or for calculating grants.
1895	1895	4 Payments for basic maintenance requirements of a child or
1896	1896	5 children and the relative with whom the child or children are
1897	1897	6 living shall be prescribed, by rule, by the Illinois
1898	1898	7 Department.
1899	1899	8 Grants under this Article shall not be supplemented by
1900	1900	9 General Assistance provided under Article VI.
1901	1901	10 (e) Grants shall be paid to the parent or other person with
1902	1902	11 whom the child or children are living, except for such amount
1903	1903	12 as is paid in behalf of the child or his parent or other
1904	1904	13 relative to other persons or agencies pursuant to this Code or
1905	1905	14 the rules and regulations of the Illinois Department.
1906	1906	15 (f) Subject to subsection (f-5), an assistance unit,
1907	1907	16 receiving financial aid under this Article or temporarily
1908	1908	17 ineligible to receive aid under this Article under a penalty
1909	1909	18 imposed by the Illinois Department for failure to comply with
1910	1910	19 the eligibility requirements or that voluntarily requests
1911	1911	20 termination of financial assistance under this Article and
1912	1912	21 becomes subsequently eligible for assistance within 9 months,
1913	1913	22 shall not receive any increase in the amount of aid solely on
1914	1914	23 account of the birth of a child; except that an increase is not
1915	1915	24 prohibited when the birth is (i) of a child of a pregnant woman
1916	1916	25 who became eligible for aid under this Article during the
1917	1917	26 pregnancy, or (ii) of a child born within 10 months after the
1918	1918
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1928	1928	1 date of implementation of this subsection, or (iii) of a child
1929	1929	2 conceived after a family became ineligible for assistance due
1930	1930	3 to income or marriage and at least 3 months of ineligibility
1931	1931	4 expired before any reapplication for assistance. This
1932	1932	5 subsection does not, however, prevent a unit from receiving a
1933	1933	6 general increase in the amount of aid that is provided to all
1934	1934	7 recipients of aid under this Article.
1935	1935	8 The Illinois Department is authorized to transfer funds,
1936	1936	9 and shall use any budgetary savings attributable to not
1937	1937	10 increasing the grants due to the births of additional
1938	1938	11 children, to supplement existing funding for employment and
1939	1939	12 training services for recipients of aid under this Article IV.
1940	1940	13 The Illinois Department shall target, to the extent the
1941	1941	14 supplemental funding allows, employment and training services
1942	1942	15 to the families who do not receive a grant increase after the
1943	1943	16 birth of a child. In addition, the Illinois Department shall
1944	1944	17 provide, to the extent the supplemental funding allows, such
1945	1945	18 families with up to 24 months of transitional child care
1946	1946	19 pursuant to Illinois Department rules. All remaining
1947	1947	20 supplemental funds shall be used for employment and training
1948	1948	21 services or transitional child care support.
1949	1949	22 In making the transfers authorized by this subsection, the
1950	1950	23 Illinois Department shall first determine, pursuant to
1951	1951	24 regulations adopted by the Illinois Department for this
1952	1952	25 purpose, the amount of savings attributable to not increasing
1953	1953	26 the grants due to the births of additional children. Transfers
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1964	1964	1 may be made from General Revenue Fund appropriations for
1965	1965	2 distributive purposes authorized by Article IV of this Code
1966	1966	3 only to General Revenue Fund appropriations for employability
1967	1967	4 development services including operating and administrative
1968	1968	5 costs and related distributive purposes under Article IXA of
1969	1969	6 this Code. The Director, with the approval of the Governor,
1970	1970	7 shall certify the amount and affected line item appropriations
1971	1971	8 to the State Comptroller.
1972	1972	9 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit
1973	1973	10 the Illinois Department from using funds under this Article IV
1974	1974	11 to provide assistance in the form of vouchers that may be used
1975	1975	12 to pay for goods and services deemed by the Illinois
1976	1976	13 Department, by rule, as suitable for the care of the child such
1977	1977	14 as diapers, clothing, school supplies, and cribs.
1978	1978	15 (f-5) Subsection (f) shall not apply to affect the monthly
1979	1979	16 assistance amount of any family as a result of the birth of a
1980	1980	17 child on or after January 1, 2004. As resources permit after
1981	1981	18 January 1, 2004, the Department may cease applying subsection
1982	1982	19 (f) to limit assistance to families receiving assistance under
1983	1983	20 this Article on January 1, 2004, with respect to children born
1984	1984	21 prior to that date. In any event, subsection (f) shall be
1985	1985	22 completely inoperative on and after July 1, 2007.
1986	1986	23 (g) (Blank).
1987	1987	24 (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the
1988	1988	25 Illinois Department is authorized to reduce payment levels
1989	1989	26 used to determine cash grants under this Article after
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2000	2000	1 December 31 of any fiscal year if the Illinois Department
2001	2001	2 determines that the caseload upon which the appropriations for
2002	2002	3 the current fiscal year are based have increased by more than
2003	2003	4 5% and the appropriation is not sufficient to ensure that cash
2004	2004	5 benefits under this Article do not exceed the amounts
2005	2005	6 appropriated for those cash benefits. Reductions in payment
2006	2006	7 levels may be accomplished by emergency rule under Section
2007	2007	8 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, except that
2008	2008	9 the limitation on the number of emergency rules that may be
2009	2009	10 adopted in a 24-month period shall not apply and the
2010	2010	11 provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 of the Illinois
2011	2011	12 Administrative Procedure Act shall not apply. Increases in
2012	2012	13 payment levels shall be accomplished only in accordance with
2013	2013	14 Section 5-40 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
2014	2014	15 Before any rule to increase payment levels promulgated under
2015	2015	16 this Section shall become effective, a joint resolution
2016	2016	17 approving the rule must be adopted by a roll call vote by a
2017	2017	18 majority of the members elected to each chamber of the General
2018	2018	19 Assembly.
2019	2019	20 (Source: P.A. 101-103, eff. 7-19-19.)
2020	2020	21 (305 ILCS 5/6-1.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.2)
2021	2021	22 Sec. 6-1.2. Need. Income available to the person, when
2022	2022	23 added to contributions in money, substance, or services from
2023	2023	24 other sources, including contributions from legally
2024	2024	25 responsible relatives, must be insufficient to equal the grant
2025	2025
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2035	2035	1 amount established by Department regulation (or by local
2036	2036	2 governmental unit in units which do not receive State funds)
2037	2037	3 for such a person.
2038	2038	4 In determining income to be taken into account:
2039	2039	5 (1) The first $75 of earned income in income
2040	2040	6 assistance units comprised exclusively of one adult person
2041	2041	7 shall be disregarded, and for not more than 3 months in any
2042	2042	8 12 consecutive months that portion of earned income beyond
2043	2043	9 the first $75 that is the difference between the standard
2044	2044	10 of assistance and the grant amount, shall be disregarded.
2045	2045	11 (2) For income assistance units not comprised
2046	2046	12 exclusively of one adult person, when authorized by rules
2047	2047	13 and regulations of the Illinois Department, a portion of
2048	2048	14 earned income, not to exceed the first $25 a month plus 50%
2049	2049	15 of the next $75, may be disregarded for the purpose of
2050	2050	16 stimulating and aiding rehabilitative effort and
2051	2051	17 self-support activity.
2052	2052	18 "Earned income" means money earned in self-employment or
2053	2053	19 wages, salary, or commission for personal services performed
2054	2054	20 as an employee. The eligibility of any applicant for or
2055	2055	21 recipient of public aid under this Article is not affected by
2056	2056	22 the payment of any benefits provided grant under the Benefits
2057	2057	23 Access Program administered under Section 4.15 of the Illinois
2058	2058	24 Act on the Aging "Senior Citizens and Persons with
2059	2059	25 Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act", any refund or payment
2060	2060	26 of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, any rebate authorized
2061	2061
2062	2062
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2071	2071	1 under Section 2201(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
2072	2072	2 Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) or under any other
2073	2073	3 federal economic stimulus program created in response to the
2074	2074	4 COVID-19 emergency, or any distributions or items of income
2075	2075	5 described under subparagraph (X) of paragraph (2) of
2076	2076	6 subsection (a) of Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.
2077	2077	7 (Source: P.A. 101-632, eff. 6-5-20.)
2078	2078	8 (305 ILCS 5/6-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 6-2)
2079	2079	9 Sec. 6-2. Amount of aid. The amount and nature of General
2080	2080	10 Assistance for basic maintenance requirements shall be
2081	2081	11 determined in accordance with local budget standards for local
2082	2082	12 governmental units which do not receive State funds. For local
2083	2083	13 governmental units which do receive State funds, the amount
2084	2084	14 and nature of General Assistance for basic maintenance
2085	2085	15 requirements shall be determined in accordance with the
2086	2086	16 standards, rules and regulations of the Illinois Department.
2087	2087	17 However, the amount and nature of any financial aid is not
2088	2088	18 affected by the payment of any benefits provided grant under
2089	2089	19 the Benefits Access Program administered under Section 4.15 of
2090	2090	20 the Illinois Act on the Aging Senior Citizens and Persons with
2091	2091	21 Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, any rebate authorized
2092	2092	22 under Section 2201(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
2093	2093	23 Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) or under any other
2094	2094	24 federal economic stimulus program created in response to the
2095	2095	25 COVID-19 emergency, or any distributions or items of income
2096	2096
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2106	2106	1 described under subparagraph (X) of paragraph (2) of
2107	2107	2 subsection (a) of Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.
2108	2108	3 Due regard shall be given to the requirements and the
2109	2109	4 conditions existing in each case, and to the income, money
2110	2110	5 contributions and other support and resources available, from
2111	2111	6 whatever source. In local governmental units which do not
2112	2112	7 receive State funds, the grant shall be sufficient when added
2113	2113	8 to all other income, money contributions and support in excess
2114	2114	9 of any excluded income or resources, to provide the person
2115	2115	10 with a grant in the amount established for such a person by the
2116	2116	11 local governmental unit based upon standards meeting basic
2117	2117	12 maintenance requirements. In local governmental units which do
2118	2118	13 receive State funds, the grant shall be sufficient when added
2119	2119	14 to all other income, money contributions and support in excess
2120	2120	15 of any excluded income or resources, to provide the person
2121	2121	16 with a grant in the amount established for such a person by
2122	2122	17 Department regulation based upon standards providing a
2123	2123	18 livelihood compatible with health and well-being, as directed
2124	2124	19 by Section 12-4.11 of this Code.
2125	2125	20 The Illinois Department may conduct special projects,
2126	2126	21 which may be known as Grant Diversion Projects, under which
2127	2127	22 recipients of financial aid under this Article are placed in
2128	2128	23 jobs and their grants are diverted to the employer who in turn
2129	2129	24 makes payments to the recipients in the form of salary or other
2130	2130	25 employment benefits. The Illinois Department shall by rule
2131	2131	26 specify the terms and conditions of such Grant Diversion
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2142	2142	1 Projects. Such projects shall take into consideration and be
2143	2143	2 coordinated with the programs administered under the Illinois
2144	2144	3 Emergency Employment Development Act.
2145	2145	4 The allowances provided under Article IX for recipients
2146	2146	5 participating in the training and rehabilitation programs
2147	2147	6 shall be in addition to such maximum payment.
2148	2148	7 Payments may also be made to provide persons receiving
2149	2149	8 basic maintenance support with necessary treatment, care and
2150	2150	9 supplies required because of illness or disability or with
2151	2151	10 acute medical treatment, care, and supplies. Payments for
2152	2152	11 necessary or acute medical care under this paragraph may be
2153	2153	12 made to or in behalf of the person. Obligations incurred for
2154	2154	13 such services but not paid for at the time of a recipient's
2155	2155	14 death may be paid, subject to the rules and regulations of the
2156	2156	15 Illinois Department, after the death of the recipient.
2157	2157	16 (Source: P.A. 101-632, eff. 6-5-20.)
2158	2158	17 Section 40. The Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral
2159	2159	18 Act is amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
2160	2160	19 (320 ILCS 30/8) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 458)
2161	2161	20 Sec. 8. Nothing in this Act (a) affects any provision of
2162	2162	21 any mortgage or other instrument relating to land requiring a
2163	2163	22 person to pay real estate taxes or (b) affects the eligibility
2164	2164	23 of any person to receive any grant pursuant to the "Senior
2165	2165	24 Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief
2166	2166
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2176	2176	1 Act".
2177	2177	2 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
2178	2178	3 Section 45. The Older Adult Services Act is amended by
2179	2179	4 changing Section 35 as follows:
2180	2180	5 (320 ILCS 42/35)
2181	2181	6 Sec. 35. Older Adult Services Advisory Committee.
2182	2182	7 (a) The Older Adult Services Advisory Committee is created
2183	2183	8 to advise the directors of Aging, Healthcare and Family
2184	2184	9 Services, and Public Health on all matters related to this Act
2185	2185	10 and the delivery of services to older adults in general.
2186	2186	11 (b) The Advisory Committee shall be comprised of the
2187	2187	12 following:
2188	2188	13 (1) The Director of Aging or his or her designee, who
2189	2189	14 shall serve as chair and shall be an ex officio and
2190	2190	15 nonvoting member.
2191	2191	16 (2) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services and
2192	2192	17 the Director of Public Health or their designees, who
2193	2193	18 shall serve as vice-chairs and shall be ex officio and
2194	2194	19 nonvoting members.
2195	2195	20 (3) One representative each of the Governor's Office,
2196	2196	21 the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the
2197	2197	22 Department of Public Health, the Department of Veterans'
2198	2198	23 Affairs, the Department of Human Services, the Department
2199	2199	24 of Insurance, the Department on Aging, the Department on
2200	2200
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2210	2210	1 Aging's State Long Term Care Ombudsman, the Illinois
2211	2211	2 Housing Finance Authority, and the Illinois Housing
2212	2212	3 Development Authority, each of whom shall be selected by
2213	2213	4 his or her respective director and shall be an ex officio
2214	2214	5 and nonvoting member.
2215	2215	6 (4) Thirty members appointed by the Director of Aging
2216	2216	7 in collaboration with the directors of Public Health and
2217	2217	8 Healthcare and Family Services, and selected from the
2218	2218	9 recommendations of statewide associations and
2219	2219	10 organizations, as follows:
2220	2220	11 (A) One member representing the Area Agencies on
2221	2221	12 Aging;
2222	2222	13 (B) Four members representing nursing homes or
2223	2223	14 licensed assisted living establishments;
2224	2224	15 (C) One member representing home health agencies;
2225	2225	16 (D) One member representing case management
2226	2226	17 services;
2227	2227	18 (E) One member representing statewide senior
2228	2228	19 center associations;
2229	2229	20 (F) One member representing Community Care Program
2230	2230	21 homemaker services;
2231	2231	22 (G) One member representing Community Care Program
2232	2232	23 adult day services;
2233	2233	24 (H) One member representing nutrition project
2234	2234	25 directors;
2235	2235	26 (I) One member representing hospice programs;
2236	2236
2237	2237
2238	2238
2239	2239
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2246	2246	1 (J) One member representing individuals with
2247	2247	2 Alzheimer's disease and related dementias;
2248	2248	3 (K) Two members representing statewide trade or
2249	2249	4 labor unions;
2250	2250	5 (L) One advanced practice registered nurse with
2251	2251	6 experience in gerontological nursing;
2252	2252	7 (M) One physician specializing in gerontology;
2253	2253	8 (N) One member representing regional long-term
2254	2254	9 care ombudsmen;
2255	2255	10 (O) One member representing municipal, township,
2256	2256	11 or county officials;
2257	2257	12 (P) (Blank);
2258	2258	13 (Q) (Blank);
2259	2259	14 (R) One member representing the parish nurse
2260	2260	15 movement;
2261	2261	16 (S) One member representing pharmacists;
2262	2262	17 (T) Two members representing statewide
2263	2263	18 organizations engaging in advocacy or legal
2264	2264	19 representation on behalf of the senior population;
2265	2265	20 (U) Two family caregivers;
2266	2266	21 (V) Two citizen members over the age of 60;
2267	2267	22 (W) One citizen with knowledge in the area of
2268	2268	23 gerontology research or health care law;
2269	2269	24 (X) One representative of health care facilities
2270	2270	25 licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act; and
2271	2271	26 (Y) One representative of primary care service
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2282	2282	1 providers.
2283	2283	2 The Director of Aging, in collaboration with the Directors
2284	2284	3 of Public Health and Healthcare and Family Services, may
2285	2285	4 appoint additional citizen members to the Older Adult Services
2286	2286	5 Advisory Committee. Each such additional member must be either
2287	2287	6 an individual age 60 or older or an uncompensated caregiver
2288	2288	7 for a family member or friend who is age 60 or older.
2289	2289	8 (c) Voting members of the Advisory Committee shall serve
2290	2290	9 for a term of 3 years or until a replacement is named. All
2291	2291	10 members shall be appointed no later than January 1, 2005. Of
2292	2292	11 the initial appointees, as determined by lot, 10 members shall
2293	2293	12 serve a term of one year; 10 shall serve for a term of 2 years;
2294	2294	13 and 12 shall serve for a term of 3 years. Any member appointed
2295	2295	14 to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term
2296	2296	15 for which his or her predecessor was appointed shall be
2297	2297	16 appointed for the remainder of that term. The Advisory
2298	2298	17 Committee shall meet at least quarterly and may meet more
2299	2299	18 frequently at the call of the Chair. A simple majority of those
2300	2300	19 appointed shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of a
2301	2301	20 majority of those present and voting shall be necessary for
2302	2302	21 Advisory Committee action. Members of the Advisory Committee
2303	2303	22 shall receive no compensation for their services.
2304	2304	23 (d) The Advisory Committee shall have an Executive
2305	2305	24 Committee comprised of the Chair, the Vice Chairs, and up to 15
2306	2306	25 members of the Advisory Committee appointed by the Chair who
2307	2307	26 have demonstrated expertise in developing, implementing, or
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2318	2318	1 coordinating the system restructuring initiatives defined in
2319	2319	2 Section 25. The Executive Committee shall have responsibility
2320	2320	3 to oversee and structure the operations of the Advisory
2321	2321	4 Committee and to create and appoint necessary subcommittees
2322	2322	5 and subcommittee members. The Advisory Committee's Community
2323	2323	6 Care Program Medicaid Enrollment Oversight Subcommittee shall
2324	2324	7 have the membership and powers and duties set forth in Section
2325	2325	8 4.02 of the Illinois Act on the Aging.
2326	2326	9 (e) The Advisory Committee shall study and make
2327	2327	10 recommendations related to the implementation of this Act,
2328	2328	11 including, but not limited to, system restructuring
2329	2329	12 initiatives as defined in Section 25 or otherwise related to
2330	2330	13 this Act.
2331	2331	14 (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18; 100-587, eff. 6-4-18;
2332	2332	15 100-621, eff. 7-20-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
2333	2333	16 Section 50. The Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is
2334	2334	17 amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
2335	2335	18 (320 ILCS 50/5)
2336	2336	19 Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds:
2337	2337	20 (1) Senior citizens identify pharmaceutical assistance as
2338	2338	21 the single most critical factor to their health, well-being,
2339	2339	22 and continued independence.
2340	2340	23 (2) The State of Illinois currently operates one 2
2341	2341	24 pharmaceutical assistance programs that benefit seniors: (i)
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2352	2352	1 the program of pharmaceutical assistance under the Senior
2353	2353	2 Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act
2354	2354	3 and (ii) the Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled program under
2355	2355	4 the Illinois Public Aid Code. The State has been given
2356	2356	5 authority to establish a third program, SeniorRx Care, through
2357	2357	6 a federal Medicaid waiver.
2358	2358	7 (3) Each year, numerous pieces of legislation are filed
2359	2359	8 seeking to establish additional pharmaceutical assistance
2360	2360	9 benefits for seniors or to make changes to the existing
2361	2361	10 programs.
2362	2362	11 (4) Establishment of a pharmaceutical assistance review
2363	2363	12 committee will ensure proper coordination of benefits,
2364	2364	13 diminish the likelihood of duplicative benefits, and ensure
2365	2365	14 that the best interests of seniors are served.
2366	2366	15 (5) In addition to the State pharmaceutical assistance
2367	2367	16 programs, several private entities, such as drug manufacturers
2368	2368	17 and pharmacies, also offer prescription drug discount or
2369	2369	18 coverage programs.
2370	2370	19 (6) Many seniors are unaware of the myriad of public and
2371	2371	20 private programs available to them.
2372	2372	21 (7) Establishing a pharmaceutical clearinghouse with a
2373	2373	22 toll-free hot-line and local outreach workers will educate
2374	2374	23 seniors about the vast array of options available to them and
2375	2375	24 enable seniors to make an educated and informed choice that is
2376	2376	25 best for them.
2377	2377	26 (8) Estimates indicate that almost one-third of senior
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2388	2388	1 citizens lack prescription drug coverage. The federal
2389	2389	2 government, states, and the pharmaceutical industry each have
2390	2390	3 a role in helping these uninsured seniors gain access to
2391	2391	4 life-saving medications.
2392	2392	5 (9) The State of Illinois has recognized its obligation to
2393	2393	6 assist Illinois' neediest seniors in purchasing prescription
2394	2394	7 medications, and it is now time for pharmaceutical
2395	2395	8 manufacturers to recognize their obligation to make their
2396	2396	9 medications affordable to seniors.
2397	2397	10 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
2398	2398	11 Section 55. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
2399	2399	12 changing Sections 3-609, 3-626, 3-667, 3-806.3, and 11-1301.2
2400	2400	13 as follows:
2401	2401	14 (625 ILCS 5/3-609) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609)
2402	2402	15 Sec. 3-609. Plates for veterans with disabilities.
2403	2403	16 (a) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected
2404	2404	17 disability from the United States Department of Veterans
2405	2405	18 Affairs, and who has obtained certification from a licensed
2406	2406	19 physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
2407	2407	20 registered nurse that the service-connected disability
2408	2408	21 qualifies the veteran for issuance of registration plates or
2409	2409	22 digital registration plates or decals to a person with
2410	2410	23 disabilities in accordance with Section 3-616, may, without
2411	2411	24 the payment of any registration fee, make application to the
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2422	2422	1 Secretary of State for license plates for veterans with
2423	2423	2 disabilities displaying the international symbol of access,
2424	2424	3 for the registration of one motor vehicle of the first
2425	2425	4 division, one motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the second
2426	2426	5 division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
2427	2427	6 (b) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected
2428	2428	7 disability from the United States Department of Veterans
2429	2429	8 Affairs, and whose degree of disability has been declared to
2430	2430	9 be 50% or more, but whose disability does not qualify the
2431	2431	10 veteran for a plate or decal for persons with disabilities
2432	2432	11 under Section 3-616, may, without the payment of any
2433	2433	12 registration fee, make application to the Secretary for a
2434	2434	13 special registration plate or digital registration plate
2435	2435	14 without the international symbol of access for the
2436	2436	15 registration of one motor vehicle of the first division, one
2437	2437	16 motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the second division
2438	2438	17 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
2439	2439	18 (c) Renewal of such registration must be accompanied with
2440	2440	19 documentation for eligibility of registration without fee
2441	2441	20 unless the applicant has a permanent qualifying disability,
2442	2442	21 and such registration plates or digital registration plates
2443	2443	22 may not be issued to any person not eligible therefor. The
2444	2444	23 Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs may assist in
2445	2445	24 providing the documentation of disability.
2446	2446	25 (d) The design and color of the plates shall be within the
2447	2447	26 discretion of the Secretary, except that the plates issued
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2458	2458	1 under subsection (b) of this Section shall not contain the
2459	2459	2 international symbol of access. The Secretary may, in his or
2460	2460	3 her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or
2461	2461	4 personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this
2462	2462	5 Code. Registration shall be for a multi-year period and may be
2463	2463	6 issued staggered registration.
2464	2464	7 (e) Any person eligible to receive license plates under
2465	2465	8 this Section who has been approved for benefits under the
2466	2466	9 Benefits Access Program administered under Section 4.15 of the
2467	2467	10 Illinois Act on the Aging Senior Citizens and Persons with
2468	2468	11 Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, or who has claimed and
2469	2469	12 received a grant under that Act, shall pay a fee of $24 instead
2470	2470	13 of the fee otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars
2471	2471	14 displaying standard multi-year registration plates or digital
2472	2472	15 registration plates issued under Section 3-414.1, for motor
2473	2473	16 vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
2474	2474	17 3-815(a), or for recreational vehicles registered at 8,000
2475	2475	18 pounds or less under Section 3-815(b), for a second set of
2476	2476	19 plates under this Section.
2477	2477	20 (f) With respect to the supporting documentation required
2478	2478	21 to obtain a plate under this Section, the Secretary shall
2479	2479	22 allow an applicant to redact information on the documentation
2480	2480	23 that pertains to the nature of the applicant's health issue,
2481	2481	24 unless that information is necessary to confirm that the
2482	2482	25 applicant's disability is service-connected or to establish
2483	2483	26 the degree of the applicant's service-connected disability.
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2494	2494	1 (Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; 101-536, eff. 1-1-20;
2495	2495	2 102-273, eff. 8-6-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
2496	2496	3 (625 ILCS 5/3-626)
2497	2497	4 Sec. 3-626. Korean War Veteran license plates.
2498	2498	5 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
2499	2499	6 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
2500	2500	7 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
2501	2501	8 State, may issue special registration plates designated as
2502	2502	9 Korean War Veteran license plates to residents of Illinois who
2503	2503	10 participated in the United States Armed Forces during the
2504	2504	11 Korean War. The special plate issued under this Section shall
2505	2505	12 be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,
2506	2506	13 motorcycles, motor vehicles of the second division weighing
2507	2507	14 not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as
2508	2508	15 defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under
2509	2509	16 this Section shall expire according to the staggered
2510	2510	17 multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this
2511	2511	18 Code.
2512	2512	19 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
2513	2513	20 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
2514	2514	21 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be
2515	2515	22 issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
2516	2516	23 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
2517	2517	24 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
2518	2518	25 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
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2529	2529	1 the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
2530	2530	2 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
2531	2531	3 under Section 3-412.
2532	2532	4 (c) (Blank).
2533	2533	5 (d) (Blank).
2534	2534	6 (e) An individual who has been issued Korean War Veteran
2535	2535	7 license plates for a vehicle and who has been approved for
2536	2536	8 benefits under the Benefits Access Program administered under
2537	2537	9 Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the Aging Senior Citizens
2538	2538	10 and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act shall
2539	2539	11 pay the original issuance and the regular annual fee for the
2540	2540	12 registration of the vehicle as provided in Section 3-806.3 of
2541	2541	13 this Code.
2542	2542	14 (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-616, eff. 7-1-24.)
2543	2543	15 (625 ILCS 5/3-667)
2544	2544	16 Sec. 3-667. Korean Service license plates.
2545	2545	17 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
2546	2546	18 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
2547	2547	19 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
2548	2548	20 State, may issue special registration plates designated as
2549	2549	21 Korean Service license plates to residents of Illinois who, on
2550	2550	22 or after July 27, 1954, participated in the United States
2551	2551	23 Armed Forces in Korea. The special plate issued under this
2552	2552	24 Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
2553	2553	25 first division, motorcycles, motor vehicles of the second
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2564	2564	1 division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational
2565	2565	2 vehicles as defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates
2566	2566	3 issued under this Section shall expire according to the
2567	2567	4 staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
2568	2568	5 of this Code.
2569	2569	6 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
2570	2570	7 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
2571	2571	8 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be
2572	2572	9 issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with
2573	2573	10 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
2574	2574	11 designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
2575	2575	12 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
2576	2576	13 the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
2577	2577	14 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
2578	2578	15 under Section 3-412.
2579	2579	16 (c) (Blank).
2580	2580	17 (d) An individual who has been issued Korean Service
2581	2581	18 license plates for a vehicle and who has been approved for
2582	2582	19 benefits under the Benefits Access Program administered under
2583	2583	20 Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the Aging Senior Citizens
2584	2584	21 and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act shall
2585	2585	22 pay the original issuance and the regular annual fee for the
2586	2586	23 registration of the vehicle as provided in Section 3-806.3 of
2587	2587	24 this Code in addition to the fees specified in subsection (c)
2588	2588	25 of this Section.
2589	2589	26 (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)
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2600	2600	1 (625 ILCS 5/3-806.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.3)
2601	2601	2 Sec. 3-806.3. Senior citizens. Commencing with the 2025
2602	2602	3 2009 registration year, the registration fee paid by any
2603	2603	4 vehicle owner who has been approved for benefits under the
2604	2604	5 Benefits Access Program administered under Section 4.15 of the
2605	2605	6 Illinois Act on the Aging the Senior Citizens and Persons with
2606	2606	7 Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act or who is the spouse of
2607	2607	8 such a person shall be $10 instead of the fee otherwise
2608	2608	9 provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying standard
2609	2609	10 multi-year registration plates or digital registration plates
2610	2610	11 issued under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles displaying
2611	2611	12 special registration plates or digital registration plates
2612	2612	13 issued under Section 3-607, 3-609, 3-616, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623,
2613	2613	14 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650,
2614	2614	15 3-651, 3-663, 3-664, or 3-699.17, motor vehicles registered at
2615	2615	16 8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(a), and recreational
2616	2616	17 vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
2617	2617	18 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of claimants shall also be
2618	2618	19 entitled to this reduced registration fee for the registration
2619	2619	20 year in which the claimant was eligible.
2620	2620	21 Commencing with the 2009 registration year, the
2621	2621	22 registration fee paid by any vehicle owner who has claimed and
2622	2622	23 received a grant under the Senior Citizens and Persons with
2623	2623	24 Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act or who is the spouse of
2624	2624	25 such a person shall be $10 instead of the fee otherwise
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2635	2635	1 provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying standard
2636	2636	2 multi-year registration plates or digital registration plates
2637	2637	3 issued under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles displaying
2638	2638	4 special registration plates or digital registration plates
2639	2639	5 issued under Section 3-607, 3-609, 3-616, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623,
2640	2640	6 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650,
2641	2641	7 3-651, 3-663, 3-664, or 3-699.17, motor vehicles registered at
2642	2642	8 8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(a), and recreational
2643	2643	9 vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
2644	2644	10 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of claimants shall also be
2645	2645	11 entitled to this reduced registration fee for the registration
2646	2646	12 year in which the claimant was eligible.
2647	2647	13 Commencing with the 2017 registration year, the reduced
2648	2648	14 fee under this Section shall apply to any special registration
2649	2649	15 plate or digital registration plate authorized in Article VI
2650	2650	16 of Chapter 3 of this Code for which the applicant would
2651	2651	17 otherwise be eligible.
2652	2652	18 Surcharges for vehicle registrations under Section 3-806
2653	2653	19 of this Code shall not be collected from any vehicle owner who
2654	2654	20 has been approved for benefits under the Benefits Access
2655	2655	21 Program administered under Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on
2656	2656	22 the Aging the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property
2657	2657	23 Tax Relief Act or a person who is the spouse of such a person.
2658	2658	24 No more than one reduced registration fee under this
2659	2659	25 Section shall be allowed during any 12-month period based on
2660	2660	26 the primary eligibility of any individual, whether such
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2671	2671	1 reduced registration fee is allowed to the individual or to
2672	2672	2 the spouse, widow or widower of such individual. This Section
2673	2673	3 does not apply to the fee paid in addition to the registration
2674	2674	4 fee for motor vehicles displaying vanity, personalized, or
2675	2675	5 special license plates.
2676	2676	6 (Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 101-395, eff. 8-16-19;
2677	2677	7 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-807, eff. 1-1-23.)
2678	2678	8 (625 ILCS 5/11-1301.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1301.2)
2679	2679	9 Sec. 11-1301.2. Special decals for parking; persons with
2680	2680	10 disabilities.
2681	2681	11 (a) The Secretary of State shall provide for, by
2682	2682	12 administrative rules, the design, size, color, and placement
2683	2683	13 of a person with disabilities motorist decal or device and
2684	2684	14 shall provide for, by administrative rules, the content and
2685	2685	15 form of an application for a person with disabilities motorist
2686	2686	16 decal or device, which shall be used by local authorities in
2687	2687	17 the issuance thereof to a person with temporary disabilities,
2688	2688	18 provided that the decal or device is valid for no more than 90
2689	2689	19 days, subject to renewal for like periods based upon continued
2690	2690	20 disability, and further provided that the decal or device
2691	2691	21 clearly sets forth the date that the decal or device expires.
2692	2692	22 The application shall include the requirement of an Illinois
2693	2693	23 Identification Card number or a State of Illinois driver's
2694	2694	24 license number or, if the applicant does not have an
2695	2695	25 identification card or driver's license number, then the
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2706	2706	1 applicant may use a valid identification number issued by a
2707	2707	2 branch of the U.S. military or a federally issued Medicare or
2708	2708	3 Medicaid identification number. This decal or device may be
2709	2709	4 used by the authorized holder to designate and identify a
2710	2710	5 vehicle not owned or displaying a registration plate or
2711	2711	6 digital registration plate as provided in Sections 3-609 and
2712	2712	7 3-616 of this Act to designate when the vehicle is being used
2713	2713	8 to transport said person or persons with disabilities, and
2714	2714	9 thus is entitled to enjoy all the privileges that would be
2715	2715	10 afforded a person with disabilities licensed vehicle. Person
2716	2716	11 with disabilities decals or devices issued and displayed
2717	2717	12 pursuant to this Section shall be recognized and honored by
2718	2718	13 all local authorities regardless of which local authority
2719	2719	14 issued such decal or device.
2720	2720	15 The decal or device shall be issued only upon a showing by
2721	2721	16 adequate documentation that the person for whose benefit the
2722	2722	17 decal or device is to be used has a disability as defined in
2723	2723	18 Section 1-159.1 of this Code and the disability is temporary.
2724	2724	19 (a-5) The Secretary may provide a disabilities motorist
2725	2725	20 decal or device to an expectant mother during her third
2726	2726	21 trimester. An application under this subsection is subject to
2727	2727	22 application requirements under subsection (a). The decal or
2728	2728	23 device shall be valid for no more than 90 days, and shall
2729	2729	24 clearly set forth the date that the decal or device expires.
2730	2730	25 The decal or device shall be issued only upon a showing by
2731	2731	26 adequate documentation that the expectant mother has entered
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2742	2742	1 her third trimester.
2743	2743	2 (b) The local governing authorities shall be responsible
2744	2744	3 for the provision of such decal or device, its issuance and
2745	2745	4 designated placement within the vehicle. The cost of such
2746	2746	5 decal or device shall be at the discretion of such local
2747	2747	6 governing authority.
2748	2748	7 (c) The Secretary of State may, pursuant to Section
2749	2749	8 3-616(c), issue a person with disabilities parking decal or
2750	2750	9 device to a person with disabilities as defined by Section
2751	2751	10 1-159.1. Any person with disabilities parking decal or device
2752	2752	11 issued by the Secretary of State shall be registered to that
2753	2753	12 person with disabilities in the form to be prescribed by the
2754	2754	13 Secretary of State. The person with disabilities parking decal
2755	2755	14 or device shall not display that person's address. One
2756	2756	15 additional decal or device may be issued to an applicant upon
2757	2757	16 his or her written request and with the approval of the
2758	2758	17 Secretary of State. The written request must include a
2759	2759	18 justification of the need for the additional decal or device.
2760	2760	19 (c-5) Beginning January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall
2761	2761	20 provide by administrative rule for the issuance of a separate
2762	2762	21 and distinct parking decal or device for persons with
2763	2763	22 disabilities as defined by Section 1-159.1 of this Code and
2764	2764	23 who meet the qualifications under this subsection. The
2765	2765	24 authorized holder of a decal or device issued under this
2766	2766	25 subsection (c-5) shall be exempt from the payment of fees
2767	2767	26 generated by parking in a metered space, a parking area
2768	2768
2769	2769
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2778	2778	1 subject to paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of Section 11-209
2779	2779	2 of this Code, or a publicly owned parking area.
2780	2780	3 The Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device
2781	2781	4 to a person with disabilities who: (i) has been issued
2782	2782	5 registration plates or digital registration plates under
2783	2783	6 subsection (a) of Section 3-609 or Section 3-616 of this Code
2784	2784	7 or a special decal or device under this Section, (ii) holds a
2785	2785	8 valid Illinois driver's license, and (iii) is unable to do one
2786	2786	9 or more of the following:
2787	2787	10 (1) manage, manipulate, or insert coins, or obtain
2788	2788	11 tickets or tokens in parking meters or ticket machines in
2789	2789	12 parking lots, due to the lack of fine motor control of both
2790	2790	13 hands;
2791	2791	14 (2) reach above his or her head to a height of 42
2792	2792	15 inches from the ground, due to a lack of finger, hand, or
2793	2793	16 upper extremity strength or mobility;
2794	2794	17 (3) approach a parking meter due to his or her use of a
2795	2795	18 wheelchair or other device for mobility; or
2796	2796	19 (4) walk more than 20 feet due to an orthopedic,
2797	2797	20 neurological, cardiovascular, or lung condition in which
2798	2798	21 the degree of debilitation is so severe that it almost
2799	2799	22 completely impedes the ability to walk.
2800	2800	23 The application for a meter-exempt parking decal or device
2801	2801	24 shall contain a statement certified by a licensed physician,
2802	2802	25 physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse
2803	2803	26 attesting to the permanent nature of the applicant's condition
2804	2804
2805	2805
2806	2806
2807	2807
2808	2808
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2810	2810
2811	2811
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2814	2814	1 and verifying that the applicant meets the physical
2815	2815	2 qualifications specified in this subsection (c-5).
2816	2816	3 Notwithstanding the requirements of this subsection (c-5),
2817	2817	4 the Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device to a
2818	2818	5 person who has been issued registration plates or digital
2819	2819	6 registration plates under Section 3-616 of this Code or a
2820	2820	7 special decal or device under this Section, if the applicant
2821	2821	8 is the parent or guardian of a person with disabilities who is
2822	2822	9 under 18 years of age and incapable of driving.
2823	2823	10 (d) Replacement decals or devices may be issued for lost,
2824	2824	11 stolen, or destroyed decals upon application and payment of a
2825	2825	12 $10 fee. The replacement fee may be waived for individuals who
2826	2826	13 that have received benefits under the Benefits Access Program
2827	2827	14 administered under Section 4.15 of the Illinois Act on the
2828	2828	15 Aging claimed and received a grant under the Senior Citizens
2829	2829	16 and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act.
2830	2830	17 (e) A person classified as a veteran under subsection (e)
2831	2831	18 of Section 6-106 of this Code that has been issued a decal or
2832	2832	19 device under this Section shall not be required to submit
2833	2833	20 evidence of disability in order to renew that decal or device
2834	2834	21 if, at the time of initial application, he or she submitted
2835	2835	22 evidence from his or her physician or the Department of
2836	2836	23 Veterans' Affairs that the disability is of a permanent
2837	2837	24 nature. However, the Secretary shall take reasonable steps to
2838	2838	25 ensure the veteran still resides in this State at the time of
2839	2839	26 the renewal. These steps may include requiring the veteran to
2840	2840
2841	2841
2842	2842
2843	2843
2844	2844
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2846	2846
2847	2847
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2850	2850	1 provide additional documentation or to appear at a Secretary
2851	2851	2 of State facility. To identify veterans who are eligible for
2852	2852	3 this exemption, the Secretary shall compare the list of the
2853	2853	4 persons who have been issued a decal or device to the list of
2854	2854	5 persons who have been issued a vehicle registration plate or
2855	2855	6 digital registration plate for veterans with disabilities
2856	2856	7 under Section 3-609 of this Code, or who are identified as a
2857	2857	8 veteran on their driver's license under Section 6-110 of this
2858	2858	9 Code or on their identification card under Section 4 of the
2859	2859	10 Illinois Identification Card Act.
2860	2860	11 (Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; 102-453, eff. 1-1-22.)
2861	2861	12 (320 ILCS 25/Act rep.)
2862	2862	13 Section 60. The Senior Citizens and Persons with
2863	2863	14 Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act is repealed.
2864	2864	SB1302- 81 -LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 20 ILCS 105/3.07from Ch. 23, par. 6103.074 20 ILCS 105/3.08from Ch. 23, par. 6103.085 20 ILCS 105/3.116 20 ILCS 105/4.017 20 ILCS 105/4.028 20 ILCS 105/4.159 35 ILCS 515/7from Ch. 120, par. 120710 70 ILCS 3605/5111 70 ILCS 3605/5212 70 ILCS 3610/8.613 70 ILCS 3610/8.714 70 ILCS 3615/3A.1515 70 ILCS 3615/3A.1616 70 ILCS 3615/3B.1417 70 ILCS 3615/3B.1518 110 ILCS 990/1from Ch. 144, par. 180119 305 ILCS 5/4-1.6from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.620 305 ILCS 5/4-2from Ch. 23, par. 4-221 305 ILCS 5/6-1.2from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.222 305 ILCS 5/6-2from Ch. 23, par. 6-223 320 ILCS 30/8from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 45824 320 ILCS 42/3525 320 ILCS 50/5 SB1302- 82 -LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b SB1302- 81 -LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b SB1302 - 81 - LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b 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 SB1302- 82 -LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b SB1302 - 82 - LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b
2865	2865	SB1302- 81 -LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b SB1302 - 81 - LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b
2866	2866	SB1302 - 81 - LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b
2867	2867	1 INDEX
2868	2868	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
2869	2869	3 20 ILCS 105/3.07 from Ch. 23, par. 6103.07
2870	2870	4 20 ILCS 105/3.08 from Ch. 23, par. 6103.08
2871	2871	5 20 ILCS 105/3.11
2872	2872	6 20 ILCS 105/4.01
2873	2873	7 20 ILCS 105/4.02
2874	2874	8 20 ILCS 105/4.15
2875	2875	9 35 ILCS 515/7 from Ch. 120, par. 1207
2876	2876	10 70 ILCS 3605/51
2877	2877	11 70 ILCS 3605/52
2878	2878	12 70 ILCS 3610/8.6
2879	2879	13 70 ILCS 3610/8.7
2880	2880	14 70 ILCS 3615/3A.15
2881	2881	15 70 ILCS 3615/3A.16
2882	2882	16 70 ILCS 3615/3B.14
2883	2883	17 70 ILCS 3615/3B.15
2884	2884	18 110 ILCS 990/1 from Ch. 144, par. 1801
2885	2885	19 305 ILCS 5/4-1.6 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.6
2886	2886	20 305 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 23, par. 4-2
2887	2887	21 305 ILCS 5/6-1.2 from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.2
2888	2888	22 305 ILCS 5/6-2 from Ch. 23, par. 6-2
2889	2889	23 320 ILCS 30/8 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 458
2890	2890	24 320 ILCS 42/35
2891	2891	25 320 ILCS 50/5
2892	2892	SB1302- 82 -LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b SB1302 - 82 - LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b
2893	2893	SB1302 - 82 - LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b
2894	2894
2895	2895
2896	2896
2897	2897
2898	2898
2899	2899	SB1302 - 80 - LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b
2900	2900
2901	2901
2902	2902
2903	2903	SB1302- 81 -LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b SB1302 - 81 - LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b
2904	2904	SB1302 - 81 - LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b
2905	2905	1 INDEX
2906	2906	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
2907	2907	3 20 ILCS 105/3.07 from Ch. 23, par. 6103.07
2908	2908	4 20 ILCS 105/3.08 from Ch. 23, par. 6103.08
2909	2909	5 20 ILCS 105/3.11
2910	2910	6 20 ILCS 105/4.01
2911	2911	7 20 ILCS 105/4.02
2912	2912	8 20 ILCS 105/4.15
2913	2913	9 35 ILCS 515/7 from Ch. 120, par. 1207
2914	2914	10 70 ILCS 3605/51
2915	2915	11 70 ILCS 3605/52
2916	2916	12 70 ILCS 3610/8.6
2917	2917	13 70 ILCS 3610/8.7
2918	2918	14 70 ILCS 3615/3A.15
2919	2919	15 70 ILCS 3615/3A.16
2920	2920	16 70 ILCS 3615/3B.14
2921	2921	17 70 ILCS 3615/3B.15
2922	2922	18 110 ILCS 990/1 from Ch. 144, par. 1801
2923	2923	19 305 ILCS 5/4-1.6 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.6
2924	2924	20 305 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 23, par. 4-2
2925	2925	21 305 ILCS 5/6-1.2 from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.2
2926	2926	22 305 ILCS 5/6-2 from Ch. 23, par. 6-2
2927	2927	23 320 ILCS 30/8 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 458
2928	2928	24 320 ILCS 42/35
2929	2929	25 320 ILCS 50/5
2930	2930
2931	2931
2932	2932
2933	2933
2934	2934
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2936	2936
2937	2937
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2939	2939	SB1302 - 82 - LRB104 07596 KTG 17640 b
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2941	2941
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