Section 410.30  Definitions

            "Administrative Panel" means a group of three State employees, representatives from the Emergency Services and Disaster Agency and the Department of Public Aid, which has the responsibility for determining eligibility for a grant and the grant amount.

            "Appeals Coordinator" means the State appointed person, not involved in the initial decision-making on the case, with the responsibility for the decision on appeals.

            "Family" means a social unit living together and comprised of husband and wife and dependents, if any, or a household comprised of an unmarried person living with a dependent son, stepson, daughter, stepdaughter or a dependent descendant of a son or daughter.

            "Grant Coordinating Officer" means the State official assigned management responsibility for the Individual and Family Grant Program.

            "Individual" means a person who is not a member of a family, as defined in this Section.

            "Maximum Standard Personal Property Values" means a listing of current prices of various items calculated by the Department of Public Aid.

            "Necessary expense" means the cost of an item or service essential to an individual or family to prevent, mitigate or overcome a disaster-related hardship, injury or adverse condition.

            "Project Application" means the form used by an individual or family to apply for Federal disaster assistance under the Individual and Family Grant Program.

            "Serious need" means the requirement for an item or service essential to an individual or family to prevent, mitigate or overcome a disaster-related hardship, injury or adverse condition.

            "State Coordinating Officer" means the individual appointed by the Governor to coordinate State and local disaster assistance efforts with those of the Federal Government.

            "The State" means the State of Illinois.