Public Act 096-0915
 		





HB4909 Enrolled
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    AN ACT concerning aging.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 

    (310 ILCS 100/35 rep.)

    Section 5. The Prevention of Unnecessary 
Institutionalization Act is amended  by repealing Section 35.
 
    Section 10. The Community Senior Services and Resources Act 
is amended  by changing Sections 15, 20, and 32 as follows:
 



    (320 ILCS 60/15)



    Sec. 15. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:

    "Advisory Committee" means the Community Senior Services 
and Resource
Center
Advisory Committee created under Section 
35.

    "Center" means a community senior services and resource 
center.

    "Department" means the Department on Aging.

    "Director" means the Director of Aging.

    "Senior" means an individual 60 years of age or older.

    "Home or community based services" includes the following: 
elder
abuse; home-delivered meals; case management; wellness 
and fitness programs;
counseling;
adult
day services; respite 
care; senior benefits outreach; congregate meals;
long-term 
care
ombudsman services; job training and placement; 
transportation; chore homemaker
services;
caregiver support; 
computer literacy; and any program that assists participants
in

avoiding inappropriate institutional placement or addresses 
participants'
health, safety,
or well-being, regardless of 
whether the service is received in a
participant's home
or in 
an institutional setting and a majority of participants are 
seniors or
family of seniors.

(Source: P.A. 93-246, eff. 7-22-03.)

 



    (320 ILCS 60/20)



    Sec. 20. Duties. The Department shall perform all of the 
following
duties:


        (1) Administer this Act and promulgate any rules, 
    regulations,
guidelines, and
directives necessary for its 
    implementation.


        (2) (Blank) Establish a Community Senior Services and 
    Resource Center Advisory
Committee.


        (3) Make grants to non-profit agencies and units of 
    local government
under
Section 25
of this Act in 
    consultation with the Advisory Committee.


        (4) Facilitate access to government-issued bonds for 
    the purpose of
capital improvement.


        (5) Provide technical assistance to centers.


        (6) Develop a comprehensive list of centers and the 
    senior services
they offer for publication on the 
    Department's web site and for distribution
through other 
    promotional opportunities.


        (7) Develop a survey for annual distribution through 
    the centers to
gather information concerning the lack or 
    inadequacy of senior services and to
identify service

    demand trends and the unique needs of older Illinoisans and 
    their families.


        (8) Conduct an annual survey of centers to assess their 
    facility,
program, and operational needs.


        (9) Report annually in conjunction with the Advisory 
    Committee to the
Governor and the General Assembly. The 
    report shall include findings from all
surveys conducted 
    pursuant to this Act, a list of grantees by county 
    (including
amounts awarded), and recommendations 
    concerning the ongoing financial
stability of centers.


        (10) Pursue alternative funding opportunities.

(Source: P.A. 93-246, eff. 7-22-03.)

 
    (320 ILCS 60/32)
    Sec. 32. Bequests and gifts; awareness campaign.
    (a) The Director may accept monetary grants, gifts, and 
bequests for
deposit into the Community Senior Services and 
Resources Fund.
    (b) The Director may accept monetary grants, gifts, and 
bequests for the benefit of a specified center or distinct area 
of the State.  Each such grant, gift, or bequest shall be kept 
in a distinct fund.  The Department may make grants from these 
funds for the purposes established for the Community Senior 
Services and Resources Fund and in accordance with the terms 
and conditions of the grant, gift, or bequest.  These funds are 
exempt from Section 8h of the State Finance Act.
    (c) The Department may , in conjunction with the Community 
Senior Services and Resource Center Advisory Committee, shall  
design an awareness campaign that can be implemented by senior 
services and resource centers at their individual expense.

(Source: P.A. 93-714, eff. 7-12-04.)
 

    (320 ILCS 60/35 rep.)

    Section 15. The Community Senior Services and Resources Act 
is amended  by repealing Section 35.
 
    (320 ILCS 65/16 rep.)
    Section 20. The Family Caregiver Act is amended  by 
repealing Section 16.
  
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.