Public Act 096-0915
 
HB4909 Enrolled LRB096 16376 KTG 31640 b

    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.