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1    AN ACT concerning aging.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 



 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended  by 
5adding Section 4.04b as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 105/4.04b new)
7    Sec. 4.04b. Senior Housing Residents' Advisory Council. 
8    (a) Findings and purpose.  The COVID-19 pandemic has 
9impacted seniors residing in assisted living facilities and 
10congregate living arrangements especially hard. Faced with 
11sickness, isolation, and a lack of support services many 
12seniors of this State have expressed feeling overlooked and 
13forgotten about. The purpose of the Senior Housing Residents' 
14Advisory Council established under this Section  is to create a 
15space and opportunity for senior Illinoisans to connect with 
16each other and meet with representatives from the Department 
17on Aging and the Department of Public Health  in order to share 
18their ideas on how the State can improve the quality of life 
19for its senior residents. The Council will also  give senior 
20Illinoisans the  opportunity to share their findings and 
21recommendations on targeted services and supports for seniors 
22with the Governor and the General Assembly.
23    (b) Establishment and composition. The Senior Housing 
 
 
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1Residents' Advisory Council is established within the 
2Department on Aging. The Council shall consist of the 
3following members: 
4        (1) The Director of the Department on Aging, or his or 
5    her designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Council.
6        (2) One member of the Senate appointed by the 
7    President of the Senate.
8        (3) One member of the House of Representatives 
9    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
10        (4) One member of the Senate appointed by the Minority 
11    Leader of the Senate.
12        (5) One member of the House of Representatives 
13    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 
14    Representatives.
15        (6) The Director of the Department of Public Health or 
16    his or her designee.
17        (7) Two seniors who reside in affordable senior 
18    housing developments, appointed by the Department on 
19    Aging.
20        (8) Two seniors who reside in assisted living 
21    facilities, appointed by the Department of Public Health.
22        (9) One adult family member of a senior who resides in 
23    an affordable senior housing development, appointed by the 
24    Department on Aging.
25        (10) One adult family member of a senior who resides 
26    in an assisted living facility, appointed by the 
 
 
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1    Department of Public Health.
2        (11) One senior who lives in Cook County, appointed by 
3    the Department on Aging.
4        (12) One senior who lives in central Illinois, 
5    appointed by the Department on Aging.
6        (13) One senior who lives in southern Illinois, 
7    appointed by the Department on Aging.
8        (14) One senior who lives in northern Illinois, 
9    appointed by the Department on Aging.
10        (15) One senior who lives in western Illinois, 
11    appointed by the Department on Aging.
12        (16) One administrative personnel from an affordable 
13    senior housing development, appointed by the Department on 
14    Aging.
15        (17) One administrative personnel from an assisted 
16    living facility, appointed by the Department of Public 
17    Health.
18        (18) One outreach professional who works at the 
19    Department on Aging.
20        (19) One senior, appointed by the Department on Aging, 
21    who lives in one of the following counties: DuPage, Kane, 
22    Lake, McHenry, or Will. 
23    (c) The Council  shall meet quarterly at the call of the 
24Chair beginning no later than January 1, 2023 and shall 
25thereafter meet on the date of each quarterly meeting with 
26personnel from the Department of Public Health and the 
 
 
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1Department on Aging. All meetings shall be open to the public 
2in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. The Council is 
3authorized to  form subcommittees that can meet more frequently 
4than once per quarter. Members of the Council shall receive no 
5compensation for their service but shall be reimbursed for any 
6necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties 
7from appropriations made by the General Assembly for that 
8purpose. The Department on Aging shall provide the Council 
9with administrative, personnel, and technical support 
10services. 
11    (d) Duties. The Council has the following duties: 
12        (1) Identify barriers to seniors feeling supported by 
13    and connected to their communities.
14        (2) Evaluate available resources and services for 
15    seniors.
16        (3) Evaluate State outreach to seniors.
17        (4) Evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on congregate 
18    living arrangements for seniors.
19    (e) Reports. No later than December 31 in 2023, 2024, and 
202025, the Council shall submit a written report to the 
21Governor and the General Assembly on the results of its 
22findings and evaluations under subsection (d) and shall 
23provide advice and recommendations on: 
24        (1) how best to disseminate information to seniors on 
25    available supports and services through the use of State  
26    agency websites, informational materials, and outreach 
 
 
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1    personnel;
2        (2) how to ensure of the  availability of  targeted 
3    services for  seniors and to eliminate any gaps in services 
4    for seniors; and
5        (3) how to improve State policy concerning seniors and 
6    congregate living arrangements  for seniors in response to 
7    COVID-19.
8    The Council shall terminate and dissolve after it submits 
9its third report on December 31, 2025. 
10    (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027. 
 

11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.