Sen. Mike Simmons
Filed: 2/24/2022
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 702




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 702 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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 
 
 
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1on Aging and the Department of Public Health  in order to share 
2their ideas on how the State can improve the quality of life 
3for its senior residents. The Council will also  give senior 
4Illinoisans the  opportunity to share their findings and 
5recommendations on targeted services and supports for seniors 
6with the Governor and the General Assembly.
7    (b) Establishment and composition. The Senior Housing 
8Residents' Advisory Council is established within the 
9Department on Aging. The Council shall consist of the 
10following members: 
11        (1) The Director of the Department on Aging, or his or 
12    her designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Council.
13        (2) One member of the Senate appointed by the 
14    President of the Senate.
15        (3) One member of the House of Representatives 
16    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
17        (4) One member of the Senate appointed by the Minority 
18    Leader of the Senate.
19        (5) One member of the House of Representatives 
20    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 
21    Representatives.
22        (6) The Director of the Department of Public Health or 
23    his or her designee.
24        (7) Two seniors who reside in affordable senior 
25    housing developments, appointed by the Department on 
26    Aging.
 
 
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1        (8) Two seniors who reside in assisted living 
2    facilities, appointed by the Department of Public Health.
3        (9) One adult family member of a senior who resides in 
4    an affordable senior housing development, appointed by the 
5    Department on Aging.
6        (10) One adult family member of a senior who resides 
7    in an assisted living facility, appointed by the 
8    Department of Public Health.
9        (11) One senior who lives in Cook County, appointed by 
10    the Department on Aging.
11        (12) One senior who lives in central Illinois, 
12    appointed by the Department on Aging.
13        (13) One senior who lives in southern Illinois, 
14    appointed by the Department on Aging.
15        (14) One senior who lives in northern Illinois, 
16    appointed by the Department on Aging.
17        (15) One senior who lives in western Illinois, 
18    appointed by the Department on Aging.
19        (16) One administrative personnel from an affordable 
20    senior housing development, appointed by the Department on 
21    Aging.
22        (17) One administrative personnel from an assisted 
23    living facility, appointed by the Department of Public 
24    Health.
25        (18) One outreach professional who works at the 
26    Department on Aging.
 
 
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1    (c) The Council  shall meet quarterly at the call of the 
2Chair beginning no later than January 1, 2023 and shall 
3thereafter meet on the date of each quarterly meeting with 
4personnel from the Department of Public Health and the 
5Department on Aging. All meetings shall be open to the public 
6in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. The Council is 
7authorized to  form subcommittees that can meet more frequently 
8than once per quarter. Members of the Council shall receive no 
9compensation for their service but shall be reimbursed for any 
10necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties 
11from appropriations made by the General Assembly for that 
12purpose. The Department on Aging shall provide the Council 
13with administrative, personnel, and technical support 
14services. 
15    (d) Duties. The Council has the following duties: 
16        (1) Identify barriers to seniors feeling supported by 
17    and connected to their communities.
18        (2) Evaluate available resources and services for 
19    seniors.
20        (3) Evaluate State outreach to seniors.
21        (4) Evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on congregate 
22    living arrangements for seniors.
23    (e) Reports. No later than December 31 in 2023, 2024, and 
242025, the Council shall submit a written report to the 
25Governor and the General Assembly on the results of its 
26findings and evaluations under subsection (d) and shall 
 
 
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1provide advice and recommendations on: 
2        (1) how best to disseminate information to seniors on 
3    available supports and services through the use of State  
4    agency websites, informational materials, and outreach 
5    personnel;
6        (2) how to ensure of the  availability of  targeted 
7    services for  seniors and to eliminate any gaps in services 
8    for seniors; and
9        (3) how to improve State policy concerning seniors and 
10    congregate living arrangements  for seniors in response to 
11    COVID-19.
12    The Council shall terminate and dissolve after it submits 
13its third report on December 31, 2025. 
14    (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027. 
 

15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
16becoming law.".