94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB2491


 
Introduced 2/17/2005, by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
 
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    Creates the Senior Citizen Impact Statement Act. Provides that an impacted agency must prepare and file a Senior Citizen Impact Statement (i) before final action is taken on a bill, an amendment to a bill, or a conference committee report by the Senate or the House of Representatives, (ii) before the expiration of the second notice period in connection with a proposed administrative rule or a proposed amendment to an administrative rule, as provided in subsection (c) of Section 5-40 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, (iii) before a program or fiscal transfer is made  from one agency to another agency or from one fund to another fund, or (iv) before a memorandum of understanding, program instruction memorandum, program directive, or any other document that has the force of law or serves to clarify a law can be effectuated. Sets forth the requirements for a senior citizen impact statement, and designates the individuals and entities with whom the statement must be filed. Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning aging.

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


 
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    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Senior 
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Citizen Impact Statement Act.
 
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    Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to diminish 
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the likelihood that the unintended consequences of otherwise 
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sound fiscal and policy decisions will reduce or eliminate or 
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otherwise decrease the quality of services and care available 
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for Illinois residents age 60 and older.
 
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    Section 10. Definition. In this Act, "impacted agency" 
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means any State agency that provides any services to persons 60 
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years of age or older or that funds, contracts for, or 
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otherwise arranges for the provision of any services to persons 
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60 years of age or older.
 
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    Section 15. Senior citizen impact statement. 
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    (a) An impacted agency must prepare and file a senior 
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citizen impact statement (i) before final action is taken on a 
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bill, an amendment to a bill, or a conference committee report 
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by the Senate or the House of Representatives, (ii) before the 
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expiration of the second notice period in connection with a 
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proposed administrative rule or a proposed amendment to an 
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administrative rule, as provided in subsection (c) of Section 
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5-40 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, (iii) before 
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a program or fiscal transfer is made  from one agency to another 
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agency or from one fund to another fund, or (iv) before a 
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memorandum of understanding, program instruction memorandum, 
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program directive, or any other document that has the force of 
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law or serves to clarify a law can be effectuated.
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    (b) A senior citizen impact statement must describe: (i) 
 


 






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the adverse impact, if any, on Illinois residents 60 years of 
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age and older; (ii) the adverse impact, if any, on providers of 
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services or care to Illinois residents age 60 and over;   and 
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(iii) the adverse impact, if any, on direct service or care 
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workers employed by such providers.  The statement must be 
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factual in nature, must provide a reliable estimate in dollars, 
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units of service, and numbers of individuals, providers, and 
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workers affected, and must include both the immediate effect 
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and, if determinable or reasonably foreseeable, the long-range 
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effect of the measure.  A brief summary or work sheet of 
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computations used in arriving at the factual information 
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contained in the statement must be included with the statement.

 
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    Section 20. Filing of statement. An impacted agency must 
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file a statement required by this Act within 5 business days 
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after the agency is notified or has knowledge of the existence 
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of a document or proposed action described in subsection (a) of 
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Section 15,  or prior to taking any  potential planned action as 
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described in this Act that will negatively impact services for 
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senior citizens in Illinois. An impacted agency must file a 
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statement as follows:

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        (1) Statements prepared for bills, amendments to 
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    bills, and conference committee  reports shall be filed with 
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    the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House.

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        (2) Statements prepared for administrative rules must 
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    be filed with the President of the Senate, the Speaker of 
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    the House, and the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.

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        (3) Statements prepared for program instruction memos, 
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    program directives, or any other document that has the 
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    force of law or serves to clarify a law must be filed with 
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    the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the 
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    Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, and the Index 
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    Department of the Office of the Secretary of State for 
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    publication in the Illinois Register.

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        (4) Statements prepared for program or fiscal 
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    transfers from one  agency to another  agency or from one 
 


 






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    fund to another  fund, and memorandums of understanding, 
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    must be filed with the President of the Senate, the Speaker 
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    of the House, and the Index Department of the Office of the 
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    Secretary of State for publication in the Illinois 
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    Register.


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