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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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    (310 ILCS 100/35 rep.)

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



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    (320 ILCS 60/15)



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

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

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

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    "Department" means the Department on Aging.

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    "Director" means the Director of Aging.

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

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    "Home or community based services" includes the following: 
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elder
abuse; home-delivered meals; case management; wellness 
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and fitness programs;
counseling;
adult
day services; respite 
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care; senior benefits outreach; congregate meals;
long-term 
 


 






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care
ombudsman services; job training and placement; 
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transportation; chore homemaker
services;
caregiver support; 
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computer literacy; and any program that assists participants
in

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

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

 



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    (320 ILCS 60/20)



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


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


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


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


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


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        (5) Provide technical assistance to centers.


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        (6) Develop a comprehensive list of centers and the 
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    senior services
they offer for publication on the 
 


 






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    Department's web site and for distribution
through other 
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    promotional opportunities.


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

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


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


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


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        (10) Pursue alternative funding opportunities.

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

 
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    (320 ILCS 60/32)
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    Sec. 32. Bequests and gifts; awareness campaign.
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    (a) The Director may accept monetary grants, gifts, and 
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bequests for
deposit into the Community Senior Services and 
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Resources Fund.
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    (b) The Director may accept monetary grants, gifts, and 
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bequests for the benefit of a specified center or distinct area 
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of the State.  Each such grant, gift, or bequest shall be kept 
 


 






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in a distinct fund.  The Department may make grants from these 
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funds for the purposes established for the Community Senior 
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Services and Resources Fund and in accordance with the terms 
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and conditions of the grant, gift, or bequest.  These funds are 
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exempt from Section 8h of the State Finance Act.
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    (c) The Department may , in conjunction with the Community 
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Senior Services and Resource Center Advisory Committee, shall  
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design an awareness campaign that can be implemented by senior 
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services and resource centers at their individual expense.

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

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    (320 ILCS 60/35 rep.)

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