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| 1 | AN ACT concerning aging.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | (310 ILCS 100/35 rep.)
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| 5 | Section 5. The Prevention of Unnecessary | ||||||
| 6 | Institutionalization Act is amended by repealing Section 35. | ||||||
| 7 | Section 10. The Community Senior Services and Resources Act | ||||||
| 8 | is amended by changing Sections 15, 20, and 32 as follows:
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| 9 | (320 ILCS 60/15)
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| 10 | Sec. 15. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:
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| 11 | "Advisory Committee" means the Community Senior Services | ||||||
| 12 | and Resource
Center
Advisory Committee created under Section | ||||||
| 13 | 35.
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| 14 | "Center" means a community senior services and resource | ||||||
| 15 | center.
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| 16 | "Department" means the Department on Aging.
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| 17 | "Director" means the Director of Aging.
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| 18 | "Senior" means an individual 60 years of age or older.
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| 19 | "Home or community based services" includes the following: | ||||||
| 20 | elder
abuse; home-delivered meals; case management; wellness | ||||||
| 21 | and fitness programs;
counseling;
adult
day services; respite | ||||||
| 22 | care; senior benefits outreach; congregate meals;
long-term | ||||||
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| 1 | care
ombudsman services; job training and placement; | ||||||
| 2 | transportation; chore homemaker
services;
caregiver support; | ||||||
| 3 | computer literacy; and any program that assists participants
in
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| 4 | avoiding inappropriate institutional placement or addresses | ||||||
| 5 | participants'
health, safety,
or well-being, regardless of | ||||||
| 6 | whether the service is received in a
participant's home
or in | ||||||
| 7 | an institutional setting and a majority of participants are | ||||||
| 8 | seniors or
family of seniors.
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| 9 | (Source: P.A. 93-246, eff. 7-22-03.)
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| 10 | (320 ILCS 60/20)
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| 11 | Sec. 20. Duties. The Department shall perform all of the | ||||||
| 12 | following
duties:
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| 13 | (1) Administer this Act and promulgate any rules, | ||||||
| 14 | regulations,
guidelines, and
directives necessary for its | ||||||
| 15 | implementation.
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| 16 | (2) (Blank) Establish a Community Senior Services and | ||||||
| 17 | Resource Center Advisory
Committee.
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| 18 | (3) Make grants to non-profit agencies and units of | ||||||
| 19 | local government
under
Section 25
of this Act in | ||||||
| 20 | consultation with the Advisory Committee.
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| 21 | (4) Facilitate access to government-issued bonds for | ||||||
| 22 | the purpose of
capital improvement.
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| 23 | (5) Provide technical assistance to centers.
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| 24 | (6) Develop a comprehensive list of centers and the | ||||||
| 25 | senior services
they offer for publication on the | ||||||
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| 1 | Department's web site and for distribution
through other | ||||||
| 2 | promotional opportunities.
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| 3 | (7) Develop a survey for annual distribution through | ||||||
| 4 | the centers to
gather information concerning the lack or | ||||||
| 5 | inadequacy of senior services and to
identify service
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| 6 | demand trends and the unique needs of older Illinoisans and | ||||||
| 7 | their families.
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| 8 | (8) Conduct an annual survey of centers to assess their | ||||||
| 9 | facility,
program, and operational needs.
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| 10 | (9) Report annually in conjunction with the Advisory | ||||||
| 11 | Committee to the
Governor and the General Assembly. The | ||||||
| 12 | report shall include findings from all
surveys conducted | ||||||
| 13 | pursuant to this Act, a list of grantees by county | ||||||
| 14 | (including
amounts awarded), and recommendations | ||||||
| 15 | concerning the ongoing financial
stability of centers.
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| 16 | (10) Pursue alternative funding opportunities.
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| 17 | (Source: P.A. 93-246, eff. 7-22-03.)
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| 18 | (320 ILCS 60/32) | ||||||
| 19 | Sec. 32. Bequests and gifts; awareness campaign. | ||||||
| 20 | (a) The Director may accept monetary grants, gifts, and | ||||||
| 21 | bequests for
deposit into the Community Senior Services and | ||||||
| 22 | Resources Fund. | ||||||
| 23 | (b) The Director may accept monetary grants, gifts, and | ||||||
| 24 | bequests for the benefit of a specified center or distinct area | ||||||
| 25 | of the State. Each such grant, gift, or bequest shall be kept | ||||||
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| 1 | in a distinct fund. The Department may make grants from these | ||||||
| 2 | funds for the purposes established for the Community Senior | ||||||
| 3 | Services and Resources Fund and in accordance with the terms | ||||||
| 4 | and conditions of the grant, gift, or bequest. These funds are | ||||||
| 5 | exempt from Section 8h of the State Finance Act. | ||||||
| 6 | (c) The Department may , in conjunction with the Community | ||||||
| 7 | Senior Services and Resource Center Advisory Committee, shall | ||||||
| 8 | design an awareness campaign that can be implemented by senior | ||||||
| 9 | services and resource centers at their individual expense.
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| 10 | (Source: P.A. 93-714, eff. 7-12-04.)
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| 11 | (320 ILCS 60/35 rep.)
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| 12 | Section 15. The Community Senior Services and Resources Act | ||||||
| 13 | is amended by repealing Section 35. | ||||||
| 14 | (320 ILCS 65/16 rep.) | ||||||
| 15 | Section 20. The Family Caregiver Act is amended by | ||||||
| 16 | repealing Section 16.
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| 17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 18 | becoming law.
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