| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
| ||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
| ||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | adding Section 4.15 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (20 ILCS 105/4.15 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 4.15. Eligibility determinations. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) The Department is authorized to make eligibility | ||||||
| 9 | determinations for benefits administered by other governmental | ||||||
| 10 | bodies based on the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons | ||||||
| 11 | Property Tax Relief Act as follows: | ||||||
| 12 | (i) for the Secretary of State with respect to reduced | ||||||
| 13 | fees paid by qualified vehicle owners under the Illinois | ||||||
| 14 | Vehicle Code; | ||||||
| 15 | (ii) for special districts that offer free fixed route | ||||||
| 16 | public transportation services for qualified older adults | ||||||
| 17 | under the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Metropolitan | ||||||
| 18 | Transit Authority Act, and the Regional Transportation | ||||||
| 19 | Authority Act; and | ||||||
| 20 | (iii) for special districts that offer transit | ||||||
| 21 | services for qualified individuals with disabilities under | ||||||
| 22 | the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Metropolitan | ||||||
| 23 | Transit Authority Act, and the Regional Transportation | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | Authority Act. | ||||||
| 2 | (b) The Department shall establish the manner by which | ||||||
| 3 | claimants shall apply for these benefits. The Department is | ||||||
| 4 | authorized to promulgate rules regarding the following | ||||||
| 5 | matters: the application cycle; the application process; the | ||||||
| 6 | content for an electronic application; required personal | ||||||
| 7 | identification information; acceptable proof of eligibility as | ||||||
| 8 | to age, disability status, marital status, residency, and | ||||||
| 9 | household income limits; household composition; calculating | ||||||
| 10 | income; use of social security numbers; duration of eligibility | ||||||
| 11 | determinations; and any other matters necessary for such | ||||||
| 12 | administrative operations. | ||||||
| 13 | (c) All information received by the Department from an | ||||||
| 14 | application or from any investigation to determine eligibility | ||||||
| 15 | for benefits shall be confidential, except for official | ||||||
| 16 | purposes. | ||||||
| 17 | (d) A person may not under any circumstances charge a fee | ||||||
| 18 | to a claimant for assistance in completing an application form | ||||||
| 19 | for these benefits.
| ||||||
| 20 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 21 | becoming law.
| ||||||