Full Text of HJR0020 94th General Assembly
HJ0020 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Illinois continues to experience the national | 3 |
| phenomenon commonly referred to as "aging in place", wherein | 4 |
| seniors are remaining in their own homes and would like to | 5 |
| continue to live there; and
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| WHEREAS, Available transportation services are often | 7 |
| inconvenient or inaccessible and are not adequately | 8 |
| coordinated to provide comprehensive services that meet the | 9 |
| wide-ranging needs of the elderly, such as medical | 10 |
| appointments, errands, and shopping; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Many rural communities have no public and few | 12 |
| private transportation services that are available to and meet | 13 |
| the needs of seniors; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Many areas have jurisdictional boundaries on | 15 |
| their transportation services that serve as artificial | 16 |
| barriers to seniors accessing the neighboring communities to | 17 |
| which they may need to go; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Many seniors in urban and rural communities do not | 19 |
| have the financial means to utilize the private or alternative | 20 |
| transportation services available in their areas; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, Seniors in many urban and rural communities are | 22 |
| unable to take advantage of community services, such as adult | 23 |
| day services, senior health clinics, senior centers, and | 24 |
| congregate meals, all of which will allow them to remain | 25 |
| independent and in their own homes for extended periods of | 26 |
| time, without adequate transportation services; therefore, be | 27 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 29 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
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| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Department of | 2 |
| Transportation is directed to do the following: | 3 |
| (1) Conduct a statewide assessment of current needs, | 4 |
| resources, and services and the anticipated future needs | 5 |
| related to senior transportation in Illinois, in | 6 |
| consultation with the Departments of Human Services, | 7 |
| Public Aid, and Public Health and the Department on Aging; | 8 |
| (2) Conduct a statewide comprehensive review and | 9 |
| analysis of senior transportation that includes, but is not | 10 |
| limited to, alternative transportation resources; methods | 11 |
| to provide door to door transportation; the feasibility of | 12 |
| coordinating funding and information through a centralized | 13 |
| clearinghouse; methods to increase cross agency/department | 14 |
| collaboration to facilitate coordination, enhance | 15 |
| services, and at the same time address duplication and | 16 |
| redundancies of programs and service methods to improve the | 17 |
| quality and quantity of transportation services to better | 18 |
| accommodate the needs of senior riders; identification of | 19 |
| policy changes necessary to remove jurisdictional | 20 |
| boundaries on alternative transportation services; and | 21 |
| identification of policy changes to procurement procedures | 22 |
| necessary to facilitate the purchase of accessible | 23 |
| vehicles; | 24 |
| (3) Develop recommendations that will improve the | 25 |
| availability and coordination of senior transportation in | 26 |
| all areas of the State, including recommended methods to | 27 |
| provide door to door senior transportation; | 28 |
| (4) Identify possible federal, State, and local | 29 |
| funding sources that will assist in implementing and | 30 |
| maintaining the recommendations; and | 31 |
| (5) File a written report, including findings and | 32 |
| recommendations consistent with this Resolution, with the | 33 |
| General Assembly and the Governor on or before December 31, | 34 |
| 2006; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Departments of Human Services, Public |
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| Aid, and Public Health, and the Department on Aging shall | 2 |
| cooperate with the Department of Transportation in executing | 3 |
| the requirements of this Resolution; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be delivered to | 5 |
| the Directors of Public Aid, Public Health, and Aging and to | 6 |
| the Secretaries of Transportation and Human Services.
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