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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 5. The Older Adult Services Act is amended by | 5 |
| changing Section 35 as follows: | 6 |
| (320 ILCS 42/35)
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| Sec. 35. Older Adult Services Advisory Committee. | 8 |
| (a) The Older Adult Services Advisory Committee is created | 9 |
| to advise the directors of Aging, Healthcare and Family | 10 |
| Services, and Public Health on all matters related to this Act | 11 |
| and the delivery of services to older adults in general.
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| (b) The Advisory Committee shall be comprised of the | 13 |
| following:
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| (1) The Director of Aging or his or her designee, who | 15 |
| shall serve as chair and shall be an ex officio and | 16 |
| nonvoting member.
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| (2) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services and | 18 |
| the Director of Public Health or their designees, who shall | 19 |
| serve as vice-chairs and shall be ex officio and nonvoting | 20 |
| members.
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| (3) One representative each of the Governor's Office, | 22 |
| the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the | 23 |
| Department of Public Health, the Department of Veterans' |
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| Affairs, the Department of Human Services, the Department | 2 |
| of Insurance, the Department of Commerce and Economic | 3 |
| Opportunity, the Department on Aging, the Department on | 4 |
| Aging's State Long Term Care Ombudsman, the Illinois | 5 |
| Housing Finance Authority, and the Illinois Housing | 6 |
| Development Authority, each of whom shall be selected by | 7 |
| his or her respective director and shall be an ex officio | 8 |
| and nonvoting member.
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| (4) Thirty Thirty-two members appointed by the | 10 |
| Director of Aging in collaboration with the directors of | 11 |
| Public Health and Healthcare and Family Services, and | 12 |
| selected from the recommendations of statewide | 13 |
| associations and organizations, as follows:
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| (A) One member representing the Area Agencies on | 15 |
| Aging;
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| (B) Four members representing nursing homes or | 17 |
| licensed assisted living establishments;
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| (C) One member representing home health agencies;
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| (D) One member representing case management | 20 |
| services;
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| (E) One member representing statewide senior | 22 |
| center associations;
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| (F) One member representing Community Care Program | 24 |
| homemaker services;
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| (G) One member representing Community Care Program | 26 |
| adult day services;
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| (H) One member representing nutrition project | 2 |
| directors;
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| (I) One member representing hospice programs;
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| (J) One member representing individuals with | 5 |
| Alzheimer's disease and related dementias;
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| (K) Two members representing statewide trade or | 7 |
| labor unions;
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| (L) One advanced practice nurse with experience in | 9 |
| gerontological nursing;
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| (M) One physician specializing in gerontology;
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| (N) One member representing regional long-term | 12 |
| care ombudsmen;
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| (O) One member representing municipal, township , | 14 |
| or county officials;
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| (P) (Blank) One member representing | 16 |
| municipalities ;
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| (Q) (Blank) One member representing county | 18 |
| officials ;
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| (R) One member representing the parish nurse | 20 |
| movement;
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| (S) One member representing pharmacists;
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| (T) Two members representing statewide | 23 |
| organizations engaging in advocacy or legal | 24 |
| representation on behalf of the senior population;
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| (U) Two family caregivers;
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| (V) Two citizen members over the age of 60;
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| (W) One citizen with knowledge in the area of | 2 |
| gerontology research or health care law;
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| (X) One representative of health care facilities | 4 |
| licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act; and
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| (Y) One representative of primary care service | 6 |
| providers. | 7 |
| The Director of Aging, in collaboration with the Directors | 8 |
| of Public Health and Healthcare and Family Services, may | 9 |
| appoint additional citizen members to the Older Adult Services | 10 |
| Advisory Committee. Each such additional member must be either | 11 |
| an individual age 60 or older or an uncompensated caregiver for | 12 |
| a family member or friend who is age 60 or older.
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| (c) Voting members of the Advisory Committee shall serve | 14 |
| for a term of 3 years or until a replacement is named. All | 15 |
| members shall be appointed no later than January 1, 2005. Of | 16 |
| the initial appointees, as determined by lot, 10 members shall | 17 |
| serve a term of one year; 10 shall serve for a term of 2 years; | 18 |
| and 12 shall serve for a term of 3 years. Any member appointed | 19 |
| to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term | 20 |
| for which his or her predecessor was appointed shall be | 21 |
| appointed for the remainder of that term. The Advisory | 22 |
| Committee shall meet at least quarterly and may meet more | 23 |
| frequently at the call of the Chair. A simple majority of those | 24 |
| appointed shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of a | 25 |
| majority of those present and voting shall be necessary for | 26 |
| Advisory Committee action. Members of the Advisory Committee |
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| shall receive no compensation for their services.
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| (d) The Advisory Committee shall have an Executive | 3 |
| Committee comprised of the Chair, the Vice Chairs, and up to 15 | 4 |
| members of the Advisory Committee appointed by the Chair who | 5 |
| have demonstrated expertise in developing, implementing, or | 6 |
| coordinating the system restructuring initiatives defined in | 7 |
| Section 25. The Executive Committee shall have responsibility | 8 |
| to oversee and structure the operations of the Advisory | 9 |
| Committee and to create and appoint necessary subcommittees and | 10 |
| subcommittee members.
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| (e) The Advisory Committee shall study and make | 12 |
| recommendations related to the implementation of this Act, | 13 |
| including but not limited to system restructuring initiatives | 14 |
| as defined in Section 25 or otherwise related to this Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-31, eff. 6-14-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 17 |
| becoming law.
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