Full Text of SB1892 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Sections 51 and 52 as follows: | 6 | | (70 ILCS 3605/51) | 7 | | Sec. 51. Free services; eligibility. | 8 | | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 9 | | 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 10 | | the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is | 11 | | implemented, any fixed route public transportation services | 12 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 13 | | of, the Board shall be provided without charge to all senior | 14 | | citizens of the Metropolitan Region (as such term is defined | 15 | | in 70 ILCS 3615/1.03) aged 65 and older, under such conditions | 16 | | as shall be prescribed by the Board.
| 17 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 18 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act | 19 | | of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public | 20 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or | 21 | | purchase of service contracts of, the Board shall be provided | 22 | | without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older who meet | 23 | | the income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection |
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| 1 | | (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with | 2 | | Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such conditions as | 3 | | shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department on Aging | 4 | | shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to | 5 | | determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals | 6 | | who are eligible for services without charge under this | 7 | | Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made, | 8 | | an individual's eligibility for free services shall | 9 | | automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the | 10 | | Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued | 11 | | identification card validating Illinois residency. Nothing in | 12 | | this Section shall relieve the Board from providing reduced | 13 | | fares as may be required by federal law. | 14 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) | 15 | | (70 ILCS 3605/52) | 16 | | Sec. 52. Transit services for individuals with | 17 | | disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no | 18 | | later than 60 days following the effective date of this | 19 | | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route | 20 | | public transportation services provided by, or under grant or | 21 | | purchase of service contract of, the Board shall be provided | 22 | | without charge to all persons with disabilities who meet the | 23 | | income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of | 24 | | Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities | 25 | | Property Tax Relief Act, under such procedures as shall be |
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| 1 | | prescribed by the Board. The Department on Aging shall furnish | 2 | | all information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, | 3 | | including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for | 4 | | services without charge under this Section. After an initial | 5 | | eligibility determination is made, an individual's eligibility | 6 | | for free services shall automatically renew every 5 years | 7 | | after receipt by the Authority of a copy of the individual's | 8 | | government-issued identification card validating Illinois | 9 | | residency. Individuals who have not submitted an Illinois | 10 | | Persons with a Disability Identification Card to the Authority | 11 | | shall also submit a document verifying the individual's | 12 | | disability.
| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) | 14 | | Section 10. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is | 15 | | amended by changing Sections 3A.15, 3A.16, 3B.14, and 3B.15 as | 16 | | follows: | 17 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3A.15) | 18 | | Sec. 3A.15. Free services; eligibility. | 19 | | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 20 | | 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 21 | | the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is | 22 | | implemented, any fixed route public transportation services | 23 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 24 | | of, the Suburban Bus Board shall be provided without charge to |
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| 1 | | all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged 65 and | 2 | | older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the | 3 | | Suburban Bus Board. | 4 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 5 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act | 6 | | of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public | 7 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or | 8 | | purchase of service contracts of, the Suburban Bus Board shall | 9 | | be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and | 10 | | older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in | 11 | | subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and | 12 | | Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such | 13 | | conditions as shall be prescribed by the Suburban Bus Board. | 14 | | The Department on Aging shall furnish all information | 15 | | reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including | 16 | | updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services | 17 | | without charge under this Section. After an initial | 18 | | eligibility determination is made, an individual's eligibility | 19 | | for free services shall automatically renew every 5 years | 20 | | after receipt by the Authority of a copy of the individual's | 21 | | government-issued identification card validating Illinois | 22 | | residency. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Suburban | 23 | | Bus Board from providing reduced fares as may be required by | 24 | | federal law.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) |
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| 1 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3A.16) | 2 | | Sec. 3A.16. Transit services for individuals with | 3 | | disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no | 4 | | later than 60 days following the effective date of this | 5 | | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route | 6 | | public transportation services provided by, or under grant or | 7 | | purchase of service contract of, the Suburban Bus Board shall | 8 | | be provided without charge to all persons with disabilities | 9 | | who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in | 10 | | subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and | 11 | | Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such | 12 | | procedures as shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department | 13 | | on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to | 14 | | determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals | 15 | | who are eligible for services without charge under this | 16 | | Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made, | 17 | | an individual's eligibility for free services shall | 18 | | automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the | 19 | | Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued | 20 | | identification card validating Illinois residency. Individuals | 21 | | who have not submitted an Illinois Persons with a Disability | 22 | | Identification Card to the Authority shall also submit a | 23 | | document verifying the individual's disability.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) | 25 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3B.14) |
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| 1 | | Sec. 3B.14. Free services; eligibility. | 2 | | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 3 | | 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 4 | | the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is | 5 | | implemented, any fixed route public transportation services | 6 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 7 | | of, the Commuter Rail Board shall be provided without charge | 8 | | to all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged 65 and | 9 | | older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the | 10 | | Commuter Rail Board. | 11 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 12 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act | 13 | | of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public | 14 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or | 15 | | purchase of service contracts of, the Commuter Rail Board | 16 | | shall be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 | 17 | | and older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth | 18 | | in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and | 19 | | Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such | 20 | | conditions as shall be prescribed by the Commuter Rail Board. | 21 | | The Department on Aging shall furnish all information | 22 | | reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including | 23 | | updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services | 24 | | without charge under this Section. After an initial | 25 | | eligibility determination is made, an individual's eligibility | 26 | | for free services shall automatically renew every 5 years |
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| 1 | | after receipt by the Authority of a copy of the individual's | 2 | | government-issued identification card validating Illinois | 3 | | residency. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Commuter | 4 | | Rail Board from providing reduced fares as may be required by | 5 | | federal law.
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) | 7 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3B.15) | 8 | | Sec. 3B.15. Transit services for individuals with | 9 | | disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no | 10 | | later than 60 days following the effective date of this | 11 | | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route | 12 | | public transportation services provided by, or under grant or | 13 | | purchase of service contract of, the Commuter Rail Board shall | 14 | | be provided without charge to all persons with disabilities | 15 | | who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in | 16 | | subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and | 17 | | Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such | 18 | | procedures as shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department | 19 | | on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to | 20 | | determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals | 21 | | who are eligible for services without charge under this | 22 | | Section. After an initial eligibility determination is made, | 23 | | an individual's eligibility for free services shall | 24 | | automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the | 25 | | Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued |
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| 1 | | identification card validating Illinois residency. Individuals | 2 | | who have not submitted an Illinois Persons with a Disability | 3 | | Identification Card to the Authority shall also submit a | 4 | | document verifying the individual's disability.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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