Full Text of SB3778 96th General Assembly
SB3778ham002 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie Filed: 1/7/2011
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3778
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3778, AS AMENDED, | 3 | | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | 4 | | following:
| 5 | | "Section 5. The Downstate Public Transportation Act is | 6 | | amended by changing Section 2-15.2 as follows: | 7 | | (30 ILCS 740/2-15.2) | 8 | | Sec. 2-15.2. Free services; eligibility. | 9 | | (a) (Blank). 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, any fixed route | 12 | | public transportation services provided by, or under grant or | 13 | | purchase of service contracts of, every participant, as defined | 14 | | in Section 2-2.02 (1)(a), shall be provided without charge to | 15 | | all senior citizen residents of the participant aged 65 and | 16 | | older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the |
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| 1 | | participant. | 2 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, on or after | 3 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | 4 | | Assembly, any fixed route public transportation services | 5 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 6 | | of, every participant, as defined in Section 2-2.02 (1)(a), | 7 | | shall be provided without charge to any person aged 65 or older | 8 | | who meets the income eligibility limitation set forth in | 9 | | subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and | 10 | | Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical | 11 | | Assistance Act, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by | 12 | | the participant. The Department on Aging shall furnish all | 13 | | information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, | 14 | | including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for | 15 | | services without charge under this Section. | 16 | | (c) In addition, any fixed route public transportation | 17 | | services shall also be provided free of charge to any person | 18 | | aged 65 or older who possesses a valid fare card or other form | 19 | | of verification issued by the participant that authorizes the | 20 | | person to receive free services on or before the effective date | 21 | | of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. If a | 22 | | person meets the requirements of this subsection, then the | 23 | | person may continue to receive free services until the | 24 | | expiration date on the fare card or other form of verification. | 25 | | If a person meets the requirements of this subsection but the | 26 | | valid fare card or other form of verification does not have an |
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| 1 | | expiration date, then the person may continue to receive free | 2 | | services for 4 years after the effective date of this | 3 | | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. This subsection | 4 | | applies to persons aged 65 or older who do not qualify under | 5 | | subsection (b). | 6 | | (d) Nothing in this Section shall relieve the participant | 7 | | from providing reduced fares as may be required by federal law.
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.) | 9 | | Section 10. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is | 10 | | amended by changing Section 51 as follows: | 11 | | (70 ILCS 3605/51) | 12 | | Sec. 51. Free services; eligibility. | 13 | | (a) (Blank). Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no | 14 | | later than 60 days following the effective date of this | 15 | | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, any fixed route | 16 | | public transportation services provided by, or under grant or | 17 | | purchase of service contracts of, the Board shall be provided | 18 | | without charge to all senior citizens of the Metropolitan | 19 | | Region (as such term is defined in 70 ILCS 3615/1.03) aged 65 | 20 | | and older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the | 21 | | Board.
| 22 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, on or after | 23 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | 24 | | Assembly, any fixed route public transportation services |
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| 1 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 2 | | of, the Board shall be provided without charge to any person | 3 | | aged 65 or older who meets the income eligibility limitation | 4 | | set forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior | 5 | | Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and | 6 | | Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, under such conditions as shall | 7 | | be prescribed by the Board. The Department on Aging shall | 8 | | furnish all information reasonably necessary to determine | 9 | | eligibility, including updated lists of individuals who are | 10 | | eligible for services without charge under this Section. | 11 | | (c) In addition, any fixed route public transportation | 12 | | services shall also be provided free of charge to any person | 13 | | aged 65 or older who possesses a valid fare card or other form | 14 | | of verification issued by the Board in conjunction with the | 15 | | Regional Transportation Authority that authorizes the person | 16 | | to receive free services on or before the effective date of | 17 | | this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. If a person | 18 | | meets the requirements of this subsection, then the person may | 19 | | continue to receive free services until the expiration date on | 20 | | the fare card or other form of verification. If a person meets | 21 | | the requirements of this subsection but the valid fare card or | 22 | | other form of verification does not have an expiration date, | 23 | | then the person may continue to receive free services for 4 | 24 | | years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | 25 | | 96th General Assembly. This subsection applies to persons aged | 26 | | 65 or older who do not qualify under subsection (b). |
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| 1 | | (d) Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Board from | 2 | | providing reduced fares as may be required by federal law. | 3 | | (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.) | 4 | | Section 15. The Local Mass Transit District Act is amended | 5 | | by changing Section 8.6 as follows: | 6 | | (70 ILCS 3610/8.6) | 7 | | Sec. 8.6. Free services; eligibility. | 8 | | (a) (Blank). Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no | 9 | | later than 60 days following the effective date of this | 10 | | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, any fixed route | 11 | | public transportation services provided by, or under grant or | 12 | | purchase of service contracts of, every District shall be | 13 | | provided without charge to all senior citizens of the District | 14 | | aged 65 and older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed | 15 | | by the District.
| 16 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, on or after | 17 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | 18 | | Assembly, any fixed route public transportation services | 19 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 20 | | of, every District shall be provided without charge to any | 21 | | person aged 65 or older who meets the income eligibility | 22 | | limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the | 23 | | Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and | 24 | | Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, under such conditions as shall |
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| 1 | | be prescribed by the District. The Department on Aging shall | 2 | | furnish all information reasonably necessary to determine | 3 | | eligibility, including updated lists of individuals who are | 4 | | eligible for services without charge under this Section. | 5 | | (c) In addition, any fixed route public transportation | 6 | | services shall also be provided free of charge to any person | 7 | | aged 65 or older who possesses a valid fare card or other form | 8 | | of verification issued by any District that authorizes the | 9 | | person to receive free services on or before the effective date | 10 | | of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. If a | 11 | | person meets the requirements of this subsection, then the | 12 | | person may continue to receive free services until the | 13 | | expiration date on the fare card or other form of verification. | 14 | | If a person meets the requirements of this subsection but the | 15 | | valid fare card or other form of verification does not have an | 16 | | expiration date, then the person may continue to receive free | 17 | | services for 4 years after the effective date of this | 18 | | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. This subsection | 19 | | applies to persons aged 65 or older who do not qualify under | 20 | | subsection (b). | 21 | | (d) Nothing in this Section shall relieve any District from | 22 | | providing reduced fares as may be required by federal law. | 23 | | (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.) | 24 | | Section 20. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is | 25 | | amended by changing Sections 3A.15 and 3B.14 as follows: |
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| 1 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3A.15) | 2 | | Sec. 3A.15. Free services; eligibility. | 3 | | (a) (Blank). 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, any fixed route | 6 | | public transportation services provided by, or under grant or | 7 | | purchase of service contracts of, the Suburban Bus Board shall | 8 | | be provided without charge to all senior citizens of the | 9 | | Metropolitan Region aged 65 and older, under such conditions as | 10 | | shall be prescribed by the Suburban Bus Board. | 11 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, on or after | 12 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | 13 | | Assembly, any fixed route public transportation services | 14 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 15 | | of, the Suburban Bus Board shall be provided without charge to | 16 | | any person aged 65 or older who meets the income eligibility | 17 | | limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the | 18 | | Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and | 19 | | Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, under such conditions as shall | 20 | | be prescribed by the Suburban Bus Board. The Department on | 21 | | Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to | 22 | | determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals | 23 | | who are eligible for services without charge under this | 24 | | Section.
| 25 | | (c) In addition, any fixed route public transportation |
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| 1 | | services shall also be provided free of charge to any person | 2 | | aged 65 or older who possesses a valid fare card or other form | 3 | | of verification issued by the Suburban Bus Board that | 4 | | authorizes the person to receive free services on or before the | 5 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | 6 | | Assembly. If a person meets the requirements of this | 7 | | subsection, then the person may continue to receive free | 8 | | services until the expiration date on the fare card or other | 9 | | form of verification. If a person meets the requirements of | 10 | | this subsection but the valid fare card or other form of | 11 | | verification does not have an expiration date, then the person | 12 | | may continue to receive free services for 4 years after the | 13 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | 14 | | Assembly. This subsection applies to persons aged 65 or older | 15 | | who do not qualify under subsection (b). | 16 | | (d) Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Suburban Bus | 17 | | Board from providing reduced fares as may be required by | 18 | | federal law. | 19 | | (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.) | 20 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3B.14) | 21 | | Sec. 3B.14. Free services; eligibility. | 22 | | (a) (Blank). Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no | 23 | | later than 60 days following the effective date of this | 24 | | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, any fixed route | 25 | | public transportation services provided by, or under grant or |
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| 1 | | purchase of service contracts of, the Commuter Rail Board shall | 2 | | be provided without charge to all senior citizens of the | 3 | | Metropolitan Region aged 65 and older, under such conditions as | 4 | | shall be prescribed by the Commuter Rail Board. | 5 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, on or after | 6 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | 7 | | Assembly, any fixed route public transportation services | 8 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 9 | | of, the Commuter Rail Board shall be provided without charge to | 10 | | any person aged 65 or older who meets the income eligibility | 11 | | limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the | 12 | | Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and | 13 | | Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, under such conditions as shall | 14 | | be prescribed by the Commuter Rail Board. The Department on | 15 | | Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to | 16 | | determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals | 17 | | who are eligible for services without charge under this | 18 | | Section.
| 19 | | (c) In addition, any fixed route public transportation | 20 | | services shall also be provided free of charge to any person | 21 | | aged 65 or older who possesses a valid fare card or other form | 22 | | of verification issued by the Commuter Rail Board that | 23 | | authorizes the person to receive free services on or before the | 24 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | 25 | | Assembly. If a person meets the requirements of this | 26 | | subsection, then the person may continue to receive free |
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| 1 | | services until the expiration date on the fare card or other | 2 | | form of verification. If a person meets the requirements of | 3 | | this subsection but the valid fare card or other form of | 4 | | verification does not have an expiration date, then the person | 5 | | may continue to receive free services for 4 years after the | 6 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | 7 | | Assembly. This subsection applies to persons aged 65 or older | 8 | | who do not qualify under subsection (b). | 9 | | (d) Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Commuter Rail | 10 | | Board from providing reduced fares as may be required by | 11 | | federal law. | 12 | | (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
| 13 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 14 | | becoming law.".
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