Full Text of HB2842 97th General Assembly
HB2842sam003 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Antonio Muñoz Filed: 1/2/2013
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2842
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2842, AS AMENDED, by | 3 | | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | 4 | | following:
| 5 | | "Section 5. The Downstate Public Transportation Act is | 6 | | amended by changing Sections 2-15.2 and 2-15.3 as follows: | 7 | | (30 ILCS 740/2-15.2) | 8 | | Sec. 2-15.2. Free services; eligibility. | 9 | | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 10 | | 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 11 | | the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is | 12 | | implemented, any fixed route public transportation services | 13 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 14 | | of, every participant, as defined in Section 2-2.02 (1)(a), | 15 | | shall be provided without charge to all senior citizen | 16 | | residents of the participant aged 65 and older, under such |
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| 1 | | conditions as shall be prescribed by the participant. | 2 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 3 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 4 | | the 96th General Assembly, and until subsection (c) is | 5 | | implemented, any fixed route public transportation services | 6 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 7 | | of, every participant, as defined in Section 2-2.02 (1)(a), | 8 | | shall be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and | 9 | | older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in | 10 | | subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and | 11 | | Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act, under such conditions | 12 | | as shall be prescribed by the participant. The Department on | 13 | | 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. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the participant | 17 | | from providing reduced fares as may be required by federal law.
| 18 | | (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beginning on | 19 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | 20 | | Assembly, any fixed route public transportation services | 21 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 22 | | of, every participant, as defined in Section 2-2.02 (1)(a), | 23 | | shall be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and | 24 | | older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in | 25 | | this subsection (c), under such conditions as shall be | 26 | | prescribed by the participant. The Department of Revenue shall |
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| 1 | | furnish all information reasonably necessary to determine | 2 | | eligibility, including updated lists of individuals who are | 3 | | eligible for services without charge under this Section. | 4 | | Nothing in this Section shall relieve the participant from | 5 | | providing reduced fares as may be required by federal law. | 6 | | For purposes of this subsection (c), the income eligibility | 7 | | limitation is as follows: | 8 | | (1) less than $27,610 for a household containing one | 9 | | person; | 10 | | (2) less than $36,635 for a household containing 2 | 11 | | persons; or | 12 | | (3) less than $45,657 for a household containing 3 or | 13 | | more persons. | 14 | | Although eligibility for services under this subsection | 15 | | (c) is based on an assessment of household income, nothing in | 16 | | this subsection requires a participant to provide those | 17 | | services without charge to members of the qualifying senior | 18 | | citizen's household who are not also 65 years of age or older. | 19 | | The Department of Revenue may adopt rules providing that | 20 | | the income eligibility limitations set forth in this subsection | 21 | | (c) may be changed to reflect the annual cost of living | 22 | | adjustment in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income | 23 | | benefits that are applicable to the year for which those | 24 | | benefits are reported as income on an application. | 25 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1527, eff. 2-14-11; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.) |
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| 1 | | (30 ILCS 740/2-15.3)
| 2 | | Sec. 2-15.3. Transit services for disabled individuals. | 3 | | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 4 | | 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 5 | | the 95th General Assembly, and until subsection (b) is | 6 | | implemented, all fixed route public transportation services | 7 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contract of, | 8 | | any participant shall be provided without charge to all | 9 | | disabled persons who meet the income eligibility limitation set | 10 | | forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens | 11 | | and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act, under such | 12 | | procedures as shall be prescribed by the participant. The | 13 | | Department on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably | 14 | | necessary to determine eligibility, including updated lists of | 15 | | individuals who are eligible for services without charge under | 16 | | this Section.
| 17 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beginning on | 18 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | 19 | | Assembly, all fixed route public transportation services | 20 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contract of, | 21 | | any participant shall be provided without charge to all | 22 | | disabled persons who meet the income eligibility limitation set | 23 | | forth this subsection (b), under such procedures as shall be | 24 | | prescribed by the participant. The Department of Revenue shall | 25 | | furnish all information reasonably necessary to determine | 26 | | eligibility, including updated lists of individuals who are |
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| 1 | | eligible for services without charge under this Section. | 2 | | For purposes of this subsection (b), the income eligibility | 3 | | limitation is as follows: | 4 | | (1) less than $27,610 for a household containing one | 5 | | person; | 6 | | (2) less than $36,635 for a household containing 2 | 7 | | persons; or | 8 | | (3) less than $45,657 for a household containing 3 or | 9 | | more persons. | 10 | | Although eligibility for services under this subsection | 11 | | (b) is based on an assessment of household income, nothing in | 12 | | this subsection requires a participant to provide those | 13 | | services without charge to members of the disabled person's | 14 | | household who are not also disabled. | 15 | | The Department of Revenue may adopt rules providing that | 16 | | the income eligibility limitations set forth in this subsection | 17 | | (b) may be changed to reflect the annual cost of living | 18 | | adjustment in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income | 19 | | benefits that are applicable to the year for which those | 20 | | benefits are reported as income on an application. | 21 | | (Source: P.A. 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.) | 22 | | Section 10. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is | 23 | | amended by changing Sections 51 and 52 as follows: | 24 | | (70 ILCS 3605/51) |
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| 1 | | Sec. 51. 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 Board shall be provided without charge to all senior | 8 | | citizens of the Metropolitan Region (as such term is defined in | 9 | | 70 ILCS 3615/1.03) aged 65 and older, under such conditions as | 10 | | shall be prescribed by the Board.
| 11 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 12 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 13 | | the 96th General Assembly, and until subsection (c) is | 14 | | implemented, any fixed route public transportation services | 15 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 16 | | of, the Board shall be provided without charge to senior | 17 | | citizens aged 65 and older who meet the income eligibility | 18 | | limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the | 19 | | Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act, | 20 | | under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the Board. The | 21 | | Department on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably | 22 | | necessary to determine eligibility, including updated lists of | 23 | | individuals who are eligible for services without charge under | 24 | | this Section. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Board | 25 | | from providing reduced fares as may be required by federal law. | 26 | | (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beginning on |
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| 1 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | 2 | | Assembly, any fixed route public transportation services | 3 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 4 | | of, the Board shall be provided without charge to senior | 5 | | citizens aged 65 and older who meet the income eligibility | 6 | | limitation set forth in this subsection (c), under such | 7 | | conditions as shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department | 8 | | of Revenue shall furnish all information reasonably necessary | 9 | | to determine eligibility, including updated lists of | 10 | | individuals who are eligible for services without charge under | 11 | | this Section. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Board | 12 | | from providing reduced fares as may be required by federal law. | 13 | | For purposes of this subsection (c), the income eligibility | 14 | | limitation is as follows: | 15 | | (1) less than $27,610 for a household containing one | 16 | | person; | 17 | | (2) less than $36,635 for a household containing 2 | 18 | | persons; or | 19 | | (3) less than $45,657 for a household containing 3 or | 20 | | more persons. | 21 | | Although eligibility for services under this subsection | 22 | | (c) is based on an assessment of household income, nothing in | 23 | | this subsection requires the Board to provide those services | 24 | | without charge to members of the qualifying senior citizen's | 25 | | household who are not also 65 years of age or older. | 26 | | The Department of Revenue may adopt rules providing that |
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| 1 | | the income eligibility limitations set forth in this subsection | 2 | | (c) may be changed to reflect the annual cost of living | 3 | | adjustment in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income | 4 | | benefits that are applicable to the year for which those | 5 | | benefits are reported as income on an application. | 6 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1527, eff. 2-14-11; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.) | 7 | | (70 ILCS 3605/52) | 8 | | Sec. 52. Transit services for disabled individuals. | 9 | | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 10 | | 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 11 | | the 95th General Assembly, and until subsection (b) is | 12 | | implemented, all fixed route public transportation services | 13 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contract of, | 14 | | the Board shall be provided without charge to all disabled | 15 | | persons who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in | 16 | | subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and | 17 | | Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act, under such procedures | 18 | | as shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department on Aging | 19 | | 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.
| 23 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beginning on | 24 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | 25 | | Assembly, all fixed route public transportation services |
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| 1 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contract of, | 2 | | the Board shall be provided without charge to all disabled | 3 | | persons who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in | 4 | | this subsection (b), under such procedures as shall be | 5 | | prescribed by the Board. The Department of Revenue shall | 6 | | furnish all information reasonably necessary to determine | 7 | | eligibility, including updated lists of individuals who are | 8 | | eligible for services without charge under this Section. | 9 | | For purposes of this subsection (b), the income eligibility | 10 | | limitation is as follows: | 11 | | (1) less than $27,610 for a household containing one | 12 | | person; | 13 | | (2) less than $36,635 for a household containing 2 | 14 | | persons; or | 15 | | (3) less than $45,657 for a household containing 3 or | 16 | | more persons. | 17 | | Although eligibility for services under this subsection | 18 | | (b) is based on an assessment of household income, nothing in | 19 | | this subsection requires the Board to provide those services | 20 | | without charge to members of the disabled person's household | 21 | | who are not also disabled. | 22 | | The Department of Revenue may adopt rules providing that | 23 | | the income eligibility limitations set forth in this subsection | 24 | | (b) may be changed to reflect the annual cost of living | 25 | | adjustment in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income | 26 | | benefits that are applicable to the year for which those |
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| 1 | | benefits are reported as income on an application. | 2 | | (Source: P.A. 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.) | 3 | | Section 15. The Local Mass Transit District Act is amended | 4 | | by changing Sections 8.6 and 8.7 as follows: | 5 | | (70 ILCS 3610/8.6) | 6 | | Sec. 8.6. Free services; eligibility. | 7 | | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 8 | | 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 9 | | the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is | 10 | | implemented, any fixed route public transportation services | 11 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 12 | | of, every District shall be provided without charge to all | 13 | | senior citizens of the District aged 65 and older, under such | 14 | | conditions as shall be prescribed by the District.
| 15 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 16 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 17 | | the 96th General Assembly, and until subsection (c) is | 18 | | implemented, 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 senior | 21 | | citizens aged 65 and older who meet 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 Act, | 24 | | under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the District. |
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| 1 | | The Department on Aging shall furnish all information | 2 | | reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including | 3 | | updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services | 4 | | without charge under this Section. Nothing in this Section | 5 | | shall relieve the District from providing reduced fares as may | 6 | | be required by federal law. | 7 | | (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beginning on | 8 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | 9 | | Assembly, any fixed route public transportation services | 10 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 11 | | of, every District shall be provided without charge to senior | 12 | | citizens aged 65 and older who meet the income eligibility | 13 | | limitation in this subsection (c), under such conditions as | 14 | | shall be prescribed by the District. The Department of Revenue | 15 | | 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. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the District | 19 | | from providing reduced fares as may be required by federal law. | 20 | | For purposes of this subsection (c), the income eligibility | 21 | | limitation is as follows: | 22 | | (1) less than $27,610 for a household containing one | 23 | | person; | 24 | | (2) less than $36,635 for a household containing 2 | 25 | | persons; or | 26 | | (3) less than $45,657 for a household containing 3 or |
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| 1 | | more persons. | 2 | | Although eligibility for services under this subsection | 3 | | (c) is based on an assessment of household income, nothing in | 4 | | this subsection requires a District to provide those services | 5 | | without charge to members of the qualifying senior citizen's | 6 | | household who are not also 65 years of age or older. | 7 | | The Department of Revenue may adopt rules providing that | 8 | | the income eligibility limitations set forth in this subsection | 9 | | (c) may be changed to reflect the annual cost of living | 10 | | adjustment in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income | 11 | | benefits that are applicable to the year for which those | 12 | | benefits are reported as income on an application. | 13 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1527, eff. 2-14-11; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.) | 14 | | (70 ILCS 3610/8.7) | 15 | | Sec. 8.7. Transit services for disabled individuals. | 16 | | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 17 | | 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 18 | | the 95th General Assembly, and until subsection (c) is | 19 | | implemented, all fixed route public transportation services | 20 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contract of, | 21 | | any District shall be provided without charge to all disabled | 22 | | persons who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in | 23 | | subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and | 24 | | Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act, under such procedures | 25 | | as shall be prescribed by the District. The Department on Aging |
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| 1 | | shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to | 2 | | determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals | 3 | | who are eligible for services without charge under this | 4 | | Section.
| 5 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beginning on | 6 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | 7 | | Assembly, all fixed route public transportation services | 8 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contract of, | 9 | | any District shall be provided without charge to all disabled | 10 | | persons who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in | 11 | | this subsection (b), under such procedures as shall be | 12 | | prescribed by the District. The Department of Revenue shall | 13 | | furnish all information reasonably necessary to determine | 14 | | eligibility, including updated lists of individuals who are | 15 | | eligible for services without charge under this Section. | 16 | | For purposes of this subsection (b), the income eligibility | 17 | | limitation is as follows: | 18 | | (1) less than $27,610 for a household containing one | 19 | | person; | 20 | | (2) less than $36,635 for a household containing 2 | 21 | | persons; or | 22 | | (3) less than $45,657 for a household containing 3 or | 23 | | more persons. | 24 | | Although eligibility for services under this subsection | 25 | | (b) is based on an assessment of household income, nothing in | 26 | | this subsection requires a District to provide those services |
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| 1 | | without charge to members of the disabled person's household | 2 | | who are not also disabled. | 3 | | The Department of Revenue may adopt rules providing that | 4 | | the income eligibility limitations set forth in this subsection | 5 | | (b) may be changed to reflect the annual cost of living | 6 | | adjustment in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income | 7 | | benefits that are applicable to the year for which those | 8 | | benefits are reported as income on an application. | 9 | | (Source: P.A. 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.) | 10 | | Section 20. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is | 11 | | amended by changing Sections 3A.15, 3A.16, 3B.14, and 3B.15 as | 12 | | follows: | 13 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3A.15) | 14 | | Sec. 3A.15. Free services; eligibility. | 15 | | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 16 | | 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 17 | | the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is | 18 | | implemented, any fixed route public transportation services | 19 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 20 | | of, the Suburban Bus Board shall be provided without charge to | 21 | | all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged 65 and | 22 | | older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the | 23 | | Suburban Bus Board. | 24 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than |
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| 1 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 2 | | the 96th General Assembly, and until subsection (c) is | 3 | | implemented, any fixed route public transportation services | 4 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 5 | | of, the Suburban Bus Board shall be provided without charge to | 6 | | senior citizens aged 65 and older who meet the income | 7 | | eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of Section | 8 | | 4 of the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax | 9 | | Relief Act, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the | 10 | | Suburban Bus Board. The Department on Aging shall furnish all | 11 | | information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, | 12 | | including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for | 13 | | services without charge under this Section. Nothing in this | 14 | | Section shall relieve the Suburban Bus Board from providing | 15 | | reduced fares as may be required by federal law.
| 16 | | (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beginning on | 17 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | 18 | | Assembly, any fixed route public transportation services | 19 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 20 | | of, the Suburban Bus Board shall be provided without charge to | 21 | | senior citizens aged 65 and older who meet the income | 22 | | eligibility limitation set forth in this subsection (c), under | 23 | | such conditions as shall be prescribed by the Suburban Bus | 24 | | Board. The Department of Revenue shall furnish all information | 25 | | reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including | 26 | | updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services |
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| 1 | | without charge under this Section. Nothing in this Section | 2 | | shall relieve the Suburban Bus Board from providing reduced | 3 | | fares as may be required by federal law. | 4 | | For purposes of this subsection (c), the income eligibility | 5 | | limitation is as follows: | 6 | | (1) less than $27,610 for a household containing one | 7 | | person; | 8 | | (2) less than $36,635 for a household containing 2 | 9 | | persons; or | 10 | | (3) less than $45,657 for a household containing 3 or | 11 | | more persons. | 12 | | Although eligibility for services under this subsection | 13 | | (c) is based on an assessment of household income, nothing in | 14 | | this subsection requires the Suburban Bus Board to provide | 15 | | those services without charge to members of the qualifying | 16 | | senior citizen's household who are not also 65 years of age or | 17 | | older. | 18 | | The Department of Revenue may adopt rules providing that | 19 | | the income eligibility limitations set forth in this subsection | 20 | | (c) may be changed to reflect the annual cost of living | 21 | | adjustment in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income | 22 | | benefits that are applicable to the year for which those | 23 | | benefits are reported as income on an application. | 24 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1527, eff. 2-14-11; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.) | 25 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3A.16) |
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| 1 | | Sec. 3A.16. Transit services for disabled individuals. | 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, all fixed route public transportation services | 6 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contract of, | 7 | | the Suburban Bus Board shall be provided without charge to all | 8 | | disabled persons who meet the income eligibility limitation set | 9 | | forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens | 10 | | and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act, under such | 11 | | procedures as shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department | 12 | | on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to | 13 | | determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals | 14 | | who are eligible for services without charge under this | 15 | | Section.
| 16 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beginning on | 17 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | 18 | | Assembly, all fixed route public transportation services | 19 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contract of, | 20 | | the Suburban Bus Board shall be provided without charge to all | 21 | | disabled persons who meet the income eligibility limitation set | 22 | | forth in this subsection (c), under such procedures as shall be | 23 | | prescribed by the Board. The Department of Revenue shall | 24 | | furnish all information reasonably necessary to determine | 25 | | eligibility, including updated lists of individuals who are | 26 | | eligible for services without charge under this Section. |
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| 1 | | For purposes of this subsection (b), the income eligibility | 2 | | limitation is as follows: | 3 | | (1) less than $27,610 for a household containing one | 4 | | person; | 5 | | (2) less than $36,635 for a household containing 2 | 6 | | persons; or | 7 | | (3) less than $45,657 for a household containing 3 or | 8 | | more persons. | 9 | | Although eligibility for services under this subsection | 10 | | (b) is based on an assessment of household income, nothing in | 11 | | this subsection requires the Suburban Bus Board to provide | 12 | | those services without charge to members of the disabled | 13 | | person's household who are not also disabled. | 14 | | The Department of Revenue may adopt rules providing that | 15 | | the income eligibility limitations set forth in this subsection | 16 | | (b) may be changed to reflect the annual cost of living | 17 | | adjustment in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income | 18 | | benefits that are applicable to the year for which those | 19 | | benefits are reported as income on an application. | 20 | | (Source: P.A. 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.) | 21 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3B.14) | 22 | | Sec. 3B.14. Free services; eligibility. | 23 | | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 24 | | 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 25 | | the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is |
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| 1 | | implemented, any fixed route public transportation services | 2 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 3 | | of, the Commuter Rail Board shall be provided without charge to | 4 | | all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged 65 and | 5 | | older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the | 6 | | Commuter Rail Board. | 7 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 8 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 9 | | the 96th General Assembly, and until subsection (c) is | 10 | | implemented, any fixed route public transportation services | 11 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 12 | | of, the Commuter Rail Board shall be provided without charge to | 13 | | senior citizens aged 65 and older who meet the income | 14 | | eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of Section | 15 | | 4 of the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax | 16 | | Relief Act, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the | 17 | | Commuter Rail Board. The Department on Aging shall furnish all | 18 | | information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, | 19 | | including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for | 20 | | services without charge under this Section. Nothing in this | 21 | | Section shall relieve the Commuter Rail Board from providing | 22 | | reduced fares as may be required by federal law.
| 23 | | (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beginning on | 24 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | 25 | | Assembly, any fixed route public transportation services | 26 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts |
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| 1 | | of, the Commuter Rail Board shall be provided without charge to | 2 | | senior citizens aged 65 and older who meet the income | 3 | | eligibility limitation set forth in this subsection (c), under | 4 | | such conditions as shall be prescribed by the Commuter Rail | 5 | | Board. The Department of Revenue shall furnish all information | 6 | | reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including | 7 | | updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services | 8 | | without charge under this Section. Nothing in this Section | 9 | | shall relieve the Commuter Rail Board from providing reduced | 10 | | fares as may be required by federal law. | 11 | | For purposes of this subsection (c), the income eligibility | 12 | | limitation is as follows: | 13 | | (1) less than $27,610 for a household containing one | 14 | | person; | 15 | | (2) less than $36,635 for a household containing 2 | 16 | | persons; or | 17 | | (3) less than $45,657 for a household containing 3 or | 18 | | more persons. | 19 | | Although eligibility for services under this subsection | 20 | | (c) is based on an assessment of household income, nothing in | 21 | | this subsection requires the Commuter Rail Board to provide | 22 | | those services without charge to members of the qualifying | 23 | | senior citizen's household who are not also 65 years of age or | 24 | | older. | 25 | | The Department of Revenue may adopt rules providing that | 26 | | the income eligibility limitations set forth in this subsection |
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| 1 | | (c) may be changed to reflect the annual cost of living | 2 | | adjustment in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income | 3 | | benefits that are applicable to the year for which those | 4 | | benefits are reported as income on an application. | 5 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1527, eff. 2-14-11; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.) | 6 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3B.15) | 7 | | Sec. 3B.15. Transit services for disabled individuals. | 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, all fixed route public transportation services | 12 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contract of, | 13 | | the Commuter Rail Board shall be provided without charge to all | 14 | | disabled persons who meet the income eligibility limitation set | 15 | | forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens | 16 | | and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act, under such | 17 | | procedures as shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department | 18 | | on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to | 19 | | determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals | 20 | | who are eligible for services without charge under this | 21 | | Section.
| 22 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beginning on | 23 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | 24 | | Assembly, all fixed route public transportation services | 25 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contract of, |
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| 1 | | the Commuter Rail Board shall be provided without charge to all | 2 | | disabled persons who meet the income eligibility limitation set | 3 | | forth in this subsection (b), under such procedures as shall be | 4 | | prescribed by the Board. The Department of Revenue shall | 5 | | furnish all information reasonably necessary to determine | 6 | | eligibility, including updated lists of individuals who are | 7 | | eligible for services without charge under this Section. | 8 | | For purposes of this subsection (b), the income eligibility | 9 | | limitation is as follows: | 10 | | (1) less than $27,610 for a household containing one | 11 | | person; | 12 | | (2) less than $36,635 for a household containing 2 | 13 | | persons; or | 14 | | (3) less than $45,657 for a household containing 3 or | 15 | | more persons. | 16 | | Although eligibility for services under this subsection | 17 | | (b) is based on an assessment of household income, nothing in | 18 | | this subsection requires the Commuter Rail Board to provide | 19 | | those services without charge to members of the disabled | 20 | | person's household who are not also disabled. | 21 | | The Department of Revenue may adopt rules providing that | 22 | | the income eligibility limitations set forth in this subsection | 23 | | (b) may be changed to reflect the annual cost of living | 24 | | adjustment in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income | 25 | | benefits that are applicable to the year for which those | 26 | | benefits are reported as income on an application. |
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)
| 2 | | Section 25. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 3 | | changing Section 3-691 as follows:
| 4 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-691)
| 5 | | Sec. 3-691. Illinois Fraternal Order of Police license | 6 | | plates. | 7 | | (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in | 8 | | the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special | 9 | | registration plates designated as Illinois Fraternal Order of | 10 | | Police license plates to residents of Illinois who are members | 11 | | in good standing of the Fraternal Order of Police-Illinois | 12 | | State Lodge and meet other eligibility requirements prescribed | 13 | | by the Secretary of State. The special plates issued under this | 14 | | Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the | 15 | | first division and motor vehicles of the second division | 16 | | weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles, | 17 | | as defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under | 18 | | this Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure | 19 | | established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code. The Secretary of | 20 | | State shall verify that an applicant for registration renewal | 21 | | remains a member in good standing of the Fraternal Order of | 22 | | Police - Illinois State Lodge prior to renewing the | 23 | | registration. | 24 | | (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within the |
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| 1 | | discretion of the Secretary, except that the Illinois Fraternal | 2 | | Order of Police emblem shall appear on the plates. The | 3 | | Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or | 4 | | personalized under Section 3-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary | 5 | | shall prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section | 6 | | 3-412 of this Code. The plates are not required to designate | 7 | | "Land of Lincoln" as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section | 8 | | 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary may, in his or her | 9 | | discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or | 10 | | personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this | 11 | | Code. | 12 | | (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a | 13 | | $25 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate | 14 | | registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the | 15 | | Fraternal Order of Police Fund and $15 shall be deposited into | 16 | | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used | 17 | | by the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing | 18 | | costs. | 19 | | For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in | 20 | | addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. | 21 | | Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the Fraternal Order of | 22 | | Police Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of | 23 | | State Special License Plate Fund. | 24 | | (d) The Fraternal Order of Police Fund is created as a | 25 | | special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Fraternal | 26 | | Order of Police Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by |
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| 1 | | the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary , as | 2 | | grants to the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police to increase | 3 | | the efficiency and professionalism of law enforcement officers | 4 | | in Illinois, to educate the public about law enforcement | 5 | | issues, to more firmly establish the public confidence in law | 6 | | enforcement, to create partnerships with the public, and to | 7 | | honor the service of law enforcement officers dedicated to the | 8 | | protection of life and property.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1240, eff. 7-23-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
| 10 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | 11 | | 1, 2014, except that Section 25 takes effect upon becoming | 12 | | law.".
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