Full Text of SB1600 100th General Assembly
SB1600sam001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Pat McGuire Filed: 3/15/2017
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1600
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1600 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Downstate Public Transportation Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Section 2-15.2 as follows: | 6 | | (30 ILCS 740/2-15.2) | 7 | | Sec. 2-15.2. Free and reduced 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, every participant, as defined in Section 2-2.02 (1)(a), | 14 | | shall be provided without charge to all senior citizen | 15 | | residents of the participant aged 65 and older, under such | 16 | | conditions as shall be prescribed by the participant. |
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| 1 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 2 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 3 | | the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public | 4 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase | 5 | | of service contracts of, every participant, as defined in | 6 | | Section 2-2.02 (1)(a), shall be provided without charge to | 7 | | senior citizens aged 65 and older who meet the income | 8 | | eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of Section | 9 | | 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property | 10 | | Tax Relief Act, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by | 11 | | the participant. The Department on Aging shall furnish all | 12 | | information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, | 13 | | including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for | 14 | | services without charge under this Section. Nothing in this | 15 | | Section shall relieve the participant from providing reduced | 16 | | fares as may be required by federal law. | 17 | | (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 18 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 19 | | the 100th General Assembly, any fixed route public | 20 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase | 21 | | of service contracts of, a participant shall be provided (i) | 22 | | without charge to a veteran that has a combined disability | 23 | | rating of more than 70% as certified by the U.S. Department of | 24 | | Veterans Affairs, and (ii) at a 50% reduced fare for a veteran | 25 | | who has a combined disability rating of 30% to 70% as certified | 26 | | by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, under conditions |
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| 1 | | prescribed by each participant.
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) | 3 | | Section 10. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is | 4 | | amended by changing Section 51 as follows: | 5 | | (70 ILCS 3605/51) | 6 | | Sec. 51. Free and reduced 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, the Board shall be provided without charge to all senior | 13 | | citizens of the Metropolitan Region (as such term is defined in | 14 | | 70 ILCS 3615/1.03) aged 65 and older, under such conditions as | 15 | | shall be prescribed by the Board.
| 16 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 17 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 18 | | the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public | 19 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase | 20 | | of service contracts of, the Board shall be provided without | 21 | | charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older who meet the income | 22 | | eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of Section | 23 | | 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property | 24 | | Tax Relief Act, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by |
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| 1 | | the Board. The Department on Aging shall furnish all | 2 | | information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, | 3 | | including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for | 4 | | services without charge under this Section. Nothing in this | 5 | | Section shall relieve the Board from providing reduced fares as | 6 | | may be required by federal law. | 7 | | (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 8 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 9 | | the 100th General Assembly, any fixed route public | 10 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase | 11 | | of service contracts of, the Board shall be provided (i) | 12 | | without charge to a veteran that has a combined disability | 13 | | rating of more than 70% as certified by the U.S. Department of | 14 | | Veterans Affairs, and (ii) at a 50% reduced fare for a veteran | 15 | | who has a combined disability rating of 30% to 70% as certified | 16 | | by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, under conditions | 17 | | prescribed by the Board. | 18 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) | 19 | | Section 15. The Local Mass Transit District Act is amended | 20 | | by changing Section 8.6 as follows: | 21 | | (70 ILCS 3610/8.6) | 22 | | Sec. 8.6. Free and reduced 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 |
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| 1 | | the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is | 2 | | implemented, any fixed route public transportation services | 3 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 4 | | of, every District shall be provided without charge to all | 5 | | senior citizens of the District aged 65 and older, under such | 6 | | conditions as shall be prescribed by the District.
| 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, any fixed route public | 10 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase | 11 | | of service contracts of, every District shall be provided | 12 | | without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older who meet | 13 | | the income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) | 14 | | of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with | 15 | | Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such conditions as | 16 | | shall be prescribed by the District. The Department on Aging | 17 | | shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to | 18 | | determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals | 19 | | who are eligible for services without charge under this | 20 | | Section. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the District | 21 | | from providing reduced fares as may be required by federal law. | 22 | | (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 23 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 24 | | the 100th General Assembly, any fixed route public | 25 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase | 26 | | of service contracts of, every District shall be provided (i) |
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| 1 | | without charge to a veteran that has a combined disability | 2 | | rating of more than 70% as certified by the U.S. Department of | 3 | | Veterans Affairs, and (ii) at a 50% reduced fare for a veteran | 4 | | who has a combined disability rating of 30% to 70% as certified | 5 | | by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, under conditions | 6 | | prescribed by each District. | 7 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) | 8 | | Section 20. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is | 9 | | amended by changing Sections 3A.15 and 3B.14 as follows: | 10 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3A.15) | 11 | | Sec. 3A.15. Free and reduced services; eligibility. | 12 | | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 13 | | 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 14 | | the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is | 15 | | implemented, any fixed route public transportation services | 16 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 17 | | of, the Suburban Bus Board shall be provided without charge to | 18 | | all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged 65 and | 19 | | older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the | 20 | | Suburban Bus Board. | 21 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 22 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 23 | | the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public | 24 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase |
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| 1 | | of service contracts of, the Suburban Bus Board shall be | 2 | | provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older | 3 | | who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in | 4 | | subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and | 5 | | Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such | 6 | | conditions as shall be prescribed by the Suburban Bus Board. | 7 | | The Department on Aging shall furnish all information | 8 | | reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including | 9 | | updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services | 10 | | without charge under this Section. Nothing in this Section | 11 | | shall relieve the Suburban Bus Board from providing reduced | 12 | | fares as may be required by federal law.
| 13 | | (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 14 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 15 | | the 100th General Assembly, any fixed route public | 16 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase | 17 | | of service contracts of, the Suburban Bus Board shall be | 18 | | provided (i) without charge to a veteran that has a combined | 19 | | disability rating of more than 70% as certified by the U.S. | 20 | | Department of Veterans Affairs, and (ii) at a 50% reduced fare | 21 | | for a veteran who has a combined disability rating of 30% to | 22 | | 70% as certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, | 23 | | under conditions prescribed by the Suburban Bus Board. | 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 and reduced 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 to | 8 | | 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 of | 13 | | the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public | 14 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase | 15 | | of service contracts of, the Commuter Rail Board shall be | 16 | | provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older | 17 | | who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in | 18 | | 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. Nothing in this Section | 25 | | shall relieve the Commuter Rail Board from providing reduced | 26 | | fares as may be required by federal law. |
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| 1 | | (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 2 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 3 | | the 100th General Assembly, any fixed route public | 4 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase | 5 | | of service contracts of, the Commuter Rail Board shall be | 6 | | provided (i) without charge to a veteran that has a combined | 7 | | disability rating of more than 70% as certified by the U.S. | 8 | | Department of Veterans Affairs, and (ii) at a 50% reduced fare | 9 | | for a veteran who has a combined disability rating of 30% to | 10 | | 70% as certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, | 11 | | under conditions prescribed by the Commuter Rail Board.
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
| 13 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 14 | | becoming law.".
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