Full Text of HB1237 103rd General Assembly
HB1237ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Kam Buckner Filed: 2/28/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1237
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1237 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Illinois Strategic Action Plan for Aging Equity Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to direct | 7 | | the appointment of a Strategic Action Planning Commission for | 8 | | Aging Equity co-chaired by the Governor's Office and the | 9 | | Department on Aging to research and develop a strategic action | 10 | | plan for aging equity that is comprehensive, cross-sectoral, | 11 | | and long-term. A strategic action plan for aging equity could | 12 | | draw upon Illinois' well-developed aging network developed in | 13 | | accordance with the federal Older Americans Act, the Illinois | 14 | | Act on the Aging, and the Older Adult Services Act, all of | 15 | | which help older Illinoisans stay connected and stay in their | 16 | | communities, as well as other departments of State government |
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| 1 | | in consideration of sectors outside of the aging network of | 2 | | services. The established Commission will develop a strategic | 3 | | action plan for aging equity for implementation across all of | 4 | | Illinois State Government with support for collaboration | 5 | | across other units of government within the state. | 6 | | Section 10. Findings. The General Assembly finds, | 7 | | determines, and declares the following: | 8 | | (1) This Act is necessary for the immediate | 9 | | preservation of the public peace, health, and safety. | 10 | | (2) Illinois' population is aging, a trend occurring | 11 | | in much of the United States and the world. The aging of | 12 | | the population raises significant challenges and | 13 | | opportunities in terms of health, social, financial, care, | 14 | | and public systems, which affect virtually all Illinoisans | 15 | | in varied ways. | 16 | | (3) The aging of communities has far-reaching effects | 17 | | on all people and all sectors. Many older Illinoisans | 18 | | interact with, and their lives and opportunities are | 19 | | shaped by, multiple systems and aspects of society, | 20 | | including, but not limited to, the availability, cost, and | 21 | | quality of: housing development and construction; health | 22 | | and human services; parks and recreation; information | 23 | | technology; arts and communications; public health; | 24 | | hospitality, tourism and travel; workforce development; | 25 | | volunteerism; business and financial planning; legal and |
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| 1 | | human rights; government services; education; | 2 | | transportation; and veterans' affairs. | 3 | | (4) Across Illinois, many people suffer hardship from | 4 | | long-standing structural inequities such as racism, class | 5 | | inequity, genderism, sexism, ageism, ableism, xenophobia, | 6 | | homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of oppression. | 7 | | These systemic inequities shape how, and whether or not, | 8 | | individuals reach older adulthood and their quality of | 9 | | life as they age. Health inequities exist both across and | 10 | | within Illinois's 102 counties. | 11 | | (5) Chronic health conditions affect 85% of older | 12 | | Americans and 70% of persons aged 65 or older will need | 13 | | caregiver support at some point in their older years. | 14 | | (6) There is a great demand for paid home care | 15 | | workers, direct support workers, and personal aide workers | 16 | | coupled with severe worker shortages, high turnover, | 17 | | difficult work, and often low pay. | 18 | | (7) A 2021 report by the Department of Healthcare and | 19 | | Family Services found that, overwhelmingly, the | 20 | | understaffed Medicaid facilities with 3-4 persons in a | 21 | | room where the poorest of the poor and mostly Black and | 22 | | Brown persons resided, were the ones that experienced the | 23 | | highest risk of infection and death from COVID-19. These | 24 | | health inequities show the effects of structural racism | 25 | | and class inequity intersecting with ageism, which shape | 26 | | the degree of crowdedness and quality of nursing home |
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| 1 | | care. | 2 | | (8) Health inequities are the systemic patterns of | 3 | | differences that are unfair, unjust, and remediable. This | 4 | | means that there is something we can do about health | 5 | | inequities, and there is a justice and moral imperative to | 6 | | do so. There is a need for equitable services across | 7 | | communities with equitable and adequate funding in order | 8 | | for Illinoisans across the State to feel supported across | 9 | | their lifespans, including their older years. | 10 | | (9) Coordinated action is needed across Illinois' | 11 | | network of aging and disability advocates and providers, | 12 | | across all sectors, policymakers, and units of government | 13 | | to affirm the priority of the health and well-being of | 14 | | older Illinoisans and the need for policies that promote | 15 | | healthy aging throughout all Illinoisans' lives. | 16 | | (10) Illinois has the unique opportunity to benefit | 17 | | from comprehensive research, current innovation, and | 18 | | lessons from the pandemic to identify long-term strategic | 19 | | approaches to address current and future challenges and | 20 | | opportunities and to better integrate current and future | 21 | | innovative solutions that improve quality of life across | 22 | | all communities. | 23 | | Section 15. Legislative intent. | 24 | | (1) It is the intent of the General Assembly that there is | 25 | | established a multidisciplinary Strategic Action Planning |
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| 1 | | Commission for Aging Equity for the purpose of developing a | 2 | | comprehensive strategic action plan for aging equity in | 3 | | Illinois that will lead to actionable goals and measurable | 4 | | outcomes for the years 2025 through 2037. The purpose of the | 5 | | Strategic Action Planning Commission for Aging Equity is to | 6 | | provide the Governor and the General Assembly with data and | 7 | | specific recommendations regarding public actions by all State | 8 | | agencies so that the General Assembly can address the | 9 | | demographic shift of an aging population. This includes | 10 | | recommended changes in policy, procedures, programs, services, | 11 | | and resources to support equitable aging across the life | 12 | | course. | 13 | | (2) Recommendations put forth by the Strategic Action | 14 | | Planning Commission for Aging Equity shall be presented to the | 15 | | Governor and General Assembly within 2 years from the date of | 16 | | the Commission's first meeting. | 17 | | (3) The Strategic Action Planning Commission for Aging | 18 | | Equity shall continue to meet regularly to ensure recommended | 19 | | actions are taken and transparent and tangible progress is | 20 | | being made toward initial targeted goals with measurable | 21 | | outcomes as well as establishing new goals as data and | 22 | | research continues to drive equity, innovation, and quality | 23 | | measures. | 24 | | (4) Every 12 years, the Strategic Action Planning | 25 | | Commission for Aging Equity shall develop a new strategic | 26 | | action plan for aging equity. |
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| 1 | | Section 20. Definitions. As used in this Act: | 2 | | "Ableism" means discrimination in favor of able-bodied | 3 | | people. | 4 | | "Ageism" means prejudice or discrimination on the grounds | 5 | | of a person's age. | 6 | | "Aging equity" is both an outcome and a process. As an | 7 | | outcome it means, aging equity is achieved when every person | 8 | | can attain their full potential across the life course without | 9 | | disadvantage because of social position or other socially and | 10 | | structurally determined circumstances. As a process, aging | 11 | | equity is a process of assurance of the conditions of optimal | 12 | | aging for all people which requires at least 3 things: (i) | 13 | | valuing all individuals and populations equally; (ii) | 14 | | recognizing and rectifying historical injustices; and (iii) | 15 | | providing resources according to need. Aging inequities will | 16 | | be eliminated when aging equity is achieved. | 17 | | "Aging Equity Commission" or "Commission" means the | 18 | | Strategic Action Planning Commission for Aging Equity. | 19 | | "Caregiver" means someone caring for a spouse or parent, | 20 | | an extended family member, or even a friend or neighbor. A | 21 | | caregiver provides help with transportation to medical | 22 | | appointments, purchasing or organizing medications, monitoring | 23 | | a person's medical condition, communicating with health care | 24 | | professionals, advocating on a person's behalf with providers | 25 | | or agencies, and assisting a person with getting in and out of |
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| 1 | | bed or a chair, getting dressed, bathing or showering, grocery | 2 | | or other shopping, housework, preparing meals, and managing | 3 | | finances. | 4 | | "Class inequity" means relations of power among networked | 5 | | and organized social groups that direct society's major | 6 | | institutions (such as corporations and government | 7 | | authorities), material resources, and investments. "Class | 8 | | inequity" or "classism" is the systematic oppression of | 9 | | subordinated class groups, held in place by attitudes that | 10 | | rank people according to economic status, family lineage, job | 11 | | status, level of education, and other divisions. | 12 | | "Cultural humility" means an approach to healthcare and | 13 | | other services that incorporates a lifelong commitment to | 14 | | self-evaluation and self-critique, to redressing the power | 15 | | imbalances between the providers and institutions and their | 16 | | patients or clients and to developing mutually beneficial and | 17 | | non-paternalistic clinical, service-based, and advocacy | 18 | | partnerships with communities on behalf of individuals and | 19 | | defined populations. | 20 | | "Cultural responsiveness" means a strengths-based approach | 21 | | to serving others rooted in respect and appreciation for the | 22 | | role of culture in a person's understanding and development, | 23 | | taking into account each person's strengths, abilities, | 24 | | experiences, and interests as developed within the person's | 25 | | family and culture. | 26 | | "Genderism" means the systematic belief that people need |
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| 1 | | to conform to their gender assigned at birth in a | 2 | | gender-binary system that includes only female and male. | 3 | | "Historical and contemporary racism" means a system of | 4 | | structuring opportunity and assigning value based on phenotype | 5 | | ("race"), that unfairly disadvantages some individuals and | 6 | | communities, unfairly advantages other individuals and | 7 | | communities, and saps the strength of the whole society | 8 | | through the waste of human resources. | 9 | | "Homophobia" means dislike of or prejudice against people | 10 | | who are LGBTQ+. | 11 | | "Older adults" or "older persons" means persons 60 years | 12 | | of age or older. | 13 | | "Sexism" means prejudice or discrimination based on sex, | 14 | | especially discrimination against women, behavior, conditions, | 15 | | or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on | 16 | | sex. | 17 | | "Social determinants of health" means the conditions in | 18 | | which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. These | 19 | | circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power, | 20 | | and resources. | 21 | | "Structural inequities" means the personal, interpersonal, | 22 | | institutional, and systemic drivers, such as, racism, sexism, | 23 | | classism, ableism, xenophobia, and homophobia, that make | 24 | | people's various identities (race and ethnicity, gender, | 25 | | employment status, socioeconomic status, disability status, | 26 | | immigration status, geography, and more) salient to the fair |
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| 1 | | distribution of health opportunities and outcomes. | 2 | | "Transphobia" means dislike of or prejudice against | 3 | | transgender or transsexual people. | 4 | | "Trauma-informed systems" means systems that: (i) realize | 5 | | the widespread impact of trauma and understand potential paths | 6 | | for recovery; (ii) recognize signs and symptoms of trauma in | 7 | | clients, families, staff, and others involved with the system; | 8 | | (iii) respond by fully integrating knowledge about trauma into | 9 | | policies, procedures, and practices; and (iv) seek to actively | 10 | | resist re-traumatization. | 11 | | "Xenophobia" means dislike of or prejudice against people | 12 | | from other countries. | 13 | | Section 25. Strategic Action Planning Commission for Aging | 14 | | Equity. | 15 | | (a) The Strategic Action Planning Commission for Aging | 16 | | Equity is established and shall be co-chaired by designees of | 17 | | the Governor's Office and the Department on Aging. The Aging | 18 | | Equity Commission shall be a public body consisting of members | 19 | | appointed by the Governor within 3 months after the effective | 20 | | date of this Act. The Governor shall consult with the | 21 | | President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and | 22 | | Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the | 23 | | Director of Aging about appointments to the Aging Equity | 24 | | Commission to ensure the following: | 25 | | (1) Members across the main Aging Equity Commission |
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| 1 | | and its committees meet the criteria set forth in this | 2 | | subsection. Individual members may fill multiple listed | 3 | | knowledge areas. | 4 | | (2) The Aging Equity Commission committees reflect the | 5 | | geographic diversity of the State and includes members who | 6 | | represent: | 7 | | (A) the rural, suburban, and urban areas of the | 8 | | State; | 9 | | (B) the northern, central, and southern regions of | 10 | | the State; and | 11 | | (C) the various districts. | 12 | | (3) The Aging Equity Commission committees are | 13 | | inclusive and consist of members who reflect a diversity | 14 | | of age, gender, ability, race, cultural, socioeconomic, | 15 | | and national background. | 16 | | (4) The Aging Equity Commission includes Illinois | 17 | | residents aged 60 or older who represent urban, suburban, | 18 | | and rural areas of the State. | 19 | | (5) The Aging Equity Commission consists of the | 20 | | following persons: | 21 | | (A) One member with extensive professional | 22 | | knowledge about aging. | 23 | | (B) One member with extensive professional | 24 | | knowledge of home and community-based services for | 25 | | older Illinoisans. | 26 | | (C) One member with extensive professional |
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| 1 | | knowledge of community-based services provided under | 2 | | the Older Americans Act. | 3 | | (D) One member with extensive professional | 4 | | knowledge of health policy. | 5 | | (E) One member with extensive professional | 6 | | knowledge of geriatric or palliative medicine. | 7 | | (F) Two members with extensive professional | 8 | | knowledge of health systems. | 9 | | (G) Two members with extensive professional | 10 | | knowledge of affordable accessible housing. | 11 | | (H) One member with extensive professional | 12 | | knowledge about nursing homes. | 13 | | (I) One member who is a health insurance policy | 14 | | advocate with extensive professional knowledge of | 15 | | Medicare. | 16 | | (J) One member with extensive professional | 17 | | knowledge about the criminal-legal system and aging. | 18 | | (K) One member with extensive professional | 19 | | knowledge about caregiving. | 20 | | (L) One member with extensive professional | 21 | | knowledge of dementia. | 22 | | (M) One member with extensive professional | 23 | | knowledge about disabilities. | 24 | | (N) Two members from the Senate, both major | 25 | | parties represented, one appointed by the President of | 26 | | the Senate and one appointed by the Minority Leader of |
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| 1 | | the Senate. | 2 | | (O) Two members from the House of Representatives, | 3 | | both major parties represented, one appointed by the | 4 | | Speaker of the House of Representatives and one | 5 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 6 | | Representatives. | 7 | | (6) The Aging Equity Commission consists of the heads | 8 | | of the following agencies, offices, boards, and other | 9 | | entities, or their designees: | 10 | | (A) Department of Commerce and Economic | 11 | | Opportunity. | 12 | | (B) Department of Healthcare and Family Services. | 13 | | (C) Department of Human Services. | 14 | | (D) Department of Innovation and Technology. | 15 | | (E) Department of Labor. | 16 | | (F) Department of Public Health. | 17 | | (G) Department of Transportation. | 18 | | (H) Department of Veterans' Affairs. | 19 | | (I) Department on Aging. | 20 | | (K) Illinois Housing Development Authority. | 21 | | (L) Illinois Emergency Management Agency. | 22 | | (b) The Aging Equity Commission shall examine the effects, | 23 | | challenges, opportunities, and needs for planning related to | 24 | | the shifting age demographics toward an increasing portion of | 25 | | the State's and localities' populations being made up of older | 26 | | adults, including at least the following topic areas: |
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| 1 | | (1) Home and community-based care and healthcare. | 2 | | (2) Transportation. | 3 | | (3) Housing. | 4 | | (4) Social participation. | 5 | | (5) Outdoor spaces and buildings. | 6 | | (6) Respect and social inclusion. | 7 | | (7) Civic participation. | 8 | | (8) Employment. | 9 | | (9) Communication and information. | 10 | | (10) The public sector as well as the broader economy, | 11 | | workforce, community systems, businesses, and services. | 12 | | (11) Changes in federal, State, and local tax bases, | 13 | | revenues, budgets, fiscal policies, programs, and | 14 | | workforce. | 15 | | (12) Funding mechanisms for aging-related services. | 16 | | (13) New economic opportunities for the State. | 17 | | (14) Ways to better support unpaid family caregivers | 18 | | in Illinois through increased services, programs, | 19 | | policies, and funding of caregiver supports that help | 20 | | people achieve living longer in their homes and | 21 | | communities. | 22 | | (c) The Aging Equity Commission shall adopt guiding | 23 | | principles that include: | 24 | | (1) Advancing aging equity across the life course. | 25 | | (2) Developing cultural humility and being culturally | 26 | | responsive with inclusive policies, programs, and |
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| 1 | | services. | 2 | | (3) Being language inclusive to reach and support | 3 | | older persons and caregivers who primarily read and speak | 4 | | languages other than English. | 5 | | (4) Supporting trauma-informed systems. | 6 | | (5) Understanding the experiences of older | 7 | | Illinoisans, caregivers, and future older Illinoisans of | 8 | | diverse backgrounds. | 9 | | (6) Recognizing the impact of historical and | 10 | | contemporary racism, class inequity, ableism, genderism, | 11 | | sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, and other | 12 | | structural inequities on systems, communities, families, | 13 | | and individual Illinoisans of all ages. | 14 | | (7) Equity and accessibility of policies, programs, | 15 | | services, and resources for Illinoisans statewide. | 16 | | (8) Harnessing the power of experience and knowledge | 17 | | of older persons in communities. | 18 | | (9) Opportunities for improved policies, programs, and | 19 | | services that better reflect supporting the needs of | 20 | | current and future older Illinoisans and caregivers. | 21 | | (d) Commission guidelines. | 22 | | (1) Anyone interested in becoming a member of one of | 23 | | the Aging Equity Commission's committees, which may be | 24 | | formed at the discretion of the Commission to delve deeper | 25 | | into topics of interest to the Commission, may submit an | 26 | | application to the Office of the Governor through the |
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| 1 | | online application process, to be reviewed and assigned to | 2 | | a committee by the Commission. | 3 | | (2) The Aging Equity Commission shall elect a chair | 4 | | and vice-chair from among its members to coordinate the | 5 | | Aging Equity Commission's meetings along with State agency | 6 | | staff or contractors. Members of the Aging Equity | 7 | | Commission shall serve without compensation. Members shall | 8 | | serve 4-year terms. The Aging Equity Commission shall | 9 | | establish staggered end of term dates for initial members. | 10 | | The Governor may reappoint a member for only one | 11 | | additional 4-year term after a member's initial term has | 12 | | expired. In case of a vacancy, the Governor shall appoint | 13 | | a new member in the same manner as the initial | 14 | | appointment. | 15 | | (3) Members of the Aging Equity Commission may remove | 16 | | a member for cause as determined by the Aging Equity | 17 | | Commission, if approved by a two-thirds majority of all | 18 | | members. The Aging Equity Commission shall meet 6 times | 19 | | each calendar year, at a minimum, with dates determined by | 20 | | the members of the Aging Equity Commission as soon as | 21 | | practicable after all members have been appointed to the | 22 | | Aging Equity Commission. | 23 | | (4) The Aging Equity Commission shall establish a | 24 | | minimum of 5 committees to conduct planning on substantive | 25 | | issues listed in subsection (b) for the Strategic Action | 26 | | Plan for Aging Equity. Each committee shall consider and |
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| 1 | | evaluate issues related to guiding principles listed under | 2 | | subsection (c). The committees shall include members of | 3 | | the Aging Equity Commission and may include persons who | 4 | | are not members of the Aging Equity Commission yet | 5 | | represent relevant expertise. Members of the specialized | 6 | | committees shall serve without compensation. | 7 | | (5) Members of the committees shall include heads of | 8 | | the following agencies, offices, boards, and other | 9 | | entities, or their designees to ensure an | 10 | | all-of-government approach for the strategic action plan | 11 | | for aging equity: | 12 | | (A) Department of Agriculture. | 13 | | (B) Department of Commerce and Economic | 14 | | Opportunity. | 15 | | (C) Department of Healthcare and Family Services. | 16 | | (D) Department of Human Rights. | 17 | | (E) Department of Human Services. | 18 | | (F) Department of Innovation and Technology. | 19 | | (G) Department of Insurance. | 20 | | (H) Department of Labor. | 21 | | (I) Department of Natural Resources. | 22 | | (J) Department of Public Health. | 23 | | (K) Department of Human Services' Division of | 24 | | Rehabilitative Services. | 25 | | (L) Department of Revenue. | 26 | | (M) Department of Transportation. |
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| 1 | | (N) Department of Veterans' Affairs. | 2 | | (O) Department on Aging. | 3 | | (P) Department of Corrections. | 4 | | (Q) Department of Children and Family Services. | 5 | | (R) Department of Financial and Professional | 6 | | Regulation. | 7 | | (S) Illinois Housing Development Authority. | 8 | | (T) Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal. | 9 | | (U) Illinois Emergency Management Agency. | 10 | | (V) Illinois State Board of Education. | 11 | | (W) Illinois Board of Higher Education. | 12 | | (X) Illinois Cognitive Support Network. | 13 | | (Y) Illinois Council on Developmental | 14 | | Disabilities. | 15 | | (Z) The Governor's Office of Management and | 16 | | Budget. | 17 | | (AA) Department of Central Management Services. | 18 | | (BB) Office of the Attorney General. | 19 | | (CC) Office of the Secretary of State. | 20 | | (DD) Office of the State Treasurer. | 21 | | (6) Additionally, committees shall seek to include | 22 | | individuals with the following described backgrounds and | 23 | | expertise to engage a wide array of expertise: | 24 | | (A) One member with extensive professional | 25 | | knowledge of public transportation, active | 26 | | transportation, and private transportation systems. |
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| 1 | | (B) One member with extensive professional | 2 | | knowledge of urban planning, community walkability, | 3 | | and age-friendly principles. | 4 | | (C) One member with extensive professional | 5 | | knowledge about labor advocacy. | 6 | | (D) One member with extensive professional | 7 | | knowledge in partnering education and labor needs. | 8 | | (E) One member with extensive professional | 9 | | knowledge in volunteerism, community connection, and | 10 | | civic engagement of older persons. | 11 | | (F) One member representing park districts. | 12 | | (G) One member representing K-12 school systems. | 13 | | (H) One member representing chambers of commerce. | 14 | | (I) One member with extensive professional | 15 | | knowledge of electronic communications technology. | 16 | | (J) One member representing travel and | 17 | | hospitality. | 18 | | (K) One member representing a philanthropic | 19 | | foundation. | 20 | | (L) one member with extensive background in | 21 | | advocacy for unpaid family caregivers in both | 22 | | long-term care facilities and home services. | 23 | | (7) The Aging Equity Commission shall establish and | 24 | | regularly engage with an Aging Equity Advisory Committee | 25 | | which consists of the State demographer and subject matter | 26 | | experts from local governmental and nongovernmental |
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| 1 | | organizations to advise, inform, and assist the Aging | 2 | | Equity Commission. | 3 | | (8) The Aging Equity Commission shall exercise its | 4 | | powers and perform its duties and functions as specified | 5 | | under this Act independently of the State agencies. The | 6 | | Aging Equity Commission may establish bylaws as | 7 | | appropriate for its effective operation. The chair of the | 8 | | Aging Equity Commission shall establish a schedule for | 9 | | Aging Equity Commission meetings. Members of the Aging | 10 | | Equity Commission, staff, and consultants are not liable | 11 | | for an act or omission in their official capacity | 12 | | performed in good faith in accordance with this Act. | 13 | | Section 30. Duties of the Strategic Action Aging Equity | 14 | | Commission for Aging Equity. | 15 | | (a) The Aging Equity Commission shall develop a | 16 | | preliminary comprehensive strategic action plan for aging | 17 | | equity in Illinois through the year 2035 to be completed | 18 | | within 18 months of commencement of the Aging Equity | 19 | | Commission. A 2-month public comment period shall be included | 20 | | and the strategic action plan for aging equity shall be | 21 | | finalized within 2 years from the commencement of the Aging | 22 | | Equity Commission. | 23 | | (b) In developing the strategic action plan for aging | 24 | | equity, the Aging Equity Commission shall review and | 25 | | incorporate past recommendations and findings from previous |
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| 1 | | studies and commissions, task forces, departments, and area | 2 | | agencies on aging that the Aging Equity Commission considers | 3 | | relevant and necessary to its duties. Previous recommendations | 4 | | must be reviewed in conjunction with the latest demographic | 5 | | and economic projections specified in the analysis conducted. | 6 | | The strategic action plan must address at least the following | 7 | | 3 areas: | 8 | | (1) Demographic, economic, fiscal, and budget data | 9 | | analysis through the year 2040. | 10 | | (2) Actionable recommendations. | 11 | | (3) Plans for periodic updates to the strategic action | 12 | | plan. | 13 | | Section 35. Actionable recommendations. Aging Equity | 14 | | Commission recommendations shall be responsive to the | 15 | | following at a minimum: | 16 | | (1) Potential and recommended actions to address the | 17 | | long-term effects of the demographic shift on Illinois | 18 | | residents, State government, and the private sector. | 19 | | (2) Potential and recommended actions to strengthen | 20 | | and improve service infrastructure for and the quality, | 21 | | staffing, accessibility, and availability of long-term | 22 | | services and supports to better enable older persons to | 23 | | remain in their homes and communities according to their | 24 | | wishes (to age-in-place). | 25 | | (3) Potential and recommended actions to enhance |
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| 1 | | access to services and public education on opportunities, | 2 | | challenges, resources, and topics for older Illinoisans | 3 | | and caregivers. | 4 | | (4) Potential and recommended actions to improve | 5 | | caregiver supports and mitigate both the financial and | 6 | | nonfinancial impacts of caregiving on patients, | 7 | | caregivers, businesses, and the State. | 8 | | (5) Potential and recommended actions to improve | 9 | | financial security and retirement preparation for the | 10 | | older adult population. | 11 | | (6) Potential and recommended actions to improve the | 12 | | accessibility and sustainability of healthy, safe, | 13 | | affordable, accessible, and non-segregated housing. | 14 | | (7) Potential and recommended actions to improve the | 15 | | accessibility and sustainability of affordable | 16 | | transportation services. | 17 | | (8) Potential and recommended actions to reduce | 18 | | administrative and service delivery costs of public and | 19 | | private long-term services and supports while improving | 20 | | service quality. | 21 | | (9) Administrative and regulatory reforms needed to | 22 | | more cost-effectively organize State agencies to implement | 23 | | statewide programs and services. | 24 | | (10) Possible legislation for consideration by the | 25 | | General Assembly needed to implement the Aging Equity | 26 | | Commission's recommendations and achieve its stated goals. |
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| 1 | | (11) Possible regulatory and administrative changes to | 2 | | be offered to State departments needed to implement the | 3 | | Aging Equity Commission's recommendations and achieve its | 4 | | stated goals. | 5 | | (12) Private sector potential and recommended actions | 6 | | for quality long-term care, services, and supports that | 7 | | are accessible, equitable, and meet cultural and | 8 | | linguistic needs. | 9 | | (13) Potential and recommended actions to extend and | 10 | | improve other services and supports that would support | 11 | | individuals' abilities to remain in their homes and | 12 | | communities for as long as possible. | 13 | | (14) Potential and recommended actions to make | 14 | | Illinois an age-friendly state. | 15 | | (15) Potential and recommended actions to support | 16 | | health equity as it relates to advancing aging equity. | 17 | | (16) Projections on the economic, fiscal, and | 18 | | population impacts of implementing or not implementing the | 19 | | recommendations. | 20 | | Section 40. Reporting. | 21 | | (a) During the 2024 and 2025 legislative sessions, the | 22 | | Aging Equity Commission shall submit an oral and written | 23 | | report summarizing its work and any preliminary findings or | 24 | | recommendations to the joint budget committee and the General | 25 | | Assembly. |
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| 1 | | (b) Within 2 years of commencement, the Aging Equity | 2 | | Commission shall submit to the Governor, the General Assembly, | 3 | | and any affected State agency its strategic action plan | 4 | | detailing the work of the Aging Equity Commission and its | 5 | | final recommendations. | 6 | | (c) If the strategic action plan identifies programs, | 7 | | services, projects, policies, or procedures that would result | 8 | | in cost savings, without adversely affecting the quality of | 9 | | care and services, and do not require legislation, the | 10 | | Governor and the associated State agencies must pursue the | 11 | | necessary actions to implement the recommendations, including, | 12 | | as necessary, requesting adequate funding through the State | 13 | | budget process. | 14 | | (d) If the strategic action plan identifies programs, | 15 | | services, projects, policies, or procedures that would result | 16 | | in cost savings, without adversely affecting the quality of | 17 | | care and services, that require legislation, the Aging Equity | 18 | | Commission shall recommend legislation to implement the | 19 | | changes to the General Assembly. In its plan, the Aging Equity | 20 | | Commission shall specify the laws and the policies and | 21 | | procedures of the relevant State agencies that need to be | 22 | | created, amended, or repealed to implement the | 23 | | recommendations. | 24 | | Section 45. Strategic plan updates and oversight. | 25 | | (a) The Aging Equity Commission shall submit updates to |
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| 1 | | the strategic action plan every 4 years, to update the Aging | 2 | | Equity Commission's analysis and recommendations. | 3 | | (1) These updates shall include new economic and | 4 | | demographic data as well as respond to new State and | 5 | | national public and private initiatives and must address a | 6 | | time period for analysis and recommendation that extends | 7 | | 15 years after the delivery of the update. | 8 | | (2) The process for creating these updates shall be | 9 | | determined by the Aging Equity Commission as part of its | 10 | | strategic action plan. | 11 | | (3) New legislative or regulatory recommendations may | 12 | | be offered in order to address new or changing | 13 | | circumstances. | 14 | | (b) The Aging Equity Commission shall be subject to the | 15 | | Open Meetings Act and take measures to ensure transparency to | 16 | | the public, the General Assembly, and to stakeholders in | 17 | | planning, goal setting, action steps, and reporting on | 18 | | successful implementation and outcomes. The Commission shall | 19 | | ensure documents regarding proceedings are available on an | 20 | | appropriate State website. | 21 | | (c) After the initial development of the plan, the Aging | 22 | | Equity Commission's plan updates shall list areas in which the | 23 | | plan is not being implemented or followed. | 24 | | (d) The initial Aging Equity Commission shall determine | 25 | | the staffing and process for updating the initial strategic | 26 | | action plan. The Aging Equity Commission shall only undertake |
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| 1 | | the plan updates if sufficient funding is secured through | 2 | | appropriations, grants, or donations.
| 3 | | Section 50. Repeal. The Aging Equity Commission is | 4 | | dissolved, and this Act is repealed, on December 31, 2043. | 5 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 6 | | becoming law.".
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