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| AN ACT concerning aging.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Older Adult Services Act is amended by | 5 |
| changing Section 35 as follows: | 6 |
| (320 ILCS 42/35)
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| Sec. 35. Older Adult Services Advisory Committee. | 8 |
| (a) The Older Adult Services Advisory Committee is created | 9 |
| to advise the directors of Aging, Public Aid, and Public Health | 10 |
| on all matters related to this Act and the delivery of services | 11 |
| to older adults in general.
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| (b) The Advisory Committee shall be comprised of the | 13 |
| following:
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| (1) The Director of Aging or his or her designee, who | 15 |
| shall serve as chair and shall be an ex officio and | 16 |
| nonvoting member.
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| (2) The Director of Public Aid and the Director of | 18 |
| Public Health or their designees, who shall serve as | 19 |
| vice-chairs and shall be ex officio and nonvoting members.
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| (3) One representative each of the Governor's Office, | 21 |
| the Department of Public Aid, the Department of Public | 22 |
| Health, the Department of Veterans' Affairs, the | 23 |
| Department of Human Services, the Department of Insurance, | 24 |
| the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the | 25 |
| Department on Aging, the Department on Aging's State Long | 26 |
| Term Care Ombudsman, the Illinois Housing Finance | 27 |
| Authority, and the Illinois Housing Development Authority, | 28 |
| each of whom shall be selected by his or her respective | 29 |
| director and shall be an ex officio and nonvoting member.
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| (4) Thirty-two members appointed by the Director of | 31 |
| Aging in collaboration with the directors of Public Health | 32 |
| and Public Aid, and selected from the recommendations of |
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| statewide associations and organizations, as follows:
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| (A) One member representing the Area Agencies on | 3 |
| Aging;
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| (B) Four members representing nursing homes or | 5 |
| licensed assisted living establishments;
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| (C) One member representing home health agencies;
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| (D) One member representing case management | 8 |
| services;
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| (E) One member representing statewide senior | 10 |
| center associations;
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| (F) One member representing Community Care Program | 12 |
| homemaker services;
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| (G) One member representing Community Care Program | 14 |
| adult day services;
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| (H) One member representing nutrition project | 16 |
| directors;
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| (I) One member representing hospice programs;
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| (J) One member representing individuals with | 19 |
| Alzheimer's disease and related dementias;
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| (K) Two members representing statewide trade or | 21 |
| labor unions;
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| (L) One advanced practice nurse with experience in | 23 |
| gerontological nursing;
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| (M) One physician specializing in gerontology;
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| (N) One member representing regional long-term | 26 |
| care ombudsmen;
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| (O) One member representing township officials;
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| (P) One member representing municipalities;
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| (Q) One member representing county officials;
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| (R) One member representing the parish nurse | 31 |
| movement;
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| (S) One member representing pharmacists;
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| (T) Two members representing statewide | 34 |
| organizations engaging in advocacy or legal | 35 |
| representation on behalf of the senior population;
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| (U) Two family caregivers;
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| (V) Two citizen members over the age of 60;
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| (W) One citizen with knowledge in the area of | 3 |
| gerontology research or health care law;
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| (X) One representative of health care facilities | 5 |
| licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act; and
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| (Y) One representative of primary care service | 7 |
| providers. | 8 |
| The Director of Aging, in collaboration with the Directors | 9 |
| of Public Health and Public Aid, may appoint additional citizen | 10 |
| members to the Older Adult Services Advisory Committee. Each | 11 |
| such additional member must be either an individual age 60 or | 12 |
| older or an uncompensated caregiver for a family member or | 13 |
| friend who is age 60 or older.
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| (c) Voting members of the Advisory Committee shall serve | 15 |
| for a term of 3 years or until a replacement is named. All | 16 |
| members shall be appointed no later than January 1, 2005. Of | 17 |
| the initial appointees, as determined by lot, 10 members shall | 18 |
| serve a term of one year; 10 shall serve for a term of 2 years; | 19 |
| and 12 shall serve for a term of 3 years. Any member appointed | 20 |
| to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term | 21 |
| for which his or her predecessor was appointed shall be | 22 |
| appointed for the remainder of that term. The Advisory | 23 |
| Committee shall meet at least quarterly and may meet more | 24 |
| frequently at the call of the Chair. A simple majority of those | 25 |
| appointed shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of a | 26 |
| majority of those present and voting shall be necessary for | 27 |
| Advisory Committee action. Members of the Advisory Committee | 28 |
| shall receive no compensation for their services.
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| (d) The Advisory Committee shall have an Executive | 30 |
| Committee comprised of the Chair, the Vice Chairs, and up to 15 | 31 |
| members of the Advisory Committee appointed by the Chair who | 32 |
| have demonstrated expertise in developing, implementing, or | 33 |
| coordinating the system restructuring initiatives defined in | 34 |
| Section 25. The Executive Committee shall have responsibility | 35 |
| to oversee and structure the operations of the Advisory | 36 |
| Committee and to create and appoint necessary subcommittees and |
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| subcommittee members.
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| (e) The Advisory Committee shall study and make | 3 |
| recommendations related to the implementation of this Act, | 4 |
| including but not limited to system restructuring initiatives | 5 |
| as defined in Section 25 or otherwise related to this Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-1031, eff. 8-27-04.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 8 |
| becoming law.
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