HB4909 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010
HB4909

Introduced 1/15/2010, by Rep. Eddie Washington

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

`310 ILCS 100/35 rep.`
`320 ILCS 60/15`
`320 ILCS 60/20`
`320 ILCS 60/32`
`320 ILCS 60/35 rep.`
`320 ILCS 65/16 rep.`

Amends the Prevention of Unnecessary Institutionalization Act. Repeals a provision requiring the Department on Aging and the Department of Human Services to jointly establish an Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Unnecessary Institutionalization Program. Amends the Community Senior Services and Resources Act. Repeals provisions establishing the Community Senior Services and Resource Center Advisory Committee and deletes corresponding references to the Committee. Amends the Family Caregiver Act. Repeals provisions requiring the Department on Aging to seek federal funding for the establishment and assessment of a Family Caregiver Training and Support Demonstration Project. Effective immediately.

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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning aging.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 (310 ILCS 100/35 rep.)

5 Section 5. The Prevention of Unnecessary

6 Institutionalization Act is amended by repealing Section 35.

7 Section 10. The Community Senior Services and Resources Act

8 is amended by changing Sections 15, 20, and 32 as follows:

9 (320 ILCS 60/15)

10 Sec. 15. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:

11 ~~"Advisory Committee" means the Community Senior Services~~

12 ~~and Resource Center Advisory Committee created under Section~~

13 ~~35.~~

14 "Center" means a community senior services and resource

15 center.

16 "Department" means the Department on Aging.

17 "Director" means the Director of Aging.

18 "Senior" means an individual 60 years of age or older.

19 "Home or community based services" includes the following:

20 elder abuse; home-delivered meals; case management; wellness

21 and fitness programs; counseling; adult day services; respite

22 care; senior benefits outreach; congregate meals; long-term

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1 care ombudsman services; job training and placement;

2 transportation; chore homemaker services; caregiver support;

3 computer literacy; and any program that assists participants in

4 avoiding inappropriate institutional placement or addresses

5 participants' health, safety, or well-being, regardless of

6 whether the service is received in a participant's home or in

7 an institutional setting and a majority of participants are

8 seniors or family of seniors.

9 (Source: P.A. 93-246, eff. 7-22-03.)

10 (320 ILCS 60/20)

11 Sec. 20. Duties. The Department shall perform all of the

12 following duties:

13 (1) Administer this Act and promulgate any rules,

14 regulations, guidelines, and directives necessary for its

15 implementation.

16 (2) (Blank) ~~Establish a Community Senior Services and~~

17 ~~Resource Center Advisory Committee~~.

18 (3) Make grants to non-profit agencies and units of

19 local government under Section 25 of this Act~~in~~

20 ~~consultation with the Advisory Committee~~.

21 (4) Facilitate access to government-issued bonds for

22 the purpose of capital improvement.

23 (5) Provide technical assistance to centers.

24 (6) Develop a comprehensive list of centers and the

25 senior services they offer for publication on the

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1 Department's web site and for distribution through other

2 promotional opportunities.

3 (7) Develop a survey for annual distribution through

4 the centers to gather information concerning the lack or

5 inadequacy of senior services and to identify service

6 demand trends and the unique needs of older Illinoisans and

7 their families.

8 (8) Conduct an annual survey of centers to assess their

9 facility, program, and operational needs.

10 (9) Report annually ~~in conjunction with the Advisory~~

11 ~~Committee~~to the Governor and the General Assembly. The

12 report shall include findings from all surveys conducted

13 pursuant to this Act, a list of grantees by county

14 (including amounts awarded), and recommendations

15 concerning the ongoing financial stability of centers.

16 (10) Pursue alternative funding opportunities.

17 (Source: P.A. 93-246, eff. 7-22-03.)

18 (320 ILCS 60/32)

19 Sec. 32. Bequests and gifts; awareness campaign.

20 (a) The Director may accept monetary grants, gifts, and

21 bequests for deposit into the Community Senior Services and

22 Resources Fund.

23 (b) The Director may accept monetary grants, gifts, and

24 bequests for the benefit of a specified center or distinct area

25 of the State. Each such grant, gift, or bequest shall be kept

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1 in a distinct fund. The Department may make grants from these

2 funds for the purposes established for the Community Senior

3 Services and Resources Fund and in accordance with the terms

4 and conditions of the grant, gift, or bequest. These funds are

5 exempt from Section 8h of the State Finance Act.

6 (c) The Department may ~~, in conjunction with the Community~~

7 ~~Senior Services and Resource Center Advisory Committee, shall~~

8 design an awareness campaign that can be implemented by senior

9 services and resource centers at their individual expense.

10 (Source: P.A. 93-714, eff. 7-12-04.)

11 (320 ILCS 60/35 rep.)

12 Section 15. The Community Senior Services and Resources Act

13 is amended by repealing Section 35.

14 (320 ILCS 65/16 rep.)

15 Section 20. The Family Caregiver Act is amended by

16 repealing Section 16.

17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

18 becoming law.