Bill Amendment: IL SB0702 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly

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Bill Title: SR HOUSING RESIDENTS COUNCIL

Status: 2022-05-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0986 [SB0702 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB0702-Senate_Amendment_001.html

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Sen. Mike Simmons

Filed: 2/24/2022

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 702
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 702 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
adding Section 4.04b as follows:
(20 ILCS 105/4.04b new)
Sec. 4.04b. Senior Housing Residents' Advisory Council.
(a) Findings and purpose. The COVID-19 pandemic has
impacted seniors residing in assisted living facilities and
congregate living arrangements especially hard. Faced with
sickness, isolation, and a lack of support services many
seniors of this State have expressed feeling overlooked and
forgotten about. The purpose of the Senior Housing Residents'
Advisory Council established under this Section is to create a
space and opportunity for senior Illinoisans to connect with
each other and meet with representatives from the Department

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on Aging and the Department of Public Health in order to share
their ideas on how the State can improve the quality of life
for its senior residents. The Council will also give senior
Illinoisans the opportunity to share their findings and
recommendations on targeted services and supports for seniors
with the Governor and the General Assembly.
(b) Establishment and composition. The Senior Housing
Residents' Advisory Council is established within the
Department on Aging. The Council shall consist of the
following members:
(1) The Director of the Department on Aging, or his or
her designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Council.
(2) One member of the Senate appointed by the
President of the Senate.
(3) One member of the House of Representatives
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(4) One member of the Senate appointed by the Minority
Leader of the Senate.
(5) One member of the House of Representatives
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives.
(6) The Director of the Department of Public Health or
his or her designee.
(7) Two seniors who reside in affordable senior
housing developments, appointed by the Department on
Aging.

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(8) Two seniors who reside in assisted living
facilities, appointed by the Department of Public Health.
(9) One adult family member of a senior who resides in
an affordable senior housing development, appointed by the
Department on Aging.
(10) One adult family member of a senior who resides
in an assisted living facility, appointed by the
Department of Public Health.
(11) One senior who lives in Cook County, appointed by
the Department on Aging.
(12) One senior who lives in central Illinois,
appointed by the Department on Aging.
(13) One senior who lives in southern Illinois,
appointed by the Department on Aging.
(14) One senior who lives in northern Illinois,
appointed by the Department on Aging.
(15) One senior who lives in western Illinois,
appointed by the Department on Aging.
(16) One administrative personnel from an affordable
senior housing development, appointed by the Department on
Aging.
(17) One administrative personnel from an assisted
living facility, appointed by the Department of Public
Health.
(18) One outreach professional who works at the
Department on Aging.

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(c) The Council shall meet quarterly at the call of the
Chair beginning no later than January 1, 2023 and shall
thereafter meet on the date of each quarterly meeting with
personnel from the Department of Public Health and the
Department on Aging. All meetings shall be open to the public
in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. The Council is
authorized to form subcommittees that can meet more frequently
than once per quarter. Members of the Council shall receive no
compensation for their service but shall be reimbursed for any
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties
from appropriations made by the General Assembly for that
purpose. The Department on Aging shall provide the Council
with administrative, personnel, and technical support
services.
(d) Duties. The Council has the following duties:
(1) Identify barriers to seniors feeling supported by
and connected to their communities.
(2) Evaluate available resources and services for
seniors.
(3) Evaluate State outreach to seniors.
(4) Evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on congregate
living arrangements for seniors.
(e) Reports. No later than December 31 in 2023, 2024, and
2025, the Council shall submit a written report to the
Governor and the General Assembly on the results of its
findings and evaluations under subsection (d) and shall

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provide advice and recommendations on:
(1) how best to disseminate information to seniors on
available supports and services through the use of State
agency websites, informational materials, and outreach
personnel;
(2) how to ensure of the availability of targeted
services for seniors and to eliminate any gaps in services
for seniors; and
(3) how to improve State policy concerning seniors and
congregate living arrangements for seniors in response to
COVID-19.
The Council shall terminate and dissolve after it submits
its third report on December 31, 2025.
(f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".