Bill Text: IL HB0804 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that the Department on Aging shall present annual awards in specified categories to direct care workers who are 55 years of age and older. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0376 [HB0804 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB0804-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB0804 Introduced 2/9/2009, by Rep. Robert Rita SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 105/8.08 new
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that the Department on Aging shall present annual awards in specified categories to direct care workers who are 55 years of age and older. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
adding Section 8.08 as follows:
(20 ILCS 105/8.08 new)
Sec. 8.08. Older direct care worker recognition. The
Department shall present one award annually to older direct
care workers in each of the following categories: Older
American Act Services, Home Health Services, Community Care
Program Services, Nursing Homes, and programs that provide
housing with services licensed or certified by the State. The
Department shall solicit nominations from associations
representing providers of the named services or settings and
trade associations representing applicable direct care
workers. Nominations shall be presented in a format designated
by the Department. Direct care workers honored with this award
must be 55 years of age or older and shall be recognized for
their dedication and commitment to improving the quality of
aging in Illinois above and beyond the confines of their job
description. Award recipients shall be honored before their
peers at the Governor's Conference on Aging or at a similar
venue, shall have their pictures displayed on the Department's

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website with their permission, and shall receive a letter of
commendation from the Governor. The Department shall consult
with the Coordinating Committee of State Agencies Serving Older
Persons to determine which of the nominees shall be the
recipient in each category of service provision or setting. The
Department shall include the recipients of these awards in all
Senior Hall of Fame displays required by the Act on Aging.
Except as otherwise prohibited by law, the Department may
solicit private sector funding to underwrite the cost of all
awards and recognition materials and shall request that all
associations representing providers of the named services or
settings and trade associations applicable to direct care
workers publicize the awards and the award recipients in
communications with their members.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.