Bill Text: IL HB5788 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Requires the Department on Aging to establish a rebate program to assist homeowners aged 65 or older in the payment of their monthly water or sewer or combined water and sewer utility bills. Provides that to receive a rebate under the program, an eligible person must submit (i) a copy of his or her monthly water or sewer or combined water and sewer utility bill issued by a recognized utility service provider, (ii) an original or duplicate receipt acknowledging payment of the total monthly bill amount, and (iii) an application for a water or sewer or combined water and sewer utility rebate as prescribed by the Department. Provides that upon receipt of all application materials and following a final determination of eligibility, including verification that the applicant is the customer of record of the utility service provider, the Department shall issue a rebate check to the eligible applicant in an amount equal to 20% of the total bill amount. Grants the Department rulemaking authority. Prohibits the Department from imposing any income restrictions or requirements for purposes of eligibility under the rebate program. Defines utility service provider.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB5788 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB5788-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB5788 Introduced , by Rep. Silvana Tabares SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 105/4.15 new
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Requires the Department on Aging to establish a rebate program to assist homeowners aged 65 or older in the payment of their monthly water or sewer or combined water and sewer utility bills. Provides that to receive a rebate under the program, an eligible person must submit (i) a copy of his or her monthly water or sewer or combined water and sewer utility bill issued by a recognized utility service provider, (ii) an original or duplicate receipt acknowledging payment of the total monthly bill amount, and (iii) an application for a water or sewer or combined water and sewer utility rebate as prescribed by the Department. Provides that upon receipt of all application materials and following a final determination of eligibility, including verification that the applicant is the customer of record of the utility service provider, the Department shall issue a rebate check to the eligible applicant in an amount equal to 20% of the total bill amount. Grants the Department rulemaking authority. Prohibits the Department from imposing any income restrictions or requirements for purposes of eligibility under the rebate program. Defines utility service provider.
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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 4.15 as follows:
(20 ILCS 105/4.15 new)
Sec. 4.15. Water and sewer rebate program. The Department
shall establish a rebate program to assist homeowners aged 65
or older in the payment of their monthly water or sewer or
combined water and sewer utility bills. To receive a rebate
under the program, an eligible person must submit (i) a copy of
his or her monthly water or sewer or combined water and sewer
utility bill issued by a recognized utility service provider,
(ii) an original or duplicate receipt acknowledging payment of
the total monthly bill amount, and (iii) an application for a
water or sewer or combined water and sewer utility rebate as
prescribed by the Department. Upon receipt of all application
materials and following a final determination of eligibility,
including verification that the applicant is the customer of
record of the utility service provider, the Department shall
issue a rebate check to the eligible applicant in an amount
equal to 20% of the total bill amount. The Department may adopt
any rules necessary to implement this Section, but shall not

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impose any income restrictions or requirements for purposes of
eligibility under the rebate program established under this
Section.
For purposes of this Section, "utility service provider"
means the (i) municipally-owned water utility, combined water
and sewer utility, or sewer utility or (ii) privately owned
public water utility, sewer and water utility, or sewer utility
from which a homeowner receives his or her water or sewer
service.