Bill Text: IL SB1969 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Affordable Housing Act. Requires the Illinois Housing Development Authority, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services, to establish and implement a program that places in each senior congregate housing project and any other affordable housing project for seniors at least one social services worker staffed by the Department of Human Services for every 12 senior residents occupying the housing project. Provides that a social services worker who is assigned to staff a housing project with 12 or less senior residents shall be available on site within the building's premises on a full-time basis for 2 regularly scheduled days of each week. Provides that at least 2 social services workers who are assigned to staff a housing project with more than 12 senior residents shall be available on site within the building's premises on a full-time basis for 3 regularly scheduled days of each week. Provides that social services workers shall meet and engage with senior residents to evaluate and assess each resident's particular needs and connect them to the appropriate resources and supports.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-06 - Referred to Assignments [SB1969 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB1969-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1969 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. Mike Simmons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
310 ILCS 65/19 new
Amends the Illinois Affordable Housing Act. Requires the Illinois Housing Development Authority, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services, to establish and implement a program that places in each senior congregate housing project and any other affordable housing project for seniors at least one social services worker staffed by the Department of Human Services for every 12 senior residents occupying the housing project. Provides that a social services worker who is assigned to staff a housing project with 12 or less senior residents shall be available on site within the building's premises on a full-time basis for 2 regularly scheduled days of each week. Provides that at least 2 social services workers who are assigned to staff a housing project with more than 12 senior residents shall be available on site within the building's premises on a full-time basis for 3 regularly scheduled days of each week. Provides that social services workers shall meet and engage with senior residents to evaluate and assess each resident's particular needs and connect them to the appropriate resources and supports.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning housing.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Affordable Housing Act is amended
by adding Section 19 as follows:
(310 ILCS 65/19 new)
Sec. 19. Social services workers; senior congregate
housing project. The Program Administrator, in collaboration
with the Department of Human Services, shall establish and
implement a program that places in each senior congregate
housing project and any other affordable housing project for
seniors at least one social services worker staffed by the
Department of Human Services for every 12 senior residents
occupying the housing project. A social services worker who is
assigned to staff a housing project with 12 or less senior
residents shall be available on site within the building's
premises on a full-time basis for 2 regularly scheduled days
of each week. At least 2 social services workers who are
assigned to staff a housing project with more than 12 senior
residents shall be available on site within the building's
premises on a full-time basis for 3 regularly scheduled days
of each week. Social services workers shall meet and engage
with senior residents to evaluate and assess each resident's

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particular needs and connect them to the appropriate resources
and supports.