93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4019


 
Introduced 1/14/2004, by Lee A. Daniels
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













20 ILCS 105/8.10 new









    Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Requires the Department on Aging, subject to appropriation, to
establish
and administer a program to provide financial assistance to older Illinois
residents who
are the primary caregivers of family members with developmental disabilities.



















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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
















 


 


A BILL FOR









 














HB4019

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    AN ACT concerning the Department on Aging. 

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by 
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adding Section 8.10 as
follows:


 
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    (20 ILCS 105/8.10 new)

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    Sec. 8.10. Aging family caregiver assistance program. 
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Subject to appropriation, the Department must
establish and 
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administer a program to provide financial assistance to 
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Illinois
residents
aged 60 or older who are the primary 
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caregivers to one or more family members
who are

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developmentally disabled. The Department must adopt rules 
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necessary for the
implementation of this Section, including the 
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establishment of additional
eligibility
criteria.