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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB0570
Introduced 2/5/2007, by Rep. Jim Watson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that the Department on Aging shall establish a program to ensure the availability of congregate or home-delivered meals in communities with populations of under 5,000 that are not located within large urban counties. Sets forth the requirements for the program. Requires the Department to file a report with the General Assembly and the Illinois Council on Aging by January 1 of each year. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB0570 |
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LRB095 07156 HLH 27284 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 4.08 as follows: |
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| (20 ILCS 105/4.08 new) |
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| Sec. 4.08. Rural and small town meals program. The |
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| Department shall establish a program to ensure the availability |
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| of congregate or home-delivered meals in communities with |
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| populations of under 5,000 that are not located within the |
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| large urban counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Madison, |
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| McHenry, St. Clair, or Will. The Department shall enter into |
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| contracts to support local restaurants and cafes that serve as |
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| congregate settings or meal providers to local seniors. The |
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| Department shall establish additional standards to which all |
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| sites receiving support shall be held, including availability |
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| of special dietary meals and hours of operation. Support |
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| provided to the restaurant or cafe shall be in the form of |
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| grants to the restaurant or cafe. The Department shall file a |
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| report with the General Assembly and the Illinois Council on |
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| Aging by January 1 of each year. The report shall include, but |
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| not be limited to, the following information: (i) persons over |
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| 60 years of age served through the program; (ii) meals provided |