Aging Committee
Filed: 3/8/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 570
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 570 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by | ||||||
5 | adding Section 4.08 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (20 ILCS 105/4.08 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 4.08. Rural and small town meals program. Subject to | ||||||
8 | appropriation, the Department may establish a program to ensure | ||||||
9 | the availability of congregate or home-delivered meals in | ||||||
10 | communities with populations of under 5,000 that are not | ||||||
11 | located within the large urban counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, | ||||||
12 | Lake, Madison, McHenry, St. Clair, or Will. The Department may | ||||||
13 | meet the requirements of this Section by entering into | ||||||
14 | contractual agreements with local providers of nutritional | ||||||
15 | services, which may include, but need not be limited to, |
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1 | restaurants, cafes, churches, facilities licensed under the | ||||||
2 | Nursing Home Care Act or the Assisted Living and Shared Housing | ||||||
3 | Act, facilities certified by the Department of Healthcare and | ||||||
4 | Family Services, and senior centers. Support provided shall be | ||||||
5 | in the form of grants. The Department shall request any | ||||||
6 | necessary waivers of federal requirements in order to allow | ||||||
7 | receipt of federal funds for implementing the program.
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8 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
9 | becoming law.".
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