Aging Committee
Filed: 3/8/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 570




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 570 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 

 
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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.  Subject to 
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appropriation, the Department may establish a program to ensure 
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the availability of congregate or home-delivered meals in 
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communities with populations of under 5,000 that are not 
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located within the large urban counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, 
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Lake, Madison, McHenry, St. Clair, or Will.  The Department may 
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meet the requirements of this Section by entering into 
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contractual agreements with local providers of nutritional 
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services, which may include, but need not be limited to, 
 


 






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restaurants, cafes, churches, facilities licensed under the 
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Nursing Home Care Act or the Assisted Living and Shared Housing 
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Act, facilities certified by the Department of Healthcare and 
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Family Services, and senior centers.  Support provided shall be 
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in the form of grants.  The Department shall request any 
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necessary waivers of federal requirements in order to allow 
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receipt of federal funds for implementing the program.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".