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SB1190 Enrolled LRB093 03297 MKM 03314 b
1 AN ACT concerning aging.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
5 adding Section 4.07 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 105/4.07 new)
7 Sec. 4.07. Home-delivered meals. Every citizen of the
8 State of Illinois who qualifies for home-delivered meals
9 under the federal Older Americans Act shall be provided
10 services, subject to appropriation. The Department shall
11 file a report with the General Assembly and the Illinois
12 Council on Aging by January 1 of each year. The report shall
13 include, but not be limited to, the following information:
14 (i) estimates, by county, of citizens denied service due to
15 insufficient funds during the preceding fiscal year and the
16 potential impact on service delivery of any additional funds
17 appropriated for the current fiscal year; (ii) geographic
18 areas and special populations unserved and underserved in the
19 preceding fiscal year; (iii) estimates of additional funds
20 needed to permit the full funding of the program and the
21 statewide provision of services in the next fiscal year,
22 including staffing and equipment needed to prepare and
23 deliver meals; (iv) recommendations for increasing the amount
24 of federal funding captured for the program; (v)
25 recommendations for serving unserved and underserved areas
26 and special populations, to include rural areas, dietetic
27 meals, weekend meals, and 2 or more meals per day; and (vi)
28 any other information needed to assist the General Assembly
29 and the Illinois Council on Aging in developing a plan to
30 address unserved and underserved areas of the State.