90th General Assembly
Summary of HB1227
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House Sponsors:
SCHAKOWSKY-SCOTT-RONEN-MCGUIRE-BOLAND-MOORE,EUGENE, 
   HARTKE, LYONS,EILEEN, GILES, FEIGENHOLTZ, FANTIN, 
   MCKEON, WOOLARD, MAUTINO, SILVA, CURRY,JULIE, 
   DAVIS,STEVE, NOVAK, 
   CROTTY, CAPPARELLI, BUGIELSKI AND KENNER.

Senate Sponsors:
BERMAN-FARLEY-OBAMA-JONES-HALVORSON

Short description: 
HOME-DELIVERED MEALS                                                       

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging.  Designates  home-delivered      
   meals  to eligible individuals through a nutrition provider and funded      
   by area agencies on  aging  to  be  a  necessary  preventive  service.      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          20 ILCS 105/4.02                                                     
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          20 ILCS 105/4.07 new                                                 
        Deletes everything.   Amends  the  Illinois  Act  on  the  Aging.      
   Provides   that   every   citizen   of   Illinois  who  qualifies  for      
   home-delivered meals under the federal Older Americans Act is entitled      
   to  those  services.   Provides  that  the  State  of  Illinois  shall      
   supplement federal funding so that each qualified Illinois citizen who      
   requests home-delivered meals shall receive that service.                   
          FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Aging)                                         
          There is no fiscal impact to this Dept.                              
          FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. of Aging)                                          
          No change from previous note.                                        
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
        Deletes everything.   Amends  the  Illinois  Act  on  the  Aging.      
   Provides   that   every   citizen  of  the  State  who  qualifies  for      
   home-delivered meals under the federal Older American's Act  shall  be      
   provided  services,  subject  to  appropriation.   Provides  that  the      
   Department  on  Aging  shall  file  with  the General Assembly and the      
   Illinois Council on Aging by January  1  of  each  year  estimates  of      
   additional  funds needed to permit the full funding of the program and      
   the statewide provision of services in the next fiscal year.                
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   2     SENATE -   0


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