Public Act 0599 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 

 
Public Act 103-0599
 
HB4427 EnrolledLRB103 37171 JDS 67290 b

    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is 
amended by changing Section 113 as follows:
 
    (210 ILCS 9/113)
    Sec. 113. Assisted Living and Shared Housing Advisory 
Board.
    (a) The Governor shall establish an Assisted Living and 
Shared Housing Advisory Board. The Advisory Board shall 
consist of the following members:
        (1) the Director, who shall serve as chair and as an ex 
    officio, nonvoting member;
        (2) the Director of Aging, who shall serve as 
    vice-chair and as an ex officio, nonvoting member;
        (3) the following nonvoting members, appointed by the 
    Director:
            (A) one representative of the Department; and
            (B) one representative of the Department on Aging, 
        appointed in consultation with the Director of Aging;
        (4) the following voting members, appointed by the 
    Director:
            (A) 6 members selected from candidates recommended 
        by an organization of providers whose membership 
        consists of assisted living establishments;
            (B) 3 members, one of whom must be a resident of an 
        assisted living or shared housing establishment, 
        selected appointed by the Director from candidates 
        recommended by a consumer organizations organization 
        that engage engages solely in advocacy or legal 
        representation on behalf of senior citizens;
            (C) a physician;
            (D) a registered professional nurse; and
            (E) 2 members with expertise in the area of 
        gerontology research or legal research regarding 
        implementation of laws applying to assisted living 
        establishments.
    (b) Members of the Advisory Board shall serve for terms of 
3 years or until the member's successor is appointed by the 
Director, but the Director shall stagger the terms of initial 
appointees to the Advisory Board as follows: the terms of 
one-third shall expire after one year; the terms of one-third 
shall expire after 2 years; and the terms of one-third shall 
expire after 3 years. All initial members shall be appointed 
by January 1, 2025. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
occurring before the expiration of the term for which his or 
her predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the 
remainder of that term. The Advisory Board shall meet 
quarterly and at the call of the Director. The affirmative 
vote of 9 voting members of the Advisory Board shall be 
necessary for any action of the Advisory Board. Members of the 
Advisory Board shall receive no compensation for their 
services but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses.
    (c) The Advisory Board shall be provided copies of any 
additions or changes to the Assisted Living and Shared Housing 
Establishment Code for review and comment prior to notice 
being given to the public. If the Advisory Board, having been 
asked for its review, fails to advise the Department within 90 
days, the additions or changes shall be considered acted upon 
in accordance with this Section. 
(Source: P.A. 103-231, eff. 1-1-24.)