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91_SR0338
SRS91SR0039ABsa
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, In 1982, the Department on Aging established 13
3 planning and service areas that develop a service delivery
4 system for social and nutrition services needed by older
5 Illinoisans; and
6 WHEREAS, The service areas have not been revised since
7 they were created; and
8 WHEREAS, Illinois has experienced a continuous shifting
9 of population through the years resulting in demographic
10 changes within the service areas; and
11 WHEREAS, The population distribution of older Illinoisans
12 may be causing some service areas to represent more than
13 their share of the population while other service areas
14 represent a smaller percentage of the population; and
15 WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the State to use
16 population totals from the 2000 federal census in determining
17 the population distribution of older Illinoisans in Illinois;
18 and
19 WHEREAS, The 2000 census final counts will not be
20 available until 2001; and therefore, be it
21 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
22 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that there is created
23 within the Department on Aging a task force to study the
24 feasibility of re-mapping planning and service areas; and be
25 it further
26 RESOLVED, That this resolution of the 91st General
27 Assembly takes precedence over Senate Resolution 135, also of
28 the 91st General Assembly, adopted May 26, 1999; and be it
29 further
30 RESOLVED, That the task force shall consist of one member
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1 from each planning and service area, appointed by the
2 Director of Aging; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That the Director of Aging shall appoint not
4 more than 17 other members to the task force who shall be
5 persons interested in the planning, development, delivery,
6 and administration of services to senior citizens; and be it
7 further
8 RESOLVED, That the task force shall complete its study
9 using data from the federal 2000 census and shall include in
10 the study population totals, a summary of the required
11 services, and the population needs of each planning and
12 service area; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That task force members shall serve without
14 compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their necessary
15 expenses actually incurred in performing their duties; and be
16 it further
17 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall begin its study upon
18 adoption of this Resolution and make a preliminary report to
19 the General Assembly no later than January 9, 2001; and be it
20 further
21 RESOLVED, That a final report of the Task Force will be
22 requested no later than January 1, 2003; and be it further
23 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution shall be sent to
24 the Director of Aging.