Bill Text: IL HB0187 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act by reinstituting the pharmaceutical assistance program that was eliminated by Public Act 97-689 and changing the short title to the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Makes conforming changes in various Acts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-12-02 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling [HB0187 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB0187-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB0187 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act by reinstituting the pharmaceutical assistance program that was eliminated by Public Act 97-689 and changing the short title to the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Makes conforming changes in various Acts.
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AN ACT concerning aging.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
amended by changing Section 5-45 as follows:
(5 ILCS 100/5-45) (from Ch. 127, par. 1005-45)
Sec. 5-45. Emergency rulemaking.
(a) "Emergency" means the existence of any situation that
any agency finds reasonably constitutes a threat to the public
interest, safety, or welfare.
(b) If any agency finds that an emergency exists that
requires adoption of a rule upon fewer days than is required by
Section 5-40 and states in writing its reasons for that
finding, the agency may adopt an emergency rule without prior
notice or hearing upon filing a notice of emergency rulemaking
with the Secretary of State under Section 5-70. The notice
shall include the text of the emergency rule and shall be
published in the Illinois Register. Consent orders or other
court orders adopting settlements negotiated by an agency may
be adopted under this Section. Subject to applicable
constitutional or statutory provisions, an emergency rule
becomes effective immediately upon filing under Section 5-65
or at a stated date less than 10 days thereafter. The agency's

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finding and a statement of the specific reasons for the
finding shall be filed with the rule. The agency shall take
reasonable and appropriate measures to make emergency rules
known to the persons who may be affected by them.
(c) An emergency rule may be effective for a period of not
longer than 150 days, but the agency's authority to adopt an
identical rule under Section 5-40 is not precluded. No
emergency rule may be adopted more than once in any 24-month
period, except that this limitation on the number of emergency
rules that may be adopted in a 24-month period does not apply
to (i) emergency rules that make additions to and deletions
from the Drug Manual under Section 5-5.16 of the Illinois
Public Aid Code or the generic drug formulary under Section
3.14 of the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, (ii)
emergency rules adopted by the Pollution Control Board before
July 1, 1997 to implement portions of the Livestock Management
Facilities Act, (iii) emergency rules adopted by the Illinois
Department of Public Health under subsections (a) through (i)
of Section 2 of the Department of Public Health Act when
necessary to protect the public's health, (iv) emergency rules
adopted pursuant to subsection (n) of this Section, (v)
emergency rules adopted pursuant to subsection (o) of this
Section, or (vi) emergency rules adopted pursuant to
subsection (c-5) of this Section. Two or more emergency rules
having substantially the same purpose and effect shall be
deemed to be a single rule for purposes of this Section.

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(c-5) To facilitate the maintenance of the program of
group health benefits provided to annuitants, survivors, and
retired employees under the State Employees Group Insurance
Act of 1971, rules to alter the contributions to be paid by the
State, annuitants, survivors, retired employees, or any
combination of those entities, for that program of group
health benefits, shall be adopted as emergency rules. The
adoption of those rules shall be considered an emergency and
necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
(d) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the State's fiscal year 1999 budget,
emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act
90-587 or 90-588 or any other budget initiative for fiscal
year 1999 may be adopted in accordance with this Section by the
agency charged with administering that provision or
initiative, except that the 24-month limitation on the
adoption of emergency rules and the provisions of Sections
5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules adopted under this
subsection (d). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
this subsection (d) shall be deemed to be necessary for the
public interest, safety, and welfare.
(e) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the State's fiscal year 2000 budget,
emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 91-24
or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2000 may be
adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged

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with administering that provision or initiative, except that
the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and
the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
rules adopted under this subsection (e). The adoption of
emergency rules authorized by this subsection (e) shall be
deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
welfare.
(f) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the State's fiscal year 2001 budget,
emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act
91-712 or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2001 may
be adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency
charged with administering that provision or initiative,
except that the 24-month limitation on the adoption of
emergency rules and the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125
do not apply to rules adopted under this subsection (f). The
adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (f)
shall be deemed to be necessary for the public interest,
safety, and welfare.
(g) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the State's fiscal year 2002 budget,
emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 92-10
or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2002 may be
adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged
with administering that provision or initiative, except that
the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and

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the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
rules adopted under this subsection (g). The adoption of
emergency rules authorized by this subsection (g) shall be
deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
welfare.
(h) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the State's fiscal year 2003 budget,
emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act
92-597 or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2003 may
be adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency
charged with administering that provision or initiative,
except that the 24-month limitation on the adoption of
emergency rules and the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125
do not apply to rules adopted under this subsection (h). The
adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (h)
shall be deemed to be necessary for the public interest,
safety, and welfare.
(i) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the State's fiscal year 2004 budget,
emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 93-20
or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2004 may be
adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged
with administering that provision or initiative, except that
the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and
the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
rules adopted under this subsection (i). The adoption of

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emergency rules authorized by this subsection (i) shall be
deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
welfare.
(j) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
2005 budget as provided under the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
Implementation (Human Services) Act, emergency rules to
implement any provision of the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
Implementation (Human Services) Act may be adopted in
accordance with this Section by the agency charged with
administering that provision, except that the 24-month
limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and the
provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules
adopted under this subsection (j). The Department of Public
Aid may also adopt rules under this subsection (j) necessary
to administer the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Children's
Health Insurance Program Act. The adoption of emergency rules
authorized by this subsection (j) shall be deemed to be
necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
(k) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
2006 budget, emergency rules to implement any provision of
Public Act 94-48 or any other budget initiative for fiscal
year 2006 may be adopted in accordance with this Section by the
agency charged with administering that provision or
initiative, except that the 24-month limitation on the

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adoption of emergency rules and the provisions of Sections
5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules adopted under this
subsection (k). The Department of Healthcare and Family
Services may also adopt rules under this subsection (k)
necessary to administer the Illinois Public Aid Code, the
Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax
Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, the Senior Citizens
and Disabled Persons Prescription Drug Discount Program Act
(now the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program Act), and
the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. The adoption of
emergency rules authorized by this subsection (k) shall be
deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
welfare.
(l) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
2007 budget, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
may adopt emergency rules during fiscal year 2007, including
rules effective July 1, 2007, in accordance with this
subsection to the extent necessary to administer the
Department's responsibilities with respect to amendments to
the State plans and Illinois waivers approved by the federal
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services necessitated by the
requirements of Title XIX and Title XXI of the federal Social
Security Act. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
this subsection (l) shall be deemed to be necessary for the
public interest, safety, and welfare.

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(m) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
2008 budget, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
may adopt emergency rules during fiscal year 2008, including
rules effective July 1, 2008, in accordance with this
subsection to the extent necessary to administer the
Department's responsibilities with respect to amendments to
the State plans and Illinois waivers approved by the federal
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services necessitated by the
requirements of Title XIX and Title XXI of the federal Social
Security Act. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
this subsection (m) shall be deemed to be necessary for the
public interest, safety, and welfare.
(n) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
2010 budget, emergency rules to implement any provision of
Public Act 96-45 or any other budget initiative authorized by
the 96th General Assembly for fiscal year 2010 may be adopted
in accordance with this Section by the agency charged with
administering that provision or initiative. The adoption of
emergency rules authorized by this subsection (n) shall be
deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
welfare. The rulemaking authority granted in this subsection
(n) shall apply only to rules promulgated during Fiscal Year
2010.
(o) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely

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implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
2011 budget, emergency rules to implement any provision of
Public Act 96-958 or any other budget initiative authorized by
the 96th General Assembly for fiscal year 2011 may be adopted
in accordance with this Section by the agency charged with
administering that provision or initiative. The adoption of
emergency rules authorized by this subsection (o) is deemed to
be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare. The
rulemaking authority granted in this subsection (o) applies
only to rules promulgated on or after July 1, 2010 (the
effective date of Public Act 96-958) through June 30, 2011.
(p) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Public Act 97-689,
emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act
97-689 may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (p)
by the agency charged with administering that provision or
initiative. The 150-day limitation of the effective period of
emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted under this
subsection (p), and the effective period may continue through
June 30, 2013. The 24-month limitation on the adoption of
emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted under this
subsection (p). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
this subsection (p) is deemed to be necessary for the public
interest, safety, and welfare.
(q) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Articles 7, 8, 9, 11, and

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12 of Public Act 98-104, emergency rules to implement any
provision of Articles 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 of Public Act 98-104
may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (q) by the
agency charged with administering that provision or
initiative. The 24-month limitation on the adoption of
emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted under this
subsection (q). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
this subsection (q) is deemed to be necessary for the public
interest, safety, and welfare.
(r) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Public Act 98-651,
emergency rules to implement Public Act 98-651 may be adopted
in accordance with this subsection (r) by the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services. The 24-month limitation on the
adoption of emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted
under this subsection (r). The adoption of emergency rules
authorized by this subsection (r) is deemed to be necessary
for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
(s) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Sections 5-5b.1 and 5A-2
of the Illinois Public Aid Code, emergency rules to implement
any provision of Section 5-5b.1 or Section 5A-2 of the
Illinois Public Aid Code may be adopted in accordance with
this subsection (s) by the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services. The rulemaking authority granted in this subsection
(s) shall apply only to those rules adopted prior to July 1,

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2015. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, any
emergency rule adopted under this subsection (s) shall only
apply to payments made for State fiscal year 2015. The
adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (s)
is deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
welfare.
(t) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Article II of Public Act
99-6, emergency rules to implement the changes made by Article
II of Public Act 99-6 to the Emergency Telephone System Act may
be adopted in accordance with this subsection (t) by the
Department of State Police. The rulemaking authority granted
in this subsection (t) shall apply only to those rules adopted
prior to July 1, 2016. The 24-month limitation on the adoption
of emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted under this
subsection (t). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
this subsection (t) is deemed to be necessary for the public
interest, safety, and welfare.
(u) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of the Burn Victims Relief
Act, emergency rules to implement any provision of the Act may
be adopted in accordance with this subsection (u) by the
Department of Insurance. The rulemaking authority granted in
this subsection (u) shall apply only to those rules adopted
prior to December 31, 2015. The adoption of emergency rules
authorized by this subsection (u) is deemed to be necessary

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for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
(v) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Public Act 99-516,
emergency rules to implement Public Act 99-516 may be adopted
in accordance with this subsection (v) by the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services. The 24-month limitation on the
adoption of emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted
under this subsection (v). The adoption of emergency rules
authorized by this subsection (v) is deemed to be necessary
for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
(w) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Public Act 99-796,
emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
99-796 may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (w)
by the Adjutant General. The adoption of emergency rules
authorized by this subsection (w) is deemed to be necessary
for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
(x) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Public Act 99-906,
emergency rules to implement subsection (i) of Section
16-115D, subsection (g) of Section 16-128A, and subsection (a)
of Section 16-128B of the Public Utilities Act may be adopted
in accordance with this subsection (x) by the Illinois
Commerce Commission. The rulemaking authority granted in this
subsection (x) shall apply only to those rules adopted within
180 days after June 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act

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99-906). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
subsection (x) is deemed to be necessary for the public
interest, safety, and welfare.
(y) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-23,
emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
100-23 to Section 4.02 of the Illinois Act on the Aging,
Sections 5.5.4 and 5-5.4i of the Illinois Public Aid Code,
Section 55-30 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
Dependency Act, and Sections 74 and 75 of the Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act may be adopted
in accordance with this subsection (y) by the respective
Department. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
subsection (y) is deemed to be necessary for the public
interest, safety, and welfare.
(z) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-554,
emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
100-554 to Section 4.7 of the Lobbyist Registration Act may be
adopted in accordance with this subsection (z) by the
Secretary of State. The adoption of emergency rules authorized
by this subsection (z) is deemed to be necessary for the public
interest, safety, and welfare.
(aa) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
initial implementation of the changes made to Articles 5, 5A,
12, and 14 of the Illinois Public Aid Code under the provisions

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of Public Act 100-581, the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services may adopt emergency rules in accordance with this
subsection (aa). The 24-month limitation on the adoption of
emergency rules does not apply to rules to initially implement
the changes made to Articles 5, 5A, 12, and 14 of the Illinois
Public Aid Code adopted under this subsection (aa). The
adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (aa)
is deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
welfare.
(bb) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-587,
emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
100-587 to Section 4.02 of the Illinois Act on the Aging,
Sections 5.5.4 and 5-5.4i of the Illinois Public Aid Code,
subsection (b) of Section 55-30 of the Alcoholism and Other
Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, Section 5-104 of the
Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, and
Section 75 and subsection (b) of Section 74 of the Mental
Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act may
be adopted in accordance with this subsection (bb) by the
respective Department. The adoption of emergency rules
authorized by this subsection (bb) is deemed to be necessary
for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
(cc) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-587,
emergency rules may be adopted in accordance with this

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subsection (cc) to implement the changes made by Public Act
100-587 to: Sections 14-147.5 and 14-147.6 of the Illinois
Pension Code by the Board created under Article 14 of the Code;
Sections 15-185.5 and 15-185.6 of the Illinois Pension Code by
the Board created under Article 15 of the Code; and Sections
16-190.5 and 16-190.6 of the Illinois Pension Code by the
Board created under Article 16 of the Code. The adoption of
emergency rules authorized by this subsection (cc) is deemed
to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
(dd) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-864,
emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
100-864 to Section 3.35 of the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act
may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (dd) by the
Secretary of State. The adoption of emergency rules authorized
by this subsection (dd) is deemed to be necessary for the
public interest, safety, and welfare.
(ee) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-1172,
emergency rules implementing the Illinois Underground Natural
Gas Storage Safety Act may be adopted in accordance with this
subsection by the Department of Natural Resources. The
adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection is
deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
welfare.
(ff) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely

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initial implementation of the changes made to Articles 5A and
14 of the Illinois Public Aid Code under the provisions of
Public Act 100-1181, the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services may on a one-time-only basis adopt emergency rules in
accordance with this subsection (ff). The 24-month limitation
on the adoption of emergency rules does not apply to rules to
initially implement the changes made to Articles 5A and 14 of
the Illinois Public Aid Code adopted under this subsection
(ff). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
subsection (ff) is deemed to be necessary for the public
interest, safety, and welfare.
(gg) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Public Act 101-1,
emergency rules may be adopted by the Department of Labor in
accordance with this subsection (gg) to implement the changes
made by Public Act 101-1 to the Minimum Wage Law. The adoption
of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (gg) is
deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
welfare.
(hh) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Public Act 101-10,
emergency rules may be adopted in accordance with this
subsection (hh) to implement the changes made by Public Act
101-10 to subsection (j) of Section 5-5.2 of the Illinois
Public Aid Code. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
this subsection (hh) is deemed to be necessary for the public

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interest, safety, and welfare.
(ii) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Public Act 101-10,
emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
101-10 to Sections 5-5.4 and 5-5.4i of the Illinois Public Aid
Code may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (ii) by
the Department of Public Health. The adoption of emergency
rules authorized by this subsection (ii) is deemed to be
necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
(jj) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Public Act 101-10,
emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
101-10 to Section 74 of the Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Administrative Act may be adopted in accordance
with this subsection (jj) by the Department of Human Services.
The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection
(jj) is deemed to be necessary for the public interest,
safety, and welfare.
(kk) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and
Public Act 101-27, the Department of Revenue, the Department
of Public Health, the Department of Agriculture, the
Department of State Police, and the Department of Financial
and Professional Regulation may adopt emergency rules in
accordance with this subsection (kk). The rulemaking authority
granted in this subsection (kk) shall apply only to rules

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adopted before December 31, 2021. Notwithstanding the
provisions of subsection (c), emergency rules adopted under
this subsection (kk) shall be effective for 180 days. The
adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (kk)
is deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
welfare.
(ll) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of the Leveling the Playing
Field for Illinois Retail Act, emergency rules may be adopted
in accordance with this subsection (ll) to implement the
changes made by the Leveling the Playing Field for Illinois
Retail Act. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
subsection (ll) is deemed to be necessary for the public
interest, safety, and welfare.
(mm) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Section 25-70 of the
Sports Wagering Act, emergency rules to implement Section
25-70 of the Sports Wagering Act may be adopted in accordance
with this subsection (mm) by the Department of the Lottery as
provided in the Sports Wagering Act. The adoption of emergency
rules authorized by this subsection (mm) is deemed to be
necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
(nn) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the Sports Wagering Act, emergency rules to
implement the Sports Wagering Act may be adopted in accordance
with this subsection (nn) by the Illinois Gaming Board. The

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adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (nn)
is deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
welfare.
(oo) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of subsection (c) of Section
20 of the Video Gaming Act, emergency rules to implement the
provisions of subsection (c) of Section 20 of the Video Gaming
Act may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (oo) by
the Illinois Gaming Board. The adoption of emergency rules
authorized by this subsection (oo) is deemed to be necessary
for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
(pp) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of Section 50 of the Sexual
Assault Evidence Submission Act, emergency rules to implement
Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act may
be adopted in accordance with this subsection (pp) by the
Department of State Police. The adoption of emergency rules
authorized by this subsection (pp) is deemed to be necessary
for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
(qq) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the provisions of the Illinois Works Jobs
Program Act, emergency rules may be adopted in accordance with
this subsection (qq) to implement the Illinois Works Jobs
Program Act. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
this subsection (qq) is deemed to be necessary for the public
interest, safety, and welfare.

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(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17; 100-554, eff. 11-16-17;
100-581, eff. 3-12-18; 100-587, Article 95, Section 95-5, eff.
6-4-18; 100-587, Article 110, Section 110-5, eff. 6-4-18;
100-864, eff. 8-14-18; 100-1172, eff. 1-4-19; 100-1181, eff.
3-8-19; 101-1, eff. 2-19-19; 101-10, Article 20, Section 20-5,
eff. 6-5-19; 101-10, Article 35, Section 35-5, eff. 6-5-19;
101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-31, Article 15, Section 15-5, eff.
6-28-19; 101-31, Article 25, Section 25-900, eff. 6-28-19;
101-31, Article 35, Section 35-3, eff. 6-28-19; 101-377, eff.
8-16-19; 101-601, eff. 12-10-19.)
Section 5. The State Comptroller Act is amended by
changing Section 10.05 as follows:
(15 ILCS 405/10.05) (from Ch. 15, par. 210.05)
Sec. 10.05. Deductions from warrants; statement of reason
for deduction. Whenever any person shall be entitled to a
warrant or other payment from the treasury or other funds held
by the State Treasurer, on any account, against whom there
shall be any then due and payable account or claim in favor of
the State, the United States upon certification by the
Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or his or her
delegate, pursuant to a reciprocal offset agreement under
subsection (i-1) of Section 10 of the Illinois State
Collection Act of 1986, or a unit of local government, a school
district, a public institution of higher education, as defined

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in Section 1 of the Board of Higher Education Act, or the clerk
of a circuit court, upon certification by that entity, the
Comptroller, upon notification thereof, shall ascertain the
amount due and payable to the State, the United States, the
unit of local government, the school district, the public
institution of higher education, or the clerk of the circuit
court, as aforesaid, and draw a warrant on the treasury or on
other funds held by the State Treasurer, stating the amount
for which the party was entitled to a warrant or other payment,
the amount deducted therefrom, and on what account, and
directing the payment of the balance; which warrant or payment
as so drawn shall be entered on the books of the Treasurer, and
such balance only shall be paid. The Comptroller may deduct
any one or more of the following: (i) the entire amount due and
payable to the State or a portion of the amount due and payable
to the State in accordance with the request of the notifying
agency; (ii) the entire amount due and payable to the United
States or a portion of the amount due and payable to the United
States in accordance with a reciprocal offset agreement under
subsection (i-1) of Section 10 of the Illinois State
Collection Act of 1986; or (iii) the entire amount due and
payable to the unit of local government, school district,
public institution of higher education, or clerk of the
circuit court, or a portion of the amount due and payable to
that entity, in accordance with an intergovernmental agreement
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from a notifying agency, the Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States, a unit of local government, a school district,
a public institution of higher education, or the clerk of a
circuit court for an amount to be deducted under this Section
from a wage or salary payment, from a contractual payment to an
individual for personal services, or from pension annuity
payments made under the Illinois Pension Code shall exceed 25%
of the net amount of such payment. "Net amount" means that part
of the earnings of an individual remaining after deduction of
any amounts required by law to be withheld. For purposes of
this provision, wage, salary or other payments for personal
services shall not include final compensation payments for the
value of accrued vacation, overtime or sick leave. Whenever
the Comptroller draws a warrant or makes a payment involving a
deduction ordered under this Section, the Comptroller shall
notify the payee and the State agency that submitted the
voucher of the reason for the deduction and he or she shall
retain a record of such statement in his or her records. As
used in this Section, an "account or claim in favor of the
State" includes all amounts owing to "State agencies" as
defined in Section 7 of this Act. However, the Comptroller
shall not be required to accept accounts or claims owing to
funds not held by the State Treasurer, where such accounts or
claims do not exceed $50, nor shall the Comptroller deduct
from funds held by the State Treasurer under the Senior
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Pharmaceutical Assistance Act or for payments to institutions
from the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund (unless the Trust
Fund moneys are used for child support). The Comptroller shall
not deduct from payments to be disbursed from the Child
Support Enforcement Trust Fund as provided for under Section
12-10.2 of the Illinois Public Aid Code, except for payments
representing interest on child support obligations under
Section 10-16.5 of that Code. The Comptroller and the
Department of Revenue shall enter into an interagency
agreement to establish responsibilities, duties, and
procedures relating to deductions from lottery prizes awarded
under Section 20.1 of the Illinois Lottery Law. The
Comptroller may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with
the Department of Revenue and the Secretary of the Treasury of
the United States, or his or her delegate, to establish
responsibilities, duties, and procedures relating to
reciprocal offset of delinquent State and federal obligations
pursuant to subsection (i-1) of Section 10 of the Illinois
State Collection Act of 1986. The Comptroller may enter into
intergovernmental agreements with any unit of local
government, school district, public institution of higher
education, or clerk of a circuit court to establish
responsibilities, duties, and procedures to provide for the
offset, by the Comptroller, of obligations owed to those
entities.
For the purposes of this Section, "clerk of a circuit

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court" means the clerk of a circuit court in any county in the
State.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 100-763, eff. 8-10-18.)
Section 10. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
changing Section 4.15 as follows:
(20 ILCS 105/4.15)
Sec. 4.15. Eligibility determinations.
(a) The Department is authorized to make eligibility
determinations for benefits administered by other governmental
bodies based on the Senior Citizens and Persons with
Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance
Act as follows:
(i) for the Secretary of State with respect to reduced
fees paid by qualified vehicle owners under the Illinois
Vehicle Code;
(ii) for special districts that offer free fixed route
public transportation services for qualified older adults
under the Local Mass Transit District Act, the
Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, and the Regional
Transportation Authority Act; and
(iii) for special districts that offer transit
services for qualified individuals with disabilities under
the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Metropolitan
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Authority Act.
(b) The Department shall establish the manner by which
claimants shall apply for these benefits. The Department is
authorized to promulgate rules regarding the following
matters: the application cycle; the application process; the
content for an electronic application; required personal
identification information; acceptable proof of eligibility as
to age, disability status, marital status, residency, and
household income limits; household composition; calculating
income; use of social security numbers; duration of
eligibility determinations; and any other matters necessary
for such administrative operations.
(c) All information received by the Department from an
application or from any investigation to determine eligibility
for benefits shall be confidential, except for official
purposes.
(d) A person may not under any circumstances charge a fee
to a claimant for assistance in completing an application form
for these benefits.
(Source: P.A. 98-887, eff. 8-15-14; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
Section 15. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
Sections 6z-52 and 6z-81 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/6z-52)
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(a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund
to be known as the Drug Rebate Fund.
(b) The Fund is created for the purpose of receiving and
disbursing moneys in accordance with this Section.
Disbursements from the Fund shall be made, subject to
appropriation, only as follows:
(1) For payments for reimbursement or coverage for
prescription drugs and other pharmacy products provided to
a recipient of medical assistance under the Illinois
Public Aid Code, the Children's Health Insurance Program
Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the
Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act of 2008, and the
Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax
Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act.
(1.5) For payments to managed care organizations as
defined in Section 5-30.1 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
(2) For reimbursement of moneys collected by the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
Illinois Department of Public Aid) through error or
mistake.
(3) For payments of any amounts that are reimbursable
to the federal government resulting from a payment into
this Fund.
(4) (Blank). For payments of operational and
administrative expenses related to providing and managing
coverage for prescription drugs and other pharmacy

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products provided to a recipient of medical assistance
under the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Children's Health
Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health
Insurance Act, and the Veterans' Health Insurance Program
Act of 2008.
(c) The Fund shall consist of the following:
(1) Upon notification from the Director of Healthcare
and Family Services, the Comptroller shall direct and the
Treasurer shall transfer the net State share (disregarding
the reduction in net State share attributable to the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or any
other federal economic stimulus program) of all moneys
received by the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services (formerly Illinois Department of Public Aid) from
drug rebate agreements with pharmaceutical manufacturers
pursuant to Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act,
including any portion of the balance in the Public Aid
Recoveries Trust Fund on July 1, 2001 that is attributable
to such receipts.
(2) All federal matching funds received by the
Illinois Department as a result of expenditures made by
the Department that are attributable to moneys deposited
in the Fund.
(3) Any premium collected by the Illinois Department
from participants under a waiver approved by the federal
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services.
(4) All other moneys received for the Fund from any
other source, including interest earned thereon.
(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17.)
(30 ILCS 105/6z-81)
Sec. 6z-81. Healthcare Provider Relief Fund.
(a) There is created in the State treasury a special fund
to be known as the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund.
(b) The Fund is created for the purpose of receiving and
disbursing moneys in accordance with this Section.
Disbursements from the Fund shall be made only as follows:
(1) Subject to appropriation, for payment by the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services or by the
Department of Human Services of medical bills and related
expenses, including administrative expenses, for which the
State is responsible under Titles XIX and XXI of the
Social Security Act, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the
Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL
KIDS Health Insurance Act, the Senior Citizens and Persons
with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical
Assistance Act, and the Long Term Acute Care Hospital
Quality Improvement Transfer Program Act.
(2) For repayment of funds borrowed from other State
funds or from outside sources, including interest thereon.
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center pursuant to Section 12-4.105 of the Illinois Public
Aid Code.
(c) The Fund shall consist of the following:
(1) Moneys received by the State from short-term
borrowing pursuant to the Short Term Borrowing Act on or
after the effective date of Public Act 96-820.
(2) All federal matching funds received by the
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services as a
result of expenditures made by the Department that are
attributable to moneys deposited in the Fund.
(3) All federal matching funds received by the
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services as a
result of federal approval of Title XIX State plan
amendment transmittal number 07-09.
(3.5) Proceeds from the assessment authorized under
Article V-H of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
(4) All other moneys received for the Fund from any
other source, including interest earned thereon.
(5) All federal matching funds received by the
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services as a
result of expenditures made by the Department for Medical
Assistance from the General Revenue Fund, the Tobacco
Settlement Recovery Fund, the Long-Term Care Provider
Fund, and the Drug Rebate Fund related to individuals
eligible for medical assistance pursuant to the Patient
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Section 5-2 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
(d) In addition to any other transfers that may be
provided for by law, on the effective date of Public Act 97-44,
or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller
shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of
$365,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund into the Healthcare
Provider Relief Fund.
(e) In addition to any other transfers that may be
provided for by law, on July 1, 2011, or as soon thereafter as
practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State
Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $160,000,000 from the
General Revenue Fund to the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund.
(f) Notwithstanding any other State law to the contrary,
and in addition to any other transfers that may be provided for
by law, the State Comptroller shall order transferred and the
State Treasurer shall transfer $500,000,000 to the Healthcare
Provider Relief Fund from the General Revenue Fund in equal
monthly installments of $100,000,000, with the first transfer
to be made on July 1, 2012, or as soon thereafter as practical,
and with each of the remaining transfers to be made on August
1, 2012, September 1, 2012, October 1, 2012, and November 1,
2012, or as soon thereafter as practical. This transfer may
assist the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in
improving Medical Assistance bill processing timeframes or in
meeting the possible requirements of Senate Bill 3397, or
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it become law.
(g) Notwithstanding any other State law to the contrary,
and in addition to any other transfers that may be provided for
by law, on July 1, 2013, or as soon thereafter as may be
practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State
Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $601,000,000 from the
General Revenue Fund to the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund.
(Source: P.A. 100-587, eff. 6-4-18; 101-9, eff. 6-5-19;
101-650, eff. 7-7-20.)
Section 20. The Downstate Public Transportation Act is
amended by changing Sections 2-15.2 and 2-15.3 as follows:
(30 ILCS 740/2-15.2)
Sec. 2-15.2. Free services; eligibility.
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
of, every participant, as defined in Section 2-2.02 (1)(a),
shall be provided without charge to all senior citizen
residents of the participant aged 65 and older, under such
conditions as shall be prescribed by the participant.
(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
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of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
transportation services provided by, or under grant or
purchase of service contracts of, every participant, as
defined in Section 2-2.02 (1)(a), shall be provided without
charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older who meet the income
eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of
Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, under
such conditions as shall be prescribed by the participant. The
Department on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably
necessary to determine eligibility, including updated lists of
individuals who are eligible for services without charge under
this Section. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the
participant from providing reduced fares as may be required by
federal law.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(30 ILCS 740/2-15.3)
Sec. 2-15.3. Transit services for individuals with
disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
later than 60 days following the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
purchase of service contract of, any participant shall be
provided without charge to all persons with disabilities who
meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection

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(a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with
Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance
Act, under such procedures as shall be prescribed by the
participant. The Department on Aging shall furnish all
information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility,
including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for
services without charge under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
Section 25. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
Sections 15-172, 15-175, 20-15, and 21-27 as follows:
(35 ILCS 200/15-172)
Sec. 15-172. Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead
Exemption.
(a) This Section may be cited as the Senior Citizens
Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption.
(b) As used in this Section:
"Applicant" means an individual who has filed an
application under this Section.
"Base amount" means the base year equalized assessed value
of the residence plus the first year's equalized assessed
value of any added improvements which increased the assessed
value of the residence after the base year.
"Base year" means the taxable year prior to the taxable
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the exemption provided that in the prior taxable year the
property was improved with a permanent structure that was
occupied as a residence by the applicant who was liable for
paying real property taxes on the property and who was either
(i) an owner of record of the property or had legal or
equitable interest in the property as evidenced by a written
instrument or (ii) had a legal or equitable interest as a
lessee in the parcel of property that was single family
residence. If in any subsequent taxable year for which the
applicant applies and qualifies for the exemption the
equalized assessed value of the residence is less than the
equalized assessed value in the existing base year (provided
that such equalized assessed value is not based on an assessed
value that results from a temporary irregularity in the
property that reduces the assessed value for one or more
taxable years), then that subsequent taxable year shall become
the base year until a new base year is established under the
terms of this paragraph. For taxable year 1999 only, the Chief
County Assessment Officer shall review (i) all taxable years
for which the applicant applied and qualified for the
exemption and (ii) the existing base year. The assessment
officer shall select as the new base year the year with the
lowest equalized assessed value. An equalized assessed value
that is based on an assessed value that results from a
temporary irregularity in the property that reduces the
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considered the lowest equalized assessed value. The selected
year shall be the base year for taxable year 1999 and
thereafter until a new base year is established under the
terms of this paragraph.
"Chief County Assessment Officer" means the County
Assessor or Supervisor of Assessments of the county in which
the property is located.
"Equalized assessed value" means the assessed value as
equalized by the Illinois Department of Revenue.
"Household" means the applicant, the spouse of the
applicant, and all persons using the residence of the
applicant as their principal place of residence.
"Household income" means the combined income of the
members of a household for the calendar year preceding the
taxable year.
"Income" has the same meaning as provided in Section 3.07
of the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property
Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, except that,
beginning in assessment year 2001, "income" does not include
veteran's benefits.
"Internal Revenue Code of 1986" means the United States
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor law or laws
relating to federal income taxes in effect for the year
preceding the taxable year.
"Life care facility that qualifies as a cooperative" means
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Act.
"Maximum income limitation" means:
(1) $35,000 prior to taxable year 1999;
(2) $40,000 in taxable years 1999 through 2003;
(3) $45,000 in taxable years 2004 through 2005;
(4) $50,000 in taxable years 2006 and 2007;
(5) $55,000 in taxable years 2008 through 2016;
(6) for taxable year 2017, (i) $65,000 for qualified
property located in a county with 3,000,000 or more
inhabitants and (ii) $55,000 for qualified property
located in a county with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants;
and
(7) for taxable years 2018 and thereafter, $65,000 for
all qualified property.
"Residence" means the principal dwelling place and
appurtenant structures used for residential purposes in this
State occupied on January 1 of the taxable year by a household
and so much of the surrounding land, constituting the parcel
upon which the dwelling place is situated, as is used for
residential purposes. If the Chief County Assessment Officer
has established a specific legal description for a portion of
property constituting the residence, then that portion of
property shall be deemed the residence for the purposes of
this Section.
"Taxable year" means the calendar year during which ad
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levied.
(c) Beginning in taxable year 1994, a senior citizens
assessment freeze homestead exemption is granted for real
property that is improved with a permanent structure that is
occupied as a residence by an applicant who (i) is 65 years of
age or older during the taxable year, (ii) has a household
income that does not exceed the maximum income limitation,
(iii) is liable for paying real property taxes on the
property, and (iv) is an owner of record of the property or has
a legal or equitable interest in the property as evidenced by a
written instrument. This homestead exemption shall also apply
to a leasehold interest in a parcel of property improved with a
permanent structure that is a single family residence that is
occupied as a residence by a person who (i) is 65 years of age
or older during the taxable year, (ii) has a household income
that does not exceed the maximum income limitation, (iii) has
a legal or equitable ownership interest in the property as
lessee, and (iv) is liable for the payment of real property
taxes on that property.
In counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the amount
of the exemption for all taxable years is the equalized
assessed value of the residence in the taxable year for which
application is made minus the base amount. In all other
counties, the amount of the exemption is as follows: (i)
through taxable year 2005 and for taxable year 2007 and
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equalized assessed value of the residence in the taxable year
for which application is made minus the base amount; and (ii)
for taxable year 2006, the amount of the exemption is as
follows:
(1) For an applicant who has a household income of
$45,000 or less, the amount of the exemption is the
equalized assessed value of the residence in the taxable
year for which application is made minus the base amount.
(2) For an applicant who has a household income
exceeding $45,000 but not exceeding $46,250, the amount of
the exemption is (i) the equalized assessed value of the
residence in the taxable year for which application is
made minus the base amount (ii) multiplied by 0.8.
(3) For an applicant who has a household income
exceeding $46,250 but not exceeding $47,500, the amount of
the exemption is (i) the equalized assessed value of the
residence in the taxable year for which application is
made minus the base amount (ii) multiplied by 0.6.
(4) For an applicant who has a household income
exceeding $47,500 but not exceeding $48,750, the amount of
the exemption is (i) the equalized assessed value of the
residence in the taxable year for which application is
made minus the base amount (ii) multiplied by 0.4.
(5) For an applicant who has a household income
exceeding $48,750 but not exceeding $50,000, the amount of
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residence in the taxable year for which application is
made minus the base amount (ii) multiplied by 0.2.
When the applicant is a surviving spouse of an applicant
for a prior year for the same residence for which an exemption
under this Section has been granted, the base year and base
amount for that residence are the same as for the applicant for
the prior year.
Each year at the time the assessment books are certified
to the County Clerk, the Board of Review or Board of Appeals
shall give to the County Clerk a list of the assessed values of
improvements on each parcel qualifying for this exemption that
were added after the base year for this parcel and that
increased the assessed value of the property.
In the case of land improved with an apartment building
owned and operated as a cooperative or a building that is a
life care facility that qualifies as a cooperative, the
maximum reduction from the equalized assessed value of the
property is limited to the sum of the reductions calculated
for each unit occupied as a residence by a person or persons
(i) 65 years of age or older, (ii) with a household income that
does not exceed the maximum income limitation, (iii) who is
liable, by contract with the owner or owners of record, for
paying real property taxes on the property, and (iv) who is an
owner of record of a legal or equitable interest in the
cooperative apartment building, other than a leasehold
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exemption has been granted under this Section, the cooperative
association or its management firm shall credit the savings
resulting from that exemption only to the apportioned tax
liability of the owner who qualified for the exemption. Any
person who willfully refuses to credit that savings to an
owner who qualifies for the exemption is guilty of a Class B
misdemeanor.
When a homestead exemption has been granted under this
Section and an applicant then becomes a resident of a facility
licensed under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the
Nursing Home Care Act, the Specialized Mental Health
Rehabilitation Act of 2013, the ID/DD Community Care Act, or
the MC/DD Act, the exemption shall be granted in subsequent
years so long as the residence (i) continues to be occupied by
the qualified applicant's spouse or (ii) if remaining
unoccupied, is still owned by the qualified applicant for the
homestead exemption.
Beginning January 1, 1997, when an individual dies who
would have qualified for an exemption under this Section, and
the surviving spouse does not independently qualify for this
exemption because of age, the exemption under this Section
shall be granted to the surviving spouse for the taxable year
preceding and the taxable year of the death, provided that,
except for age, the surviving spouse meets all other
qualifications for the granting of this exemption for those
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When married persons maintain separate residences, the
exemption provided for in this Section may be claimed by only
one of such persons and for only one residence.
For taxable year 1994 only, in counties having less than
3,000,000 inhabitants, to receive the exemption, a person
shall submit an application by February 15, 1995 to the Chief
County Assessment Officer of the county in which the property
is located. In counties having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants,
for taxable year 1994 and all subsequent taxable years, to
receive the exemption, a person may submit an application to
the Chief County Assessment Officer of the county in which the
property is located during such period as may be specified by
the Chief County Assessment Officer. The Chief County
Assessment Officer in counties of 3,000,000 or more
inhabitants shall annually give notice of the application
period by mail or by publication. In counties having less than
3,000,000 inhabitants, beginning with taxable year 1995 and
thereafter, to receive the exemption, a person shall submit an
application by July 1 of each taxable year to the Chief County
Assessment Officer of the county in which the property is
located. A county may, by ordinance, establish a date for
submission of applications that is different than July 1. The
applicant shall submit with the application an affidavit of
the applicant's total household income, age, marital status
(and if married the name and address of the applicant's
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the household on January 1 of the taxable year. The Department
shall establish, by rule, a method for verifying the accuracy
of affidavits filed by applicants under this Section, and the
Chief County Assessment Officer may conduct audits of any
taxpayer claiming an exemption under this Section to verify
that the taxpayer is eligible to receive the exemption. Each
application shall contain or be verified by a written
declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury. A
taxpayer's signing a fraudulent application under this Act is
perjury, as defined in Section 32-2 of the Criminal Code of
2012. The applications shall be clearly marked as applications
for the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption
and must contain a notice that any taxpayer who receives the
exemption is subject to an audit by the Chief County
Assessment Officer.
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, in
counties having fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, if an
applicant fails to file the application required by this
Section in a timely manner and this failure to file is due to a
mental or physical condition sufficiently severe so as to
render the applicant incapable of filing the application in a
timely manner, the Chief County Assessment Officer may extend
the filing deadline for a period of 30 days after the applicant
regains the capability to file the application, but in no case
may the filing deadline be extended beyond 3 months of the
original filing deadline. In order to receive the extension

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provided in this paragraph, the applicant shall provide the
Chief County Assessment Officer with a signed statement from
the applicant's physician, advanced practice registered nurse,
or physician assistant stating the nature and extent of the
condition, that, in the physician's, advanced practice
registered nurse's, or physician assistant's opinion, the
condition was so severe that it rendered the applicant
incapable of filing the application in a timely manner, and
the date on which the applicant regained the capability to
file the application.
Beginning January 1, 1998, notwithstanding any other
provision to the contrary, in counties having fewer than
3,000,000 inhabitants, if an applicant fails to file the
application required by this Section in a timely manner and
this failure to file is due to a mental or physical condition
sufficiently severe so as to render the applicant incapable of
filing the application in a timely manner, the Chief County
Assessment Officer may extend the filing deadline for a period
of 3 months. In order to receive the extension provided in this
paragraph, the applicant shall provide the Chief County
Assessment Officer with a signed statement from the
applicant's physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or
physician assistant stating the nature and extent of the
condition, and that, in the physician's, advanced practice
registered nurse's, or physician assistant's opinion, the
condition was so severe that it rendered the applicant

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incapable of filing the application in a timely manner.
In counties having less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, if an
applicant was denied an exemption in taxable year 1994 and the
denial occurred due to an error on the part of an assessment
official, or his or her agent or employee, then beginning in
taxable year 1997 the applicant's base year, for purposes of
determining the amount of the exemption, shall be 1993 rather
than 1994. In addition, in taxable year 1997, the applicant's
exemption shall also include an amount equal to (i) the amount
of any exemption denied to the applicant in taxable year 1995
as a result of using 1994, rather than 1993, as the base year,
(ii) the amount of any exemption denied to the applicant in
taxable year 1996 as a result of using 1994, rather than 1993,
as the base year, and (iii) the amount of the exemption
erroneously denied for taxable year 1994.
For purposes of this Section, a person who will be 65 years
of age during the current taxable year shall be eligible to
apply for the homestead exemption during that taxable year.
Application shall be made during the application period in
effect for the county of his or her residence.
The Chief County Assessment Officer may determine the
eligibility of a life care facility that qualifies as a
cooperative to receive the benefits provided by this Section
by use of an affidavit, application, visual inspection,
questionnaire, or other reasonable method in order to insure
that the tax savings resulting from the exemption are credited

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by the management firm to the apportioned tax liability of
each qualifying resident. The Chief County Assessment Officer
may request reasonable proof that the management firm has so
credited that exemption.
Except as provided in this Section, all information
received by the chief county assessment officer or the
Department from applications filed under this Section, or from
any investigation conducted under the provisions of this
Section, shall be confidential, except for official purposes
or pursuant to official procedures for collection of any State
or local tax or enforcement of any civil or criminal penalty or
sanction imposed by this Act or by any statute or ordinance
imposing a State or local tax. Any person who divulges any such
information in any manner, except in accordance with a proper
judicial order, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Nothing contained in this Section shall prevent the
Director or chief county assessment officer from publishing or
making available reasonable statistics concerning the
operation of the exemption contained in this Section in which
the contents of claims are grouped into aggregates in such a
way that information contained in any individual claim shall
not be disclosed.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for taxable
year 2017 and thereafter, in counties of 3,000,000 or more
inhabitants, the amount of the exemption shall be the greater
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this Section or (ii) $2,000.
(c-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each
chief county assessment officer may approve this exemption for
the 2020 taxable year, without application, for any property
that was approved for this exemption for the 2019 taxable
year, provided that:
(1) the county board has declared a local disaster as
provided in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act
related to the COVID-19 public health emergency;
(2) the owner of record of the property as of January
1, 2020 is the same as the owner of record of the property
as of January 1, 2019;
(3) the exemption for the 2019 taxable year has not
been determined to be an erroneous exemption as defined by
this Code; and
(4) the applicant for the 2019 taxable year has not
asked for the exemption to be removed for the 2019 or 2020
taxable years.
Nothing in this subsection shall preclude or impair the
authority of a chief county assessment officer to conduct
audits of any taxpayer claiming an exemption under this
Section to verify that the taxpayer is eligible to receive the
exemption as provided elsewhere in this Section.
(d) Each Chief County Assessment Officer shall annually
publish a notice of availability of the exemption provided
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days but no more than 75 days prior to the date on which the
application must be submitted to the Chief County Assessment
Officer of the county in which the property is located. The
notice shall appear in a newspaper of general circulation in
the county.
Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of the State Mandates
Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
implementation of any mandate created by this Section.
(Source: P.A. 100-401, eff. 8-25-17; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18;
100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-635, eff. 6-5-20.)
(35 ILCS 200/15-175)
Sec. 15-175. General homestead exemption.
(a) Except as provided in Sections 15-176 and 15-177,
homestead property is entitled to an annual homestead
exemption limited, except as described here with relation to
cooperatives or life care facilities, to a reduction in the
equalized assessed value of homestead property equal to the
increase in equalized assessed value for the current
assessment year above the equalized assessed value of the
property for 1977, up to the maximum reduction set forth
below. If however, the 1977 equalized assessed value upon
which taxes were paid is subsequently determined by local
assessing officials, the Property Tax Appeal Board, or a court
to have been excessive, the equalized assessed value which
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to determine the amount of the exemption.
(b) Except as provided in Section 15-176, the maximum
reduction before taxable year 2004 shall be $4,500 in counties
with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $3,500 in all other
counties. Except as provided in Sections 15-176 and 15-177,
for taxable years 2004 through 2007, the maximum reduction
shall be $5,000, for taxable year 2008, the maximum reduction
is $5,500, and, for taxable years 2009 through 2011, the
maximum reduction is $6,000 in all counties. For taxable years
2012 through 2016, the maximum reduction is $7,000 in counties
with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $6,000 in all other
counties. For taxable years 2017 and thereafter, the maximum
reduction is $10,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more
inhabitants and $6,000 in all other counties. If a county has
elected to subject itself to the provisions of Section 15-176
as provided in subsection (k) of that Section, then, for the
first taxable year only after the provisions of Section 15-176
no longer apply, for owners who, for the taxable year, have not
been granted a senior citizens assessment freeze homestead
exemption under Section 15-172 or a long-time occupant
homestead exemption under Section 15-177, there shall be an
additional exemption of $5,000 for owners with a household
income of $30,000 or less.
(c) In counties with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, if,
based on the most recent assessment, the equalized assessed
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year is greater than the equalized assessed value of the
property for 1977, the owner of the property shall
automatically receive the exemption granted under this Section
in an amount equal to the increase over the 1977 assessment up
to the maximum reduction set forth in this Section.
(d) If in any assessment year beginning with the 2000
assessment year, homestead property has a pro-rata valuation
under Section 9-180 resulting in an increase in the assessed
valuation, a reduction in equalized assessed valuation equal
to the increase in equalized assessed value of the property
for the year of the pro-rata valuation above the equalized
assessed value of the property for 1977 shall be applied to the
property on a proportionate basis for the period the property
qualified as homestead property during the assessment year.
The maximum proportionate homestead exemption shall not exceed
the maximum homestead exemption allowed in the county under
this Section divided by 365 and multiplied by the number of
days the property qualified as homestead property.
(d-1) In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants,
where the chief county assessment officer provides a notice of
discovery, if a property is not occupied by its owner as a
principal residence as of January 1 of the current tax year,
then the property owner shall notify the chief county
assessment officer of that fact on a form prescribed by the
chief county assessment officer. That notice must be received
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the collection year. If mailed, the form shall be sent by
certified mail, return receipt requested. If the form is
provided in person, the chief county assessment officer shall
provide a date stamped copy of the notice. Failure to provide
timely notice pursuant to this subsection (d-1) shall result
in the exemption being treated as an erroneous exemption. Upon
timely receipt of the notice for the current tax year, no
exemption shall be applied to the property for the current tax
year. If the exemption is not removed upon timely receipt of
the notice by the chief assessment officer, then the error is
considered granted as a result of a clerical error or omission
on the part of the chief county assessment officer as
described in subsection (h) of Section 9-275, and the property
owner shall not be liable for the payment of interest and
penalties due to the erroneous exemption for the current tax
year for which the notice was filed after the date that notice
was timely received pursuant to this subsection. Notice
provided under this subsection shall not constitute a defense
or amnesty for prior year erroneous exemptions.
For the purposes of this subsection (d-1):
"Collection year" means the year in which the first and
second installment of the current tax year is billed.
"Current tax year" means the year prior to the collection
year.
(e) The chief county assessment officer may, when
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Section, require the following conditions to be met:
(1) that a notarized application for the exemption,
signed by both the owner and the lessee of the property,
must be submitted each year during the application period
in effect for the county in which the property is located;
(2) that a copy of the lease must be filed with the
chief county assessment officer by the owner of the
property at the time the notarized application is
submitted;
(3) that the lease must expressly state that the
lessee is liable for the payment of property taxes; and
(4) that the lease must include the following language
in substantially the following form:
"Lessee shall be liable for the payment of real
estate taxes with respect to the residence in
accordance with the terms and conditions of Section
15-175 of the Property Tax Code (35 ILCS 200/15-175).
The permanent real estate index number for the
premises is (insert number), and, according to the
most recent property tax bill, the current amount of
real estate taxes associated with the premises is
(insert amount) per year. The parties agree that the
monthly rent set forth above shall be increased or
decreased pro rata (effective January 1 of each
calendar year) to reflect any increase or decrease in
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satisfying Lessee's liability for the above mentioned
real estate taxes with the monthly rent payments as
set forth above (or increased or decreased as set
forth herein).".
In addition, if there is a change in lessee, or if the
lessee vacates the property, then the chief county assessment
officer may require the owner of the property to notify the
chief county assessment officer of that change.
This subsection (e) does not apply to leasehold interests
in property owned by a municipality.
(f) "Homestead property" under this Section includes
residential property that is occupied by its owner or owners
as his or their principal dwelling place, or that is a
leasehold interest on which a single family residence is
situated, which is occupied as a residence by a person who has
an ownership interest therein, legal or equitable or as a
lessee, and on which the person is liable for the payment of
property taxes. For land improved with an apartment building
owned and operated as a cooperative, the maximum reduction
from the equalized assessed value shall be limited to the
increase in the value above the equalized assessed value of
the property for 1977, up to the maximum reduction set forth
above, multiplied by the number of apartments or units
occupied by a person or persons who is liable, by contract with
the owner or owners of record, for paying property taxes on the
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interest in the cooperative apartment building, other than a
leasehold interest. For land improved with a life care
facility, the maximum reduction from the value of the
property, as equalized by the Department, shall be multiplied
by the number of apartments or units occupied by a person or
persons, irrespective of any legal, equitable, or leasehold
interest in the facility, who are liable, under a life care
contract with the owner or owners of record of the facility,
for paying property taxes on the property. For purposes of
this Section, the term "life care facility" has the meaning
stated in Section 15-170.
"Household", as used in this Section, means the owner, the
spouse of the owner, and all persons using the residence of the
owner as their principal place of residence.
"Household income", as used in this Section, means the
combined income of the members of a household for the calendar
year preceding the taxable year.
"Income", as used in this Section, has the same meaning as
provided in Section 3.07 of the Senior Citizens and Persons
with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical
Assistance Act, except that "income" does not include
veteran's benefits.
(g) In a cooperative or life care facility where a
homestead exemption has been granted, the cooperative
association or the management of the cooperative or life care
facility shall credit the savings resulting from that

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exemption only to the apportioned tax liability of the owner
or resident who qualified for the exemption. Any person who
willfully refuses to so credit the savings shall be guilty of a
Class B misdemeanor.
(h) Where married persons maintain and reside in separate
residences qualifying as homestead property, each residence
shall receive 50% of the total reduction in equalized assessed
valuation provided by this Section.
(i) In all counties, the assessor or chief county
assessment officer may determine the eligibility of
residential property to receive the homestead exemption and
the amount of the exemption by application, visual inspection,
questionnaire or other reasonable methods. The determination
shall be made in accordance with guidelines established by the
Department, provided that the taxpayer applying for an
additional general exemption under this Section shall submit
to the chief county assessment officer an application with an
affidavit of the applicant's total household income, age,
marital status (and, if married, the name and address of the
applicant's spouse, if known), and principal dwelling place of
members of the household on January 1 of the taxable year. The
Department shall issue guidelines establishing a method for
verifying the accuracy of the affidavits filed by applicants
under this paragraph. The applications shall be clearly marked
as applications for the Additional General Homestead
Exemption.

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(i-5) This subsection (i-5) applies to counties with
3,000,000 or more inhabitants. In the event of a sale of
homestead property, the homestead exemption shall remain in
effect for the remainder of the assessment year of the sale.
Upon receipt of a transfer declaration transmitted by the
recorder pursuant to Section 31-30 of the Real Estate Transfer
Tax Law for property receiving an exemption under this
Section, the assessor shall mail a notice and forms to the new
owner of the property providing information pertaining to the
rules and applicable filing periods for applying or reapplying
for homestead exemptions under this Code for which the
property may be eligible. If the new owner fails to apply or
reapply for a homestead exemption during the applicable filing
period or the property no longer qualifies for an existing
homestead exemption, the assessor shall cancel such exemption
for any ensuing assessment year.
(j) In counties with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, in
the event of a sale of homestead property the homestead
exemption shall remain in effect for the remainder of the
assessment year of the sale. The assessor or chief county
assessment officer may require the new owner of the property
to apply for the homestead exemption for the following
assessment year.
(k) Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of the State Mandates
Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
implementation of any mandate created by this Section.

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(l) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
Act of the 100th General Assembly are effective for the 2018
tax year and thereafter.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-164, eff. 7-28-15;
99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-851, eff. 8-19-16; 100-401, eff.
8-25-17; 100-1077, eff. 1-1-19.)
(35 ILCS 200/20-15)
Sec. 20-15. Information on bill or separate statement.
There shall be printed on each bill, or on a separate slip
which shall be mailed with the bill:
(a) a statement itemizing the rate at which taxes have
been extended for each of the taxing districts in the
county in whose district the property is located, and in
those counties utilizing electronic data processing
equipment the dollar amount of tax due from the person
assessed allocable to each of those taxing districts,
including a separate statement of the dollar amount of tax
due which is allocable to a tax levied under the Illinois
Local Library Act or to any other tax levied by a
municipality or township for public library purposes,
(b) a separate statement for each of the taxing
districts of the dollar amount of tax due which is
allocable to a tax levied under the Illinois Pension Code
or to any other tax levied by a municipality or township
for public pension or retirement purposes,

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(b-5) a list of each tax increment financing (TIF)
district in which the property is located and the dollar
amount of tax due that is allocable to the TIF district,
(c) the total tax rate,
(d) the total amount of tax due, and
(e) the amount by which the total tax and the tax
allocable to each taxing district differs from the
taxpayer's last prior tax bill.
The county treasurer shall ensure that only those taxing
districts in which a parcel of property is located shall be
listed on the bill for that property.
In all counties the statement shall also provide:
(1) the property index number or other suitable
description,
(2) the assessment of the property,
(3) the statutory amount of each homestead exemption
applied to the property,
(4) the assessed value of the property after
application of all homestead exemptions,
(5) the equalization factors imposed by the county and
by the Department, and
(6) the equalized assessment resulting from the
application of the equalization factors to the basic
assessment.
In all counties which do not classify property for
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residence is situated the statement shall also include a
statement to reflect the fair cash value determined for the
property. In all counties which classify property for purposes
of taxation in accordance with Section 4 of Article IX of the
Illinois Constitution, for parcels of residential property in
the lowest assessment classification the statement shall also
include a statement to reflect the fair cash value determined
for the property.
In all counties, the statement must include information
that certain taxpayers may be eligible for tax exemptions,
abatements, and other assistance programs and that, for more
information, taxpayers should consult with the office of their
township or county assessor and with the Illinois Department
of Revenue.
In all counties, the statement shall include information
that certain taxpayers may be eligible for the Senior Citizens
and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act and that applications are
available from the Illinois Department on Aging.
In counties which use the estimated or accelerated billing
methods, these statements shall only be provided with the
final installment of taxes due. The provisions of this Section
create a mandatory statutory duty. They are not merely
directory or discretionary. The failure or neglect of the
collector to mail the bill, or the failure of the taxpayer to
receive the bill, shall not affect the validity of any tax, or

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the liability for the payment of any tax.
(Source: P.A. 100-621, eff. 7-20-18; 101-134, eff. 7-26-19.)
(35 ILCS 200/21-27)
Sec. 21-27. Waiver of interest penalty.
(a) On the recommendation of the county treasurer, the
county board may adopt a resolution under which an interest
penalty for the delinquent payment of taxes for any year that
otherwise would be imposed under Section 21-15, 21-20, or
21-25 shall be waived in the case of any person who meets all
of the following criteria:
(1) The person is determined eligible for a grant
under the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act with
respect to the taxes for that year.
(2) The person requests, in writing, on a form
approved by the county treasurer, a waiver of the interest
penalty, and the request is filed with the county
treasurer on or before the first day of the month that an
installment of taxes is due.
(3) The person pays the installment of taxes due, in
full, on or before the third day of the month that the
installment is due.
(4) The county treasurer approves the request for a
waiver.
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brownfield site under Section 58.2 of the Environmental
Protection Act, the county board, upon the recommendation of
the county treasurer, may adopt a resolution to waive an
interest penalty for the delinquent payment of taxes for any
year that otherwise would be imposed under Section 21-15,
21-20, or 21-25 if all of the following criteria are met:
(1) the property has delinquent taxes and an
outstanding interest penalty and the amount of that
interest penalty is so large as to, possibly, result in
all of the taxes becoming uncollectible;
(2) the property is part of a redevelopment plan of a
unit of local government and that unit of local government
does not oppose the waiver of the interest penalty;
(3) the redevelopment of the property will benefit the
public interest by remediating the brownfield
contamination;
(4) the taxpayer delivers to the county treasurer (i)
a written request for a waiver of the interest penalty, on
a form approved by the county treasurer, and (ii) a copy of
the redevelopment plan for the property;
(5) the taxpayer pays, in full, the amount of up to the
amount of the first 2 installments of taxes due, to be held
in escrow pending the approval of the waiver, and enters
into an agreement with the county treasurer setting forth
a schedule for the payment of any remaining taxes due; and
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waiver.
(c) For the 2019 taxable year (payable in 2020) only, the
county board of a county with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants
may adopt an ordinance or resolution under which some or all of
the interest penalty for the delinquent payment of any
installment other than the final installment of taxes for the
2019 taxable year that otherwise would be imposed under
Section 21-15, 21-20, or 21-25 shall be waived for all
taxpayers in the county, for a period of (i) 120 days after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
Assembly or (ii) until the first day of the first month during
which there is no longer a statewide COVID-19 public health
emergency, as evidenced by an effective disaster declaration
of the Governor covering all counties in the State.
(Source: P.A. 101-635, eff. 6-5-20.)
Section 30. The Mobile Home Local Services Tax Act is
amended by changing Section 7 as follows:
(35 ILCS 515/7) (from Ch. 120, par. 1207)
Sec. 7. The local services tax for owners of mobile homes
who (a) are actually residing in such mobile homes, (b) hold
title to such mobile home as provided in the Illinois Vehicle
Code, and (c) are 65 years of age or older or are persons with
disabilities within the meaning of Section 3.14 of the Senior
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Pharmaceutical Assistance Act on the annual billing date shall
be reduced to 80 percent of the tax provided for in Section 3
of this Act. Proof that a claimant has been issued an Illinois
Person with a Disability Identification Card stating that the
claimant is under a Class 2 disability, as provided in Section
4A of the Illinois Identification Card Act, shall constitute
proof that the person thereon named is a person with a
disability within the meaning of this Act. An application for
reduction of the tax shall be filed with the county clerk by
the individuals who are entitled to the reduction. If the
application is filed after May 1, the reduction in tax shall
begin with the next annual bill. Application for the reduction
in tax shall be done by submitting proof that the applicant has
been issued an Illinois Person with a Disability
Identification Card designating the applicant's disability as
a Class 2 disability, or by affidavit in substantially the
following form:
APPLICATION FOR REDUCTION OF MOBILE HOME LOCAL SERVICES TAX
I hereby make application for a reduction to 80% of the
total tax imposed under "An Act to provide for a local services
tax on mobile homes".
(1) Senior Citizens
(a) I actually reside in the mobile home ....
(b) I hold title to the mobile home as provided in the
Illinois Vehicle Code ....
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(or July 1) of the year in which this statement is filed. My
date of birth is: ...
(2) Persons with Disabilities
(a) I actually reside in the mobile home...
(b) I hold title to the mobile home as provided in the
Illinois Vehicle Code ....
(c) I became a person with a total disability on ... and
have remained a person with a disability until the date of this
application. My Social Security, Veterans, Railroad or Civil
Service Total Disability Claim Number is ... The undersigned
declares under the penalty of perjury that the above
statements are true and correct.
Dated (insert date).
...........................
Signature of owner
...........................
(Address)
...........................
(City) (State) (Zip)
Approved by:
.............................
(Assessor)
This application shall be accompanied by a copy of the
applicant's most recent application filed with the Illinois
Department on Aging under the Senior Citizens and Persons with

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Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance
Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
Section 35. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is
amended by changing Sections 51 and 52 as follows:
(70 ILCS 3605/51)
Sec. 51. Free services; eligibility.
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
of, the Board shall be provided without charge to all senior
citizens of the Metropolitan Region (as such term is defined
in 70 ILCS 3615/1.03) aged 65 and older, under such conditions
as shall be prescribed by the Board.
(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
transportation services provided by, or under grant or
purchase of service contracts of, the Board shall be provided
without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older who meet
the income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection
(a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with

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Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance
Act, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the
Board. The Department on Aging shall furnish all information
reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including
updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services
without charge under this Section. Nothing in this Section
shall relieve the Board from providing reduced fares as may be
required by federal law.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(70 ILCS 3605/52)
Sec. 52. Transit services for individuals with
disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
later than 60 days following the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
purchase of service contract of, the Board shall be provided
without charge to all persons with disabilities who meet the
income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of
Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, under
such procedures as shall be prescribed by the Board. The
Department on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably
necessary to determine eligibility, including updated lists of
individuals who are eligible for services without charge under
this Section.

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(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
Section 40. The Local Mass Transit District Act is amended
by changing Sections 8.6 and 8.7 as follows:
(70 ILCS 3610/8.6)
Sec. 8.6. Free services; eligibility.
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
of, every District shall be provided without charge to all
senior citizens of the District aged 65 and older, under such
conditions as shall be prescribed by the District.
(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
transportation services provided by, or under grant or
purchase of service contracts of, every District shall be
provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older
who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, under such conditions as shall
be prescribed by the District. The Department on Aging shall

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furnish all information reasonably necessary to determine
eligibility, including updated lists of individuals who are
eligible for services without charge under this Section.
Nothing in this Section shall relieve the District from
providing reduced fares as may be required by federal law.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(70 ILCS 3610/8.7)
Sec. 8.7. Transit services for individuals with
disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
later than 60 days following the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
purchase of service contract of, any District shall be
provided without charge to all persons with disabilities who
meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection
(a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with
Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance
Act, under such procedures as shall be prescribed by the
District. The Department on Aging shall furnish all
information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility,
including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for
services without charge under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
Section 45. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is

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amended by changing Sections 3A.15, 3A.16, 3B.14, and 3B.15 as
follows:
(70 ILCS 3615/3A.15)
Sec. 3A.15. Free services; eligibility.
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
of, the Suburban Bus Board shall be provided without charge to
all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged 65 and
older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the
Suburban Bus Board.
(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
transportation services provided by, or under grant or
purchase of service contracts of, the Suburban Bus Board shall
be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and
older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, under such conditions as shall
be prescribed by the Suburban Bus Board. The Department on
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determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals
who are eligible for services without charge under this
Section. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Suburban
Bus Board from providing reduced fares as may be required by
federal law.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(70 ILCS 3615/3A.16)
Sec. 3A.16. Transit services for individuals with
disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
later than 60 days following the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
purchase of service contract of, the Suburban Bus Board shall
be provided without charge to all persons with disabilities
who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, under such procedures as shall
be prescribed by the Board. The Department on Aging shall
furnish all information reasonably necessary to determine
eligibility, including updated lists of individuals who are
eligible for services without charge under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(70 ILCS 3615/3B.14)

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Sec. 3B.14. Free services; eligibility.
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
of, the Commuter Rail Board shall be provided without charge
to all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged 65 and
older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the
Commuter Rail Board.
(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
transportation services provided by, or under grant or
purchase of service contracts of, the Commuter Rail Board
shall be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65
and older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth
in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, under such conditions as shall
be prescribed by the Commuter Rail Board. The Department on
Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to
determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals
who are eligible for services without charge under this
Section. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Commuter
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federal law.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(70 ILCS 3615/3B.15)
Sec. 3B.15. Transit services for individuals with
disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
later than 60 days following the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
purchase of service contract of, the Commuter Rail Board shall
be provided without charge to all persons with disabilities
who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in
subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and
Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, under such procedures as shall
be prescribed by the Board. The Department on Aging shall
furnish all information reasonably necessary to determine
eligibility, including updated lists of individuals who are
eligible for services without charge under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
Section 50. The Senior Citizen Courses Act is amended by
changing Section 1 as follows:
(110 ILCS 990/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 1801)
Sec. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:

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(a) "Public institutions of higher education" means the
University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago
State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois
University, and the public community colleges subject to the
"Public Community College Act".
(b) "Credit Course" means any program of study for which
public institutions of higher education award credit hours.
(c) "Senior citizen" means any person 65 years or older
whose annual household income is less than the threshold
amount provided in Section 4 of the "Senior Citizens and
Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act", approved July 17, 1972, as
amended.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
Section 55. The Citizens Utility Board Act is amended by
changing Section 9 as follows:
(220 ILCS 10/9) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 909)
Sec. 9. Mailing procedure.
(1) As used in this Section:
(a) "Enclosure" means a card, leaflet, envelope or
combination thereof furnished by the corporation under
this Section.

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(b) "Mailing" means any communication by a State
agency, other than a mailing made under the Senior
Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief
and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, that is sent through
the United States Postal Service to more than 50,000
persons within a 12-month period.
(c) "State agency" means any officer, department,
board, commission, institution or entity of the executive
or legislative branches of State government.
(2) To accomplish its powers and duties under Section 5
this Act, the corporation, subject to the following
limitations, may prepare and furnish to any State agency an
enclosure to be included with a mailing by that agency.
(a) A State agency furnished with an enclosure shall
include the enclosure within the mailing designated by the
corporation.
(b) An enclosure furnished by the corporation under
this Section shall be provided to the State agency a
reasonable period of time in advance of the mailing.
(c) An enclosure furnished by the corporation under
this Section shall be limited to informing the reader of
the purpose, nature and activities of the corporation as
set forth in this Act and informing the reader that it may
become a member in the corporation, maintain membership in
the corporation and contribute money to the corporation
directly.

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(d) Prior to furnishing an enclosure to the State
agency, the corporation shall seek and obtain approval of
the content of the enclosure from the Illinois Commerce
Commission. The Commission shall approve the enclosure if
it determines that the enclosure (i) is not false or
misleading and (ii) satisfies the requirements of this
Act. The Commission shall be deemed to have approved the
enclosure unless it disapproves the enclosure within 14
days from the date of receipt.
(3) The corporation shall reimburse each State agency for
all reasonable incremental costs incurred by the State agency
in complying with this Section above the agency's normal
mailing and handling costs, provided that:
(a) The State agency shall first furnish the
corporation with an itemized accounting of such additional
cost; and
(b) The corporation shall not be required to reimburse
the State agency for postage costs if the weight of the
corporation's enclosure does not exceed .35 ounce
avoirdupois. If the corporation's enclosure exceeds that
weight, then it shall only be required to reimburse the
State agency for postage cost over and above what the
agency's postage cost would have been had the enclosure
weighed only .35 ounce avoirdupois.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

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Section 60. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
changing Sections 3-5, 4-1.6, 4-2, 5-2, 5-4, 6-1.2, 6-2, and
12-9 as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/3-5) (from Ch. 23, par. 3-5)
Sec. 3-5. Amount of aid. The amount and nature of
financial aid granted to or in behalf of aged, blind, or
disabled persons shall be determined in accordance with the
standards, grant amounts, rules and regulations of the
Illinois Department. Due regard shall be given to the
requirements and conditions existing in each case, and to the
amount of property owned and the income, money contributions,
and other support, and resources received or obtainable by the
person, from whatever source. However, the amount and nature
of any financial aid is not affected by the payment of any
grant under the "Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act" or any distributions
or items of income described under subparagraph (X) of
paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 203 of the Illinois
Income Tax Act. The aid shall be sufficient, when added to all
other income, money contributions and support, to provide the
person with a grant in the amount established by Department
regulation for such a person, based upon standards providing a
livelihood compatible with health and well-being. Financial
aid under this Article granted to persons who have been found
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expiration of the period of eligibility for refugees and
asylees pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2) shall equal 90% of the
current maximum SSI payment amount per month.
(Source: P.A. 97-689, eff. 6-14-12; 98-674, eff. 6-30-14.)
(305 ILCS 5/4-1.6) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.6)
Sec. 4-1.6. Need. Income available to the family as
defined by the Illinois Department by rule, or to the child in
the case of a child removed from his or her home, when added to
contributions in money, substance or services from other
sources, including income available from parents absent from
the home or from a stepparent, contributions made for the
benefit of the parent or other persons necessary to provide
care and supervision to the child, and contributions from
legally responsible relatives, must be equal to or less than
the grant amount established by Department regulation for such
a person. For purposes of eligibility for aid under this
Article, the Department shall (a) disregard all earned income
between the grant amount and 50% of the Federal Poverty Level
and (b) disregard the value of all assets held by the family.
In considering income to be taken into account,
consideration shall be given to any expenses reasonably
attributable to the earning of such income. Three-fourths of
the earned income of a household eligible for aid under this
Article shall be disregarded when determining the level of
assistance for which a household is eligible. The first $100

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of child support collected on behalf of a family in a month for
one child and the first $200 of child support collected on
behalf of a family in a month for 2 or more children shall be
passed through to the family and disregarded in determining
the amount of the assistance grant provided to the family
under this Article. Any amount of child support that would be
disregarded in determining the amount of the assistance grant
shall be disregarded in determining eligibility for cash
assistance provided under this Article. The Illinois
Department may also permit all or any portion of earned or
other income to be set aside for the future identifiable needs
of a child. The Illinois Department may provide by rule and
regulation for the exemptions thus permitted or required. The
eligibility of any applicant for or recipient of public aid
under this Article is not affected by the payment of any grant
under the "Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act" or any
distributions or items of income described under subparagraph
(X) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 203 of the
Illinois Income Tax Act.
The Illinois Department may, by rule, set forth criteria
under which an assistance unit is ineligible for cash
assistance under this Article for a specified number of months
due to the receipt of a lump sum payment.
(Source: P.A. 98-114, eff. 7-29-13; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15;
99-899, eff. 1-1-17.)

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(305 ILCS 5/4-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-2)
Sec. 4-2. Amount of aid.
(a) The amount and nature of financial aid shall be
determined in accordance with the grant amounts, rules and
regulations of the Illinois Department. Due regard shall be
given to the self-sufficiency requirements of the family and
to the income, money contributions and other support and
resources available, from whatever source. However, the amount
and nature of any financial aid is not affected by the payment
of any grant under the "Senior Citizens and Persons with
Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance
Act" or any distributions or items of income described under
subparagraph (X) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section
203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act. The aid shall be
sufficient, when added to all other income, money
contributions and support to provide the family with a grant
in the amount established by Department regulation.
(a-5) For the purposes of this subsection, TANF grant
amounts shall consist of the following portions:
(1) 75% shall be designated for the child or children
of the assistance unit; and
(2) 25% shall be designated for the adult member or
members of the assistance unit.
(b) The Illinois Department may conduct special projects,
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recipients of financial aid under this Article are placed in
jobs and their grants are diverted to the employer who in turn
makes payments to the recipients in the form of salary or other
employment benefits. The Illinois Department shall by rule
specify the terms and conditions of such Grant Diversion
Projects. Such projects shall take into consideration and be
coordinated with the programs administered under the Illinois
Emergency Employment Development Act.
(c) The amount and nature of the financial aid for a child
requiring care outside his own home shall be determined in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Illinois
Department, with due regard to the needs and requirements of
the child in the foster home or institution in which he has
been placed.
(d) If the Department establishes grants for family units
consisting exclusively of a pregnant woman with no dependent
child or including her husband if living with her, the grant
amount for such a unit shall be equal to the grant amount for
an assistance unit consisting of one adult, or 2 persons if the
husband is included. Other than as herein described, an unborn
child shall not be counted in determining the size of an
assistance unit or for calculating grants.
Payments for basic maintenance requirements of a child or
children and the relative with whom the child or children are
living shall be prescribed, by rule, by the Illinois
Department.

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Grants under this Article shall not be supplemented by
General Assistance provided under Article VI.
(e) Grants shall be paid to the parent or other person with
whom the child or children are living, except for such amount
as is paid in behalf of the child or his parent or other
relative to other persons or agencies pursuant to this Code or
the rules and regulations of the Illinois Department.
(f) Subject to subsection (f-5), an assistance unit,
receiving financial aid under this Article or temporarily
ineligible to receive aid under this Article under a penalty
imposed by the Illinois Department for failure to comply with
the eligibility requirements or that voluntarily requests
termination of financial assistance under this Article and
becomes subsequently eligible for assistance within 9 months,
shall not receive any increase in the amount of aid solely on
account of the birth of a child; except that an increase is not
prohibited when the birth is (i) of a child of a pregnant woman
who became eligible for aid under this Article during the
pregnancy, or (ii) of a child born within 10 months after the
date of implementation of this subsection, or (iii) of a child
conceived after a family became ineligible for assistance due
to income or marriage and at least 3 months of ineligibility
expired before any reapplication for assistance. This
subsection does not, however, prevent a unit from receiving a
general increase in the amount of aid that is provided to all
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The Illinois Department is authorized to transfer funds,
and shall use any budgetary savings attributable to not
increasing the grants due to the births of additional
children, to supplement existing funding for employment and
training services for recipients of aid under this Article IV.
The Illinois Department shall target, to the extent the
supplemental funding allows, employment and training services
to the families who do not receive a grant increase after the
birth of a child. In addition, the Illinois Department shall
provide, to the extent the supplemental funding allows, such
families with up to 24 months of transitional child care
pursuant to Illinois Department rules. All remaining
supplemental funds shall be used for employment and training
services or transitional child care support.
In making the transfers authorized by this subsection, the
Illinois Department shall first determine, pursuant to
regulations adopted by the Illinois Department for this
purpose, the amount of savings attributable to not increasing
the grants due to the births of additional children. Transfers
may be made from General Revenue Fund appropriations for
distributive purposes authorized by Article IV of this Code
only to General Revenue Fund appropriations for employability
development services including operating and administrative
costs and related distributive purposes under Article IXA of
this Code. The Director, with the approval of the Governor,
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to the State Comptroller.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit
the Illinois Department from using funds under this Article IV
to provide assistance in the form of vouchers that may be used
to pay for goods and services deemed by the Illinois
Department, by rule, as suitable for the care of the child such
as diapers, clothing, school supplies, and cribs.
(f-5) Subsection (f) shall not apply to affect the monthly
assistance amount of any family as a result of the birth of a
child on or after January 1, 2004. As resources permit after
January 1, 2004, the Department may cease applying subsection
(f) to limit assistance to families receiving assistance under
this Article on January 1, 2004, with respect to children born
prior to that date. In any event, subsection (f) shall be
completely inoperative on and after July 1, 2007.
(g) (Blank).
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the
Illinois Department is authorized to reduce payment levels
used to determine cash grants under this Article after
December 31 of any fiscal year if the Illinois Department
determines that the caseload upon which the appropriations for
the current fiscal year are based have increased by more than
5% and the appropriation is not sufficient to ensure that cash
benefits under this Article do not exceed the amounts
appropriated for those cash benefits. Reductions in payment
levels may be accomplished by emergency rule under Section

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5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, except that
the limitation on the number of emergency rules that may be
adopted in a 24-month period shall not apply and the
provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 of the Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act shall not apply. Increases in
payment levels shall be accomplished only in accordance with
Section 5-40 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
Before any rule to increase payment levels promulgated under
this Section shall become effective, a joint resolution
approving the rule must be adopted by a roll call vote by a
majority of the members elected to each chamber of the General
Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 101-103, eff. 7-19-19.)
(305 ILCS 5/5-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-2)
Sec. 5-2. Classes of persons eligible. Medical assistance
under this Article shall be available to any of the following
classes of persons in respect to whom a plan for coverage has
been submitted to the Governor by the Illinois Department and
approved by him. If changes made in this Section 5-2 require
federal approval, they shall not take effect until such
approval has been received:
1. Recipients of basic maintenance grants under
Articles III and IV.
2. Beginning January 1, 2014, persons otherwise
eligible for basic maintenance under Article III,

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excluding any eligibility requirements that are
inconsistent with any federal law or federal regulation,
as interpreted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, but who fail to qualify thereunder on the basis
of need, and who have insufficient income and resources to
meet the costs of necessary medical care, including, but
not limited to, the following:
(a) All persons otherwise eligible for basic
maintenance under Article III but who fail to qualify
under that Article on the basis of need and who meet
either of the following requirements:
(i) their income, as determined by the
Illinois Department in accordance with any federal
requirements, is equal to or less than 100% of the
federal poverty level; or
(ii) their income, after the deduction of
costs incurred for medical care and for other
types of remedial care, is equal to or less than
100% of the federal poverty level.
(b) (Blank).
3. (Blank).
4. Persons not eligible under any of the preceding
paragraphs who fall sick, are injured, or die, not having
sufficient money, property or other resources to meet the
costs of necessary medical care or funeral and burial
expenses.

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5.(a) Beginning January 1, 2020, women during
pregnancy and during the 12-month period beginning on the
last day of the pregnancy, together with their infants,
whose income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty
level. Until September 30, 2019, or sooner if the
maintenance of effort requirements under the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act are eliminated or may
be waived before then, women during pregnancy and during
the 12-month period beginning on the last day of the
pregnancy, whose countable monthly income, after the
deduction of costs incurred for medical care and for other
types of remedial care as specified in administrative
rule, is equal to or less than the Medical Assistance-No
Grant(C) (MANG(C)) Income Standard in effect on April 1,
2013 as set forth in administrative rule.
(b) The plan for coverage shall provide ambulatory
prenatal care to pregnant women during a presumptive
eligibility period and establish an income eligibility
standard that is equal to 200% of the federal poverty
level, provided that costs incurred for medical care are
not taken into account in determining such income
eligibility.
(c) The Illinois Department may conduct a
demonstration in at least one county that will provide
medical assistance to pregnant women, together with their
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income eligibility standard is set up to 185% of the
nonfarm income official poverty line, as defined by the
federal Office of Management and Budget. The Illinois
Department shall seek and obtain necessary authorization
provided under federal law to implement such a
demonstration. Such demonstration may establish resource
standards that are not more restrictive than those
established under Article IV of this Code.
6. (a) Children younger than age 19 when countable
income is at or below 133% of the federal poverty level.
Until September 30, 2019, or sooner if the maintenance of
effort requirements under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act are eliminated or may be waived before
then, children younger than age 19 whose countable monthly
income, after the deduction of costs incurred for medical
care and for other types of remedial care as specified in
administrative rule, is equal to or less than the Medical
Assistance-No Grant(C) (MANG(C)) Income Standard in effect
on April 1, 2013 as set forth in administrative rule.
(b) Children and youth who are under temporary custody
or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family
Services or who receive financial assistance in support of
an adoption or guardianship placement from the Department
of Children and Family Services.
7. (Blank).
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eligible for Transitional Medical Assistance as a result
of an increase in earnings or child or spousal support
received. The plan for coverage for this class of persons
shall:
(a) extend the medical assistance coverage to the
extent required by federal law; and
(b) offer persons who have initially received 6
months of the coverage provided in paragraph (a)
above, the option of receiving an additional 6 months
of coverage, subject to the following:
(i) such coverage shall be pursuant to
provisions of the federal Social Security Act;
(ii) such coverage shall include all services
covered under Illinois' State Medicaid Plan;
(iii) no premium shall be charged for such
coverage; and
(iv) such coverage shall be suspended in the
event of a person's failure without good cause to
file in a timely fashion reports required for this
coverage under the Social Security Act and
coverage shall be reinstated upon the filing of
such reports if the person remains otherwise
eligible.
9. Persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) or with AIDS-related conditions with respect to
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community-based services such individuals would require
the level of care provided in an inpatient hospital,
skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility the
cost of which is reimbursed under this Article. Assistance
shall be provided to such persons to the maximum extent
permitted under Title XIX of the Federal Social Security
Act.
10. Participants in the long-term care insurance
partnership program established under the Illinois
Long-Term Care Partnership Program Act who meet the
qualifications for protection of resources described in
Section 15 of that Act.
11. Persons with disabilities who are employed and
eligible for Medicaid, pursuant to Section
1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(xv) of the Social Security Act, and,
subject to federal approval, persons with a medically
improved disability who are employed and eligible for
Medicaid pursuant to Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(xvi) of
the Social Security Act, as provided by the Illinois
Department by rule. In establishing eligibility standards
under this paragraph 11, the Department shall, subject to
federal approval:
(a) set the income eligibility standard at not
lower than 350% of the federal poverty level;
(b) exempt retirement accounts that the person
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1/2, and medical savings accounts established pursuant
to 26 U.S.C. 220;
(c) allow non-exempt assets up to $25,000 as to
those assets accumulated during periods of eligibility
under this paragraph 11; and
(d) continue to apply subparagraphs (b) and (c) in
determining the eligibility of the person under this
Article even if the person loses eligibility under
this paragraph 11.
12. Subject to federal approval, persons who are
eligible for medical assistance coverage under applicable
provisions of the federal Social Security Act and the
federal Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and
Treatment Act of 2000. Those eligible persons are defined
to include, but not be limited to, the following persons:
(1) persons who have been screened for breast or
cervical cancer under the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention Breast and Cervical Cancer
Program established under Title XV of the federal
Public Health Service Services Act in accordance with
the requirements of Section 1504 of that Act as
administered by the Illinois Department of Public
Health; and
(2) persons whose screenings under the above
program were funded in whole or in part by funds
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Health for breast or cervical cancer screening.
"Medical assistance" under this paragraph 12 shall be
identical to the benefits provided under the State's
approved plan under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
The Department must request federal approval of the
coverage under this paragraph 12 within 30 days after July
3, 2001 (the effective date of Public Act 92-47) this
amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly.
In addition to the persons who are eligible for
medical assistance pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (2)
of this paragraph 12, and to be paid from funds
appropriated to the Department for its medical programs,
any uninsured person as defined by the Department in rules
residing in Illinois who is younger than 65 years of age,
who has been screened for breast and cervical cancer in
accordance with standards and procedures adopted by the
Department of Public Health for screening, and who is
referred to the Department by the Department of Public
Health as being in need of treatment for breast or
cervical cancer is eligible for medical assistance
benefits that are consistent with the benefits provided to
those persons described in subparagraphs (1) and (2).
Medical assistance coverage for the persons who are
eligible under the preceding sentence is not dependent on
federal approval, but federal moneys may be used to pay
for services provided under that coverage upon federal

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approval.
13. Subject to appropriation and to federal approval,
persons living with HIV/AIDS who are not otherwise
eligible under this Article and who qualify for services
covered under Section 5-5.04 as provided by the Illinois
Department by rule.
14. Subject to the availability of funds for this
purpose, the Department may provide coverage under this
Article to persons who reside in Illinois who are not
eligible under any of the preceding paragraphs and who
meet the income guidelines of paragraph 2(a) of this
Section and (i) have an application for asylum pending
before the federal Department of Homeland Security or on
appeal before a court of competent jurisdiction and are
represented either by counsel or by an advocate accredited
by the federal Department of Homeland Security and
employed by a not-for-profit organization in regard to
that application or appeal, or (ii) are receiving services
through a federally funded torture treatment center.
Medical coverage under this paragraph 14 may be provided
for up to 24 continuous months from the initial
eligibility date so long as an individual continues to
satisfy the criteria of this paragraph 14. If an
individual has an appeal pending regarding an application
for asylum before the Department of Homeland Security,
eligibility under this paragraph 14 may be extended until

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a final decision is rendered on the appeal. The Department
may adopt rules governing the implementation of this
paragraph 14.
15. Family Care Eligibility.
(a) On and after July 1, 2012, a parent or other
caretaker relative who is 19 years of age or older when
countable income is at or below 133% of the federal
poverty level. A person may not spend down to become
eligible under this paragraph 15.
(b) Eligibility shall be reviewed annually.
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(f) (Blank).
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(h) (Blank).
(i) Following termination of an individual's
coverage under this paragraph 15, the individual must
be determined eligible before the person can be
re-enrolled.
16. Subject to appropriation, uninsured persons who
are not otherwise eligible under this Section who have
been certified and referred by the Department of Public
Health as having been screened and found to need
diagnostic evaluation or treatment, or both diagnostic
evaluation and treatment, for prostate or testicular

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cancer. For the purposes of this paragraph 16, uninsured
persons are those who do not have creditable coverage, as
defined under the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act, or have otherwise exhausted any
insurance benefits they may have had, for prostate or
testicular cancer diagnostic evaluation or treatment, or
both diagnostic evaluation and treatment. To be eligible,
a person must furnish a Social Security number. A person's
assets are exempt from consideration in determining
eligibility under this paragraph 16. Such persons shall be
eligible for medical assistance under this paragraph 16
for so long as they need treatment for the cancer. A person
shall be considered to need treatment if, in the opinion
of the person's treating physician, the person requires
therapy directed toward cure or palliation of prostate or
testicular cancer, including recurrent metastatic cancer
that is a known or presumed complication of prostate or
testicular cancer and complications resulting from the
treatment modalities themselves. Persons who require only
routine monitoring services are not considered to need
treatment. "Medical assistance" under this paragraph 16
shall be identical to the benefits provided under the
State's approved plan under Title XIX of the Social
Security Act. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Department (i) does not have a claim against the
estate of a deceased recipient of services under this

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paragraph 16 and (ii) does not have a lien against any
homestead property or other legal or equitable real
property interest owned by a recipient of services under
this paragraph 16.
17. Persons who, pursuant to a waiver approved by the
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, are eligible for medical assistance under Title
XIX or XXI of the federal Social Security Act.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code and
consistent with the terms of the approved waiver, the
Illinois Department, may by rule:
(a) Limit the geographic areas in which the waiver
program operates.
(b) Determine the scope, quantity, duration, and
quality, and the rate and method of reimbursement, of
the medical services to be provided, which may differ
from those for other classes of persons eligible for
assistance under this Article.
(c) Restrict the persons' freedom in choice of
providers.
18. Beginning January 1, 2014, persons aged 19 or
older, but younger than 65, who are not otherwise eligible
for medical assistance under this Section 5-2, who qualify
for medical assistance pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) and applicable federal
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federal poverty level plus 5% for the applicable family
size as determined pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(14) and
applicable federal regulations. Persons eligible for
medical assistance under this paragraph 18 shall receive
coverage for the Health Benefits Service Package as that
term is defined in subsection (m) of Section 5-1.1 of this
Code. If Illinois' federal medical assistance percentage
(FMAP) is reduced below 90% for persons eligible for
medical assistance under this paragraph 18, eligibility
under this paragraph 18 shall cease no later than the end
of the third month following the month in which the
reduction in FMAP takes effect.
19. Beginning January 1, 2014, as required under 42
U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX), persons older than age 18
and younger than age 26 who are not otherwise eligible for
medical assistance under paragraphs (1) through (17) of
this Section who (i) were in foster care under the
responsibility of the State on the date of attaining age
18 or on the date of attaining age 21 when a court has
continued wardship for good cause as provided in Section
2-31 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and (ii) received
medical assistance under the Illinois Title XIX State Plan
or waiver of such plan while in foster care.
20. Beginning January 1, 2018, persons who are
foreign-born victims of human trafficking, torture, or
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Code and their derivative family members if such persons:
(i) reside in Illinois; (ii) are not eligible under any of
the preceding paragraphs; (iii) meet the income guidelines
of subparagraph (a) of paragraph 2; and (iv) meet the
nonfinancial eligibility requirements of Sections 16-2,
16-3, and 16-5 of this Code. The Department may extend
medical assistance for persons who are foreign-born
victims of human trafficking, torture, or other serious
crimes whose medical assistance would be terminated
pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 16-5 if the
Department determines that the person, during the year of
initial eligibility (1) experienced a health crisis, (2)
has been unable, after reasonable attempts, to obtain
necessary information from a third party, or (3) has other
extenuating circumstances that prevented the person from
completing his or her application for status. The
Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the
provisions of this paragraph.
21. Persons who are not otherwise eligible for medical
assistance under this Section who may qualify for medical
assistance pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XXIII) and 42 U.S.C. 1396(ss) for the
duration of any federal or State declared emergency due to
COVID-19. Medical assistance to persons eligible for
medical assistance solely pursuant to this paragraph 21
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the administration of such product) described in 42 U.S.C.
1396d(a)(3)(B) on or after March 18, 2020, any visit
described in 42 U.S.C. 1396o(a)(2)(G), or any other
medical assistance that may be federally authorized for
this class of persons. The Department may also cover
treatment of COVID-19 for this class of persons, or any
similar category of uninsured individuals, to the extent
authorized under a federally approved 1115 Waiver or other
federal authority. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 1-11 of this Code, due to the nature of the
COVID-19 public health emergency, the Department may cover
and provide the medical assistance described in this
paragraph 21 to noncitizens who would otherwise meet the
eligibility requirements for the class of persons
described in this paragraph 21 for the duration of the
State emergency period.
In implementing the provisions of Public Act 96-20, the
Department is authorized to adopt only those rules necessary,
including emergency rules. Nothing in Public Act 96-20 permits
the Department to adopt rules or issue a decision that expands
eligibility for the FamilyCare Program to a person whose
income exceeds 185% of the Federal Poverty Level as determined
from time to time by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, unless the Department is provided with express
statutory authority.
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under this Article is not affected by the payment of any grant
under the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act or any
distributions or items of income described under subparagraph
(X) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 203 of the
Illinois Income Tax Act.
The Department shall by rule establish the amounts of
assets to be disregarded in determining eligibility for
medical assistance, which shall at a minimum equal the amounts
to be disregarded under the Federal Supplemental Security
Income Program. The amount of assets of a single person to be
disregarded shall not be less than $2,000, and the amount of
assets of a married couple to be disregarded shall not be less
than $3,000.
To the extent permitted under federal law, any person
found guilty of a second violation of Article VIIIA shall be
ineligible for medical assistance under this Article, as
provided in Section 8A-8.
The eligibility of any person for medical assistance under
this Article shall not be affected by the receipt by the person
of donations or benefits from fundraisers held for the person
in cases of serious illness, as long as neither the person nor
members of the person's family have actual control over the
donations or benefits or the disbursement of the donations or
benefits.
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United States Supreme Court holds Title II, Subtitle A,
Section 2001(a) of Public Law 111-148 to be unconstitutional,
or if a holding of Public Law 111-148 makes Medicaid
eligibility allowed under Section 2001(a) inoperable, the
State or a unit of local government shall be prohibited from
enrolling individuals in the Medical Assistance Program as the
result of federal approval of a State Medicaid waiver on or
after June 14, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-687)
this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, and any
individuals enrolled in the Medical Assistance Program
pursuant to eligibility permitted as a result of such a State
Medicaid waiver shall become immediately ineligible.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, if an
Act of Congress that becomes a Public Law eliminates Section
2001(a) of Public Law 111-148, the State or a unit of local
government shall be prohibited from enrolling individuals in
the Medical Assistance Program as the result of federal
approval of a State Medicaid waiver on or after June 14, 2012
(the effective date of Public Act 97-687) this amendatory Act
of the 97th General Assembly, and any individuals enrolled in
the Medical Assistance Program pursuant to eligibility
permitted as a result of such a State Medicaid waiver shall
become immediately ineligible.
Effective October 1, 2013, the determination of
eligibility of persons who qualify under paragraphs 5, 6, 8,
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requirements of 42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(14) and applicable federal
regulations.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the
Department of Human Services, and the Illinois health
insurance marketplace shall work cooperatively to assist
persons who would otherwise lose health benefits as a result
of changes made under Public Act 98-104 this amendatory Act of
the 98th General Assembly to transition to other health
insurance coverage.
(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-649, eff. 7-7-20;
revised 8-24-20.)
(305 ILCS 5/5-4) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-4)
Sec. 5-4. Amount and nature of medical assistance.
(a) The amount and nature of medical assistance shall be
determined in accordance with the standards, rules, and
regulations of the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services, with due regard to the requirements and conditions
in each case, including contributions available from legally
responsible relatives. However, the amount and nature of such
medical assistance shall not be affected by the payment of any
grant under the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act or any
distributions or items of income described under subparagraph
(X) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 203 of the
Illinois Income Tax Act. The amount and nature of medical

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assistance shall not be affected by the receipt of donations
or benefits from fundraisers in cases of serious illness, as
long as neither the person nor members of the person's family
have actual control over the donations or benefits or the
disbursement of the donations or benefits.
In determining the income and resources available to the
institutionalized spouse and to the community spouse, the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall follow the
procedures established by federal law. If an institutionalized
spouse or community spouse refuses to comply with the
requirements of Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act
and the regulations duly promulgated thereunder by failing to
provide the total value of assets, including income and
resources, to the extent either the institutionalized spouse
or community spouse has an ownership interest in them pursuant
to 42 U.S.C. 1396r-5, such refusal may result in the
institutionalized spouse being denied eligibility and
continuing to remain ineligible for the medical assistance
program based on failure to cooperate.
Subject to federal approval, the community spouse resource
allowance shall be established and maintained at the higher of
$109,560 or the minimum level permitted pursuant to Section
1924(f)(2) of the Social Security Act, as now or hereafter
amended, or an amount set after a fair hearing, whichever is
greater. The monthly maintenance allowance for the community
spouse shall be established and maintained at the higher of

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$2,739 per month or the minimum level permitted pursuant to
Section 1924(d)(3) of the Social Security Act, as now or
hereafter amended, or an amount set after a fair hearing,
whichever is greater. Subject to the approval of the Secretary
of the United States Department of Health and Human Services,
the provisions of this Section shall be extended to persons
who but for the provision of home or community-based services
under Section 4.02 of the Illinois Act on the Aging, would
require the level of care provided in an institution, as is
provided for in federal law.
(b) Spousal support for institutionalized spouses
receiving medical assistance.
(i) The Department may seek support for an
institutionalized spouse, who has assigned his or her
right of support from his or her spouse to the State, from
the resources and income available to the community
spouse.
(ii) The Department may bring an action in the circuit
court to establish support orders or itself establish
administrative support orders by any means and procedures
authorized in this Code, as applicable, except that the
standard and regulations for determining ability to
support in Section 10-3 shall not limit the amount of
support that may be ordered.
(iii) Proceedings may be initiated to obtain support,
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support was not provided, or both, for the obtainment of
support and the recovery of the aid provided. Proceedings
for the recovery of aid may be taken separately or they may
be consolidated with actions to obtain support. Such
proceedings may be brought in the name of the person or
persons requiring support or may be brought in the name of
the Department, as the case requires.
(iv) The orders for the payment of moneys for the
support of the person shall be just and equitable and may
direct payment thereof for such period or periods of time
as the circumstances require, including support for a
period before the date the order for support is entered.
In no event shall the orders reduce the community spouse
resource allowance below the level established in
subsection (a) of this Section or an amount set after a
fair hearing, whichever is greater, or reduce the monthly
maintenance allowance for the community spouse below the
level permitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(305 ILCS 5/6-1.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.2)
Sec. 6-1.2. Need. Income available to the person, when
added to contributions in money, substance, or services from
other sources, including contributions from legally
responsible relatives, must be insufficient to equal the grant

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amount established by Department regulation (or by local
governmental unit in units which do not receive State funds)
for such a person.
In determining income to be taken into account:
(1) The first $75 of earned income in income
assistance units comprised exclusively of one adult person
shall be disregarded, and for not more than 3 months in any
12 consecutive months that portion of earned income beyond
the first $75 that is the difference between the standard
of assistance and the grant amount, shall be disregarded.
(2) For income assistance units not comprised
exclusively of one adult person, when authorized by rules
and regulations of the Illinois Department, a portion of
earned income, not to exceed the first $25 a month plus 50%
of the next $75, may be disregarded for the purpose of
stimulating and aiding rehabilitative effort and
self-support activity.
"Earned income" means money earned in self-employment or
wages, salary, or commission for personal services performed
as an employee. The eligibility of any applicant for or
recipient of public aid under this Article is not affected by
the payment of any grant under the "Senior Citizens and
Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act", any refund or payment of the
federal Earned Income Tax Credit, any rebate authorized under
Section 2201(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic

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Security Act (Public Law 116-136) or under any other federal
economic stimulus program created in response to the COVID-19
emergency, or any distributions or items of income described
under subparagraph (X) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of
Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-632, eff. 6-5-20.)
(305 ILCS 5/6-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 6-2)
Sec. 6-2. Amount of aid. The amount and nature of General
Assistance for basic maintenance requirements shall be
determined in accordance with local budget standards for local
governmental units which do not receive State funds. For local
governmental units which do receive State funds, the amount
and nature of General Assistance for basic maintenance
requirements shall be determined in accordance with the
standards, rules and regulations of the Illinois Department.
However, the amount and nature of any financial aid is not
affected by the payment of any grant under the Senior Citizens
and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, any rebate authorized under
Section 2201(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act (Public Law 116-136) or under any other federal
economic stimulus program created in response to the COVID-19
emergency, or any distributions or items of income described
under subparagraph (X) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of
Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act. Due regard shall be

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given to the requirements and the conditions existing in each
case, and to the income, money contributions and other support
and resources available, from whatever source. In local
governmental units which do not receive State funds, the grant
shall be sufficient when added to all other income, money
contributions and support in excess of any excluded income or
resources, to provide the person with a grant in the amount
established for such a person by the local governmental unit
based upon standards meeting basic maintenance requirements.
In local governmental units which do receive State funds, the
grant shall be sufficient when added to all other income,
money contributions and support in excess of any excluded
income or resources, to provide the person with a grant in the
amount established for such a person by Department regulation
based upon standards providing a livelihood compatible with
health and well-being, as directed by Section 12-4.11 of this
Code.
The Illinois Department may conduct special projects,
which may be known as Grant Diversion Projects, under which
recipients of financial aid under this Article are placed in
jobs and their grants are diverted to the employer who in turn
makes payments to the recipients in the form of salary or other
employment benefits. The Illinois Department shall by rule
specify the terms and conditions of such Grant Diversion
Projects. Such projects shall take into consideration and be
coordinated with the programs administered under the Illinois

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Emergency Employment Development Act.
The allowances provided under Article IX for recipients
participating in the training and rehabilitation programs
shall be in addition to such maximum payment.
Payments may also be made to provide persons receiving
basic maintenance support with necessary treatment, care and
supplies required because of illness or disability or with
acute medical treatment, care, and supplies. Payments for
necessary or acute medical care under this paragraph may be
made to or in behalf of the person. Obligations incurred for
such services but not paid for at the time of a recipient's
death may be paid, subject to the rules and regulations of the
Illinois Department, after the death of the recipient.
(Source: P.A. 101-632, eff. 6-5-20.)
(305 ILCS 5/12-9) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-9)
Sec. 12-9. Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund; uses. The
Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund shall consist of (1)
recoveries by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
(formerly Illinois Department of Public Aid) authorized by
this Code in respect to applicants or recipients under
Articles III, IV, V, and VI, including recoveries made by the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
Illinois Department of Public Aid) from the estates of
deceased recipients, (2) recoveries made by the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department

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of Public Aid) in respect to applicants and recipients under
the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, and the Covering
ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the Senior Citizens and
Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, (2.5) recoveries made by the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services in connection
with the imposition of an administrative penalty as provided
under Section 12-4.45, (3) federal funds received on behalf of
and earned by State universities and local governmental
entities for services provided to applicants or recipients
covered under this Code, the Children's Health Insurance
Program Act, and the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act,
and the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property
Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, (3.5) federal
financial participation revenue related to eligible
disbursements made by the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services from appropriations required by this Section, and (4)
all other moneys received to the Fund, including interest
thereon. The Fund shall be held as a special fund in the State
Treasury.
Disbursements from this Fund shall be only (1) for the
reimbursement of claims collected by the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department
of Public Aid) through error or mistake, (2) for payment to
persons or agencies designated as payees or co-payees on any
instrument, whether or not negotiable, delivered to the

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Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
Illinois Department of Public Aid) as a recovery under this
Section, such payment to be in proportion to the respective
interests of the payees in the amount so collected, (3) for
payments to the Department of Human Services for collections
made by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
(formerly Illinois Department of Public Aid) on behalf of the
Department of Human Services under this Code, the Children's
Health Insurance Program Act, and the Covering ALL KIDS Health
Insurance Act, (4) for payment of administrative expenses
incurred in performing the activities authorized under this
Code, the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, and the
Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the Senior
Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, (5) for payment of fees to
persons or agencies in the performance of activities pursuant
to the collection of monies owed the State that are collected
under this Code, the Children's Health Insurance Program Act,
and the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the Senior
Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, (6) for payments of any amounts
which are reimbursable to the federal government which are
required to be paid by State warrant by either the State or
federal government, and (7) for payments to State universities
and local governmental entities of federal funds for services
provided to applicants or recipients covered under this Code,

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the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, and the Covering
ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the Senior Citizens and
Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Disbursements from this Fund
for purposes of items (4) and (5) of this paragraph shall be
subject to appropriations from the Fund to the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department
of Public Aid).
The balance in this Fund after payment therefrom of any
amounts reimbursable to the federal government, and minus the
amount reasonably anticipated to be needed to make the
disbursements authorized by this Section during the current
and following 3 calendar months, shall be certified by the
Director of Healthcare and Family Services and transferred by
the State Comptroller to the Drug Rebate Fund or the
Healthcare Provider Relief Fund in the State Treasury, as
appropriate, on at least an annual basis by June 30th of each
fiscal year. The Director of Healthcare and Family Services
may certify and the State Comptroller shall transfer to the
Drug Rebate Fund or the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund
amounts on a more frequent basis.
On July 1, 1999, the State Comptroller shall transfer the
sum of $5,000,000 from the Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund
(formerly the Public Assistance Recoveries Trust Fund) into
the DHS Recoveries Trust Fund.
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98-130, eff. 8-2-13; 98-651, eff. 6-16-14.)
Section 65. The Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons
Property Tax Relief Act is amended by changing the title of the
Act and Sections 1, 1.5, 2, 3.05a, 3.10, 4, 4.05, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 12, and 13 and by adding Section 4.2 as follows:
(320 ILCS 25/Act title)
An Act in relation to the payment of grants to enable the
elderly and the disabled to acquire or retain private housing
and to acquire prescription drugs.
(320 ILCS 25/1) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 401)
Sec. 1. Short title; common name. This Article shall be
known and may be cited as the Senior Citizens and Persons with
Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance
Act. Common references to the "Circuit Breaker Act" mean this
Article. As used in this Article, "this Act" means this
Article.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(320 ILCS 25/1.5)
Sec. 1.5. Implementation of Executive Order No. 3 of 2004;
termination of the Illinois Senior Citizens and Disabled
Persons Pharmaceutical Assistance Program. Executive Order No.
3 of 2004, in part, provided for the transfer of the programs

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under this Act from the Department of Revenue to the
Department on Aging and the Department of Healthcare and
Family Services. It is the purpose of this amendatory Act of
the 96th General Assembly to conform this Act and certain
related provisions of other statutes to that Executive Order.
This amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly also makes
other substantive changes to this Act.
It is the purpose of this amendatory Act of the 97th
General Assembly to terminate the Illinois Senior Citizens and
Disabled Persons Pharmaceutical Assistance Program on July 1,
2012.
(Source: P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-10; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)
(320 ILCS 25/2) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 402)
Sec. 2. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to provide
incentives to senior citizens and persons with disabilities in
this State to acquire and retain private housing of their
choice and at the same time to relieve those citizens from the
burdens of extraordinary property taxes and rising drug costs
against their increasingly restricted earning power, and
thereby to reduce the requirements for public housing in this
State.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(320 ILCS 25/3.05a)
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means a person who (i) is living in the same residence with a
claimant for the claim year and at the time of filing the
claim, (ii) is not the spouse of the claimant, (iii) does not
file a separate claim under this Act for the same period, and
(iv) receives more than half of his or her total financial
support for that claim year from the household. An Prior to
July 1, 2012, an additional resident who meets qualifications
may receive pharmaceutical assistance based on a claimant's
application.
(Source: P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-10; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)
(320 ILCS 25/3.10) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.10)
Sec. 3.10. Regulations. "Regulations" includes both rules
promulgated and forms prescribed by the applicable Department.
In this Act, references to the rules of the Department on Aging
or the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in effect
prior to July 1, 2012, shall be deemed to include, in
appropriate cases, the corresponding rules adopted by the
Department of Revenue, to the extent that those rules continue
in force under Executive Order No. 3 of 2004.
(Source: P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-10; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)
(320 ILCS 25/4) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 404)
Sec. 4. Amount of Grant.
(a) In general. Any individual 65 years or older or any
individual who will become 65 years old during the calendar

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year in which a claim is filed, and any surviving spouse of
such a claimant, who at the time of death received or was
entitled to receive a grant pursuant to this Section, which
surviving spouse will become 65 years of age within the 24
months immediately following the death of such claimant and
which surviving spouse but for his or her age is otherwise
qualified to receive a grant pursuant to this Section, and any
person with a disability whose annual household income is less
than the income eligibility limitation, as defined in
subsection (a-5) and whose household is liable for payment of
property taxes accrued or has paid rent constituting property
taxes accrued and is domiciled in this State at the time he or
she files his or her claim is entitled to claim a grant under
this Act. With respect to claims filed by individuals who will
become 65 years old during the calendar year in which a claim
is filed, the amount of any grant to which that household is
entitled shall be an amount equal to 1/12 of the amount to
which the claimant would otherwise be entitled as provided in
this Section, multiplied by the number of months in which the
claimant was 65 in the calendar year in which the claim is
filed.
(a-5) Income eligibility limitation. For purposes of this
Section, "income eligibility limitation" means an amount for
grant years 2008 through 2019:
(1) less than $22,218 for a household containing one
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(2) less than $29,480 for a household containing 2
persons; or
(3) less than $36,740 for a household containing 3 or
more persons.
For grant years 2020 and thereafter:
(1) less than $33,562 for a household containing one
person;
(2) less than $44,533 for a household containing 2
persons; or
(3) less than $55,500 for a household containing 3 or
more persons.
For 2009 claim year applications submitted during calendar
year 2010, a household must have annual household income of
less than $27,610 for a household containing one person; less
than $36,635 for a household containing 2 persons; or less
than $45,657 for a household containing 3 or more persons.
The Department on Aging may adopt rules such that on
January 1, 2011, and thereafter, the foregoing household
income eligibility limits may be changed to reflect the annual
cost of living adjustment in Social Security and Supplemental
Security Income benefits that are applicable to the year for
which those benefits are being reported as income on an
application.
If a person files as a surviving spouse, then only his or
her income shall be counted in determining his or her
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(b) Limitation. Except as otherwise provided in
subsections (a) and (f) of this Section, the maximum amount of
grant which a claimant is entitled to claim is the amount by
which the property taxes accrued which were paid or payable
during the last preceding tax year or rent constituting
property taxes accrued upon the claimant's residence for the
last preceding taxable year exceeds 3 1/2% of the claimant's
household income for that year but in no event is the grant to
exceed (i) $700 less 4.5% of household income for that year for
those with a household income of $14,000 or less or (ii) $70 if
household income for that year is more than $14,000.
(c) Public aid recipients. If household income in one or
more months during a year includes cash assistance in excess
of $55 per month from the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services or the Department of Human Services (acting as
successor to the Department of Public Aid under the Department
of Human Services Act) which was determined under regulations
of that Department on a measure of need that included an
allowance for actual rent or property taxes paid by the
recipient of that assistance, the amount of grant to which
that household is entitled, except as otherwise provided in
subsection (a), shall be the product of (1) the maximum amount
computed as specified in subsection (b) of this Section and
(2) the ratio of the number of months in which household income
did not include such cash assistance over $55 to the number
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assistance over $55 for any months during the year, the amount
of the grant to which the household is entitled shall be the
maximum amount computed as specified in subsection (b) of this
Section. For purposes of this paragraph (c), "cash assistance"
does not include any amount received under the federal
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.
(d) Joint ownership. If title to the residence is held
jointly by the claimant with a person who is not a member of
his or her household, the amount of property taxes accrued
used in computing the amount of grant to which he or she is
entitled shall be the same percentage of property taxes
accrued as is the percentage of ownership held by the claimant
in the residence.
(e) More than one residence. If a claimant has occupied
more than one residence in the taxable year, he or she may
claim only one residence for any part of a month. In the case
of property taxes accrued, he or she shall prorate 1/12 of the
total property taxes accrued on his or her residence to each
month that he or she owned and occupied that residence; and, in
the case of rent constituting property taxes accrued, shall
prorate each month's rent payments to the residence actually
occupied during that month.
(f) (Blank).
(g) Effective January 1, 2006, there is hereby established
a program of pharmaceutical assistance to the aged and to
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Disabled Drug Coverage Program, which shall be administered by
the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the
Department on Aging in accordance with this subsection, to
consist of coverage of specified prescription drugs on behalf
of beneficiaries of the program as set forth in this
subsection. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Act to the
contrary, on and after July 1, 2012, pharmaceutical assistance
under this Act shall no longer be provided, and on July 1, 2012
the Illinois Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons
Pharmaceutical Assistance Program shall terminate. The
following provisions that concern the Illinois Senior Citizens
and Disabled Persons Pharmaceutical Assistance Program shall
continue to apply on and after July 1, 2012 to the extent
necessary to pursue any actions authorized by subsection (d)
of Section 9 of this Act with respect to acts which took place
prior to July 1, 2012.
To become a beneficiary under the program established
under this subsection, a person must:
(1) be (i) 65 years of age or older or (ii) a person
with a disability; and
(2) be domiciled in this State; and
(3) enroll with a qualified Medicare Part D
Prescription Drug Plan if eligible and apply for all
available subsidies under Medicare Part D; and
(4) for the 2006 and 2007 claim years, have a maximum
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containing one person, (ii) less than $28,480 for a
household containing 2 persons, or (iii) less than $35,740
for a household containing 3 or more persons; and
(5) for the 2008 claim year, have a maximum household
income of (i) less than $22,218 for a household containing
one person, (ii) $29,480 for a household containing 2
persons, or (iii) $36,740 for a household containing 3 or
more persons; and
(6) for 2009 claim year applications submitted during
calendar year 2010, have annual household income of less
than (i) $27,610 for a household containing one person;
(ii) less than $36,635 for a household containing 2
persons; or (iii) less than $45,657 for a household
containing 3 or more persons; and
(7) as of September 1, 2011, have a maximum household
income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
All individuals enrolled as of December 31, 2005, in the
pharmaceutical assistance program operated pursuant to
subsection (f) of this Section and all individuals enrolled as
of December 31, 2005, in the SeniorCare Medicaid waiver
program operated pursuant to Section 5-5.12a of the Illinois
Public Aid Code shall be automatically enrolled in the program
established by this subsection for the first year of operation
without the need for further application, except that they
must apply for Medicare Part D and the Low Income Subsidy under
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assistance program operated pursuant to subsection (f) of this
Section as of December 31, 2005, shall not lose eligibility in
future years due only to the fact that they have not reached
the age of 65.
To the extent permitted by federal law, the Department may
act as an authorized representative of a beneficiary in order
to enroll the beneficiary in a Medicare Part D Prescription
Drug Plan if the beneficiary has failed to choose a plan and,
where possible, to enroll beneficiaries in the low-income
subsidy program under Medicare Part D or assist them in
enrolling in that program.
Beneficiaries under the program established under this
subsection shall be divided into the following 4 eligibility
groups:
(A) Eligibility Group 1 shall consist of beneficiaries
who are not eligible for Medicare Part D coverage and who
are:
(i) a person with a disability and under age 65; or
(ii) age 65 or older, with incomes over 200% of the
Federal Poverty Level; or
(iii) age 65 or older, with incomes at or below
200% of the Federal Poverty Level and not eligible for
federally funded means-tested benefits due to
immigration status.
(B) Eligibility Group 2 shall consist of beneficiaries
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(C) Eligibility Group 3 shall consist of beneficiaries
age 65 or older, with incomes at or below 200% of the
Federal Poverty Level, who are not barred from receiving
federally funded means-tested benefits due to immigration
status and are not eligible for Medicare Part D coverage.
If the State applies and receives federal approval for
a waiver under Title XIX of the Social Security Act,
persons in Eligibility Group 3 shall continue to receive
benefits through the approved waiver, and Eligibility
Group 3 may be expanded to include persons with
disabilities who are under age 65 with incomes under 200%
of the Federal Poverty Level who are not eligible for
Medicare and who are not barred from receiving federally
funded means-tested benefits due to immigration status.
(D) Eligibility Group 4 shall consist of beneficiaries
who are otherwise described in Eligibility Group 2 who
have a diagnosis of HIV or AIDS.
The program established under this subsection shall cover
the cost of covered prescription drugs in excess of the
beneficiary cost-sharing amounts set forth in this paragraph
that are not covered by Medicare. The Department of Healthcare
and Family Services may establish by emergency rule changes in
cost-sharing necessary to conform the cost of the program to
the amounts appropriated for State fiscal year 2012 and future
fiscal years except that the 24-month limitation on the
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5-115 and 5-125 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
shall not apply to rules adopted under this subsection (g).
The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection
(g) shall be deemed to be necessary for the public interest,
safety, and welfare.
For purposes of the program established under this
subsection, the term "covered prescription drug" has the
following meanings:
For Eligibility Group 1, "covered prescription drug"
means: (1) any cardiovascular agent or drug; (2) any
insulin or other prescription drug used in the treatment
of diabetes, including syringe and needles used to
administer the insulin; (3) any prescription drug used in
the treatment of arthritis; (4) any prescription drug used
in the treatment of cancer; (5) any prescription drug used
in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease; (6) any
prescription drug used in the treatment of Parkinson's
disease; (7) any prescription drug used in the treatment
of glaucoma; (8) any prescription drug used in the
treatment of lung disease and smoking-related illnesses;
(9) any prescription drug used in the treatment of
osteoporosis; and (10) any prescription drug used in the
treatment of multiple sclerosis. The Department may add
additional therapeutic classes by rule. The Department may
adopt a preferred drug list within any of the classes of
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paragraph. The specific drugs or therapeutic classes of
covered prescription drugs shall be indicated by rule.
For Eligibility Group 2, "covered prescription drug"
means those drugs covered by the Medicare Part D
Prescription Drug Plan in which the beneficiary is
enrolled.
For Eligibility Group 3, "covered prescription drug"
means those drugs covered by the Medical Assistance
Program under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
For Eligibility Group 4, "covered prescription drug"
means those drugs covered by the Medicare Part D
Prescription Drug Plan in which the beneficiary is
enrolled.
Any person otherwise eligible for pharmaceutical
assistance under this subsection whose covered drugs are
covered by any public program is ineligible for assistance
under this subsection to the extent that the cost of those
drugs is covered by the other program.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
establish by rule the methods by which it will provide for the
coverage called for in this subsection. Those methods may
include direct reimbursement to pharmacies or the payment of a
capitated amount to Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans.
For a pharmacy to be reimbursed under the program
established under this subsection, it must comply with rules
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regarding coordination of benefits with Medicare Part D
Prescription Drug Plans. A pharmacy may not charge a
Medicare-enrolled beneficiary of the program established under
this subsection more for a covered prescription drug than the
appropriate Medicare cost-sharing less any payment from or on
behalf of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services or the
Department on Aging, as appropriate, may adopt rules regarding
applications, counting of income, proof of Medicare status,
mandatory generic policies, and pharmacy reimbursement rates
and any other rules necessary for the cost-efficient operation
of the program established under this subsection.
(h) A qualified individual is not entitled to duplicate
benefits in a coverage period as a result of the changes made
by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19.)
(320 ILCS 25/4.05)
Sec. 4.05. Application.
(a) The Department on Aging shall establish the content,
required eligibility and identification information, use of
social security numbers, and manner of applying for benefits
in a simplified format under this Act, including claims filed
for new or renewed prescription drug benefits.
(b) An application may be filed on paper or over the
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property tax relief grant and pharmaceutical assistance on the
same application. An application may also enable persons to
apply for other State or federal programs that provide medical
or pharmaceutical assistance or other benefits, as determined
by the Department on Aging in conjunction with the Department
of Healthcare and Family Services.
(c) Applications must be filed during the time period
prescribed by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-10; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)
(320 ILCS 25/4.2 new)
Sec. 4.2. Information to the Department. Notwithstanding
any other law to the contrary, entities subject to the
Illinois Insurance Code, Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan
Act, Dental Service Plan Act, Children's Health Insurance
Program Act, Health Care Purchasing Group Act, Health
Maintenance Organization Act, Limited Health Service
Organization Act, Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the
Workers' Compensation Act, including, but not limited to,
insurers, health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit
managers, third party administrators, fraternal benefit
societies, group-funded workers' compensation pools, municipal
group-funded pools, self-funded or self-insured welfare or
benefit plans or programs, and any other entities that provide
health coverage through an employer, union, trade association
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provide information to the Department, or its designee, that
is necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, including,
but not limited to, the name, social security number, address,
date of birth, and coverage of their policyholders, their
subscribers, or the beneficiaries of their plans, benefits, or
services who participate in the programs under this Act. The
provision of this information to the Department or its
designee is subject to the confidentiality provisions in
Section 8a of this Act.
(320 ILCS 25/5) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 405)
Sec. 5. Procedure.
(a) In general. Claims must be filed after January 1, on
forms prescribed by the Department. No claim may be filed more
than one year after December 31 of the year for which the claim
is filed. The pharmaceutical assistance identification card
provided for in subsection (f) of Section 4 shall be valid for
a period determined by the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services.
(b) Claim is Personal. The right to file a claim under this
Act shall be personal to the claimant and shall not survive his
death, but such right may be exercised on behalf of a claimant
by his legal guardian or attorney-in-fact. If a claimant dies
after having filed a timely claim, the amount thereof shall be
disbursed to his surviving spouse or, if no spouse survives,
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provided the spouse or child, as the case may be, resided with
the claimant at the time he filed his claim. If at the time of
disbursement neither the claimant nor his spouse is surviving,
and no dependent minor children of the claimant are surviving
the amount of the claim shall escheat to the State.
(c) One claim per household. Only one member of a
household may file a claim under this Act in any calendar year;
where both members of a household are otherwise entitled to
claim a grant under this Act, they must agree as to which of
them will file a claim for that year.
(d) (Blank).
(e) Pharmaceutical Assistance Procedures. The Prior to
July 1, 2012, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
shall determine eligibility for pharmaceutical assistance
using the applicant's current income. The Department shall
determine a person's current income in the manner provided by
the Department by rule.
(f) A person may not under any circumstances charge a fee
to a claimant under this Act for assistance in completing an
application form for a property tax relief grant or
pharmaceutical assistance under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-491, eff. 8-14-09; 96-804, eff. 1-1-10;
96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)
(320 ILCS 25/6) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 406)
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(a) In general. Upon receipt of a timely filed claim, the
Department shall determine whether the claimant is a person
entitled to a grant under this Act and the amount of grant to
which he is entitled under this Act. The Department may
require the claimant to furnish reasonable proof of the
statements of domicile, household income, rent paid, property
taxes accrued and other matters on which entitlement is based,
and may withhold payment of a grant until such additional
proof is furnished.
(b) Rental determination. If the Department finds that the
gross rent used in the computation by a claimant of rent
constituting property taxes accrued exceeds the fair rental
value for the right to occupy that residence, the Department
may determine the fair rental value for that residence and
recompute rent constituting property taxes accrued
accordingly.
(c) Fraudulent claims. The Department shall deny claims
which have been fraudulently prepared or when it finds that
the claimant has acquired title to his residence or has paid
rent for his residence primarily for the purpose of receiving
a grant under this Act.
(d) Pharmaceutical Assistance. The Department shall allow
all pharmacies licensed under the Pharmacy Practice Act to
participate as authorized pharmacies unless they have been
removed from that status for cause pursuant to the terms of
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written contract with any State agency, instrumentality or
political subdivision, or a fiscal intermediary for the
purpose of making payments to authorized pharmacies for
covered prescription drugs and coordinating the program of
pharmaceutical assistance established by this Act with other
programs that provide payment for covered prescription drugs.
Such agreement shall establish procedures for properly
contracting for pharmacy services, validating reimbursement
claims, validating compliance of dispensing pharmacists with
the contracts for participation required under this Section,
validating the reasonable costs of covered prescription drugs,
and otherwise providing for the effective administration of
this Act. (Blank).
The Department shall promulgate rules and regulations to
implement and administer the program of pharmaceutical
assistance required by this Act, which shall include the
following:
(1) Execution of contracts with pharmacies to dispense
covered prescription drugs. Such contracts shall stipulate
terms and conditions for authorized pharmacies
participation and the rights of the State to terminate
such participation for breach of such contract or for
violation of this Act or related rules and regulations of
the Department;
(2) Establishment of maximum limits on the size of
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sufficient for 34 days, except as otherwise specified by
rule for medical or utilization control reasons;
(3) Establishment of liens upon any and all causes of
action which accrue to a beneficiary as a result of
injuries for which covered prescription drugs are directly
or indirectly required and for which the Director made
payment or became liable for under this Act;
(4) Charge or collection of payments from third
parties or private plans of assistance, or from other
programs of public assistance for any claim that is
properly chargeable under the assignment of benefits
executed by beneficiaries as a requirement of eligibility
for the pharmaceutical assistance identification card
under this Act;
(4.5) Provision for automatic enrollment of
beneficiaries into a Medicare Discount Card program
authorized under the federal Medicare Modernization Act of
2003 (P.L. 108-391) to coordinate coverage including
Medicare Transitional Assistance;
(5) Inspection of appropriate records and audit of
participating authorized pharmacies to ensure contract
compliance, and to determine any fraudulent transactions
or practices under this Act;
(6) Payment to pharmacies under this Act in accordance
with the State Prompt Payment Act.
The Department shall annually report to the Governor and

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the General Assembly by March 1st of each year on the
administration of pharmaceutical assistance under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11;
97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)
(320 ILCS 25/7) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 407)
Sec. 7. Payment and denial of claims.
(a) In general. The Director shall order the payment from
appropriations made for that purpose of grants to claimants
under this Act in the amounts to which the Department has
determined they are entitled, respectively. If a claim is
denied, the Director shall cause written notice of that denial
and the reasons for that denial to be sent to the claimant.
(b) Payment of claims one dollar and under. Where the
amount of the grant computed under Section 4 is less than one
dollar, the Department shall pay to the claimant one dollar.
(c) Right to appeal. Any person aggrieved by an action or
determination of the Department on Aging arising under any of
its powers or duties under this Act may request in writing that
the Department on Aging reconsider its action or
determination, setting out the facts upon which the request is
based. The Department on Aging shall consider the request and
either modify or affirm its prior action or determination. The
Department on Aging may adopt, by rule, procedures for
conducting its review under this Section.
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Department of Healthcare and Family Services arising under any
of its powers or duties under this Act may request in writing
that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
reconsider its action or determination, setting out the facts
upon which the request is based. The Department of Healthcare
and Family Services shall consider the request and either
modify or affirm its prior action or determination. The
Department of Healthcare and Family Services may adopt, by
rule, procedures for conducting its review under this Section.
(d) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-10; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)
(320 ILCS 25/8) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 408)
Sec. 8. Records. Every claimant of a grant under this Act
and, prior to July 1, 2012, every applicant for pharmaceutical
assistance under this Act shall keep such records, render such
statements, file such forms and comply with such rules and
regulations as the Department on Aging may from time to time
prescribe. The Department on Aging may by regulations require
landlords to furnish to tenants statements as to gross rent or
rent constituting property taxes accrued.
(Source: P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-10; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)
(320 ILCS 25/9) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 409)
Sec. 9. Fraud; error.
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under this Act, or who for compensation prepares a claim for a
grant and knowingly enters false information on an application
for any claimant under this Act, or who fraudulently files
multiple applications, or who fraudulently states that a
person without a disability is a person with a disability, or
who, prior to July 1, 2012, fraudulently procures
pharmaceutical assistance benefits, or who fraudulently uses
such assistance to procure covered prescription drugs, or who,
on behalf of an authorized pharmacy, files a fraudulent
request for payment, is guilty of a Class 4 felony for the
first offense and is guilty of a Class 3 felony for each
subsequent offense.
(b) The Department on Aging and the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services shall immediately suspend the
pharmaceutical assistance benefits of any person suspected of
fraudulent procurement or fraudulent use of such assistance,
and shall revoke such assistance upon a conviction. A person
convicted of fraud under subsection (a) shall be permanently
barred from all of the programs established under this Act.
(Blank).
(c) The Department on Aging may recover from a claimant
any amount paid to that claimant under this Act on account of
an erroneous or fraudulent claim, together with 6% interest
per year. Amounts recoverable from a claimant by the
Department on Aging under this Act may, but need not, be
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grant payable to the person under this Act.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services may
recover for acts prior to July 1, 2012 from an authorized
pharmacy any amount paid to that pharmacy under the
pharmaceutical assistance program on account of an erroneous
or fraudulent request for payment under that program, together
with 6% interest per year. The Department of Healthcare and
Family Services may recover from a person who erroneously or
fraudulently obtains benefits under the pharmaceutical
assistance program the value of the benefits so obtained,
together with 6% interest per year.
(d) A prosecution for a violation of this Section may be
commenced at any time within 3 years of the commission of that
violation.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(320 ILCS 25/12) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 412)
Sec. 12. Regulations - Department on Aging.
(a) Regulations. Notwithstanding any other provision to
the contrary, the Department on Aging may adopt rules
regarding applications, proof of eligibility, required
identification information, use of social security numbers,
counting of income, and a method of computing "gross rent" in
the case of a claimant living in a nursing or sheltered care
home, and any other rules necessary for the cost-efficient
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(b) The Department on Aging shall, to the extent of
appropriations made for that purpose:
(1) attempt to secure the cooperation of appropriate
federal, State and local agencies in securing the names
and addresses of persons to whom this Act pertains;
(2) prepare a mailing list of persons eligible for
grants under this Act;
(3) secure the cooperation of the Department of
Revenue, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services,
other State agencies, and local business establishments to
facilitate distribution of applications under this Act to
those eligible to file claims; and
(4) through use of direct mail, newspaper
advertisements and radio and television advertisements,
and all other appropriate means of communication, conduct
an on-going public relations program to increase awareness
of eligible citizens of the benefits under this Act and
the procedures for applying for them.
(Source: P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-10; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)
(320 ILCS 25/13) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 413)
Sec. 13. List of persons who have qualified. The
Department on Aging shall maintain a list of all persons who
have qualified under this Act and shall make the list
available to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services,
the Department of Public Health, the Secretary of State,

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municipalities, and public transit authorities upon request.
All information received by a State agency, municipality,
or public transit authority under this Section shall be
confidential, except for official purposes, and any person who
divulges or uses that information in any manner, except in
accordance with a proper judicial order, shall be guilty of a
Class B misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 96-804, eff. 1-1-10; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)
Section 70. The Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral
Act is amended by changing Sections 2 and 8 as follows:
(320 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 452)
Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act:
(a) "Taxpayer" means an individual whose household income
for the year is no greater than: (i) $40,000 through tax year
2005; (ii) $50,000 for tax years 2006 through 2011; and (iii)
$55,000 for tax year 2012 and thereafter.
(b) "Tax deferred property" means the property upon which
real estate taxes are deferred under this Act.
(c) "Homestead" means the land and buildings thereon,
including a condominium or a dwelling unit in a multidwelling
building that is owned and operated as a cooperative, occupied
by the taxpayer as his residence or which are temporarily
unoccupied by the taxpayer because such taxpayer is
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facility as defined in Section 1-113 of the Nursing Home Care
Act.
(d) "Real estate taxes" or "taxes" means the taxes on real
property for which the taxpayer would be liable under the
Property Tax Code, including special service area taxes, and
special assessments on benefited real property for which the
taxpayer would be liable to a unit of local government.
(e) "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
(f) "Qualifying property" means a homestead which (a) the
taxpayer or the taxpayer and his spouse own in fee simple or
are purchasing in fee simple under a recorded instrument of
sale, (b) is not income-producing property, (c) is not subject
to a lien for unpaid real estate taxes when a claim under this
Act is filed, and (d) is not held in trust, other than an
Illinois land trust with the taxpayer identified as the sole
beneficiary, if the taxpayer is filing for the program for the
first time effective as of the January 1, 2011 assessment year
or tax year 2012 and thereafter.
(g) "Equity interest" means the current assessed valuation
of the qualified property times the fraction necessary to
convert that figure to full market value minus any outstanding
debts or liens on that property. In the case of qualifying
property not having a separate assessed valuation, the
appraised value as determined by a qualified real estate
appraiser shall be used instead of the current assessed
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(h) "Household income" has the meaning ascribed to that
term in the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act.
(i) "Collector" means the county collector or, if the
taxes to be deferred are special assessments, an official
designated by a unit of local government to collect special
assessments.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(320 ILCS 30/8) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 458)
Sec. 8. Nothing in this Act (a) affects any provision of
any mortgage or other instrument relating to land requiring a
person to pay real estate taxes or (b) affects the eligibility
of any person to receive any grant pursuant to the "Senior
Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act".
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
Section 75. The Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is
amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
(320 ILCS 50/5)
Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds:
(1) Senior citizens identify pharmaceutical assistance as
the single most critical factor to their health, well-being,
and continued independence.

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(2) The State of Illinois currently operates 2
pharmaceutical assistance programs that benefit seniors: (i)
the program of pharmaceutical assistance under the Senior
Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act and (ii) the Aid to the Aged,
Blind, or Disabled program under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
The State has been given authority to establish a third
program, SeniorRx Care, through a federal Medicaid waiver.
(3) Each year, numerous pieces of legislation are filed
seeking to establish additional pharmaceutical assistance
benefits for seniors or to make changes to the existing
programs.
(4) Establishment of a pharmaceutical assistance review
committee will ensure proper coordination of benefits,
diminish the likelihood of duplicative benefits, and ensure
that the best interests of seniors are served.
(5) In addition to the State pharmaceutical assistance
programs, several private entities, such as drug manufacturers
and pharmacies, also offer prescription drug discount or
coverage programs.
(6) Many seniors are unaware of the myriad of public and
private programs available to them.
(7) Establishing a pharmaceutical clearinghouse with a
toll-free hot-line and local outreach workers will educate
seniors about the vast array of options available to them and
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best for them.
(8) Estimates indicate that almost one-third of senior
citizens lack prescription drug coverage. The federal
government, states, and the pharmaceutical industry each have
a role in helping these uninsured seniors gain access to
life-saving medications.
(9) The State of Illinois has recognized its obligation to
assist Illinois' neediest seniors in purchasing prescription
medications, and it is now time for pharmaceutical
manufacturers to recognize their obligation to make their
medications affordable to seniors.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
Section 80. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Sections 3-609, 3-623, 3-626, 3-667, 3-683, 3-806.3,
and 11-1301.2 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-609) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609)
Sec. 3-609. Plates for veterans with disabilities.
(a) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected
disability from the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs, and who has obtained certification from a licensed
physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
registered nurse that the service-connected disability
qualifies the veteran for issuance of registration plates or
digital registration plates or decals to a person with

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disabilities in accordance with Section 3-616, may, without
the payment of any registration fee, make application to the
Secretary of State for license plates for veterans with
disabilities displaying the international symbol of access,
for the registration of one motor vehicle of the first
division, one motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the second
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
(b) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected
disability from the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs, and whose degree of disability has been declared to
be 50% or more, but whose disability does not qualify the
veteran for a plate or decal for persons with disabilities
under Section 3-616, may, without the payment of any
registration fee, make application to the Secretary for a
special registration plate or digital registration plate
without the international symbol of access for the
registration of one motor vehicle of the first division, one
motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the second division
weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
(c) Renewal of such registration must be accompanied with
documentation for eligibility of registration without fee
unless the applicant has a permanent qualifying disability,
and such registration plates or digital registration plates
may not be issued to any person not eligible therefor. The
Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs may assist in
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(d) The design and color of the plates shall be within the
discretion of the Secretary, except that the plates issued
under subsection (b) of this Section shall not contain the
international symbol of access. The Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or
personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this
Code. Registration shall be for a multi-year period and may be
issued staggered registration.
(e) Any person eligible to receive license plates under
this Section who has been approved for benefits under the
Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax
Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, or who has claimed
and received a grant under that Act, shall pay a fee of $24
instead of the fee otherwise provided in this Code for
passenger cars displaying standard multi-year registration
plates or digital registration plates issued under Section
3-414.1, for motor vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less
under Section 3-815(a), or for recreational vehicles
registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(b), for
a second set of plates under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18; 101-395, eff. 8-16-19;
101-536, eff. 1-1-20; revised 9-24-19.)
(625 ILCS 5/3-623) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-623)
Sec. 3-623. Purple Heart Plates.
(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in

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the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue to
recipients awarded the Purple Heart by a branch of the armed
forces of the United States who reside in Illinois, special
registration plates. The Secretary, upon receipt of the proper
application, may also issue these special registration plates
to an Illinois resident who is the surviving spouse of a person
who was awarded the Purple Heart by a branch of the armed
forces of the United States. The special plates issued
pursuant to this Section should be affixed only to passenger
vehicles of the 1st division, including motorcycles, or motor
vehicles of the 2nd division weighing not more than 8,000
pounds. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the
plates to be issued as vanity or personalized plates in
accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary of
State must make a version of the special registration plates
authorized under this Section in a form appropriate for
motorcycles.
(b) The design and color of such plates shall be wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate
documentation, as determined by the Secretary, and the
appropriate registration fee shall accompany the application,
except:
(1) a person eligible to be issued Purple Heart plates
may display the plates on one vehicle without the payment
of any registration or registration renewal fee; and
(2) for an individual who has been issued Purple Heart

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plates for an additional vehicle and who has been approved
for benefits under the Senior Citizens and Persons with
Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical
Assistance Act, the annual fee for the registration of the
vehicle shall be as provided in Section 3-806.3 of this
Code.
(Source: P.A. 98-902, eff. 1-1-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(625 ILCS 5/3-626)
Sec. 3-626. Korean War Veteran license plates.
(a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
State, may issue special registration plates designated as
Korean War Veteran license plates to residents of Illinois who
participated in the United States Armed Forces during the
Korean War. The special plate issued under this Section shall
be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,
motorcycles, motor vehicles of the second division weighing
not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as
defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under
this Section shall expire according to the staggered
multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this
Code.
(b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The

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Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be
issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
under Section 3-412.
(c) (Blank).
(d) The Korean War Memorial Construction Fund is created
as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the
Korean War Memorial Construction Fund shall, subject to
appropriation, be used by the Department of Veterans' Affairs
to provide grants for construction of the Korean War Memorial
to be located at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.
Upon the completion of the Memorial, the Department of
Veterans' Affairs shall certify to the State Treasurer that
the construction of the Memorial has been completed. Upon the
certification by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, the
State Treasurer shall transfer all moneys in the Fund and any
future deposits into the Fund into the Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund.
(e) An individual who has been issued Korean War Veteran
license plates for a vehicle and who has been approved for
benefits under the Senior Citizens and Persons with
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Act shall pay the original issuance and the regular annual fee
for the registration of the vehicle as provided in Section
3-806.3 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 99-127, eff. 1-1-16; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15;
99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-143, eff. 1-1-18.)
(625 ILCS 5/3-667)
Sec. 3-667. Korean Service license plates.
(a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
State, may issue special registration plates designated as
Korean Service license plates to residents of Illinois who, on
or after July 27, 1954, participated in the United States
Armed Forces in Korea. The special plate issued under this
Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
first division, motorcycles, motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational
vehicles as defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates
issued under this Section shall expire according to the
staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
of this Code.
(b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be
issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with

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Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
under Section 3-412.
(c) An applicant shall be charged a $2 fee for original
issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. This
additional fee shall be deposited into the Korean War Memorial
Construction Fund a special fund in the State treasury.
(d) An individual who has been issued Korean Service
license plates for a vehicle and who has been approved for
benefits under the Senior Citizens and Persons with
Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance
Act shall pay the original issuance and the regular annual fee
for the registration of the vehicle as provided in Section
3-806.3 of this Code in addition to the fees specified in
subsection (c) of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(625 ILCS 5/3-683)
Sec. 3-683. Distinguished Service Cross license plates.
The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form
prescribed by the Secretary of State, shall issue special
registration plates to any Illinois resident who has been
awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by a branch of the

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armed forces of the United States. The Secretary, upon receipt
of the proper application, shall also issue these special
registration plates to an Illinois resident who is the
surviving spouse of a person who was awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross by a branch of the armed forces of the United
States. The special plates issued under this Section should be
affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,
including motorcycles, or motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
The design and color of the plates shall be wholly within
the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate
documentation, as determined by the Secretary, and the
appropriate registration fee shall accompany the application.
However, for an individual who has been issued Distinguished
Service Cross plates for a vehicle and who has been approved
for benefits under the Senior Citizens and Persons with
Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance
Act, the annual fee for the registration of the vehicle shall
be as provided in Section 3-806.3 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(625 ILCS 5/3-806.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.3)
Sec. 3-806.3. Senior citizens. Commencing with the 2009
registration year, the registration fee paid by any vehicle
owner who has been approved for benefits under the Senior
Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and

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Pharmaceutical Assistance Act or who is the spouse of such a
person shall be $24 instead of the fee otherwise provided in
this Code for passenger cars displaying standard multi-year
registration plates or digital registration plates issued
under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles displaying special
registration plates or digital registration plates issued
under Section 3-609, 3-616, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625,
3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-663,
or 3-699.17, motor vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less
under Section 3-815(a), and recreational vehicles registered
at 8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(b). Widows and
widowers of claimants shall also be entitled to this reduced
registration fee for the registration year in which the
claimant was eligible.
Commencing with the 2009 registration year, the
registration fee paid by any vehicle owner who has claimed and
received a grant under the Senior Citizens and Persons with
Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance
Act or who is the spouse of such a person shall be $24 instead
of the fee otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars
displaying standard multi-year registration plates or digital
registration plates issued under Section 3-414.1, motor
vehicles displaying special registration plates or digital
registration plates issued under Section 3-607, 3-609, 3-616,
3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642,
3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-663, 3-664, or 3-699.17, motor

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vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
3-815(a), and recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds
or less under Section 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of
claimants shall also be entitled to this reduced registration
fee for the registration year in which the claimant was
eligible.
Commencing with the 2017 registration year, the reduced
fee under this Section shall apply to any special registration
plate or digital registration plate authorized in Article VI
of Chapter 3 of this Code for which the applicant would
otherwise be eligible.
Surcharges for vehicle registrations under Section 3-806
of this Code shall not be collected from any vehicle owner who
has been approved for benefits under the Senior Citizens and
Persons with Disabilities Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief
and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act or a person who is the
spouse of such a person.
No more than one reduced registration fee under this
Section shall be allowed during any 12-month period based on
the primary eligibility of any individual, whether such
reduced registration fee is allowed to the individual or to
the spouse, widow or widower of such individual. This Section
does not apply to the fee paid in addition to the registration
fee for motor vehicles displaying vanity, personalized, or
special license plates.
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revised 9-24-19.)
(625 ILCS 5/11-1301.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1301.2)
Sec. 11-1301.2. Special decals for parking; persons with
disabilities.
(a) The Secretary of State shall provide for, by
administrative rules, the design, size, color, and placement
of a person with disabilities motorist decal or device and
shall provide for, by administrative rules, the content and
form of an application for a person with disabilities motorist
decal or device, which shall be used by local authorities in
the issuance thereof to a person with temporary disabilities,
provided that the decal or device is valid for no more than 90
days, subject to renewal for like periods based upon continued
disability, and further provided that the decal or device
clearly sets forth the date that the decal or device expires.
The application shall include the requirement of an Illinois
Identification Card number or a State of Illinois driver's
license number or, if the applicant does not have an
identification card or driver's license number, then the
applicant may use a valid identification number issued by a
branch of the U.S. military or a federally issued Medicare or
Medicaid identification number. This decal or device may be
used by the authorized holder to designate and identify a
vehicle not owned or displaying a registration plate or
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3-616 of this Act to designate when the vehicle is being used
to transport said person or persons with disabilities, and
thus is entitled to enjoy all the privileges that would be
afforded a person with disabilities licensed vehicle. Person
with disabilities decals or devices issued and displayed
pursuant to this Section shall be recognized and honored by
all local authorities regardless of which local authority
issued such decal or device.
The decal or device shall be issued only upon a showing by
adequate documentation that the person for whose benefit the
decal or device is to be used has a disability as defined in
Section 1-159.1 of this Code and the disability is temporary.
(b) The local governing authorities shall be responsible
for the provision of such decal or device, its issuance and
designated placement within the vehicle. The cost of such
decal or device shall be at the discretion of such local
governing authority.
(c) The Secretary of State may, pursuant to Section
3-616(c), issue a person with disabilities parking decal or
device to a person with disabilities as defined by Section
1-159.1. Any person with disabilities parking decal or device
issued by the Secretary of State shall be registered to that
person with disabilities in the form to be prescribed by the
Secretary of State. The person with disabilities parking decal
or device shall not display that person's address. One
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his or her written request and with the approval of the
Secretary of State. The written request must include a
justification of the need for the additional decal or device.
(c-5) Beginning January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall
provide by administrative rule for the issuance of a separate
and distinct parking decal or device for persons with
disabilities as defined by Section 1-159.1 of this Code and
who meet the qualifications under this subsection. The
authorized holder of a decal or device issued under this
subsection (c-5) shall be exempt from the payment of fees
generated by parking in a metered space, a parking area
subject to paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of Section 11-209
of this Code, or a publicly owned parking area.
The Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device
to a person with disabilities who: (i) has been issued
registration plates or digital registration plates under
subsection (a) of Section 3-609 or Section 3-616 of this Code
or a special decal or device under this Section, (ii) holds a
valid Illinois driver's license, and (iii) is unable to do one
or more of the following:
(1) manage, manipulate, or insert coins, or obtain
tickets or tokens in parking meters or ticket machines in
parking lots, due to the lack of fine motor control of both
hands;
(2) reach above his or her head to a height of 42
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upper extremity strength or mobility;
(3) approach a parking meter due to his or her use of a
wheelchair or other device for mobility; or
(4) walk more than 20 feet due to an orthopedic,
neurological, cardiovascular, or lung condition in which
the degree of debilitation is so severe that it almost
completely impedes the ability to walk.
The application for a meter-exempt parking decal or device
shall contain a statement certified by a licensed physician,
physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse
attesting to the permanent nature of the applicant's condition
and verifying that the applicant meets the physical
qualifications specified in this subsection (c-5).
Notwithstanding the requirements of this subsection (c-5),
the Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device to a
person who has been issued registration plates or digital
registration plates under Section 3-616 of this Code or a
special decal or device under this Section, if the applicant
is the parent or guardian of a person with disabilities who is
under 18 years of age and incapable of driving.
(d) Replacement decals or devices may be issued for lost,
stolen, or destroyed decals upon application and payment of a
$10 fee. The replacement fee may be waived for individuals
that have claimed and received a grant under the Senior
Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act.

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(e) A person classified as a veteran under subsection (e)
of Section 6-106 of this Code that has been issued a decal or
device under this Section shall not be required to submit
evidence of disability in order to renew that decal or device
if, at the time of initial application, he or she submitted
evidence from his or her physician or the Department of
Veterans' Affairs that the disability is of a permanent
nature. However, the Secretary shall take reasonable steps to
ensure the veteran still resides in this State at the time of
the renewal. These steps may include requiring the veteran to
provide additional documentation or to appear at a Secretary
of State facility. To identify veterans who are eligible for
this exemption, the Secretary shall compare the list of the
persons who have been issued a decal or device to the list of
persons who have been issued a vehicle registration plate or
digital registration plate for veterans with disabilities
under Section 3-609 of this Code, or who are identified as a
veteran on their driver's license under Section 6-110 of this
Code or on their identification card under Section 4 of the
Illinois Identification Card Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18; 100-702, eff. 1-1-19;
101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
Section 85. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
changing Section 17-6.5 as follows:

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(720 ILCS 5/17-6.5)
Sec. 17-6.5. Persons under deportation order;
ineligibility for benefits.
(a) An individual against whom a United States Immigration
Judge has issued an order of deportation which has been
affirmed by the Board of Immigration Review, as well as an
individual who appeals such an order pending appeal, under
paragraph 19 of Section 241(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act relating to persecution of others on account
of race, religion, national origin or political opinion under
the direction of or in association with the Nazi government of
Germany or its allies, shall be ineligible for the following
benefits authorized by State law:
(1) The homestead exemptions and homestead improvement
exemption under Sections 15-170, 15-175, 15-176, and
15-180 of the Property Tax Code.
(2) Grants under the Senior Citizens and Persons with
Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical
Assistance Act.
(3) The double income tax exemption conferred upon
persons 65 years of age or older by Section 204 of the
Illinois Income Tax Act.
(4) Grants provided by the Department on Aging.
(5) Reductions in vehicle registration fees under
Section 3-806.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
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under Sections 20-5 and 20-40 of the Fish and Aquatic Life
Code.
(7) Tuition free courses for senior citizens under the
Senior Citizen Courses Act.
(8) Any benefits under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
(b) If a person has been found by a court to have knowingly
received benefits in violation of subsection (a) and:
(1) the total monetary value of the benefits received
is less than $150, the person is guilty of a Class A
misdemeanor; a second or subsequent violation is a Class 4
felony;
(2) the total monetary value of the benefits received
is $150 or more but less than $1,000, the person is guilty
of a Class 4 felony; a second or subsequent violation is a
Class 3 felony;
(3) the total monetary value of the benefits received
is $1,000 or more but less than $5,000, the person is
guilty of a Class 3 felony; a second or subsequent
violation is a Class 2 felony;
(4) the total monetary value of the benefits received
is $5,000 or more but less than $10,000, the person is
guilty of a Class 2 felony; a second or subsequent
violation is a Class 1 felony; or
(5) the total monetary value of the benefits received
is $10,000 or more, the person is guilty of a Class 1
felony.

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(c) For purposes of determining the classification of an
offense under this Section, all of the monetary value of the
benefits received as a result of the unlawful act, practice,
or course of conduct may be accumulated.
(d) Any grants awarded to persons described in subsection
(a) may be recovered by the State of Illinois in a civil action
commenced by the Attorney General in the circuit court of
Sangamon County or the State's Attorney of the county of
residence of the person described in subsection (a).
(e) An individual described in subsection (a) who has been
deported shall be restored to any benefits which that
individual has been denied under State law pursuant to
subsection (a) if (i) the Attorney General of the United
States has issued an order cancelling deportation and has
adjusted the status of the individual to that of an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States
or (ii) the country to which the individual has been deported
adjudicates or exonerates the individual in a judicial or
administrative proceeding as not being guilty of the
persecution of others on account of race, religion, national
origin, or political opinion under the direction of or in
association with the Nazi government of Germany or its allies.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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INDEX
Statutes amended in order of appearance
5 ILCS 100/5-45 from Ch. 127, par. 1005-45
15 ILCS 405/10.05 from Ch. 15, par. 210.05
20 ILCS 105/4.15
30 ILCS 105/6z-52
30 ILCS 105/6z-81
30 ILCS 740/2-15.2
30 ILCS 740/2-15.3
35 ILCS 200/15-172
35 ILCS 200/15-175
35 ILCS 200/20-15
35 ILCS 200/21-27
35 ILCS 515/7 from Ch. 120, par. 1207
70 ILCS 3605/51
70 ILCS 3605/52
70 ILCS 3610/8.6
70 ILCS 3610/8.7
70 ILCS 3615/3A.15
70 ILCS 3615/3A.16
70 ILCS 3615/3B.14
70 ILCS 3615/3B.15
110 ILCS 990/1 from Ch. 144, par. 1801
220 ILCS 10/9 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 909
305 ILCS 5/3-5 from Ch. 23, par. 3-5
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305 ILCS 5/4-1.6 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.6
305 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 23, par. 4-2
305 ILCS 5/5-2 from Ch. 23, par. 5-2
305 ILCS 5/5-4 from Ch. 23, par. 5-4
305 ILCS 5/6-1.2 from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.2
305 ILCS 5/6-2 from Ch. 23, par. 6-2
305 ILCS 5/12-9 from Ch. 23, par. 12-9
320 ILCS 25/Act title
320 ILCS 25/1 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 401
320 ILCS 25/1.5
320 ILCS 25/2 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 402
320 ILCS 25/3.05a
320 ILCS 25/3.10 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.10
320 ILCS 25/4 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 404
320 ILCS 25/4.05
320 ILCS 25/4.2 new
320 ILCS 25/5 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 405
320 ILCS 25/6 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 406
320 ILCS 25/7 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 407
320 ILCS 25/8 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 408
320 ILCS 25/9 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 409
320 ILCS 25/12 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 412
320 ILCS 25/13 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 413
320 ILCS 30/2 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 452
320 ILCS 30/8 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 458
320 ILCS 50/5
HB0187 - 161 - LRB102 04266 KTG 14284 b