Bill > HB5629

This bill appropriates funds for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Department on Aging for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, totaling over $2.2 billion across various funds, including General Revenue, Other State Funds, and Federal Funds. The appropriations cover a wide range of departmental operations and programs, such as personal services, contractual services, travel, commodities, equipment, telecommunication services, and operation of auto equipment, distributed across different divisions like the Office of the Director, Division of Finance and Administration, Division of Community Supportive Services, Division of Community Care Services, Division of Aging Client Rights, and Division of Community Outreach. Significant portions are allocated to distributive items, which include grants and programmatic expenses for services like the Senior Meal Program, Home Delivered Meals Program, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program, Community Care Program, Adult Protective Services, and various federal programs such as Title III and Title V services, all aimed at supporting older Americans and their caregivers throughout the state. The bill also includes specific appropriations for grants to organizations like Age Options in Oak Park and the Senior Services Center of Will County, and for multisector planning initiatives, with an effective date of July 1, 2026.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5629&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104