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1    AN ACT concerning public transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
5Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6amended by adding Section 2310-55.5 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-55.5 new)
8    Sec. 2310-55.5. Free and reduced fare services. The
9Regional Transportation Authority shall monthly provide the
10Department with a list of riders that receive free or reduced
11fares under the Regional Transportation Authority Act. The list
12shall include an individual's name, address, and date of birth.
13The Department shall, within 2 weeks after receipt of the list,
14report back to the Regional Transportation Authority any
15discrepancies that indicate that a rider receiving free or
16reduced fare services is deceased.
 
17    Section 10. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
18amended by adding Section 3.11 as follows:
 
19    (70 ILCS 3615/3.11 new)
20    Sec. 3.11. Free and reduced fare services. The Authority
21shall provide the Department of Public Health with a monthly

 

 

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1list of all riders that receive free or reduced fares. The list
2shall include an individual's name, address, and date of birth.
3The Department of Public Health shall, within 2 weeks after
4receipt of the list, report back to the Authority any
5discrepancies that indicate that a rider receiving free or
6reduced fare services is deceased. The Authority upon receipt
7of the report from the Department of Public Health shall take
8appropriate steps to remove any deceased individual's name from
9the list of individuals eligible under the free or reduced fare
10programs.