SENIOR CORPS PROGRAM

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Requires the Department on Aging to develop and implement, by January 1, 2025, a Senior Corps Program to assist Illinois residents aged 55 and older find volunteer opportunities or meaningful service employment opportunities in Illinois. Provides that in addition to assisting eligible individuals with employment and services opportunities, the program shall also include job training and opportunities for eligible individuals to develop new skills that will increase their job marketability. Provides that beginning January 1, 2026 and each January 1 thereafter, the Department shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual report which includes, but is not limited to, the following information: (1) the total number of individuals participating in the program; (2) the total number of individuals who have been placed in volunteer roles and the total number of individuals who have been placed in reemployment roles; (3) the total number of individuals who have not been successfully placed in a volunteer or employment opportunity and the reasons that individuals were not able to be placed; and (4) the types of businesses and nonprofit organizations that individuals participating in the program have been placed in. Provides that the Department may adopt any rules necessary for implementation and administration of the Senior Corps Program. Effective July 1, 2024.