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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 5-5. Definitions; descriptions. As used in this Article:
“Community-based organization” means a private not-for-profit organization that is located in an Illinois community and that provides services to citizens within that community and the surrounding area.
“Senior citizen home” means an Illinois-based residential facility for people who are over the age of 65. The term “senior citizen home” includes, but is not limited to, convalescent homes, long-term care facilities, assistive living facilities, and nursing homes.
“Community technology centers” provide computer access and educational services using information technology. Community technology centers are diverse in the populations they serve and programs they offer, but similar in that they provide technology access to individuals, communities, and populations that typically would not otherwise have places to use computer and telecommunications technologies.
“Department” means the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
“National school lunch program” means a program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and state agencies that provides free or reduced price lunches to economically disadvantaged children. A child whose family income is between 130% and 185% of applicable family size income levels contained in the nonfarm poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget is eligible for a reduced price lunch. A child whose family income is 130% or less of applicable family size income levels contained in the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget is eligible for a free lunch.
“Telecommunications services” provided by telecommunications carriers include all commercially available telecommunications services in addition to all reasonable charges that are incurred by taking such services, such as state and federal taxes.
“Other special services” provided by telecommunications carriers include Internet access and installation and maintenance of internal connections in addition to all reasonable charges that are incurred by taking such services, such as state and federal taxes.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 30. Finance § 780/5-5. Definitions; descriptions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-30-finance/il-st-sect-30-780-5-5/
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