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1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
5 | Technology-Based Young Adult Day Program Act. | ||||||
6 | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | ||||||
7 | "Augmentative communication system" includes, but is not | ||||||
8 | limited to, a speech output device, mounts, switches, cables, | ||||||
9 | scanners, portable printers, software, and enlargers. | ||||||
10 | "Department" means the Department of Human Services. | ||||||
11 | "Developmental disability" has the meaning given to that | ||||||
12 | term in the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities Law. | ||||||
13 | "Program" means the technology-based day program for young | ||||||
14 | adults established under this Act. | ||||||
15 | "Technology-based" means the use of (i) augmentative | ||||||
16 | communication systems, (ii) desktop or laptop computers, | ||||||
17 | together with related components such as color printers, | ||||||
18 | monitors, keyboards, and Internet access, and (iii) | ||||||
19 | environmental controls to perform activities that include, but | ||||||
20 | are not limited to, turning lights on and off, changing | ||||||
21 | television channels, and selecting music. | ||||||
22 | "Young adult" means a person at least 18 years of age but | ||||||
23 | not more than 30 years of age. |
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1 | Section 10. Young adult day program. | ||||||
2 | (a) The Department shall establish an innovative | ||||||
3 | technology-based day program for young adults with a | ||||||
4 | developmental disability as provided in this Section. The goal | ||||||
5 | of the program shall be to assist young adults participating in | ||||||
6 | the program in pursuing higher education, securing employment, | ||||||
7 | building social relationships, and participating in community | ||||||
8 | activities. The program shall include, but need not be limited | ||||||
9 | to, the following features: | ||||||
10 | (1) One-to-one assistance for program participants. | ||||||
11 | (2) The use of augmentative communication systems and | ||||||
12 | computers, with related technological support. | ||||||
13 | In developing the program, the Department shall seek the | ||||||
14 | assistance of the Illinois Assistive Technology Program. The | ||||||
15 | Department shall establish the program in 3 phases as described | ||||||
16 | in subsections (b) through (d). | ||||||
17 | (b) In the State fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, the | ||||||
18 | Department shall establish a pilot technology-based day | ||||||
19 | program for 8 young adults in DuPage County and also for 8 | ||||||
20 | young adults in McHenry County. The pilot program shall operate | ||||||
21 | between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. On or before April | ||||||
22 | 15, 2010, the Department shall report to the General Assembly | ||||||
23 | concerning the operation of the pilot program under this | ||||||
24 | subsection. On and after July 1, 2010, the Department may | ||||||
25 | expand the pilot program to other areas of the State. |
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1 | (c) In the State fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, the | ||||||
2 | Department shall continue the program as authorized under | ||||||
3 | subsection (b) and in addition shall make training and | ||||||
4 | technology resources available to the State Superintendent of | ||||||
5 | Education to provide secondary school students statewide with | ||||||
6 | skills they need for higher education and employment. These | ||||||
7 | resources may include, but need not be limited to: occupational | ||||||
8 | therapy, physical therapy, and speech and vision therapy | ||||||
9 | services; medical and personal hygiene services; and | ||||||
10 | transportation coordination services. The goal of this phase of | ||||||
11 | the program shall be to ensure that all students graduate from | ||||||
12 | high school with the skills they need for higher education and | ||||||
13 | employment. | ||||||
14 | (d) In the State fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, the | ||||||
15 | Department shall continue the program as authorized under | ||||||
16 | subsections (b) and (c) and in addition shall establish a | ||||||
17 | community-integrated living arrangement (CILA) pilot program | ||||||
18 | that emphasizes technology for independent living, including | ||||||
19 | but not limited to environmental controls in a residential | ||||||
20 | setting to foster independence and self-esteem. On or before | ||||||
21 | April 15, 2012, the Department shall report to the General | ||||||
22 | Assembly concerning the operation of the CILA pilot program | ||||||
23 | under this subsection. On and after July 1, 2012, the | ||||||
24 | Department may expand the CILA pilot program to other areas of | ||||||
25 | the State. | ||||||
26 | (e) In State fiscal years beginning July 1, 2012 and |
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1 | thereafter, the Department shall continue the program as | ||||||
2 | authorized under subsections (b), and (c), and (d). | ||||||
3 | Section 15. Program subject to appropriations. The | ||||||
4 | Department's implementation of this Act is subject to | ||||||
5 | appropriations made to the Department for that purpose.
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6 | Section 20. No authority to make or promulgate rules. | ||||||
7 | Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that may exist, | ||||||
8 | neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under the | ||||||
9 | jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to make or | ||||||
10 | promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions of this | ||||||
11 | Act. If, however, the Governor believes that rules are | ||||||
12 | necessary to implement or enforce the provisions of this Act, | ||||||
13 | the Governor may suggest rules to the General Assembly by | ||||||
14 | filing them with the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the | ||||||
15 | Senate and by requesting that the General Assembly authorize | ||||||
16 | such rulemaking by law, enact those suggested rules into law, | ||||||
17 | or take any other appropriate action in the General Assembly's | ||||||
18 | discretion. Nothing contained in this Act shall be interpreted | ||||||
19 | to grant rulemaking authority under any other Illinois statute | ||||||
20 | where such authority is not otherwise explicitly given. For the | ||||||
21 | purposes of this Act, "rules" is given the meaning contained in | ||||||
22 | Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, and | ||||||
23 | "agency" and "agency head" are given the meanings contained in | ||||||
24 | Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure |
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1 | Act to the extent that such definitions apply to agencies or | ||||||
2 | agency heads under the jurisdiction of the Governor.
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