SB3433 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3433

Introduced 2/8/2024, by Sen. Ann Gillespie

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 1705/76.3 new

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Creates the Department of Human Services Community Reporting Systems Task Force to work on upgrading the Department's Community Reporting Systems, otherwise known as ROCS, as well as any other applicable IT systems associated with ROCS that should need upgrading. Contains provisions on the composition of the Task Force and requires members to be appointed on or before January 1, 2025. Requires the Task Force to prepare a comprehensive report, on or before July 1, 2025, that summarizes its work and details its action plans to upgrade the Community Reporting System and other associated IT infrastructure, including contracting, fiscal impact, legislative appropriations, and any other barriers to upgrading the ROCS System. Provides that the Task Force is dissolved on January 1, 2026. Effective July 1, 2024.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section 76.3 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1705/76.3 new)

Sec. 76.3. Community Reporting Systems Task Force.

(a) The Department of Human Services Community Reporting Systems Task Force is created to work on upgrading the Department's Community Reporting Systems, otherwise known as ROCS, as well as any other applicable IT systems associated with ROCS that should need upgrading.

(b) The members of the Task Force shall be as follows:

(1) the Secretary of Human Services, or the Secretary's designee, who shall serve as Chair;

(2) the Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or the Director's designee;

(3) the Secretary of Innovation and Technology, or the Secretary's designee;

(4) four representatives from statewide advocacy organizations that represent community providers who serve persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities, appointed by the Governor;

(5) a representative from an Illinois advocacy or self-advocacy organization for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities, appointed by the Governor;

(6) a representative from an independent service coordination agency, appointed by the Governor;

(7) three representatives from community providers who serve persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities, appointed by the Governor;

(8) four members from the General Assembly, with one member appointed by the President of the Senate, one member appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one member appointed by the House Minority Leader.

(c) The Department shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force.

(d) On or before January 1, 2025, the Task Force members shall be appointed. On or before July 1, 2025, the Task Force shall prepare a comprehensive report that summarizes its work and details its action plans to upgrade the Community Reporting System and other associated IT infrastructure, including contracting, fiscal impact, legislative appropriations, and any other barriers to upgrading the ROCS System.

(e) The Task Force is dissolved, and this Section is repealed, on January 1, 2026.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2024.