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                                     LRB093 06255 DRJ 13648 a

 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1451

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 1451,  AS  AMENDED,
 3    in  Section  15,  by  replacing  the first paragraph with the
 4    following:

 5        "Section 15.  Services. Services  shall  be  provided  in
 6    accordance  with  the  individual  service  or treatment plan
 7    developed  for  an  individual  under   this   Section.   The
 8    individual   shall   initially   be  screened  for  potential
 9    eligibility by the  appropriate  State  agency  and,  if  the
10    individual  is  deemed  probably  eligible  for  a disability
11    service  or  program,  a  comprehensive  evaluation  of   the
12    individual  shall  be conducted to determine the services and
13    programs  appropriate  for  that  individual.  The  array  of
14    available services shall be  described  in  the  Disabilities
15    Services  Implementation  Plan  required  under  this Act and
16    shall include, but need not be limited to:"; and

17    in Section 20, subsection (a), in the second paragraph, after
18    "AFSCME Council 31;", by inserting "the  Illinois  League  of
19    Advocates for the Developmentally Disabled;"; and

20    after   the  last  line  of  Section  25,  by  inserting  the
21    following:
 
                            -2-      LRB093 06255 DRJ 13648 a
 1        "Section 30.  Entitlements. This Act does not create  any
 2    new  entitlement to a service, program, or benefit, but shall
 3    not be construed to affect  any  entitlement  to  a  service,
 4    program, or benefit created by any other law.".