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1 | AN ACT in relation to Human Services.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | by changing
Section 80-5 and the Article 80 heading as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 1305/Art. 80 heading)
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7 | ARTICLE 80. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | EVALUATION AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS
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9 | (20 ILCS 1305/80-5)
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10 | Sec. 80-5. Task Force on the Department of Human Services
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11 | Consolidation .
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12 | (a) There is hereby established a Task Force on the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Department of
Human Services Consolidation .
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14 | (b) The Task Force shall consist of 7 voting members, as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | follows: one
person appointed by the Governor, who shall serve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | as chair of the Task Force;
2 members appointed by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | President of the Senate, one of whom shall be
designated a vice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | chair at the time of appointment; one member appointed by the
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19 | Senate Minority Leader; 2 members appointed by the Speaker of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | the House of
Representatives, one of whom shall be designated a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | vice chair at the time of
appointment; and one member appointed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | by the House Minority Leader.
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23 | Members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | appointed for the
duration of the Task Force; in the event of a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | vacancy, the appointment to fill
the vacancy shall be made by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | the legislative leader of the same house and party
as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | leader who made the original appointment. The Governor may at | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | any time
terminate the service of the person appointed by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Governor and reappoint a
different person to serve as chair of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | the Task Force.
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31 | The following persons (or their designees) shall serve, ex |
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1 | officio, as
nonvoting members of the Task Force: the Director | ||||||
2 | of Public Health, the
Director of Public Aid, the Director of | ||||||
3 | Children and Family Services, the
Director of the Bureau of the | ||||||
4 | Budget, and the Secretary of Human
Services , until their | ||||||
5 | offices are abolished, the Director of Mental Health
and | ||||||
6 | Developmental Disabilities, the Director of Rehabilitation | ||||||
7 | Services, and
the Director of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse .
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8 | The Governor may appoint up to 3 additional persons to serve as | ||||||
9 | nonvoting
members of the Task Force , who may be technical | ||||||
10 | consultants from ; such
persons shall be officers or employees | ||||||
11 | of a constitutional office or of a
department or agency of the | ||||||
12 | executive branch.
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13 | The Task Force may begin to conduct business upon the | ||||||
14 | appointment of a
majority of the voting members. If the chair | ||||||
15 | has not been appointed but
both vice chairs have been | ||||||
16 | appointed, the 2 vice chairs shall preside jointly.
If the | ||||||
17 | chair has not been appointed and only one vice chair has been
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18 | appointed, that vice chair shall preside.
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19 | Members shall serve without compensation but may be | ||||||
20 | reimbursed for their
expenses.
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21 | (c) The Task Force shall gather information and make | ||||||
22 | recommendations
relating to the performance of the Illinois | ||||||
23 | Department of Human Services
since its creation under this Act, | ||||||
24 | with respect to its success in achieving the
goals and | ||||||
25 | objectives of the human services consolidation, the | ||||||
26 | effectiveness of
its structure and function, and its impact on | ||||||
27 | the delivery of programs and
services.
planning, organization, | ||||||
28 | and implementation of human services
consolidation. The Task | ||||||
29 | Force shall work to assure that the human services
delivery | ||||||
30 | system is meeting
meets and adhering
adheres to the
goals of | ||||||
31 | quality, efficiency,
accountability, and financial | ||||||
32 | responsibility; to make recommendations in
keeping with those | ||||||
33 | goals concerning the design, operation, and organizational
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34 | structure of the new Department of Human Services; and to | ||||||
35 | recommend any
necessary implementing legislation for the | ||||||
36 | improvement of programs and
services under the jurisdiction of |
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1 | the Department of Human Services .
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2 | The Task Force shall evaluate
monitor the implementation of | ||||||
3 | human
service program reorganization and shall study its effect | ||||||
4 | on the delivery
of services to the citizens of Illinois. The | ||||||
5 | Task Force shall make
recommendations to the Governor and the | ||||||
6 | General Assembly regarding the
effect of the
future | ||||||
7 | consolidation of human service programs and
functions.
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8 | (d) The Task Force shall:
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9 | (1) review and make recommendations on the | ||||||
10 | organizational structure of the
new Department of Human | ||||||
11 | Services;
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12 | (2) review the status of
and approve plans for a | ||||||
13 | unified
electronic management and intake information and | ||||||
14 | reporting system as provided
in Section 1-25, and monitor | ||||||
15 | and guide the implementation of the system;
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16 | (3) review the progress that the Department has made | ||||||
17 | toward
and
make recommendations on the consolidation or | ||||||
18 | elimination of fragmented or
duplicative programs;
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19 | (4) monitor and review the progress that the Department | ||||||
20 | has made on
maximizing
make recommendations on how best to | ||||||
21 | maximize future federal
funding for the new Department of | ||||||
22 | Human Services , with specific
specifically including | ||||||
23 | consideration of any federal Medicaid, welfare, or
block | ||||||
24 | grant reforms that have been authorized to enhance State | ||||||
25 | programs and
services
reform ;
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26 | (5) review the progress that the Department has made
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27 | and make
recommendations on geographic regionalization;
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28 | (6) review the progress that the Department has made
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29 | and make
recommendations on the development of common | ||||||
30 | intake and client
confidentiality processes;
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31 | (7) review the progress that the Department has made | ||||||
32 | with respect
and make recommendations to foster effective | ||||||
33 | community-based
privatization;
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34 | (8) obtain a management audit of the Department of | ||||||
35 | Human Services
Children and Family Services , to be | ||||||
36 | completed and submitted to the Task
Force no later than |
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1 | March 1, 2005, which shall include a preliminary review
and | ||||||
2 | findings regarding the effect that the consolidation has | ||||||
3 | had on programs
and services for the mentally ill and | ||||||
4 | developmentally disabled, individuals
currently receiving | ||||||
5 | services under the Office of Rehabilitation Services, and
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6 | individuals in the substance abuse prevention and | ||||||
7 | treatment programs
July
1, 1997 ; and
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8 | (9) review any other appropriate matter and make | ||||||
9 | recommendations to assure
a high quality, efficient, | ||||||
10 | accountable, and financially responsible system for
the | ||||||
11 | delivery of human services to the people of Illinois.
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12 | (e) The Task Force may hire any necessary staff or | ||||||
13 | consultants, enter into
contracts, and make any expenditures | ||||||
14 | necessary for carrying out its duties,
all out of moneys | ||||||
15 | appropriated for that purpose. Staff support services may
be | ||||||
16 | provided to the Task Force by the Office of the Governor, the | ||||||
17 | agencies of
State government represented on the Task Force by | ||||||
18 | ex officio members
directly involved in the reorganization of | ||||||
19 | the delivery of human services ,
and appropriate legislative | ||||||
20 | staff.
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21 | (f) The Task Force may establish an advisory committee to | ||||||
22 | ensure maximum
public participation in the Task Force's | ||||||
23 | planning, organization, and
implementation review process. If | ||||||
24 | established, the advisory committee shall
(1) advise and assist | ||||||
25 | the Task Force in its duties, (2) help the Task Force to
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26 | identify issues of public concern, and (3) meet at least | ||||||
27 | quarterly.
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28 | (g) The Task Force shall submit preliminary reports of its | ||||||
29 | findings and
recommendations to the Governor and the General | ||||||
30 | Assembly by January 1, 2005
and March 1, 2005, and a final | ||||||
31 | report by September 1, 2005
February 1, 1997
and February 1, | ||||||
32 | 1998 and a final report by January 1, 1999 . It may submit
other | ||||||
33 | reports as it deems appropriate.
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34 | (h) The Task Force is abolished on January 1, 2006
February | ||||||
35 | 1, 1999 .
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36 | (Source: P.A. 89-506, eff. 7-3-96.)
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law.
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