Rep. Aaron Schock
Filed: 3/29/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1708
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1708 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Developmental Disability and Mental | ||||||
5 | Disability Services Act is amended by changing Section 3-5 as | ||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (405 ILCS 80/3-5) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1803-5)
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8 | Sec. 3-5. The Department shall create application forms | ||||||
9 | which shall
be used to determine the eligibility of families | ||||||
10 | for the Program. The
forms shall require at least the following | ||||||
11 | items of information which constitute
the eligibility criteria | ||||||
12 | for participation in the Program:
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13 | (a) A statement that the family resides in the State of | ||||||
14 | Illinois.
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15 | (b) A statement that the family member is 17 years of age | ||||||
16 | or younger.
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1 | (c) A statement that the family member resides, or is | ||||||
2 | expected to
reside, with his or her parent or legal guardian, | ||||||
3 | or that the family member
resides in an out-of-home placement | ||||||
4 | with the expectation of residing with
the parent or legal | ||||||
5 | guardian within 2 months of the date of the application.
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6 | (d) Verification that the family member has one of the | ||||||
7 | following
conditions: severe autism, severe mental illness, | ||||||
8 | severe or profound
mental retardation, or severe and multiple | ||||||
9 | impairments. Verification of
the family member's condition | ||||||
10 | shall be:
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11 | (1) by the family member's local school district for family | ||||||
12 | members
enrolled with a local school district; or
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13 | (2) by an entity designated by the Department.
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14 | (e) Verification that the taxable income for the family for | ||||||
15 | the year
immediately preceding the date of the application did | ||||||
16 | not exceed an amount
to be established by rule of the | ||||||
17 | Department,
unless it can be verified that the taxable income | ||||||
18 | for the family for the
year in which the application is made | ||||||
19 | will be less than such amount. The maximum taxable family | ||||||
20 | income set by rule of the Department may not be less than | ||||||
21 | $65,000 beginning January 1, 2008.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 86-921.)
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23 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
24 | becoming law.".
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