Disability Services Committee
Filed: 3/21/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2002
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2002 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by adding | ||||||
5 | Section 3.5 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (225 ILCS 10/3.5 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 3.5. Group homes for adolescents diagnosed with | ||||||
8 | autism. | ||||||
9 | (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human | ||||||
10 | Services, Developmental Disabilities Division, shall provide | ||||||
11 | for the establishment of 3 children's group homes for | ||||||
12 | adolescents who have been diagnosed with autism and who are at | ||||||
13 | least 15 years of age and not more than 18 years of age. The | ||||||
14 | homes shall be located in 3 separate geographical areas of the | ||||||
15 | State. The homes shall operate 7 days per week and shall be | ||||||
16 | staffed 24 hours per day. The homes shall feature maximum |
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1 | family involvement based on a service and support agreement | ||||||
2 | signed by the adolescent's family and the provider. An eligible | ||||||
3 | service provider: (i) must have a minimum of 5 years experience | ||||||
4 | serving individuals with autism residentially and have | ||||||
5 | successfully supported individuals with challenging behaviors; | ||||||
6 | (ii) must demonstrate that staff have equal experience in this | ||||||
7 | regard; and (iii) must have a full-time Board-Certified | ||||||
8 | Behavior Analyst on staff. | ||||||
9 | (b) The provider shall ensure that the staff at each home | ||||||
10 | receives appropriate training in matters that include, but need | ||||||
11 | not be limited to, the following: behavior analysis, skill | ||||||
12 | training, and other methodologies of teaching such as discreet | ||||||
13 | trial and picture exchange communication system. | ||||||
14 | (c) The homes shall provide therapeutic and other support | ||||||
15 | services to the adolescents being served there. The therapeutic | ||||||
16 | curriculum shall be based on the principles of applied behavior | ||||||
17 | analysis. | ||||||
18 | (d) An agreeable rate shall be established by the | ||||||
19 | Department of Children and Family Services and the Department | ||||||
20 | of Human Services, Developmental Disabilities Division.
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21 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
22 | 2007.".
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