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| 1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
| 5 | Technology-Based Young Adult Day Program Act. | ||||||
| 6 | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | ||||||
| 7 | "Augmentative communication system" includes, but is not | ||||||
| 8 | limited to, a speech output device, mounts, switches, cables, | ||||||
| 9 | scanners, portable printers, software, and enlargers. | ||||||
| 10 | "Department" means the Department of Human Services. | ||||||
| 11 | "Developmental disability" has the meaning given to that | ||||||
| 12 | term in the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities Law. | ||||||
| 13 | "Program" means the technology-based day program for young | ||||||
| 14 | adults established under this Act. | ||||||
| 15 | "Technology-based" means the use of (i) augmentative | ||||||
| 16 | communication systems, (ii) desktop or laptop computers, | ||||||
| 17 | together with related components such as color printers, | ||||||
| 18 | monitors, keyboards, and Internet access, and (iii) | ||||||
| 19 | environmental controls to perform activities that include, but | ||||||
| 20 | are not limited to, turning lights on and off, changing | ||||||
| 21 | television channels, and selecting music. | ||||||
| 22 | "Young adult" means a person at least 18 years of age but | ||||||
| 23 | not more than 30 years of age. | ||||||
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| 1 | Section 10. Young adult day program. | ||||||
| 2 | (a) The Department shall establish an innovative | ||||||
| 3 | technology-based day program for young adults with a | ||||||
| 4 | developmental disability as provided in this Section. The goal | ||||||
| 5 | of the program shall be to assist young adults participating in | ||||||
| 6 | the program in pursuing higher education, securing employment, | ||||||
| 7 | building social relationships, and participating in community | ||||||
| 8 | activities. The program shall include, but need not be limited | ||||||
| 9 | to, the following features: | ||||||
| 10 | (1) One-to-one assistance for program participants. | ||||||
| 11 | (2) The use of augmentative communication systems and | ||||||
| 12 | computers, with related technological support. | ||||||
| 13 | In developing the program, the Department shall seek the | ||||||
| 14 | assistance of the Illinois Assistive Technology Program. The | ||||||
| 15 | Department shall establish the program in 3 phases as described | ||||||
| 16 | in subsections (b) through (d). | ||||||
| 17 | (b) In the State fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, the | ||||||
| 18 | Department shall establish a pilot technology-based day | ||||||
| 19 | program for 8 young adults in DuPage County. The pilot program | ||||||
| 20 | shall operate between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. On | ||||||
| 21 | or before April 15, 2009, the Department shall report to the | ||||||
| 22 | General Assembly concerning the operation of the pilot program | ||||||
| 23 | under this subsection. On and after July 1, 2009, the | ||||||
| 24 | Department may expand the pilot program to other areas of the | ||||||
| 25 | State. | ||||||
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| 1 | (c) In the State fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, the | ||||||
| 2 | Department shall continue the program as authorized under | ||||||
| 3 | subsection (b) and in addition shall make training and | ||||||
| 4 | technology resources available to the State Superintendent of | ||||||
| 5 | Education to provide secondary school students statewide with | ||||||
| 6 | skills they need for higher education and employment. These | ||||||
| 7 | resources may include, but need not be limited to: occupational | ||||||
| 8 | therapy, physical therapy, and speech and vision therapy | ||||||
| 9 | services; medical and personal hygiene services; and | ||||||
| 10 | transportation coordination services. The goal of this phase of | ||||||
| 11 | the program shall be to ensure that all students graduate from | ||||||
| 12 | high school with the skills they need for higher education and | ||||||
| 13 | employment. | ||||||
| 14 | (d) In the State fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, the | ||||||
| 15 | Department shall continue the program as authorized under | ||||||
| 16 | subsections (b) and (c) and in addition shall establish a | ||||||
| 17 | community-integrated living arrangement (CILA) pilot program | ||||||
| 18 | that emphasizes technology for independent living, including | ||||||
| 19 | but not limited to environmental controls in a residential | ||||||
| 20 | setting to foster independence and self-esteem. On or before | ||||||
| 21 | April 15, 2011, the Department shall report to the General | ||||||
| 22 | Assembly concerning the operation of the CILA pilot program | ||||||
| 23 | under this subsection. On and after July 1, 2011, the | ||||||
| 24 | Department may expand the CILA pilot program to other areas of | ||||||
| 25 | the State. | ||||||
| 26 | (e) In State fiscal years beginning July 1, 2011 and | ||||||
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| 1 | thereafter, the Department shall continue the program as | ||||||
| 2 | authorized under subsections (b), (c), and (d). | ||||||
| 3 | Section 15. Program subject to appropriations. The | ||||||
| 4 | Department's implementation of this Act is subject to | ||||||
| 5 | appropriations made to the Department for that purpose.
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