Human Services Committee
Adopted in House Comm. on Jun 13, 2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 581




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 581 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Developmental Disability and Mental 
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Disability Services Act is amended  by adding the heading of 
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Article VI and Sections 6-1 and 6-5 as follows:
 
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    (405 ILCS 80/Art. VI heading new)
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ARTICLE VI.  COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL CHOICES PROGRAM

 
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    (405 ILCS 80/6-1  new)
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    Sec. 6-1. Community Residential Choices Program.
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    (a) The purpose of this Article is to promote greater 
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compatibility among individuals with developmental 
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disabilities who live together by allowing individuals with 
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developmental disabilities who meet either the emergency or 
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critical need criteria of the Department of Human Services as 
 


 






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defined under the Department's developmental disabilities 
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cross-disability database (as required by section 10-26 of the 
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Department of Human Services Act), and who also meet the 
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Department's developmental disabilities priority population 
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criteria for residential services as defined in the 
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Department's developmental disabilities Community Services 
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Agreement and whose parents are over the age of 60, to choose 
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to live together in a community-based residential program.
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    (b) For purposes of this Article:
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    "Community-based residential program" means one of a 
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variety of living arrangements for persons with developmental 
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disabilities, including existing settings such as 
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community-integrated living arrangements, and may also include 
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newly developed settings that are consistent with this 
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definition.
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    "Developmental disability" may include an autism spectrum 
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disorder.
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    (c) A person diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder may 
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be assessed for eligibility for services under Home and 
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Community-Based Services Waivers for persons with 
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developmental disabilities without regard to whether that 
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person is also diagnosed with mental retardation, so long as 
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the person otherwise meets applicable level-of-care criteria 
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under those waivers.  This provision does not create any new 
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entitlement to a service, program, or benefit, but shall not 
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affect any entitlement to a service, program, or benefit 
 


 






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created by any other law.
 
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    (405 ILCS 80/6-5  new)
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    Sec. 6-5. Placements. Commencing with the State fiscal year 
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beginning on July 1, 2007, subject to appropriation, the 
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Department of Human Services shall fund residential capacities 
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in geographic locations in the State with the goal of placing 
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no fewer than 80 individuals who meet the emergency or critical 
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need criteria of the Department's developmental disabilities 
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cross-disabilities database,  and who also meet the 
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Department's developmental disabilities priority population 
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criteria for residential services as defined in the 
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Department's developmental disabilities Community Services 
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Agreement and whose parents are over the age of 60, in 
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community-based residential programs with chosen housemates. 
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Priority in the allocation of funds for this program shall be 
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given to individuals who choose to reside with 3 or fewer 
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individuals.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".