Bill Status of HB 5481   98th General Assembly

Short Description:  JACKSONVILLE DEV CENTER

House Sponsors
Rep. Charles E. Meier

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  12/3/2014HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
405 ILCS 30/4.6

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Community Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall for a 6-month period from the effective date of the amendatory Act observe and track the progress of former residents of the Jacksonville Developmental Center who were removed from that facility after January 1, 2012. Provides that after the 6-month observation and tracking period, the Department of Human Services shall submit a report to the General Assembly that describes: (1) the new venues of care for the former residents of the Jacksonville Developmental Center; (2) costs to the Department of Human Services as a result of the closure of the Jacksonville Developmental Center; (3) cost savings or increases to the Department of Human Services due to the new venues of care for the former residents of the Jacksonville Developmental Center; and (4) the injuries or deaths to former residents of the Jacksonville Developmental Center in their new venues of care. Provides that the report must be submitted to the General Assembly within one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that from the effective date of the amendatory Act until 3 months after the filing of the report with the General Assembly, the Department of Human Services may not remove a resident from any State-operated developmental center without the consent of the resident of the center or the guardian of that resident. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/13/2014HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Charles E. Meier
  2/13/2014HouseFirst Reading
  2/13/2014HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/27/2014HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee
  3/7/2014HouseTo Facilities Subcommittee
  3/19/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Charles E. Meier
  3/19/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/20/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
  3/28/2014HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  3/28/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  12/3/2014HouseSession Sine Die

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