Rep. Michael W. Tryon
Filed: 3/19/2013
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3357




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3357 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Vulnerable Adults Abandonment Prevention Task Force Act.
 
6    Section 5. Vulnerable Adults Abandonment Prevention Task 
7Force Act; members.   
8    (a) There is created the Vulnerable Adults Abandonment 
9Prevention Task Force (hereinafter referred to as the Task 
10Force) to address the growing problem of vulnerable adults 
11being left without regard for their mental or physical health, 
12safety, or welfare.  The Task Force shall consist of 14  members 
13appointed as follows:
14        (1) 3 members of the Senate appointed by the President 
15    of the Senate;
16        (2) 3 members of the Senate appointed by the Minority 
 
 
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1    Leader of the Senate;
2        (3) 3 members of the House of Representatives appointed 
3    by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
4        (4) 3 members of the House of Representatives   appointed 
5    by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and
6        (5) 2 members appointed by the Governor one of whom 
7    shall be designated the chairperson by the Governor.

8    (b) The members of the Task Force shall serve without 
9compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and 
10necessary expenses from funds appropriated for that purpose.
11    (c) The State of Illinois Council on Developmental 
12Disabilities shall provide administrative and other support to 
13the Task Force, and the Task Force shall also seek input from 
14the Department of Human Services, the Department on Aging, and 
15the Office of State Guardian.  The Task Force shall consult with 
16representatives of law enforcement, bar associations, and 
17not-for-profits focused on persons with developmental 
18disabilities, mental illness, and victims of elder abuse in the 
19preparation of its final report.
20    (d) The Task Force shall conduct a study on the incidence 
21of abandonment of vulnerable adults by persons and entities 
22legally responsible to safeguard the mental or physical health, 
23safety, or welfare of persons who are severely or profoundly 
24intellectually disabled as a result of developmental 
25disabilities, mental illness, dementia, or other similar 
26incapacity and to make recommendations sufficient to protect 
 
 
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1these vulnerable adults, including the consideration of 
2criminal penalties for the abandonment of these vulnerable 
3adults without assuring adequate support or supervision.
4    (e) On or before January 1, 2014, the Task Force shall 
5report its findings and recommendations to the General 
6Assembly, by  filing copies of its report as provided in Section 
73.1 of the  General Assembly Organization Act, and to the 
8Governor.
9    (f) The Task Force is abolished on May 31, 2014.

 
10    Section 10. Repeal. This Act is repealed on June 1, 2014.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.".