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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Human Services is | ||||||
| 3 | responsible for overseeing Community Integrated Living | ||||||
| 4 | Arrangement facilities for the developmentally disabled; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Community Integrated Living Arrangements are | ||||||
| 6 | designed to allow developmentally disabled individuals to live | ||||||
| 7 | within a community setting; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, A priority of the administration of former | ||||||
| 9 | Governor Pat Quinn was to transition residents out of State | ||||||
| 10 | Operated Developmental Centers and into Community Integrated | ||||||
| 11 | Living Arrangement settings; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Although the Community Integrated Living | ||||||
| 13 | Arrangement was designed to provide more independent, | ||||||
| 14 | home-like settings, and to be cost-effective to the State, | ||||||
| 15 | there has been widespread abuse discovered; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, The Chicago Tribune recently published a series of | ||||||
| 17 | articles exposing several cases of abuse and neglect at various | ||||||
| 18 | Community Integrated Living Arrangement facilities throughout | ||||||
| 19 | the State; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, The results of this investigation are very | ||||||
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| 1 | troubling and disturbing; therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 3 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 4 | the Auditor General is directed to conduct an audit of the | ||||||
| 5 | Community Integrated Living Arrangement program at the | ||||||
| 6 | Department of Human Services for the years 2011 to 2016; and be | ||||||
| 7 | it further | ||||||
| 8 | RESOLVED, That this audit shall include, but not be limited | ||||||
| 9 | to, a review of the following: | ||||||
| 10 | (1) All contracts between providers and the Department of | ||||||
| 11 | Human Services; | ||||||
| 12 | (2) Provider procedures for caring and ensuring the safety | ||||||
| 13 | of the developmentally disabled residents in these | ||||||
| 14 | facilities; | ||||||
| 15 | (3) Procedures implemented and conducted by the Department | ||||||
| 16 | of Human Services Office of the Inspector General; and | ||||||
| 17 | (4) Any potential conflict of interest that resulted in a | ||||||
| 18 | personal benefit for State employees involved in the | ||||||
| 19 | awarding of Community Integrated Living Arrangement | ||||||
| 20 | contracts and placements for individuals; and | ||||||
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| 1 | (5) Any corrective actions being sought by the Department | ||||||
| 2 | of Human Services as a result of the publication of the | ||||||
| 3 | Chicago Tribune articles; and be it further | ||||||
| 4 | RESOLVED, That the Department of Human Services and any | ||||||
| 5 | other State agency or entity or person that may have | ||||||
| 6 | information relevant to this audit cooperate fully and promptly | ||||||
| 7 | with the Illinois Auditor General in its audit; and be it | ||||||
| 8 | further | ||||||
| 9 | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | ||||||
| 10 | soon as possible as practical, and report his findings and | ||||||
| 11 | recommendations upon completion in accordance with the | ||||||
| 12 | provisions of Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; | ||||||
| 13 | and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | delivered to the Auditor General.
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