Disability Services Committee
Filed: 5/23/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 284




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 284 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended  by adding 
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Section 3.5 as follows:
 
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    (225 ILCS 10/3.5  new)
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    Sec. 3.5. Group homes for adolescents diagnosed with 
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autism.
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    (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human 
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Services, Developmental Disabilities Division,  shall provide 
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for the establishment of 3 children's group homes for 
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adolescents who have been diagnosed with autism and who are at 
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least 15 years of age and not more than 18 years of age.  The 
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homes shall be located in 3 separate geographical areas of the 
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State. The homes shall operate 7 days per week and shall be 
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staffed 24 hours per day.  The homes shall feature maximum 
 


 






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family involvement based on a service and support agreement 
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signed by the adolescent's family and the provider. An eligible 
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service provider: (i) must have a minimum of 5 years experience 
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serving individuals with autism residentially and have 
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successfully supported individuals with challenging behaviors; 
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(ii) must demonstrate that staff have equal experience in this 
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regard; and (iii) must have a full-time Board-Certified 
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Behavior Analyst on staff.
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    (b) The provider shall ensure that the staff at each home 
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receives appropriate training in matters that include, but need 
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not be limited to, the following: behavior analysis, skill 
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training, and other methodologies of teaching such as discreet 
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trial and picture exchange communication system.
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    (c) The homes shall provide therapeutic and other support 
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services to the adolescents being served there.  The therapeutic 
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curriculum shall be based on the principles of applied behavior 
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analysis.
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    (d) An agreeable rate shall  be established by the 
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Department of Children and Family Services and the Department 
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of Human Services, Developmental Disabilities Division.

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2007.".