Human Services Committee

Adopted in House Comm. on Jun 13, 2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 581

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 581 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Developmental Disability and Mental
5 Disability Services Act is amended by adding the heading of
6 Article VI and Sections 6-1 and 6-5 as follows:
 
7     (405 ILCS 80/Art. VI heading new)
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ARTICLE VI. COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL CHOICES PROGRAM

 
9     (405 ILCS 80/6-1 new)
10     Sec. 6-1. Community Residential Choices Program.
11     (a) The purpose of this Article is to promote greater
12 compatibility among individuals with developmental
13 disabilities who live together by allowing individuals with
14 developmental disabilities who meet either the emergency or
15 critical need criteria of the Department of Human Services as

 

 

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

 

 

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1 created by any other law.
 
2     (405 ILCS 80/6-5 new)
3     Sec. 6-5. Placements. Commencing with the State fiscal year
4 beginning on July 1, 2007, subject to appropriation, the
5 Department of Human Services shall fund residential capacities
6 in geographic locations in the State with the goal of placing
7 no fewer than 80 individuals who meet the emergency or critical
8 need criteria of the Department's developmental disabilities
9 cross-disabilities database, and who also meet the
10 Department's developmental disabilities priority population
11 criteria for residential services as defined in the
12 Department's developmental disabilities Community Services
13 Agreement and whose parents are over the age of 60, in
14 community-based residential programs with chosen housemates.
15 Priority in the allocation of funds for this program shall be
16 given to individuals who choose to reside with 3 or fewer
17 individuals.
 
18     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19 becoming law.".