SB1367 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB101 09127 RLC 54221 b

101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1367

Introduced 2/13/2019, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 1705/76 new

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall create a program to select people listed on the Department's Prioritization of the Urgency of Need of Services (PUNS) database to receive housing and community-based support services. Provides that by June 30, 2023, every individual selected from the PUNS list shall qualify for and receive housing as provided in these provisions, unless he or she chooses in-home services. Provides that the Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and any other interested State agencies, shall submit a report to the General Assembly on May 31, 2020, and each May 31 thereafter, that details the Department's progress in implementing the program. Provides that the Department, in collaboration with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, shall apply for any federal waivers or approvals necessary to implement these provisions. Provides that implementation of this program shall be contingent upon the receipt of all necessary federal approvals.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section 76 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1705/76 new)

Sec. 76. Equity in housing and support services.

(a) The Department of Human Services shall create a program to select people listed on the Department's Prioritization of the Urgency of Need of Services (PUNS) database to receive housing and community-based support services. By June 30, 2023, every individual selected from the PUNS list shall qualify for and receive housing as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, unless he or she chooses in-home services.

(b) By June 30, 2023, the Department shall fully reform the community-integrated living arrangements model as a housing option for persons eligible for services under the State's Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Persons with Developmental Disabilities by implementing a flexible housing model, as defined by the Department by rule. The flexible housing model shall utilize a needs-based sliding scale to determine a person's eligibility and placement for housing. The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection.

(c) The Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and any other interested State agencies, shall submit a report to the General Assembly on May 31, 2020, and each May 31 thereafter, that details the Department's progress in implementing the requirements under subsections (a) and (b).

(d) The Department, in collaboration with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, shall apply for any federal waivers or approvals necessary to implement the provisions of this Section. Implementation of this Section shall be contingent upon the receipt of all necessary federal approvals.