Full Text of HB2280 095th General Assembly
HB2280 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB2280
Introduced 2/26/2007, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Naomi D. Jakobsson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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405 ILCS 30/1 |
from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 901 |
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Amends the Community Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning legislative purpose.
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT concerning health.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Community Services Act is amended by | 5 |
| changing Section 1 as follows:
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| (405 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 901)
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| Sec. 1. Purpose. It is declared to be the
the policy and | 8 |
| intent of the Illinois
General Assembly that the Department of | 9 |
| Human Services assume leadership in
facilitating the | 10 |
| establishment of
comprehensive
and coordinated arrays of | 11 |
| private and public services for persons with mental
illness, | 12 |
| persons with a developmental disability, and alcohol and drug
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| dependent citizens residing in communities throughout the | 14 |
| state. The
Department shall work
in partnership with local | 15 |
| government entities, direct service providers,
voluntary
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| associations and communities to create a system that is | 17 |
| sensitive to the needs
of local communities and which | 18 |
| complements existing family and other natural
supports, social | 19 |
| institutions and programs. | 20 |
| The goals of the service system shall include but not be | 21 |
| limited to the
following: to strengthen the disabled | 22 |
| individual's independence, self-esteem
and ability to | 23 |
| participate in and contribute to community life; to insure
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| continuity of care for clients; to enable disabled persons to | 2 |
| access needed
services, commensurate with their individual | 3 |
| wishes and needs, regardless
of where they reside in the state; | 4 |
| to prevent unnecessary institutionalization
and the | 5 |
| dislocation of individuals from their home communities; to | 6 |
| provide
a range of services so that persons can receive these | 7 |
| services in settings
which do not unnecessarily restrict their | 8 |
| liberty; and to encourage clients
to move among settings as | 9 |
| their needs change.
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| The system shall include provision of services in the areas | 11 |
| of prevention,
client assessment and diagnosis, case | 12 |
| coordination, crisis and emergency
care, treatment and | 13 |
| habilitation and support services, and community
residential | 14 |
| alternatives to institutional settings. The General Assembly
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| recognizes that community programs are an integral part of the | 16 |
| larger service
system, which includes state-operated | 17 |
| facilities for persons who cannot receive
appropriate services | 18 |
| in the community.
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| Towards achievement of these ends, the Department of Human | 20 |
| Services, working
in coordination with other State agencies, | 21 |
| shall assume responsibilities
pursuant to this Act, which | 22 |
| includes activities in the areas of planning,
quality | 23 |
| assurance, program evaluation, community education, and the | 24 |
| provision
of financial and technical assistance to local | 25 |
| provider agencies.
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| (Source: P.A. 88-380; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
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