Public Act 095-0112
 		





HB1708 Enrolled
LRB095 09344 JAM 29539 b






    AN ACT concerning State government.

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

 
    Section 5. The Developmental Disability and Mental 
Disability Services Act is amended  by changing Section 3-5 as 
follows:
 



    (405 ILCS 80/3-5)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1803-5)



    Sec. 3-5. The Department shall create application forms 
which shall
be used to determine the eligibility of families 
for the Program.  The
forms shall require at least the following 
items of information which constitute
the eligibility criteria 
for participation in the Program:

    (a) A statement that the family resides in the State of 
Illinois.

    (b) A statement that the family member is 17 years of age 
or younger.

    (c) A statement that the family member resides, or is 
expected to
reside, with his or her parent or legal guardian, 
or that the family member
resides in an out-of-home placement 
with the expectation of residing with
the parent or legal 
guardian within 2 months of the date of the application.

    (d) Verification that the family member has one of the 
following
conditions:  severe autism, severe mental illness, 
severe or profound
mental retardation, or severe and multiple 
impairments.  Verification of
the family member's condition 
shall be:

    (1) by the family member's local school district for family 
members
enrolled with a local school district; or

    (2) by an entity designated by the Department.

    (e) Verification that the taxable income for the family for 
the year
immediately preceding the date of the application did 
not exceed an amount
to be established by rule of the 
Department,
unless it can be verified that the taxable income 
for the family for the
year in which the application is made 
will be less than such amount. The maximum taxable family 
income set by rule of the Department may not be less than 
$65,000 beginning January 1, 2008.


(Source: P.A. 86-921.)

 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.




Effective Date:  8/13/2007