TITLE 89: SOCIAL SERVICES
SUBPART A: STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL
SUBPART B: CONSUMER ADVISORY COUNCILS SUBPART C: FACILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL SUBPART D: STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL
SUBPART E: BLIND SERVICES PLANNING COUNCIL SUBPART F: ADVISORY COUNCIL ON SPINAL CORD AND HEAD INJURIES |
AUTHORITY: Implementing Section 3 of the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act [20 ILCS 2405/3]; and Sections 5-505 and 5-550 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois [20 ILCS 5/5-505 and 5-550]; and the Bureau for the Blind Act [20 ILCS 2410]; and Section 6 of the Head and Spinal Cord Injury Act [410 ILCS 515/6].
SOURCE: Adopted and codified at 7 Ill. Reg. 8127, effective June 24, 1985; amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 1975, effective February 1, 1984; amended at 12 Ill. Reg. 17942, effective October 24, 1988; amended at 15 Ill. Reg. 7211, effective April 26, 1991; emergency amendment at 17 Ill. Reg. 11589, effective July 1, 1993, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 20278, effective November 15, 1993; amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 11623, effective July 7, 1994; amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 10162, effective July 16, 1996; recodified from the Department of Rehabilitation Services to the Department of Human Services at 21 Ill. Reg. 9325; amended at 23 Ill. Reg. 3957, effective March 19, 1999; amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 6399, effective March 31, 2000; amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 5819, effective March 28, 2007.
SUBPART A: STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL
Section 515.100 State Rehabilitation Council
The State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) is established for the purpose of advising the Secretary of the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the vocational rehabilitation administrator (i.e., the Office of Rehabilitation Services (DHS-ORS) Associate Director) of the provisions of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 in matters concerning individuals with disabilities and the provision of rehabilitation services [20 ILCS 5/5-550].
(Source: Amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 6399, effective March 31, 2000)
Section 515.110 Powers and Duties
Powers and duties of the SRC in respect to the operation of DHS-ORS include:
a) To consider and study the subject of rehabilitation as it relates to the programs and purpose of DHS;
b) To recommend to the Associate Director of DHS-ORS, on its own initiative, policies and practices which shall be duly considered;
c) To give advice or make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly when so requested or on its own initiative;
d) To investigate the conduct of the work of DHS-ORS, and for this purpose to have access, at any time, to all books, papers, documents, and records pertaining or belonging to DHS-ORS, and to require written or oral information from any officer or employee of DHS-ORS;
e) To adopt bylaws, not inconsistent with statute, for the internal management of the SRC, a copy of which is to be filed with the Associate Director of DHS-ORS;
f) To act by a subcommittee, or by a majority of SRC, if the bylaws so prescribe;
g) To keep minutes of each meeting which shall be filed with the Associate Director of DHS-ORS and available for public review;
h) To give notice of the time and date of each meeting to the Governor, the Secretary and the vocational rehabilitation administrator to permit them to attend meetings and to be heard upon any matter coming before the SRC;
i) To prepare and submit to the vocational rehabilitation administrator such reports and findings as he/she may request or as the Council deems fit and prepare and submit such reports and findings to the Governor and the Commissioner for the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Education;
j) To select jointly with the vocational rehabilitation administrator a pool of qualified persons to serve as impartial hearing officers [20 ILCS 5/5-550];
k) To the extent feasible, to conduct a review and analysis of the effectiveness of, and consumer satisfaction with:
1) the functions performed by DHS-ORS and other public and private service providers; and
2) VR services provided, or paid for, through DHS-ORS or any other source;
l) To coordinate the activity of the SRC with the Independent Living Council (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code 515: Subpart D) and other advisory councils of DHS-ORS and the State Advisory Council on Education of the Handicapped, the Illinois Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Planning Council on Mental Health, and other appropriate entities;
m) To provide for coordination and establishment of working relationships between DHS-ORS and the Statewide Independent Living Council and centers for independent living throughout Illinois;
n) To review the State Plans to be submitted to the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Education;
o) To develop, in tandem with DHS-ORS, written policies and procedures to enable each customer to make informed choices regarding his/her rehabilitation program;
p) To review and comment on plans, policies, and procedures relating to recruitment, preparation, and retention of qualified staff, personnel standards, and staff development. This is not to be construed to mean that SRC shall have input into individual personnel transactions regarding DHS-ORS staff (e.g., hirings, promotions, disciplinary action taken against an employee); and
q) To review, with the vocational rehabilitation unit of the Department, jointly develop, agree to, and review annually State goals and priorities and jointly submit annual reports of progress to the federal Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services Administration. [20 ILCS 5/5-550]
(Source: Amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 6399, effective March 31, 2000)