Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB5307

Amends the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act. Provides that a service provider must maintain a written record of all financial transactions, keep the recipient's funds in an account that is separate from the service provider's, and deposit any funds received in excess of $100 in an interest-bearing account. Requires a service provider to purchase and maintain a surety bond that is greater than or equal to the sum of all of the recipients personal funds that are deposited with the service provider. Provides that a service provider shall withdraw a recipient's funds only (1) to return the funds upon the request of the recipient or the recipient's guardian, (2) to pay the recipient his or her allowance, or (3) to make any other payment authorized by the recipient or any other person entitled to authorize that payment. Requires a service provider to notify the Office of the State Guardian of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission if an adult recipient is unable to manage his or her funds and does not have a guardian. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with substantially similar provisions amending the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, but with changes that include the following: (1) in a provision that requires a service provider to keep a written record of all financial arrangements and transactions involving each individual recipient's funds, provides that a service provider shall allow a guardian (instead of the guardian of the estate) to have access to that written record; (2) requires a service provider to provide to the recipient, recipient's guardian, or recipient's immediate family member a written itemized statement of all financial transactions involving the recipient's funds or a copy of the recipient's checking or savings account register; (3) provides that a service provider shall purchase and maintain a surety bond or other commercial policy with crime coverage (instead of only surety bond) in an amount equal to or greater than all of the recipients' personal funds deposited with the service provider to which employees of the service provider have access (instead of an amount equal to or greater than the sum of all of the recipients' personal funds deposited with the service provider); (4) in provisions that require a service provider to provide written verification of recipients' money and property, provides that the written verification shall be provided by a public accountant (instead of a certified public accountant); (5) provides that a service provider shall, upon written request of the guardian or the recipient, return to the recipient or the recipient's guardian of the estate (instead of recipient's guardian) all or any part of the recipient's funds given to the service provider for safekeeping; and (6) makes grammatical changes. Effective immediately.

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