Date	Chamber	Action
7/22/2003	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0274

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 1705/72 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish in DuPage County 2 group homes, each housing 4 residents with similar diagnoses of mental illness and requiring similar intermittent care. Provides for rental of the homes to a third party who will provide necessary services to the residents of the homes.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the trustee of a special needs trust established in part to provide a permanent residence for a person with mental illness may establish a group home housing up to 4 residents with similar diagnoses of mental illness and requiring similar intermittent care. Provides that the trustee shall rent the home to a provider of services for the mentally ill at a fair market rental value as determined by the county housing authority. Requires the Department of Human Services to contract with the service provider who rents the home to provide all necessary and customary services to the residents of the home. Requires the Department and the service provider to take steps to enroll the residents in Medicaid.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2

	Deletes reference to:
	20 ILCS 1705/72 new

	Adds reference to:
	210 ILCS 135/3

Deletes everything. Amends the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act. In the definition of "community-integrated living arrangement", adds the following as an additional example: "special needs trust-supported residential care", a living arrangement where recipients are supervised by on-site staff and that supervision is provided 24 hours per day or less, as dictated by the needs of the recipients, and determined by service providers. Provides that "special needs trust" means a trust for the benefit of a disabled beneficiary as described in the Trusts and Trustees Act.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/19/2003	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin
2/19/2003	Senate	First Reading
2/19/2003	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/26/2003	Senate	Assigned to Health & Human Services
3/6/2003	Senate	Postponed - Health & Human Services
3/6/2003	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
3/6/2003	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
3/6/2003	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin
3/6/2003	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/11/2003	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
3/12/2003	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/13/2003	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Health & Human Services; 008-000-000
3/13/2003	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
3/18/2003	Senate	Second Reading
3/18/2003	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
3/19/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin
3/19/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
3/24/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
3/25/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Health & Human Services; 009-000-000
4/2/2003	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/2/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cronin
4/2/2003	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003
4/3/2003	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-001
4/3/2003	House	Arrived in House
4/8/2003	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
4/8/2003	House	First Reading
4/8/2003	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/9/2003	House	Assigned to Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee
4/16/2003	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee; 007-000-000
4/16/2003	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/9/2003	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/9/2003	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/14/2003	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
5/14/2003	Senate	Passed Both Houses
5/14/2003	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
5/14/2003	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
6/12/2003	Senate	Sent to the Governor
7/22/2003	Senate	Governor Approved
7/22/2003	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2004
7/22/2003	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0274

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