Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee
Filed: 3/10/2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1452 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1452  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental 
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Disabilities Administrative Act is amended  by adding Section 72 
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as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 1705/72  new)
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    Sec. 72. Consumer Advance and Expense Reimbursement Fund. 
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The Consumer Advance and Expense Reimbursement Fund is created 
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as a special fund within the State treasury. This Fund shall be 
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used, subject to appropriation, for advancing money for, and 
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reimbursing travel expenses in connection with, consumers 
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designated by legislators or the Department to participate in 
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Department or legislative work groups, task forces, panel 
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discussions, workshops, or legislative hearings. Transfers 
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shall be made into the Fund, as necessary, upon order of the 
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Director from any applicable appropriation to the Department 
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for travel expenses. Moneys from gifts, donations, 
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appropriations, and other legal sources shall also be deposited 
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into the Fund. Income earned on moneys  in the Fund and 
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repayments of advances for which expenses were not incurred 
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shall be deposited into the Fund. The Department  shall, by 
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January 30, 2006, adopt rules to implement and administer the 
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Fund. These rules shall include:
 


 






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        (i) provisions that these expenses shall be incurred 
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    only if and to the extent that the law, resolution, 
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    executive order, or other enabling document creating the 
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    task force or advisory or focus work group expressly 
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    authorizes such expenses; and
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        (ii) an income means test for consumers to be eligible 
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    for expense advance and reimbursement.
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This Section (20 ILCS 1705/72) is repealed on January 1, 2009.

 
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    Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended  by adding 
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Section 5.640 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.640  new)
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    Sec. 5.640. The Consumer Advance and Expense Reimbursement  
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Fund.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2005.".