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1 AN ACT concerning State facilities.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. This Act may be cited as the State Facility
5 Modification Review Act.
6 Section 5. The Department of Human Services, the
7 Department of Corrections, or the Department of Veterans'
8 Affairs, within any 12-month period, shall not close any
9 facility or modify the use of any facility operated by such
10 Department which would reduce the functional bed capacity or
11 occupancy level of such facility by 10% or 25 persons,
12 whichever is less, or which would reduce the number of
13 employees at such facility by 10% of the total employees at
14 such facility or 25 employees, whichever is less, unless the
15 General Assembly has approved such change in compliance with
16 the procedures set forth in Section 10 of this Act.
17 Section 10. The Secretary or Director of the Department
18 proposing a change under Section 5 must submit a closure or
19 modification plan in writing with supporting documents as
20 described in Section 15 to the General Assembly by delivering
21 a copy thereof to the Secretary of the Senate and to the
22 Clerk of the House of Representatives. The Secretary of the
23 Senate and Clerk of the House shall receive and note on the
24 proposed change and supporting documents the date and time of
25 delivery. Delivery may take place during such period on a
26 date or at an hour when the Senate and House are not in
27 session as long as the offices of the Secretary and Clerk are
28 open to receive the proposed change and supporting documents.
29 For a proposed change to become effective, the General
30 Assembly must approve the proposed change by joint
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1 resolution, no sooner than 30 days after receipt of the
2 proposed change and supporting documents. In determining the
3 30-day period within which the General Assembly may not act,
4 the day on which delivery is made to the Senate and House
5 shall not be counted. If delivery of the proposed change and
6 supporting documents to the 2 houses occurs on different
7 days, the 30-day period shall begin on the day following the
8 later delivery.
9 Section 15. Any proposed change submitted to the General
10 Assembly shall include, at a minimum, the following
11 supporting documents:
12 (1) the rationale for the proposed change;
13 (2) the number and service needs of the individuals
14 whose service delivery will be affected by the proposed
15 change;
16 (3) the number, functions, and duties of the State
17 employees to be laid-off;
18 (4) specifically how, by means of either State
19 government employees or contracted providers, the service
20 needs of the affected individuals will be met and the
21 impact that will have on the type and availability of
22 services for such individuals and other service
23 recipients;
24 (5) a cost-benefit analysis of the closing or
25 modification, including:
26 (i) specific first-year cost savings itemized
27 by budget line including personal services,
28 retirement, social security, contractual services,
29 travel, commodities, printing, equipment,
30 telecommunications, operation of automotive
31 equipment, and any other applicable items;
32 (ii) specific first-year costs and up-front
33 expenses associated with replacing the services
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1 currently rendered at the facility that will be
2 closed or modified, including the cost of
3 contracting out the service and monitoring such
4 contracts and additional costs at other State
5 facilities.
6 (6) an independent economic impact study of the
7 community where the facility proposed for closure or
8 modification is located;
9 (7) a legal opinion that ensures that the proposed
10 change does not violate State or federal laws.
11 The Department proposing the change shall provide any
12 clarification or additional information that the General
13 Assembly may request.
14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15 becoming law.