Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee

Adopted in House Comm. on Feb 20, 2004

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4020

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4020 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Community Services Act is amended by adding
5 Sections 4.4 and 4.5 as follows:
 
6     (405 ILCS 30/4.4 new)
7     Sec. 4.4. Funding reinvestment.
8     (a) The purposes of this Section are as follows:
9         (1) The General Assembly recognizes that the United
10     States Supreme Court in Olmstead v. L.C. ex Rel. Zimring,
11     119 S. Ct. 2176 (1999), affirmed that the unjustifiable
12     institutionalization of a person with a disability who
13     could live in the community with proper support, and wishes
14     to do so, is unlawful discrimination in violation of the
15     Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The State of
16     Illinois, along with all other states, is required to
17     provide appropriate residential and community-based
18     support services to persons with disabilities who wish to
19     live in a less restrictive setting.
20         (2) It is the purpose of this Section to help fulfill
21     the State's obligations under the Olmstead decision by
22     maximizing the level of funds for both developmental
23     disability and mental health services and supports in order
24     to maintain and create an array of residential and

 

 

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1     supportive services for people with mental health needs and
2     developmental disabilities whenever they are transferred
3     into another facility or a community-based setting.
4     (b) In this Section:
5     "Office of Developmental Disabilities" means the Office of
6 Developmental Disabilities within the Department of Human
7 Services.
8     "Office of Mental Health" means the Office of Mental Health
9 within the Department of Human Services.
10     (c) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act
11 of the 93rd General Assembly, every appropriation of State
12 moneys relating to funding for the Office of Developmental
13 Disabilities or the Office of Mental Health must comply with
14 this Section.
15     (d) Whenever any appropriation, or any portion of an
16 appropriation, for any fiscal year relating to the funding of
17 any State-operated facility operated by the Office of
18 Developmental Disabilities or any mental health facility
19 operated by the Office of Mental Health is reduced because of
20 any of the reasons set forth in the following items (1) through
21 (3), to the extent that savings are realized from these items,
22 those moneys must be directed toward providing other services
23 and supports for persons with developmental disabilities or
24 mental health needs:
25         (1) The closing of any such State-operated facility for
26     the developmentally disabled or mental health facility.
27         (2) Reduction in the number of units or available beds
28     in any such State-operated facility for the
29     developmentally disabled or mental health facility.
30         (3) Reduction in the number of staff employed in any
31     such State-operated facility for the developmentally
32     disabled or mental health facility.
33     In determining whether any savings are realized from items
34     (1) through (3), sufficient moneys shall be made available to

 

 

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1     ensure that there is an appropriate level of staffing and that
2     life, safety, and care concerns are addressed so as to provide
3     for the remaining persons with developmental disabilities or
4     mental illness at any facility in the case of item (2) or (3)
5     or, in the case of item (1), such remaining persons at the
6     remaining State-operated facilities that will be expected to
7     handle the individuals previously served at the closed
8     facility.
9     (e) The purposes of redirecting this funding shall include,
10 but not be limited to, providing the following services and
11 supports for individuals with developmental disabilities and
12 mental health needs:
13         (1) Residence in the most integrated setting possible,
14     whether independent living in a private residence, a
15     Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA), a
16     supported residential program, an Intermediate Care
17     Facility for persons with Developmental Disabilities
18     (ICFDD), a supervised residential program, or supportive
19     housing, as appropriate.
20         (2) Residence in another State-operated facility.
21         (3) Rehabilitation and support services, including
22     assertive community treatment, case management, supportive
23     and supervised day treatment, and psychosocial
24     rehabilitation.
25         (4) Vocational or developmental training, as
26     appropriate, that contributes to the person's independence
27     and employment potential.
28         (5) Employment or supported employment, as
29     appropriate, free from discrimination pursuant to the
30     Constitution and laws of this State.
31         (6) In-home family supports, such as respite services
32     and client and family supports.
33         (7) Periodic reevaluation, as needed.
34     (f) An appropriation may not circumvent the purposes of

 

 

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1 this Section by transferring moneys within the funding system
2 for services and supports for the developmentally disabled and
3 mentally ill and then compensating for this transfer by
4 redirecting other moneys away from these services to provide
5 funding for some other governmental purpose or to relieve other
6 State funding expenditures.
 
7     (405 ILCS 30/4.5 new)
8     Sec. 4.5. Consultation with advisory and advocacy groups.
9 Whenever any appropriation, or any part of an appropriation,
10 for any fiscal year relating to the funding of (i) a
11 State-operated facility operated by the Office of
12 Developmental Disabilities within the Department of Human
13 Services or (ii) a mental health facility operated by the
14 Office of Mental Health within the Department of Human Services
15 is reduced because of any of the reasons set forth in items (1)
16 through (3) of subsection (d) of Section 4.4, the plan for
17 using any savings realized from those items (1) through (3)
18 shall be shared and discussed with advocates, advocacy
19 organizations, and advisory groups whose mission includes
20 advocacy for persons with developmental disabilities or
21 persons with mental illness.
 
22     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.".