97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3322

 

Introduced 2/7/2012, by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 505/5.36 new
20 ILCS 1705/43a new
105 ILCS 5/14-7.06 new

    Amends the Children and Family Services Act, the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act, and the School Code. Permits residential services providers that contract with the Department of Children and Family Services or the Department of Human Services to provide services to children age 5 to 22 with a developmental or intellectual disability to conduct a 60-day evaluation and residential assessment to facilitate a child's successful transition to a community-based children's group home, when indicated. Provides that the 60-day evaluation and assessment period must commence upon admission and must be conducted in a campus-based residential program where the child will be assessed and evaluated to determine his or her functioning and overall performance. Provides that specified disciplines may be completed during the evaluation and assessment period, including education or classroom support, speech or language, occupational therapy and physical therapy, and behavioral health services. Adds similar provisions to the School Code as to residential facilities that accept students age 5 to 22 with a developmental or intellectual disability for services paid for by an Illinois public State agency. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
5by adding Section 5.36 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 505/5.36 new)
7    Sec. 5.36. 60-day evaluation and assessment period for
8children with a developmental or intellectual disability;
9residential services.
10    (a) For purposes of this Section, "residential services"
11means child care institution care, group home care, independent
12living services, and transitional living services that are
13licensed and purchased by the Department on behalf of children
14under the age of 22 years who are served by the Department and
15who need 24-hour residential care due to a developmental or
16intellectual disability.
17    (b) Residential services providers that contract with the
18Department to provide services to children age 5 to 22 with a
19developmental or intellectual disability may conduct a 60-day
20evaluation and residential assessment to facilitate a child's
21successful transition to a community-based children's group
22home, when indicated. The 60-day evaluation and assessment
23period must commence upon admission and must be conducted in a

 

 

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1campus-based residential program where the child will be
2assessed and evaluated to determine his or her functioning and
3overall performance. The following disciplines may be
4completed during the evaluation and assessment period,
5including, but not limited to, admissions, education or
6classroom support, speech or language, occupational therapy
7and physical therapy, behavioral health, medical and health
8services, and residential services.
 
9    Section 10. The Mental Health and Developmental
10Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section
1143a as follows:
 
12    (20 ILCS 1705/43a new)
13    Sec. 43a. 60-day evaluation and assessment period for
14children with a developmental or intellectual disability;
15residential services.
16    (a) For purposes of this Section, "residential services"
17means child care institution care, group home care, independent
18living services, and transitional living services that are
19licensed or purchased by the Department on behalf of children
20under the age of 22 years who need 24-hour residential care due
21to a developmental or intellectual disability.
22    (b) Residential services providers that contract with the
23Department to provide services to children age 5 to 22 with a
24developmental or intellectual disability may conduct a 60-day

 

 

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1evaluation and residential assessment to facilitate a child's
2successful transition to a community-based children's group
3home, when indicated. The 60-day evaluation and assessment
4period must commence upon admission and must be conducted in a
5campus-based residential program where the child will be
6assessed and evaluated to determine his or her functioning and
7overall performance. The following disciplines may be
8completed during the evaluation and assessment period,
9including, but not limited to, admissions, education or
10classroom support, speech or language, occupational therapy
11and physical therapy, behavioral health, medical and health
12services, and residential services.
 
13    Section 15. The School Code is amended by adding Section
1414-7.06 as follows:
 
15    (105 ILCS 5/14-7.06 new)
16    Sec. 14-7.06. 60-day evaluation and assessment period for
17children with a developmental or intellectual disability;
18residential facility.
19    (a) For purposes of this Section, "developmental
20disability" means a disability which is attributable to: (i) an
21intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy or autism;
22or to (ii) any other condition which results in impairment
23similar to that caused by an intellectual disability and which
24requires services similar to those required by intellectually

 

 

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1disabled persons. Such disability must originate before the age
2of 18 years, be expected to continue indefinitely, and
3constitute a substantial handicap.
4    (b) A residential facility that accepts a student age 5 to
522 with a developmental or intellectual disability for services
6paid for by an Illinois public State agency may conduct a
760-day evaluation and residential assessment to facilitate the
8child's successful transition to a community-based children's
9group home, when indicated. The 60-day evaluation and
10assessment period must commence upon admission and must be
11conducted in a campus-based residential program where the child
12will be assessed and evaluated to determine his or her
13functioning and overall performance. The following disciplines
14may be completed during the evaluation and assessment period,
15including, but not limited to, admissions, education or
16classroom support, speech or language, occupational therapy
17and physical therapy, behavioral health, medical and health
18services, and residential services.
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.