Full Text of HR1117 95th General Assembly
HR1117 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Children with developmental disabilities or | 3 |
| mental illness receive a variety of services provided or | 4 |
| sponsored by the Department of Children and Family Services | 5 |
| (DCFS), the Department of Human Services (DHS), and the | 6 |
| Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE); and
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| WHEREAS, Each of those agencies has adopted a different age | 8 |
| by which children in their programs "age out" of those programs | 9 |
| (that is, become ineligible for those programs based on their | 10 |
| age); for DCFS it is age 18; for DHS it is age 21; and for ISBE | 11 |
| it is age 22; and
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| WHEREAS, Upon "aging out" of these programs, individuals | 13 |
| must undergo a transition to programs and services for adults; | 14 |
| an individual between the ages of 18 and 22 may have to | 15 |
| participate in children's programs and adult programs at the | 16 |
| same time; and
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| WHEREAS, This lack of uniformity in the "age-out" age | 18 |
| between agencies results in disparities in services provided to | 19 |
| children and their families and confusion among beneficiaries | 20 |
| of State programs and services; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 |
| the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department | 3 |
| of Human Services, and the Illinois State Board of Education, | 4 |
| in coordination with providers of developmental disability and | 5 |
| mental health services, shall establish a Cross-Agency | 6 |
| Coordination Task Force on Developmental Disabilities to study | 7 |
| the implementation of a uniform age by which children with | 8 |
| developmental disabilities or mental illness "age out" of | 9 |
| programs administered by those agencies; the study shall | 10 |
| include an examination of ways to improve transition services | 11 |
| to individuals affected by a developmental disability or mental | 12 |
| illness; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the task force shall consist of 9 members; | 14 |
| the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department | 15 |
| of Human Services, and the State Board of Education shall each | 16 |
| appoint one of each of the following as a member: (i) a parent | 17 |
| of a child who receives mental health or developmental | 18 |
| disability services; (ii) a provider of mental health or | 19 |
| developmental disability services; and (iii) a staff member of | 20 |
| the appointing agency; and be it further | 21 |
| RESOLVED, That the task force shall submit a report of its | 22 |
| findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives by | 23 |
| August 31, 2008; and be it further |
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 2 |
| delivered to the Governor, the Director of Children and Family | 3 |
| Services, the Secretary of Human Services, and the State | 4 |
| Superintendent of Education.
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