Full Text of HJR0050 96th General Assembly
HJ0050eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 50
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Early Intervention program's mission | 3 |
| is to ensure that families who have infants and toddlers, birth | 4 |
| to age 3, with diagnosed disabilities, developmental delays, or | 5 |
| substantial risk of significant delays receive resources and | 6 |
| supports that assist them in maximizing their child's | 7 |
| development, while respecting the diversity of families and | 8 |
| communities; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Early Intervention services include, | 10 |
| but are not limited to: developmental evaluations and | 11 |
| assessments, physical therapy, occupational therapy, | 12 |
| speech/language therapy, developmental therapy, service | 13 |
| coordination, psychological services, and social work | 14 |
| services; and
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| WHEREAS, The Part C Early Intervention system has not had a | 16 |
| broad review by stakeholders since 2000; and
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| WHEREAS, The stakeholders have agreed that the Part C Early | 18 |
| Intervention system needs to be reviewed by a broad group of | 19 |
| stakeholders to ensure that all eligible children and families | 20 |
| are receiving quality services; and
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| WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that a Taskforce to |
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| undertake a comprehensive and thorough review of the Early | 2 |
| Intervention system is necessary; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 5 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Illinois Part C Early | 6 |
| Intervention Taskforce is created to partner with the | 7 |
| Department of Human Services to undertake a comprehensive and | 8 |
| thorough review of the Early Intervention system and develop | 9 |
| recommendations and an action plan to address issues related to | 10 |
| workforce, financing, monitoring and evaluation, service | 11 |
| delivery, and transitions; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Taskforce shall be chaired by a staff | 13 |
| member from the Department of Human Services; the Department of | 14 |
| Human Services shall provide staff support for the Taskforce; | 15 |
| and be it further | 16 |
| RESOLVED, That the Taskforce shall consist of members | 17 |
| appointed as follows: | 18 |
| (1) One member representing the Governor, appointed by | 19 |
| the Governor; | 20 |
| (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | 21 |
| President of the Senate; | 22 |
| (3) One member of the Senate, appointed by the Minority | 23 |
| Leader of the Senate; |
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| (4) One member of the House of Representatives, | 2 |
| appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | 3 |
| (5) One member of the House of Representatives, | 4 |
| appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 5 |
| Representatives; | 6 |
| (6) One member representing the Division of Mental | 7 |
| Health within the Department of Human Services, appointed | 8 |
| by the Secretary of Human Services; | 9 |
| (7) One member representing the Division of Community | 10 |
| Health and Prevention within the Department of Human | 11 |
| Services, appointed by the Secretary of Human Services; | 12 |
| (8) One member representing the Special Education | 13 |
| Division of the Illinois State Board of Education, | 14 |
| appointed by the State Superintendent of Education; | 15 |
| (9) One member representing the Department of Children | 16 |
| and Family Services, appointed by the Director of Children | 17 |
| and Family Services; and | 18 |
| (10) One member representing the Department of | 19 |
| Healthcare and Family Services, appointed by the Director | 20 |
| of Healthcare and Family Services; and be it further | 21 |
| RESOLVED, That the Taskforce shall also include | 22 |
| representatives of the following groups, appointed by the | 23 |
| Secretary of Human Services, with no more than 30 members in | 24 |
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| (1) Advocacy organizations that focus on early |
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| childhood, health, or issues related to early | 2 |
| intervention; | 3 |
| (2) Professional groups with members who provide | 4 |
| services for or make referrals to the Illinois Part C Early | 5 |
| Intervention system; | 6 |
| (3) Groups that are affiliated with the Early | 7 |
| Intervention system for training and consultation; | 8 |
| (4) The Illinois Interagency Council on Intervention; | 9 |
| (5) Child and Family Connections (CFC) managers or | 10 |
| staff; | 11 |
| (6) Parents with children in the Part C Early | 12 |
| Intervention system; and | 13 |
| (7) The University of Illinois Division of Specialized | 14 |
| Care for Children; and be it further | 15 |
| RESOLVED, That the members of the Taskforce shall receive | 16 |
| no compensation as members of the Taskforce but may be | 17 |
| reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by the members in | 18 |
| performance of their duties as members of the Taskforce from | 19 |
| appropriations made for such purpose; and be it further | 20 |
| RESOLVED, That the Taskforce shall convene no later than | 21 |
| September 30, 2009 and shall be dissolved no later than July 1, | 22 |
| 2010; and be it further | 23 |
| RESOLVED, That the Taskforce shall submit a written report |
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| of its findings, recommendations, and action plan to the | 2 |
| Governor and the General Assembly by July 1, 2010.
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