Full Text of SR0966 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Governor Quinn has announced his intention to | 3 | | transition care from State-Operated Developmental Centers and, | 4 | | as part of that initiative, proposed the closure of the | 5 | | Jacksonville Developmental Center and the Warren G. Murray | 6 | | Developmental Center; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Department of Human Services (DHS) has entered | 8 | | into financial agreements with Community Resource Associates | 9 | | (CRA) to assist the Department in the transition process; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The community services agreement between DHS and | 11 | | CRA authorizes payments of up to $1,350,000 to the vendor for | 12 | | the development of a clinical transition plan, as well as the | 13 | | performance of resident assessments costing $5,300 per | 14 | | resident; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The assessment of residents to facilitate | 16 | | community transitions has been a function historically | 17 | | performed by facility staff as an ongoing process requiring | 18 | | substantial interaction with the client, medical providers, | 19 | | and family members; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Concerns have been raised that current client | 21 | | reviews performed by CRA include only a minimal amount of |
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| 1 | | observation and interaction with clients prior to individual | 2 | | transition plans being determined; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Concerns have also been raised that assessments of | 4 | | clients have been hindered because families of clients | 5 | | currently residing at the Jacksonville and Murray | 6 | | Developmental Centers have voiced support for the continuation | 7 | | of the current care provided and have declined to give | 8 | | permission to new, out-of-state review teams brought in by CRA | 9 | | to be involved in the transition of their loved ones; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Adequate accountability and oversight of the | 11 | | assessment process is key to ensuring the safety of and proper | 12 | | care for residents currently being considered for community | 13 | | placements; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The use of a competitively bid procurement | 15 | | utilizing the State procurement process provides safeguards to | 16 | | ensure the efficient expenditure of State funds; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The current community services agreement between | 18 | | DHS and CRA expires on October 31, 2012, and a full review of | 19 | | the services provided under the existing grant should be | 20 | | provided prior to an extension of the grant being considered; | 21 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General is | 3 | | directed to conduct an audit of the DHS grant to CRA; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That the audit shall address, but need not be | 6 | | limited to addressing: | 7 | | (1) whether CRA has provided the deliverables required | 8 | | under the grant agreement with DHS; | 9 | | (2) whether the other requirements of the grant are | 10 | | being met; | 11 | | (3) whether DHS has assessed the performance of CRA in | 12 | | meeting the grant requirements; | 13 | | (4) whether prior business relationships have existed | 14 | | between the principals of CRA and staff within the | 15 | | Governor's office and DHS; | 16 | | (5) whether the principals of CRA have any business | 17 | | interests in the community group homes to which affected | 18 | | residents are being transferred; and | 19 | | (6) whether the prerequisites for competitive bid | 20 | | procurement had been triggered, thus making it | 21 | | inappropriate for DHS to award a grant in order to secure | 22 | | the services provided by CRA; and be it further | 23 | | RESOLVED, That DHS and any other entity having relevant | 24 | | information to this audit cooperate fully and promptly with the |
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| 1 | | Auditor General's Office in the conduct of this audit; and be | 2 | | it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | 4 | | soon as possible and report findings and recommendations upon | 5 | | completion in accordance with the provisions of Section 3-14 of | 6 | | the Illinois State Auditing Act.
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