Full Text of HB4021 93rd General Assembly
HB4021 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004 HB4021
Introduced 1/14/2004, by Lee A. Daniels SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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20 ILCS 1305/Art. 80 heading |
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20 ILCS 1305/80-5 |
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Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Creates a Task Force to evaluate the Department. Requires a management audit and several reports to the General Assembly. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT in relation to Human Services.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended | 5 |
| by changing
Section 80-5 and the Article 80 heading as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 1305/Art. 80 heading)
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| ARTICLE 80. | 8 |
| EVALUATION AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS
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| (20 ILCS 1305/80-5)
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| Sec. 80-5. Task Force on the Department of Human Services
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| Consolidation .
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| (a) There is hereby established a Task Force on the | 13 |
| Department of
Human Services Consolidation .
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| (b) The Task Force shall consist of 7 voting members, as | 15 |
| follows: one
person appointed by the Governor, who shall serve | 16 |
| as chair of the Task Force;
2 members appointed by the | 17 |
| President of the Senate, one of whom shall be
designated a vice | 18 |
| chair at the time of appointment; one member appointed by the
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| Senate Minority Leader; 2 members appointed by the Speaker of | 20 |
| the House of
Representatives, one of whom shall be designated a | 21 |
| vice chair at the time of
appointment; and one member appointed | 22 |
| by the House Minority Leader.
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| Members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be | 24 |
| appointed for the
duration of the Task Force; in the event of a | 25 |
| vacancy, the appointment to fill
the vacancy shall be made by | 26 |
| the legislative leader of the same house and party
as the | 27 |
| leader who made the original appointment. The Governor may at | 28 |
| any time
terminate the service of the person appointed by the | 29 |
| Governor and reappoint a
different person to serve as chair of | 30 |
| the Task Force.
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| The following persons (or their designees) shall serve, ex |
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| officio, as
nonvoting members of the Task Force: the Director | 2 |
| of Public Health, the
Director of Public Aid, the Director of | 3 |
| Children and Family Services, the
Director of the Bureau of the | 4 |
| Budget, and the Secretary of Human
Services , until their | 5 |
| offices are abolished, the Director of Mental Health
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| Developmental Disabilities, the Director of Rehabilitation | 7 |
| Services, and
the Director of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse .
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| The Governor may appoint up to 3 additional persons to serve as | 9 |
| nonvoting
members of the Task Force , who may be technical | 10 |
| consultants from ; such
persons shall be officers or employees | 11 |
| of a constitutional office or of a
department or agency of the | 12 |
| executive branch.
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| The Task Force may begin to conduct business upon the | 14 |
| appointment of a
majority of the voting members. If the chair | 15 |
| has not been appointed but
both vice chairs have been | 16 |
| appointed, the 2 vice chairs shall preside jointly.
If the | 17 |
| chair has not been appointed and only one vice chair has been
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| appointed, that vice chair shall preside.
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| Members shall serve without compensation but may be | 20 |
| reimbursed for their
expenses.
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| (c) The Task Force shall gather information and make | 22 |
| recommendations
relating to the performance of the Illinois | 23 |
| Department of Human Services
since its creation under this Act, | 24 |
| with respect to its success in achieving the
goals and | 25 |
| objectives of the human services consolidation, the | 26 |
| effectiveness of
its structure and function, and its impact on | 27 |
| the delivery of programs and
services.
planning, organization, | 28 |
| and implementation of human services
consolidation. The Task | 29 |
| Force shall work to assure that the human services
delivery | 30 |
| system is meeting
meets and adhering
adheres to the
goals of | 31 |
| quality, efficiency,
accountability, and financial | 32 |
| responsibility; to make recommendations in
keeping with those | 33 |
| goals concerning the design, operation, and organizational
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| structure of the new Department of Human Services; and to | 35 |
| recommend any
necessary implementing legislation for the | 36 |
| improvement of programs and
services under the jurisdiction of |
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| the Department of Human Services .
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| The Task Force shall evaluate
monitor the implementation of | 3 |
| human
service program reorganization and shall study its effect | 4 |
| on the delivery
of services to the citizens of Illinois. The | 5 |
| Task Force shall make
recommendations to the Governor and the | 6 |
| General Assembly regarding the
effect of the
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| consolidation of human service programs and
functions.
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| (d) The Task Force shall:
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| (1) review and make recommendations on the | 10 |
| organizational structure of the
new Department of Human | 11 |
| Services;
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| (2) review the status of
and approve plans for a | 13 |
| unified
electronic management and intake information and | 14 |
| reporting system as provided
in Section 1-25, and monitor | 15 |
| and guide the implementation of the system;
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| (3) review the progress that the Department has made | 17 |
| toward
and
make recommendations on the consolidation or | 18 |
| elimination of fragmented or
duplicative programs;
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| (4) monitor and review the progress that the Department | 20 |
| has made on
maximizing
make recommendations on how best to | 21 |
| maximize future federal
funding for the new Department of | 22 |
| Human Services , with specific
specifically including | 23 |
| consideration of any federal Medicaid, welfare, or
block | 24 |
| grant reforms that have been authorized to enhance State | 25 |
| programs and
services
reform ;
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| (5) review the progress that the Department has made
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| and make
recommendations on geographic regionalization;
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| (6) review the progress that the Department has made
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| and make
recommendations on the development of common | 30 |
| intake and client
confidentiality processes;
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| (7) review the progress that the Department has made | 32 |
| with respect
and make recommendations to foster effective | 33 |
| community-based
privatization;
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| (8) obtain a management audit of the Department of | 35 |
| Human Services
Children and Family Services , to be | 36 |
| completed and submitted to the Task
Force no later than |
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| March 1, 2005, which shall include a preliminary review
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| findings regarding the effect that the consolidation has | 3 |
| had on programs
and services for the mentally ill and | 4 |
| developmentally disabled, individuals
currently receiving | 5 |
| services under the Office of Rehabilitation Services, and
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| individuals in the substance abuse prevention and | 7 |
| treatment programs
July
1, 1997 ; and
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| (9) review any other appropriate matter and make | 9 |
| recommendations to assure
a high quality, efficient, | 10 |
| accountable, and financially responsible system for
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| delivery of human services to the people of Illinois.
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| (e) The Task Force may hire any necessary staff or | 13 |
| consultants, enter into
contracts, and make any expenditures | 14 |
| necessary for carrying out its duties,
all out of moneys | 15 |
| appropriated for that purpose. Staff support services may
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| provided to the Task Force by the Office of the Governor, the | 17 |
| agencies of
State government represented on the Task Force by | 18 |
| ex officio members
directly involved in the reorganization of | 19 |
| the delivery of human services ,
and appropriate legislative | 20 |
| staff.
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| (f) The Task Force may establish an advisory committee to | 22 |
| ensure maximum
public participation in the Task Force's | 23 |
| planning, organization, and
implementation review process. If | 24 |
| established, the advisory committee shall
(1) advise and assist | 25 |
| the Task Force in its duties, (2) help the Task Force to
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| identify issues of public concern, and (3) meet at least | 27 |
| quarterly.
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| (g) The Task Force shall submit preliminary reports of its | 29 |
| findings and
recommendations to the Governor and the General | 30 |
| Assembly by January 1, 2005
and March 1, 2005, and a final | 31 |
| report by September 1, 2005
February 1, 1997
and February 1, | 32 |
| 1998 and a final report by January 1, 1999 . It may submit
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| reports as it deems appropriate.
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| (h) The Task Force is abolished on January 1, 2006
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| 1, 1999 .
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| (Source: P.A. 89-506, eff. 7-3-96.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 2 |
| becoming law.
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