90th General Assembly
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Senate Sponsors:
KARPIEL-HAWKINSON-O'MALLEY-RAUSCHENBERGER-SIEBEN, 
   WALSH,T, PHILIP, TROTTER, SMITH, OBAMA, GARCIA, REA AND HALVORSON.

House Sponsors:
LINDNER-PANKAU

Short description: 
INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT                                                      

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Creates the Inspector General Act.  Creates  the  Office  of  the      
   Inspector  General  to  replace  the  inspectors general who currently      
   function in the  Department  of  Children  and  Family  Services,  the      
   Department  of  Mental  Health  and  Developmental Disabilities or its      
   successor, the Department of Human Services,  and  the  Department  of      
   Public  Aid.  Provides  for  an  Inspector  General and up to 3 Deputy      
   Inspectors General appointed by the  Governor  and  confirmed  by  the      
   Senate  for  2-year  terms  who may be removed by the Governor without      
   cause. Provides for transfer of powers, property, and personnel to the      
   new Office of the Inspector General.  Amends the Children  and  Family      
   Services  Act, the Child Death Review Team Act, the Foster Parent Law,      
   the Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility  Residents  Reporting      
   Act,  the  Public  Aid  Code,  and the Mental Health and Developmental      
   Disabilities Code to make conforming changes. Effective July 1, 1997.       
          FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. Public Aid)                                        
          An estimated 18 additional staff would be needed for an inde-        
          pendent State Inspector General at an FY98 cost of $883,700 and      
          $125,700 for related staff costs, plus costs for relocation and      
          a management information system.                                     
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          New Act                                                              
          20 ILCS 505/35.6                                                     
          20 ILCS 515/20                                                       
          20 ILCS 520/1-15                                                     
          210 ILCS 30/6                   from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166          
          210 ILCS 30/6.3 rep.                                                 
          210 ILCS 30/6.4 rep.                                                 
          305 ILCS 5/8A-12                                                     
          305 ILCS 5/12-13.1                                                   
          405 ILCS 5/5-100A               from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 5-100A         
          405 ILCS 5/5-100A               from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 5-100A         
        Deletes everything.  Amends the Children and Family Services Act.      
   Provides that the Inspector General shall report to  the  Governor  as      
   well  as  the  Director  of  Children and Family Services.  Amends the      
   Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents Reporting  Act.      
   Provides  that  the  Inspector General shall report to the Governor as      
   well  as  to  the  Director  of  Mental   Health   and   Developmental      
   Disabilities or his or her successor, the Secretary of Human Services.      
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          740 ILCS 110/9                  from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 809            
        Amends  the  Mental   Health   and   Developmental   Disabilities      
   Confidentiality  Act.  Provides that a therapist may disclose a record      
   or communications without consent to the Inspector General of Children      
   and Family Services for the sole purpose of conducting  investigations      
   authorized  under  certain  provisions  of  the  Children  and  Family      
   Services Act.                                                               
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Further amends the Mental Health and  Developmental  Disabilities      
   Confidentiality  Act.   Requires the Inspector General to adopt rules.      
   Limits the circumstances under which a therapist may disclose a record      
   or communications without consent to  the  Inspector  General  of  the      
   Department of Children and Family Services.                                 
        CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1.                                     
        Recommends that the Senate concur in H-am 1.                           
        Recommends that the bill be further amended as follows:                
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          20 ILCS 1705/69 new                                                  
          705 ILCS 405/2-27                                                    
        Amends  the  Department  of  Mental  Health   and   Developmental      
   Disabilities Act.  Provides that the Department of Children and Family      
   Services  and  the Department of Human Services shall coordinate their      
   activities and work  together  to  provide  wards  with  developmental      
   disabilities  for  whom the Department of Children and Family Services      
   is legally responsible  a  smooth  transition  to  adult  living  upon      
   reaching  age  21.  Amends  the Juvenile Court Act to provide that the      
   court may,  with  the  approval  of  DCFS,  place  the  child  in  the      
   subsidized  guardianship  of  a  suitable  relative or other person as      
   legal guardian.  Effective immediately.                                     
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0512

   Last action date: 97-08-22

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   2


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