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1 AN ACT concerning rehabilitation of persons with
2 disabilities.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by changing Section 6.23 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 5/6.23) (from Ch. 127, par. 6.23)
8 Sec. 6.23. In the Department of Human Services. A State
9 Rehabilitation Advisory Council, hereinafter referred to as
10 the Council, is hereby established for the purpose of
11 advising the Secretary and the vocational rehabilitation
12 administrator of the provisions of the federal Rehabilitation
13 Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
14 in matters concerning individuals with disabilities and the
15 provision of rehabilitation services. The Council shall
16 consist of 25 23 members appointed by the Governor after
17 soliciting recommendations from representatives of
18 organizations representing a broad range of individuals with
19 disabilities and organizations interested in individuals with
20 disabilities. The Governor shall appoint to this Council the
21 following:
22 (1) One representative of a parent training center
23 established in accordance with the federal Individuals
24 with Disabilities Education Act.
25 (2) One representative of the client assistance
26 program.
27 (3) One vocational rehabilitation counselor who has
28 knowledge of and experience with vocational
29 rehabilitation programs. (If an employee of the
30 Department is appointed, that appointee shall serve as an
31 ex officio, nonvoting member.)
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1 (4) One representative of community rehabilitation
2 program service providers.
3 (5) Four representatives of business, industry, and
4 labor.
5 (6) Eight representatives of disability advocacy
6 groups representing a cross section of the following:
7 (A) individuals with physical, cognitive,
8 sensory, and mental disabilities; and
9 (B) parents, family members, guardians,
10 advocates, or authorized representative of
11 individuals with disabilities who have difficulty in
12 representing themselves or who are unable, due to
13 their disabilities, to represent themselves.
14 (7) One current or former applicant for, or
15 recipient of, vocational rehabilitation services.
16 (8) Three representatives from secondary or higher
17 education.
18 (9) One representative of the State Workforce
19 Investment Board.
20 (10) One representative of the Illinois State Board
21 of Education who is knowledgeable about the Individuals
22 with Disabilities Education Act.
23 The chairperson of, or a member designated by, the Statewide
24 Independent Living Council created under Section 12a of the
25 Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act, the chairperson of the
26 Blind Services Planning Council created under the Bureau for
27 the Blind Act, and the vocational rehabilitation
28 administrator shall serve as ex officio members. The
29 vocational rehabilitation administrator shall have no vote.
30 The Council shall select a Chairperson.
31 The Chairperson and at least 12 11 other members of the
32 Council shall have a recognized disability. One member shall
33 be a senior citizen age 60 or over. A majority of the
34 Council members shall not be employees of the Department of
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1 Human Services. Current members of the Rehabilitation
2 Services Advisory Council shall serve until members of the
3 newly created Council are appointed.
4 The terms of all members appointed before the effective
5 date of this amendatory Act of 1993 shall expire on July 1,
6 1993. The members first appointed under this amendatory Act
7 of 1993 shall be appointed to serve for staggered terms
8 beginning July 1, 1993, as follows: 7 members shall be
9 appointed for terms of 3 years, 7 members shall be appointed
10 for terms of 2 years, and 6 members shall be appointed for
11 terms of one year. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for
12 terms of 3 years. Vacancies shall be filled for the
13 unexpired term. Appointments to fill vacancies in unexpired
14 terms and new terms shall be filled by the Governor or by the
15 Council if the Governor delegates that power to the Council
16 by executive order. Members shall serve until their
17 successors are appointed and qualified. No member, except
18 the representative of the client assistance program, shall
19 serve for more than 2 full terms.
20 Members shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses
21 incurred in the performance of their duties, including
22 expenses for travel, child care, and personal assistance
23 services, and a member who is not employed or who must
24 forfeit wages from other employment shall be paid reasonable
25 compensation for each day the member is engaged in performing
26 the duties of the Council.
27 The Council shall meet at least 4 times per year at times
28 and places designated by the Chairman upon 10 days written
29 notice to the members. Special meetings may be called by the
30 Chairperson or 7 members of the Council upon 7 days written
31 notice to the other members. Nine members shall constitute a
32 quorum. No member of the Council shall cast a vote on any
33 matter that would provide direct financial benefit to the
34 member or otherwise give the appearance of a conflict of
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1 interest under Illinois law.
2 The Council shall prepare and submit to the vocational
3 rehabilitation administrator such reports and findings as he
4 or she may request or as the Council deems fit. The Council
5 shall select jointly with the vocational rehabilitation
6 administrator a pool of qualified persons to serve as
7 impartial hearing officers. The Council shall, with the
8 vocational rehabilitation unit in the Department, jointly
9 develop, agree to, and review annually State goals and
10 priorities and jointly submit annual reports of progress to
11 the federal Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services
12 Administration.
13 To the extent that there is a disagreement between the
14 Council and the unit within the Department of Human Services
15 responsible for the administration of the vocational
16 rehabilitation program, regarding the resources necessary to
17 carry out the functions of the Council as set forth in this
18 Section, the disagreement shall be resolved by the Governor.
19 (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97; 90-453, eff. 8-16-97.)
20 Section 10. The Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act is
21 amended by changing Sections 3 and 12a as follows:
22 (20 ILCS 2405/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 3434)
23 Sec. 3. Powers and duties. The Department shall have the
24 powers and duties enumerated herein:
25 (a) To co-operate with the federal government in the
26 administration of the provisions of the federal
27 Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, of the Workforce
28 Investment Act of 1998, and of the federal Social Security
29 Act to the extent and in the manner provided in these Acts.
30 (b) To prescribe and supervise such courses of
31 vocational training and provide such other services as may be
32 necessary for the habilitation and rehabilitation of persons
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1 with one or more disabilities, including the administrative
2 activities under subsection (e) of this Section, and to
3 co-operate with State and local school authorities and other
4 recognized agencies engaged in habilitation, rehabilitation
5 and comprehensive rehabilitation services; and to cooperate
6 with the Department of Children and Family Services regarding
7 the care and education of children with one or more
8 disabilities.
9 (c) To make such reports and submit such plans to the
10 federal government as are required by the provisions of the
11 federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and by the
12 rules and regulations of the federal agency or agencies
13 administering the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
14 amended, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and the
15 federal Social Security Act.
16 (d) To report in writing, to the Governor, annually on
17 or before the first day of December, and at such other times
18 and in such manner and upon such subjects as the Governor may
19 require. The annual report shall contain (1) a statement of
20 the existing condition of comprehensive rehabilitation
21 services, habilitation and rehabilitation in the State; (2) a
22 statement of suggestions and recommendations with reference
23 to the development of comprehensive rehabilitation services,
24 habilitation and rehabilitation in the State; and (3) an
25 itemized statement of the amounts of money received from
26 federal, State and other sources, and of the objects and
27 purposes to which the respective items of these several
28 amounts have been devoted.
29 (e) To exercise, pursuant to Section 13 of this Act,
30 executive and administrative supervision over all
31 institutions, divisions, programs and services now existing
32 or hereafter acquired or created under the jurisdiction of
33 the Department, including, but not limited to, the following:
34 The Illinois School for the Visually Impaired at
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1 Jacksonville, as provided under Section 10 of this Act,
2 The Illinois School for the Deaf at Jacksonville, as
3 provided under Section 10 of this Act, and
4 The Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education, as
5 provided under Section 11 of this Act.
6 (f) To establish a program of services to prevent
7 unnecessary institutionalization of persons with Alzheimer's
8 disease and related disorders or persons in need of long term
9 care who are established as blind or disabled as defined by
10 the Social Security Act, thereby enabling them to remain in
11 their own homes or other living arrangements. Such preventive
12 services may include, but are not limited to, any or all of
13 the following:
14 (1) home health services;
15 (2) home nursing services;
16 (3) homemaker services;
17 (4) chore and housekeeping services;
18 (5) day care services;
19 (6) home-delivered meals;
20 (7) education in self-care;
21 (8) personal care services;
22 (9) adult day health services;
23 (10) habilitation services;
24 (11) respite care; or
25 (12) other nonmedical social services that may
26 enable the person to become self-supporting.
27 The Department shall establish eligibility standards for
28 such services taking into consideration the unique economic
29 and social needs of the population for whom they are to be
30 provided. Such eligibility standards may be based on the
31 recipient's ability to pay for services; provided, however,
32 that any portion of a person's income that is equal to or
33 less than the "protected income" level shall not be
34 considered by the Department in determining eligibility. The
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1 "protected income" level shall be determined by the
2 Department, shall never be less than the federal poverty
3 standard, and shall be adjusted each year to reflect changes
4 in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers as
5 determined by the United States Department of Labor.
6 Additionally, in determining the amount and nature of
7 services for which a person may qualify, consideration shall
8 not be given to the value of cash, property or other assets
9 held in the name of the person's spouse pursuant to a written
10 agreement dividing marital property into equal but separate
11 shares or pursuant to a transfer of the person's interest in
12 a home to his spouse, provided that the spouse's share of the
13 marital property is not made available to the person seeking
14 such services.
15 The services shall be provided to eligible persons to
16 prevent unnecessary or premature institutionalization, to the
17 extent that the cost of the services, together with the other
18 personal maintenance expenses of the persons, are reasonably
19 related to the standards established for care in a group
20 facility appropriate to their condition. These
21 non-institutional services, pilot projects or experimental
22 facilities may be provided as part of or in addition to those
23 authorized by federal law or those funded and administered by
24 the Illinois Department on Aging.
25 Personal care attendants shall be paid:
26 (i) A $5 per hour minimum rate beginning July 1,
27 1995.
28 (ii) A $5.30 per hour minimum rate beginning July
29 1, 1997.
30 (iii) A $5.40 per hour minimum rate beginning July
31 1, 1998.
32 The Department shall execute, relative to the nursing
33 home prescreening project, as authorized by Section 4.03 of
34 the Illinois Act on the Aging, written inter-agency
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1 agreements with the Department on Aging and the Department of
2 Public Aid, to effect the following: (i) intake procedures
3 and common eligibility criteria for those persons who are
4 receiving non-institutional services; and (ii) the
5 establishment and development of non-institutional services
6 in areas of the State where they are not currently available
7 or are undeveloped. On and after July 1, 1996, all nursing
8 home prescreenings for individuals 18 through 59 years of age
9 shall be conducted by the Department.
10 The Department is authorized to establish a system of
11 recipient cost-sharing for services provided under this
12 Section. The cost-sharing shall be based upon the
13 recipient's ability to pay for services, but in no case shall
14 the recipient's share exceed the actual cost of the services
15 provided. Protected income shall not be considered by the
16 Department in its determination of the recipient's ability to
17 pay a share of the cost of services. The level of
18 cost-sharing shall be adjusted each year to reflect changes
19 in the "protected income" level. The Department shall deduct
20 from the recipient's share of the cost of services any money
21 expended by the recipient for disability-related expenses.
22 The Department, or the Department's authorized
23 representative, shall recover the amount of moneys expended
24 for services provided to or in behalf of a person under this
25 Section by a claim against the person's estate or against the
26 estate of the person's surviving spouse, but no recovery may
27 be had until after the death of the surviving spouse, if any,
28 and then only at such time when there is no surviving child
29 who is under age 21, blind, or permanently and totally
30 disabled. This paragraph, however, shall not bar recovery,
31 at the death of the person, of moneys for services provided
32 to the person or in behalf of the person under this Section
33 to which the person was not entitled; provided that such
34 recovery shall not be enforced against any real estate while
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1 it is occupied as a homestead by the surviving spouse or
2 other dependent, if no claims by other creditors have been
3 filed against the estate, or, if such claims have been filed,
4 they remain dormant for failure of prosecution or failure of
5 the claimant to compel administration of the estate for the
6 purpose of payment. This paragraph shall not bar recovery
7 from the estate of a spouse, under Sections 1915 and 1924 of
8 the Social Security Act and Section 5-4 of the Illinois
9 Public Aid Code, who precedes a person receiving services
10 under this Section in death. All moneys for services paid to
11 or in behalf of the person under this Section shall be
12 claimed for recovery from the deceased spouse's estate.
13 "Homestead", as used in this paragraph, means the dwelling
14 house and contiguous real estate occupied by a surviving
15 spouse or relative, as defined by the rules and regulations
16 of the Illinois Department of Public Aid, regardless of the
17 value of the property.
18 The Department and the Department on Aging shall
19 cooperate in the development and submission of an annual
20 report on programs and services provided under this Section.
21 Such joint report shall be filed with the Governor and the
22 General Assembly on or before September 30 each year.
23 The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
24 shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the
25 Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of
26 Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and
27 the Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research
28 Unit, as required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly
29 Organization Act, and filing additional copies with the State
30 Government Report Distribution Center for the General
31 Assembly as required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the
32 State Library Act.
33 (g) To establish such subdivisions of the Department as
34 shall be desirable and assign to the various subdivisions the
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1 responsibilities and duties placed upon the Department by
2 law.
3 (h) To cooperate and enter into any necessary agreements
4 with the Department of Employment Security for the provision
5 of job placement and job referral services to clients of the
6 Department, including job service registration of such
7 clients with Illinois Employment Security offices and making
8 job listings maintained by the Department of Employment
9 Security available to such clients.
10 (i) To possess all powers reasonable and necessary for
11 the exercise and administration of the powers, duties and
12 responsibilities of the Department which are provided for by
13 law.
14 (j) To establish a procedure whereby new providers of
15 personal care attendant services shall submit vouchers to the
16 State for payment two times during their first month of
17 employment and one time per month thereafter. In no case
18 shall the Department pay personal care attendants an hourly
19 wage that is less than the federal minimum wage.
20 (k) To provide adequate notice to providers of chore and
21 housekeeping services informing them that they are entitled
22 to an interest payment on bills which are not promptly paid
23 pursuant to Section 3 of the State Prompt Payment Act.
24 (l) To establish, operate and maintain a Statewide
25 Housing Clearinghouse of information on available, government
26 subsidized housing accessible to disabled persons and
27 available privately owned housing accessible to disabled
28 persons. The information shall include but not be limited to
29 the location, rental requirements, access features and
30 proximity to public transportation of available housing. The
31 Clearinghouse shall consist of at least a computerized
32 database for the storage and retrieval of information and a
33 separate or shared toll free telephone number for use by
34 those seeking information from the Clearinghouse. Department
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1 offices and personnel throughout the State shall also assist
2 in the operation of the Statewide Housing Clearinghouse.
3 Cooperation with local, State and federal housing managers
4 shall be sought and extended in order to frequently and
5 promptly update the Clearinghouse's information.
6 (Source: P.A. 89-21, eff. 7-1-95; 89-352, eff. 8-17-95;
7 89-626, eff. 8-9-96; 90-365, eff. 8-10-97.)
8 (20 ILCS 2405/12a) (from Ch. 23, par. 3443a)
9 Sec. 12a. Centers for independent living.
10 (a) Purpose. Recognizing that persons with significant
11 severe disabilities deserve a high quality of life within
12 their communities regardless of their disabilities, the
13 Department, working with the Statewide Independent Living
14 Council, shall develop a State plan for submission on an
15 annual basis to the Commissioner. The Department shall adopt
16 rules for implementing the State plan in accordance with the
17 federal Act, including rules adopted under the federal Act
18 governing the award of grants.
19 (b) Definitions. As used in this Section, unless the
20 context clearly requires otherwise:
21 "Federal Act" means the federal 1973 Rehabilitation Act
22 of 1973, as amended.
23 "Center for independent living" means a consumer
24 controlled, community based, cross-disability,
25 non-residential, private non-profit agency that is designated
26 and operated within a local community by individuals with
27 disabilities and provides an array of independent living
28 services.
29 "Consumer controlled" means that the center for
30 independent living vests power and authority in individuals
31 with disabilities and that at least 51% of the directors of
32 the center are persons with one or more disabilities as
33 defined by this Act.
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1 "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the
2 Rehabilitation Services Administration in the United States
3 Department of Education Health and Human Services.
4 "Council" means the Statewide Independent Living Council
5 appointed under subsection (d).
6 "Individual with a disability" means any individual who
7 has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
8 a major life activity, has a record of such an impairment, or
9 is regarded as having such an impairment.
10 "Individual with a significant severe disability" means
11 an individual with a significant severe physical or mental
12 impairment, whose ability to function independently in the
13 family or community or whose ability to obtain, maintain, or
14 advance in employment is substantially limited and for whom
15 the delivery of independent living services will improve the
16 ability to function, continue functioning, or move toward
17 functioning independently in the family or community or to
18 continue in employment.
19 "State plan" means the materials submitted by the
20 Department to the Commissioner on an annual basis that
21 contain the State's proposal for:
22 (1) The provision of statewide independent living
23 services.
24 (2) The development and support of a statewide
25 network of centers for independent living.
26 (3) Working relationships between (i) programs
27 providing independent living services and independent
28 living centers and (ii) the vocational rehabilitation
29 program administered by the Department under the federal
30 Act and other programs providing services for individuals
31 with disabilities.
32 (c) Authority. The unit of the Department headed by the
33 vocational rehabilitation administrator shall be designated
34 the State unit under Title VII of the federal Act and shall
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1 have the following responsibilities:
2 (1) To receive, account for, and disburse funds
3 received by the State under the federal Act based on the
4 State plan.
5 (2) To provide administrative support services to
6 centers for independent living programs.
7 (3) To keep records, and take such actions with
8 respect to those records, as the Commissioner finds to be
9 necessary with respect to the programs.
10 (4) To submit additional information or provide
11 assurances the Commissioner may require with respect to
12 the programs.
13 The vocational rehabilitation administrator and the
14 Chairperson of the Council are responsible for jointly
15 developing and signing the State plan required by Section 704
16 of the federal Act. The State plan shall conform to the
17 requirements of Section 704 of the federal Act.
18 (d) Statewide Independent Living Council.
19 The Governor shall appoint a Statewide Independent Living
20 Council, comprised of 18 members, which shall be established
21 as an entity separate and distinct from the Department. The
22 composition of the Council shall include the following:
23 (1) At least one director of a center for
24 independent living chosen by the directors of centers for
25 independent living within the State.
26 (2) A representative from the unit of the
27 Department of Human Services responsible for the
28 administration of the vocational rehabilitation program
29 and a representative from another unit in the Department
30 of Human Services that provides services for individuals
31 with disabilities and a representative each from the
32 Department on Aging, the State Board of Education, and
33 the Department of Children and Family Services, all as
34 ex-officio, non-voting members who shall not be counted
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1 in the 18 members appointed by the Governor.
2 In addition, the Council may include the following:
3 (A) One or more representatives of centers for
4 independent living.
5 (B) One or more parents or guardians of individuals
6 with disabilities.
7 (C) One or more advocates for individuals with
8 disabilities.
9 (D) One or more representatives of private
10 business.
11 (E) One or more representatives of organizations
12 that provide services for individuals with disabilities.
13 (F) Other appropriate individuals.
14 After soliciting recommendations from organizations
15 representing a broad range of individuals with disabilities
16 and organizations interested in individuals with
17 disabilities, the Governor shall appoint members of the
18 Council for terms beginning July 1, 1993. The Council shall
19 be composed of members (i) who provide statewide
20 representation; (ii) who represent a broad range of
21 individuals with disabilities from diverse backgrounds; (iii)
22 who are knowledgeable about centers for independent living
23 and independent living services; and (iv) a majority of whom
24 are persons who are individuals with disabilities and are not
25 employed by any State agency or center for independent
26 living. The terms of all members of the Independent Living
27 Advisory Council who were appointed for terms beginning
28 before July 1, 1993, shall expire on July 1, 1993.
29 The council shall elect a chairperson from among its
30 voting membership.
31 Each member of the Council shall serve for terms of 3
32 years, except that (i) a member appointed to fill a vacancy
33 occurring before the expiration of the term for which the
34 predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the
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1 remainder of that term and (ii) terms of the members
2 initially appointed after the effective date of this
3 amendatory Act of 1993 shall be as follows: 6 of the initial
4 members shall be appointed for terms of one year, 6 shall be
5 appointed for terms of 2 years, and 6 shall be appointed for
6 terms of 3 years. No member of the council may serve more
7 than 2 consecutive full terms.
8 Appointments to fill vacancies in unexpired terms and new
9 terms shall be filled by the Governor or by the Council if
10 the Governor delegates that power to the Council by executive
11 order Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Council
12 shall be filled in the same manner as the original
13 appointment. The vacancy shall not affect the power of the
14 remaining members to execute the powers and duties of the
15 Council. The Council shall have the duties enumerated in
16 subsections (c), (d), and (e) of Section 705 of the federal
17 Act.
18 Members shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses
19 incurred in the performance of their duties, including
20 expenses for travel, child care, and personal assistance
21 services, and a member who is not employed or who must
22 forfeit wages from other employment shall be paid reasonable
23 compensation for each day the member is engaged in performing
24 the duties of the Council. The reimbursement or compensation
25 shall be paid from moneys made available to the Department
26 under Part B of Title VII of the federal Act.
27 In addition to the powers and duties granted to advisory
28 boards by Section 8 of the Civil Administrative Code of
29 Illinois, the Council shall have the authority to appoint
30 jointly with the vocational rehabilitation administrator a
31 peer review committee to consider and make recommendations
32 for grants to eligible centers for independent living.
33 (e) Grants to centers for independent living. Each
34 center for independent living that receives assistance from
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1 the Department under this Section shall comply with the
2 standards and provide and comply with the assurances that are
3 set forth in the State plan and consistent with Section 725
4 of the federal Act. Each center for independent living
5 receiving financial assistance from the Department shall
6 provide satisfactory assurances at the time and in the manner
7 the vocational rehabilitation administrator requires.
8 Beginning October 1, 1994, the vocational rehabilitation
9 administrator may award grants to any eligible center for
10 independent living that is receiving funds under Title VII of
11 the federal Act, unless the vocational rehabilitation
12 administrator makes a finding that the center for independent
13 living fails to comply with the standards and assurances set
14 forth in Section 725 of the federal Act.
15 If there is no center for independent living serving a
16 region of the State or the region is underserved, and the
17 State receives a federal increase in its allotment sufficient
18 to support one or more additional centers for independent
19 living in the State, the vocational rehabilitation
20 administrator may award a grant under this subsection to one
21 or more eligible agencies, consistent with the provisions of
22 the State plan setting forth the design of the State for
23 establishing a statewide network for centers for independent
24 living.
25 In selecting from among eligible agencies in awarding a
26 grant under this subsection for a new center for independent
27 living, the vocational rehabilitation administrator and the
28 chairperson of (or other individual designated by) the
29 Council acting on behalf of and at the direction of the
30 Council shall jointly appoint a peer review committee that
31 shall rank applications in accordance with the standards and
32 assurances set forth in Section 725 of the federal Act and
33 criteria jointly established by the vocational rehabilitation
34 administrator and the chairperson or designated individual.
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1 The peer review committee shall consider the ability of the
2 applicant to operate a center for independent living and
3 shall recommend an applicant to receive a grant under this
4 subsection based on the following:
5 (1) Evidence of the need for a center for
6 independent living, consistent with the State plan.
7 (2) Any past performance of the applicant in
8 providing services comparable to independent living
9 services.
10 (3) The applicant's plan for complying with, or
11 demonstrated success in complying with, the standards and
12 assurances set forth in Section 725 of the federal Act.
13 (4) The quality of key personnel of the applicant
14 and the involvement of individuals with significant
15 severe disabilities by the applicant.
16 (5) The budgets and cost effectiveness of the
17 applicant.
18 (6) The evaluation plan of the applicant.
19 (7) The ability of the applicant to carry out the
20 plan.
21 The vocational rehabilitation administrator shall award
22 the grant on the basis of the recommendation of the peer
23 review committee if the actions of the committee are
24 consistent with federal and State law.
25 (f) Evaluation and review. The vocational
26 rehabilitation administrator shall periodically review each
27 center for independent living that receives funds from the
28 Department under Title VII of the federal Act, or moneys
29 appropriated from the General Revenue Fund, to determine
30 whether the center is in compliance with the standards and
31 assurances set forth in Section 725 of the federal Act. If
32 the vocational rehabilitation administrator determines that
33 any center receiving those federal or State funds is not in
34 compliance with the standards and assurances set forth in
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1 Section 725, the vocational rehabilitation administrator
2 shall immediately notify the center that it is out of
3 compliance. The vocational rehabilitation administrator
4 shall terminate all funds to that center 90 days after the
5 date of notification or, in the case of a center that
6 requests an appeal, the date of any final decision, unless
7 the center submits a plan to achieve compliance within 90
8 days and that plan is approved by the vocational
9 rehabilitation administrator or (if on appeal) by the
10 Commissioner.
11 (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97;
12 90-372, eff. 7-1-98; 90-453, eff. 8-16-97.)
13 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14 becoming law.