House Sponsors: KOSEL-KRAUSE-FEIGENHOLTZ-BELLOCK-JONES,LOU, COULSON, CROSS, CURRIE, FRITCHEY, LINDNER, LYONS,EILEEN, MITCHELL,JERRY, MOFFITT, MORROW, MULLIGAN, PANKAU, SLONE, SMITH,MICHAEL, TENHOUSE, WIRSING AND MAY. Senate Sponsors: MAHAR-BOMKE-SULLIVAN-PARKER Short description: DHS-CROSS DISABILITY DATABASE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to contract with a research unit of an Illinois university to compile a cross-disability database of disabled Illinois residents who are potential beneficiaries under the "most integrated setting" requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act as construed by the U.S. Supreme Court. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 1705/31b new Provides that the contract shall be with an entity experienced in applied research, rather than the research unit of an Illinois university. Requires the Secretary of Human Services to appoint an advisory board regarding the compilation of the database. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall collect certain information on the number of individuals with developmental disabilities who have requested and are waiting for community-based services that are funded through grants from the Department to, and contracts with the Department and, local school districts, individual service coordination organizations, and community-based organizations. Provides that the information collected shall be limited to information about individuals who are eligible for services at the time of the request or who will be eligible to receive services within 12 months after the date services are requested. Provides that the Department shall make the information available to other agencies serving persons with developmental disabilities. Adds an immediate effective date. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status