LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM EQUIP FOR EQUALITY
The following are disability-related bills and/or issues pending in the Illinois General Assembly that are scheduled to be heard in committee during the week of April 29, 2024.
NOTE: May 3, 2024, is the deadline to get substantive Senate bills out of committee in the House and substantive House bills out of committee in the Senate.
The following are disability-related bills and/or issues pending in the Illinois General Assembly that are scheduled to be heard in committee during the week of April 29, 2024.
House Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
April 30, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
Stratton Building, Room D-1
Springfield, IL
HB 5430, Representative William “Will” Davis
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that the resident district for a student who, as a result of the student’s medically complex status resides exclusively at a full-time residential care facility, shall be the school district in which the residential facility is located if the residential facility provides the student with a regular fixed night-time residence for reasons other than placement in a specific school district and the student is not enrolled in a school district outside the district in which the residential facility is located. Provides that as a resident of the district in which the residential facility is located, the educational costs for a student shall be provided directly by the State Board of Education and shall be calculated based on the applicable per diem rate provided by the Illinois Purchased Care Review Board, with such per diem rate being based solely upon the audited submission of the cost financial report for the residential facility for special education students during the applicable school year. Provides that a residential facility shall submit monthly invoices to the State Board of Education for the education costs of a student in a residential facility. Provides that the State Board of Education shall ensure that a representative of the resident school district of the student in a residential facility attend and participate in an individualized education program meeting for the student, and shall proffer a nonpublic facility placement contract for each student and the school district shall immediately execute and return the nonpublic facility placement contract to the residential facility. Provides that for a student in a residential facility, an educational surrogate shall be appointed who shall have authority to execute an individualized education program in the place of the student’s parent or guardian on behalf of the student. Provides for restrictions on withholding payment to a residential facility. Provides that the provisions apply only to a special education student who lives at and relies on residential facility as the student’s overnight residence but who has not been enrolled by the student’s parent or guardian in a school district. Effective immediately.
SB 3606, Representative Michelle Mussman
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that the term “special educational facilities and services” includes private special schools (instead of special schools) and separate public special education day schools. Provides that if a child has been placed in a separate public special education day school, a school district making tuition payments in excess of $4,500 shall be responsible for an amount in excess of $4,500 equal to 2 times the district’s per capita tuition charge and shall be eligible for reimbursement from the State for the amount of such payments actually made in excess of 2 times the district’s per capita tuition charge for students not receiving special education services. Requires a certification and finding to be made for reimbursement of a school district of the amount paid for tuition of a child attending a public special education facility. Provides that the Illinois Purchased Care Review Board shall include additional, non-voting members. Provides that the Illinois Purchased Care Review Board shall establish rules and regulations for its determination of allowable costs and payments made by school districts for services provided by separate public special education day schools. Provides that the Illinois Purchased Care Review Board shall review the costs for special education and related services provided by separate public special education day schools. Provides that provisions concerning tuition payments and reimbursement apply to a private special education school, separate public special education day school, or private special education facility (instead of a separate public special education day school). Provides for State Board of Education rulemaking.
SB 3768, Representative Terra Costa-Howard
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall maintain and operate, or contract for (instead of being empowered to establish, maintain, and operate or contract for) the operation of a permanent statewide residential education facility (instead of statewide service center), known as the Philip J. Rock Center and School. Provides that the State Board of Education shall include a line item in its budget to pay the costs of operating and maintaining the Philip J. Rock Center and School. Limits the specified services provided by the Philip J. Rock Center and School to eligible deafblind persons of all ages to being subject to appropriated funding for those specified services. Makes changes concerning provided services. Provides that for the purposes of employment, the Philip J. Rock Center and School shall be considered its own employer. Provides that the State Board of Education shall appoint a Chief Administrator of the Philip J. Rock Center and School who shall be employed by the Philip J. Rock Center and School. Specifies the duties of the Chief Administrator. Sets forth provisions concerning a student with an individualized education program at the Philip J. Rock Center and School. Provides that the Philip J. Rock Center and School shall service eligible students between the ages of 3 and 21, unless the student’s 22nd birthday occurs during the school year, in which case the student is eligible for such services through the end of the school year. Makes changes concerning the Advisory Board for the Philip J. Rock Center and School. Makes other changes.
House Insurance Committee
April 30, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
Stratton Building, Room C-1
Springfield, IL
SB 56, Representative Bob Morgan
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning Medicare supplement policy minimum standards, provides that if an individual is at least 65 years of age but no more than 75 years of age and has an existing Medicare supplement policy, then the individual is entitled to an annual open enrollment period lasting 45 days, commencing with the individual’s birthday, and the individual may purchase any Medicare supplement policy with the same issuer or any affiliate authorized to transact business in the State (instead of only the same issuer) that offers benefits equal to or lesser than those provided by the previous coverage. Effective January 1, 2026.
House Elementary & Secondary Education-School Curriculum & Policies Committee
May 1, 2024, 9:00 a.m.
Capitol Building, Room 114
Springfield, IL
SB 3166, Representative Suzanne M. Ness
Amends the Illinois School Student Records Act. Provides that the term “Student Permanent Record” may include a special education summary of performance form. Provides that representatives of the Department of Human Services, for the sole purpose of assessing waiver services qualification of a student, shall have the right to inspect and copy the student’s school student permanent record.
House Human Services Committee
May 1, 2024, 9:00 a.m.
Stratton Building, Room D-1
Springfield, IL
SB 647, Representative Camilly Y. Lilly
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Changes reference from the Andrew McFarland Mental Health Center to the Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard Mental Health Center. Repeals the Perinatal Mental Health Disorders Prevention and Treatment Act. Amends the Maternal Mental Health Conditions Education, Early Diagnosis, and Treatment Act. Provides that Department of Human Services, in conjunction with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Medical Licensing Board, shall work with birthing hospitals and licensed health care professionals in this State to develop policies, procedures, information, and educational materials to meet each of the following requirements concerning maternal mental health conditions: (1) licensed health care professionals providing prenatal care to women shall provide education to women and, if possible and with permission, to their families about maternal mental health conditions in accordance with the formal opinions and recommendations of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; (2) all birthing hospitals shall provide new mothers, prior to discharge following childbirth, and, if possible, shall provide fathers and other family members with complete information about maternal mental health conditions, including its symptoms, methods of coping with the illness, treatment resources, post-hospital treatment options, and community resources; and (3) Licensed health care professionals providing prenatal care at a prenatal visit shall invite each pregnant patient to complete a questionnaire and shall review the completed questionnaire in accordance with the formal opinions and recommendations of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Provides that the Department of Human Services, in conjunction with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, and the Medical Licensing Board shall develop educational materials for health care professionals (deletes patients) about maternal mental health conditions. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Changes references from substance abuse to substance use disorder. Some provisions are effective immediately.
SB 857, Representative Tracy Katz Muhl
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. In provisions concerning the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Human Services, expands the functions of the Inspector General to include: (i) annual unannounced site visits and reviews of mental health or developmental disabilities facilities and community agencies licensed, funded, certified, or operated by the Department; and (ii) investigating allegations of material obstruction of an investigation by a facility or community agency employee. Provides that the purpose of the annual site visits is for the Department to review and make recommendations on systemic issues relative to preventing, reporting, investigating, and responding to all of the following: mental abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, egregious neglect, financial exploitation, or material obstruction of an investigation. Provides that in response to complaints or information gathered from investigations, the Inspector General shall have and may exercise the authority to initiate reviews of facilities and agencies related to preventing, reporting, investigating, and responding to mental abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, egregious neglect, financial exploitation, and material obstruction of an investigation. Requires the Inspector General to issue written reports on its conclusions and recommendations after concluding its review of a facility and agency. Provides that the written report shall be distributed to the Secretary of the Department and to the director of the facility or agency that was subject to the review and that the facility or agency shall have 45 calendar days to respond in writing to the Inspector General’s conclusions and recommendations. Makes other corresponding changes.
SB 2665, Representative Michelle Mussman
Creates the Medicaid Expansion of Network Providers for Persons with Disabilities Subcommittee Act. Establishes the Medicaid Expansion of Network Providers for Persons with Disabilities Subcommittee to develop and propose policies to increase the State’s Medicaid provider networks to give Medicaid clients more provider choice for their health care needs. Provides that the Subcommittee shall work toward creating solutions to streamline the State’s Medicaid system, making it more efficient, and making it easier to use while improving the overall quality of care. Contains provisions concerning the Subcommittee’s composition and meetings. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide administrative support to the Subcommittee. Requires the Subcommittee to report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations, including suggested legislation, to the General Assembly by December 31, 2025. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2026. Effective immediately.
SB 2715, Representative Kevin John Olickal
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that all records containing resident, participant, and complainant information collected by the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program are confidential and shall not be disclosed outside of the program without a lawful subpoena or the permission of the State Ombudsman. Permits the State Ombudsman, at his or her discretion, to disclose resident or participant information if it is in the best interest of the resident or participant. Requires the Department on Aging to establish procedures for the disclosure of program records by the State Ombudsman. Provides that the procedures shall prohibit disclosure of a resident’s identity in case records unless the resident gives consent.
SB 2799, Representative Michelle Mussman
Amends the Adult Protective Services Act. Expands the definition of abuse to include causing any emotional injury to an adult with disabilities aged 18 through 59 or a person aged 60 or older (eligible adults). Provides that, contingent upon adequate funding, the Department on Aging may provide funding for legal assistance for eligible adults. Provides that, for self-neglect cases, the Department shall establish mandatory standards for the provision of emergent casework and follow-up services to mitigate the risk of harm or death to an eligible adult. Provides that, upon receiving a report of self-neglect, a provider agency shall conduct an unannounced face-to-face visit at the residence of the eligible adult to administer an eligibility screening to quickly determine if the eligible adult is posing a substantial threat to himself or herself or to others. Sets forth the process and procedures for eligibility screenings. Provides that if an eligibility screening indicates self-neglect, the provider agency shall develop and implement within 5 business days a case plan for the eligible adult in consultation with any other appropriate provider of services. Requires the Department to establish, by rule, the time period within which an eligibility screening shall begin and within which a service plan shall be implemented. As to all investigations conducted under the Act, requires a provider agency to notify the eligible adult, the alleged abuser, and the reporter of abuse of the agency’s final investigative findings. Makes changes to provisions concerning an eligible adult’s capacity to consent to an eligibility screening. Changes the minimal number of times the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory Council must meet each calendar year. Makes other changes. Repeals a provision permitting the Department to use qualified volunteers to provide companion-type services to eligible adults. Amends the Open Meetings Act. Exempts from the requirements of the Act meetings conducted by the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory Council and regional interagency fatality review teams.
SB 3297, Representative Maurice A. West, II
Amends the Housing is Recovery Pilot Program Act. Provides that an individual is eligible to receive a Housing is Recovery bridge rental subsidy for purposes of stabilizing his or her mental illness or substance use disorder if: (1) the individual is at high risk of unnecessary institutionalization who is 18 (rather than 21) years of age or older, or is aging out of guardianship under the Department of Children and Family Services, and who is eligible to enroll in, or is enrolled in, Medicaid for purposes of receiving mental health treatment; or (2) an individual at high risk of overdose who is 18 (rather than 21) years of age or older, or is aging out of guardianship under the Department of Children and Family Services, and who is eligible to enroll in, or is enrolled in, Medicaid for purposes of receiving substance use treatment.
SB 3430, Representative Amy Elik
Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to develop, post, and maintain on its official website a comprehensive informational guide that explains the Medicaid 5-year look-back period as it applies to eligibility for long-term care coverage under the medical assistance program. Provides that the informational guide must be posted on and after July 1, 2025. Provides that the contents of the informational guide must include a detailed explanation of the 5-year look-back period, including its purpose and relevance to eligibility for medical assistance; clear information on how the 5-year look-back period affects eligibility criteria, including income and asset requirements; step-by-step guidance on how the 5-year look-back period is calculated, including the start date and end date considerations; explanation of the consequences and implications of transfers or gifts made during the 5-year look-back period; information on exceptions and exemptions to the 5-year look-back period, clarifying circumstances where certain transfers or assets may not be subject to scrutiny; guidance on the documentation individuals may need to provide or maintain to demonstrate compliance with the 5-year look-back period; tips and considerations for individuals and families on how to plan for eligibility for medical assistance, taking into account the 5-year look-back period; information on the process for appeals and dispute resolution related to decisions made based on the 5-year look-back period; and other matters. Provides that to ensure user-friendly navigation and visibility, the Department shall post on the main page of its official website detailed information on how users can easily access the comprehensive guide on the website and a hyperlink that directs users to the comprehensive guide. Requires the Department to develop and implement strategies and initiatives to promote awareness and utilization of the guide, including outreach efforts through community organizations, healthcare providers, and other relevant channels.
SB 3661, Representative Michelle Mussman
Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Changes the definition of a health care employer to include a Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center certified by the Department of Human Services.
SB 3691, Representative Natalie A. Manley
Amends the Family Caregiver Act. Provides, in a provision concerning the Department on Aging’s contract with area agencies on aging, that services under the Act must be provided according to the requirements of State and federal law and rules (rather than according to the requirements of federal law and rules, except for the provision of services to grandparents or older individuals who are relative caregivers when State funding is utilized to provide those services).
SB 3753, Representative Lindsey LaPointe
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that any individual admitted to a State-operated facility for persons with developmental disabilities must meet the following criteria in order to be approved for admission: (1) the individual must have received or attempted to receive community-based services and supports; (2) the individual must meet the intermediate care facility level of care definition; and (3) the individual must meet all clinical eligibility requirements. Provides that upon admission to a State-operated facility for persons with developmental disabilities, the facility shall complete at least annual reviews of a person’s clinical need for continued services to determine if needs are able to be met in a less restrictive setting. Comprehensive and integrated assessments shall be used to assist in determining what level of care and services are most appropriate to meet the individual’s needs. Provides that all individuals shall have the right to know their options for supports and shall be provided the opportunity to learn about the full spectrum of care, including the range of possible living environments available through State-operated facilities or case management agencies, or both. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services may impose progressive sanctions on providers that fail to comply with conditions specified by rule, contract, or policy as determined by the Department. Sanctions include, but are not limited to, payment suspension, loss of payment, enrollment limitations, including admission holds, removal of an individual or individuals currently served, or other actions up to and including contract termination, certification revocation, or licensure revocation. Provides that, in situations where a recipient of services is placed at imminent risk of harm, steps to ensure the safety of individuals and any provider sanctions shall be taken expeditiously and not progressively. Provides that a service provider receiving a sanction may appeal the sanction in writing to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services within 30 days after receipt of the sanction. Provides that a service provider may appeal the informal review of a discharge by the Department of Human Services to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that the Department of Human Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall adopt rules as necessary to implement these provisions.
House Housing Committee
May 1, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
Stratton Building, Room 413
Springfield, IL
SB 3351, Representative Janet Yang Rohr
Amends the Subsidized Housing Joint Occupancy Act. Provides that an elderly parent
with an adult child with disabilities of the opposite sex shall not be required to occupy subsidized housing with only one bedroom. Provides that exceptions to the largest permissible unit size for subsidized housing shall be made when the elderly parent and adult child with disabilities of the opposite sex otherwise meet all other eligibility requirements.
House Immigration & Human Rights Committee
May 1, 2024, 2:00 p.m.
Capitol Building, Room 122B
Springfield, IL
SB 3310, Representative Curtis J. Tarver, II
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Extends the date to file a charge from 300
calendar days to 2 years for an alleged violation under the Act.
House Higher Education Committee
May 1, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
Capitol Building, Room 122B
Springfield, IL
SB 3432, Representative Terra Costa-Howard
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. In a provision requiring the Department of Human Service’ Division of Mental Health to implement a direct support professional credential pilot program, delays the pilot program’s start date to Fiscal Year 2025 (rather than Fiscal Year 2024). Amends the School Code. Provides that beginning with the 2026-2027 school year (rather than the 2025-2026 school year) and continuing for not less than 2 years, the State Board of Education shall make available a model program of study that incorporates the training and experience necessary to serve as a direct support professional. Provides that by July 1, 2025 (rather than by July 1, 2023) the Department of Human Service must submit recommendations to the State Board of Education for the training that would be required in order to complete the model program of study. Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that by July 1, 2026 (rather than by July 1, 2025), the Illinois Community College Board shall submit recommendations for a model program of study, for credit, that incorporates the training and experience necessary to serve as a direct support professional to the Department of Human Services. Effective immediately.
House Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee
May 2, 2024, 8:30 a.m.
Capitol Building, Room 114 and Virtual Room 1, www.ilga.gov
Springfield, IL
SUBJECT MATTER: Department on Aging, Department of Human Services, HB 4919, HB 4962, HB 5003, HB 5249
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House Appropriations-Higher Education Committee
May 2, 2024, 9:00 a.m.
Capitol Building, Room 118 and Virtual Room 2, www.ilga.gov
Springfield, IL
SUBJECT MATTER: Mental Health Early Action on Campus & HB 5547
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House Mental Health & Addiction Committee
May 2, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
Capitol Building, Room 114
Springfield, IL
SB 3137, Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act and the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that substance abuse programs and mental health or developmental disabilities facilities operating in the State shall provide verbal notice to the personal representative of the patient within 24 hours after the death of a patient and shall provide written notice to the personal representative of the patient within 5 days after the death of a patient. Effective immediately.
SB 3288, Representative Will Guzzardi
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Defines “research” to have the meaning that is ascribed to it in HIPAA and the Code of Federal Regulations. Provides that records and communications may be disclosed for research in accordance with the requirements set forth under HIPAA and the Code of Federal Regulations.
SB 3648, Representative Kelly M. Cassidy
Amends the Community Emergency Services and Support Act. In provisions relating to emergency services dispatched through a 9-1-1 PSAP and coordination of activities with mobile and behavioral health services, provides that the coordination must begin no later than July 1, 2025 (rather than July 1, 2024). Provides that the EMS Medical Directors Committee or a chair appointed in agreement of the Division of Mental Health of the Department of Human Services and the EMS Medical Directors Committee is responsible for convening the meetings of a Regional Advisory Committee. Includes qualifications for the appointed chair. Provides that each Regional Advisory Committee and subregional committee established by the Regional Advisory Committee is responsible for designing the local protocols to allow its region’s or subregion’s 9-1-1 call centers and emergency responders to coordinate their activities with 9-8-8 as required by the Act and for monitoring current operation to advise on ongoing adjustments to the local protocols. Designates the membership, meetings, and duties of a subregional committee. Provides that provisions relating to State prohibitions shall take effect once specified conditions are met, but no later than July 1, 2025 (rather than July 1, 2024). Effective immediately.
Senate Education Committee
April 30, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
Capitol Building, Room 212
Springfield, IL
HB 4175, Senator Adriane Johnson
Amends the School Code. Provides that school personnel of any school district, charter school, or nonpublic elementary or secondary school may not engage in corporal punishment of a student, inflict corporal punishment upon a student, or cause corporal punishment to be inflicted upon a student. In provisions concerning the maintenance of discipline, provides that a policy on discipline shall provide that a teacher and others may only use reasonable force as permitted under provisions concerning time out, isolated time out, restraint, and necessities (instead of may use reasonable force as needed to maintain safety for the other students, school personnel, or persons or for the purpose of self-defense or the defense of property). Provides that the policy shall prohibit the use of corporal punishment in all circumstances (instead of the policy shall not include slapping, paddling, or prolonged maintenance of students in physically painful positions nor shall it include the intentional infliction of bodily harm). Makes conforming changes.
HB 4581, Senator Rachel Ventura
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that if a student who is 18 years of age or older with no legal guardian is placed residentially outside of the school district in which the student’s parent lives and the placement is funded by a State agency or through private insurance, then the resident district is the school district in which the parent lives. Effective immediately.
HB 4653, Senator Ram Villivalam
Amends the School Code. Makes stylistic changes in provisions concerning institutes or inservice training workshops. In provisions concerning inservice training programs, removes the requirement that the training regarding health conditions of students include the chronic health conditions of students and provides that school district employees who are trained to respond to trauma under the provisions shall be immune from civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. Provides that training regarding the implementation of trauma-informed practices under the provisions concerning institutes or inservice training workshops satisfies the requirements under the provisions concerning inservice training programs. Removes certain provisions that require a school board to conduct inservice training for all school district employees on the methods to respond to trauma. Makes technical changes having a revisory function. Effective January 1, 2025.
Senate Judiciary Committee
April 30, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
Capitol Building, Room 409
Springfield, IL
HB 5351, Senator Laura Fine
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that the circuit court has jurisdiction under the Admission, Transfer and Discharge Procedures for the Mentally Ill Chapter of the Code over persons not charged with a felony who are subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient basis. Provides that the circuit court has jurisdiction over all persons who are subject to involuntary admission on an outpatient basis under the Admission on an Outpatient Basis by Court Order Article of that Chapter of the Code, whether or not they are charged with a felony. Provides that a petition that the respondent is subject to involuntary admission on an outpatient basis must be accompanied by one certificate (rather than 2 certificates) of a physician, qualified examiner, psychiatrist, advanced practice psychiatric nurse, or clinical psychologist which certifies that the respondent is subject to involuntary admission on an outpatient basis. Provides that a court order placing the respondent in the care and custody of a relative or other person willing and able to properly care for him or her or committing the respondent to alternative treatment at a community mental health provider may include provisions requiring that the respondent participate in: case management services, individual or group therapy, day or partial day programs, educational or vocational training, supervised living, assertive community treatment team services, substance use disorder treatment and testing and any other service that would help prevent relapse or deterioration resulting in hospitalization. Provides that psychotropic medication or electroconvulsive therapy and accompanying tests may be ordered only pursuant to the administration of psychotropic medication and electroconvulsive therapy upon application to a court provisions of the Code. Provides that the court may also order the custodian or treatment provider to file periodic reports with the court, and provide copies to the State’s Attorney and respondent’s counsel, reflecting the respondent’s participation in treatment and his or her clinical condition.
Senate Health and Human Services Committee
April 30, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
Capitol Building, Room 400
Springfield, IL
HB 5022, Senator Sara Feigenholtz
Amends the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. Provides that an advanced practice registered nurse shall observe consumers and staff and their interactions at least weekly, and the psychiatric medical director shall be present at the facility at least monthly to review interactions and make necessary modifications. Effective immediately.
HB 5256, Senator Paul Faraci
Amends the Personnel Code. Provides, in provisions concerning a trainee program for
persons with a disability, that “disability” includes a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder by a medical professional. Effective immediately.
HB 5354, Senator Laura Fine
Amends the Customized Employment for Individuals with Disabilities Act. Changes the name of the Customized Employment Pilot Program to the Customized Employment Demonstration Program. Provides that the program shall consist of components consistent with specified standards published by the Workforce Innovation Technical Assistance Center and the Youth Technical Assistance Center under grants from the federal Department of Education. Provides that the Customized Employment Demonstration Program shall serve a minimum of 40 individuals by July 1, 2025, and have a goal of serving at least 75 individuals (rather than 100 individuals) by July 1, 2027. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall collect data concerning the successes and challenges of the program and shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly on March 1st of each year beginning in 2026 until the program terminates. Defines “customized employment”.
Senate Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee
April 30, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
Capitol Building, Room 212
Springfield, IL
SUBJECT MATTER: SB3834 DCFS, SB2800, SB3332, SB3347, SB3466, SB3749, SB 3834, SB 2800, SB 3332, SB 3347, SB 3466, SB 3749
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Senate Appropriations-Education Committee
May 1, 2024, 8:00 a.m.
Capitol Building, Room 409
Springfield, IL
SUBJECT MATTER: SB 455, SB 2686, SB 3560, SB 3703, SB 3923, SB 455, SB 2686, SB 3560, SB 3703, SB 3923
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Senate Appropriations- Health and Human Services Committee
May 1, 2024, 9:00 a.m.
Capitol Building, Room 400
Springfield, IL
SUBJECT MATTER: SB3842 DHS, SB2035, SB2792, SB3162, SB3214, SB3274, SB3470, SB 3842, SB 2035, SB 2792, SB 3162, SB 3214, SB 3274, SB 3470
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Senate Behavioral and Mental Health Committee
May 1, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
Capitol Building, Room 400
Springfield, IL
SUBJECT MATTER: Black Mental Health and Suicide Rates
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Senate State Government Committee
May 1, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Capitol Building, Room
Springfield, IL
HB 4813, Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Amends the Information Technology Accessibility Act. Provides that the Department of Innovation and Technology (currently, the Department of Human Services) shall review certain accessibility standards. Removes a specific reference to the Department of Central Management Services. Effective immediately.
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