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2009 Legislation/New Bills
That the Autism Society of Illinois Supports
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SB0040
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Central Management Services, in cooperation with the Department of Human Services, to develop and implement plans to increase the number of individuals with a disability employed by State government and to submit an annual report. Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in cooperation with not-for-profit groups and community partners, to develop and implement an education and outreach campaign designed to increase statewide awareness of issues that affect individuals with a disability. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to collect information during the period of July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 regarding employers claims of the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit and to submit an annual report. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that a chief procurement officer may, as part of any solicitation, encourage prospective vendors to consider hiring qualified individuals with a disability and to notify them of any available financial incentives or other advantages associated with hiring such persons. Effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2
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Deletes reference to:
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20 ILCS 605/605-813 new
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Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the introduced bill with changes. Requires the Department of Central Management Services, in cooperation with the Department of Human Services, the Department of Employment Security, and other agencies of State government to develop and implement programs to increase the number of individuals with a disability employed by State government and to submit an annual report (now, the Department of Central Management Services and the Department of Human Services). Sets forth requirements for the programs. Deletes provisions requiring the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to develop and implement an education and outreach campaign designed to increase statewide awareness of issues that affect individuals with a disability. Deletes provisions authorizing chief procurement officers to encourage prospective vendors to consider hiring qualified individuals with a disability. Effective immediately.
May 27th sent to the Governor.
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SB2057
Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Illinois Public Safety Special Needs Alert Program Act. Establishes the Special Needs Alert Program (SNAP) database to ensure persons with disabilities or special needs or both have the same access to public safety services as provided to all citizens. Requires public safety agencies to make reasonable efforts to publicize the SNAP database and provides how a family member or caregiver of a special needs person, or a special needs person themselves can enter emergency contact information into the SNAP database. Contains provisions concerning the verification of information entered into the database; the dissemination of emergency information entered into SNAP to other public safety agencies during an emergency 9-1-1 call; the confidentiality of information entered into SNAP; liability; defined terms; and other matters. Effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Changes the name of the newly created Special Needs Alert Program (SNAP) to the Illinois Public Safety Special Needs Alert Program (IPSSNAP).
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3
Replaces everything after the enacting clause and reinserts substantially similar provisions with the following changes. Changes the short title from the Illinois Public Safety Special Needs Alert Program Act to the Illinois Premise Alert Program (PAP) Act, and makes similar changes in references to the program. Adds a definition of "computer aided dispatch" ("CAD"), and eliminates definitions of "9-1-1 system", "basic system", "enhanced 9-1-1", and "public safety answering point" ("PSAP") and references to those terms. Eliminates a provision concerning database entry fields. Effective immediately.
This Bill has passed both Houses.
SB2059
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act, the Illinois Fire Protection Training Act, and the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and the Department of Public Health shall develop training programs for law enforcement personnel, fire fighters, and EMTs, respectively, regarding the risks associated with autism and appropriate autism recognition and response techniques. Requires that persons serving in those capacities on the effective date of the amendatory Act must satisfactorily complete a training course within 18 months after that date. Effective immediately.
This Bill Died in Committee.
Support Senate Joint Resolution 30
Short Description: DHS-COMMUNITY SERVICES PLAN
Synopsis As Introduced
Directs the Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities, to develop a 7-year Plan with yearly benchmarks to enhance and expand access to quality community services and supports, by December 1, 2009
Support House Joint Resolution 28
Short Description: DHS-DD-COMMUNITY SERVICES PLAN
Synopsis As Introduced
Resolves that the Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities, shall develop a 7-year Plan with yearly benchmarks to enhance and expand access to quality community services and supports, by December 1, 2009
SB 2366
Short Description: $DHS-HOME AND COMMUNITY SRVCS
Synopsis As Introduced
Appropriates $162,150,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for certain purposes, including: the Adult and Children's Home-Based Support Services Program and CILAs; individuals on the PUNS database; community services infrastructure; a $1.00 per hour wage increase for direct care staff serving individuals with developmental disabilities; Mobile Crisis and Assessment Teams for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities; nursing services in CILAs; a rate adjustment for behavioral health crisis and intervention services in CILAs; and Quality Management Training and Implementation. Effective July 1, 2009.
HB3841
Short Description: $DHS-HOME AND COMMUNITY SRVCS
Synopsis As Introduced
Appropriates $162,150,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for certain purposes, including: the Adult and Children's Home-Based Support Services Program and CILAs; individuals on the PUNS database; community services infrastructure; a $1.00 per hour wage increase for direct care staff serving individuals with developmental disabilities; Mobile Crisis and Assessment Teams for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities; nursing services in CILAs; a rate adjustment for behavioral health crisis and intervention services in CILAs; and Quality Management Training and Implementation. Effective July 1, 2009.
HB0030
DCFS-AUTISM
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall develop and implement a program of family preservation services designed to support intact, foster, and adoptive families who are experiencing extreme hardship due to the difficulty of caring for a child with a pervasive developmental disorder. Provides that the Department shall develop and implement a public information campaign to alert public healthcare providers, social service providers, and the general public about these family preservation services. Effective immediately.
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Fiscal Note (Dept. of Children & Family Services)
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There will be no fiscal impact to the Department from this legislation.
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HB0628
Short Description: SCH CD-SPEC ED-EXPERT WITNESS
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that a private evaluator or expert retained by or on behalf a parent or guardian shall be afforded reasonable and unimpeded access to educational personnel, facilities, classrooms, and buildings and to the child for the purpose of conducting any appropriate interviews, observations, assessments, tests, or evaluations of the child and of the child's current or proposed educational program, placement, and educational environment. Provides that a parent or guardian shall be afforded reasonable and unimpeded access to observe the child in his or her current or proposed educational program, placement, and educational environment. Provides that a parent or guardian who is a prevailing party in an impartial due process hearing or in a civil action may recover from an opposing party reasonable expert witness costs if the expert witness contributed to the relief obtained by the parent or guardian. Effective immediately.
House Committee Amendment No. 1
Removes the provisions concerning a private evaluator or expert retained by or on behalf of a parent or guardian being afforded reasonable and unimpeded access to educational personnel, facilities, classrooms, and buildings and to the child and a parent or guardian being afforded reasonable and unimpeded access to observe the child in his or her current or proposed educational program, placement, and educational environment. Provides instead that the parent, an independent educational evaluator, or an expert retained by or on behalf of a parent or child must be afforded access of sufficient duration and extent to educational personnel, facilities, classrooms, and buildings and to the child in order to conduct an evaluation of the child, the child's performance, the child's current educational program, placement, or environment, or any proposed educational program, placement, or environment. Provides that a parent or guardian who is a prevailing party in an impartial due process hearing or in a civil action may recover from an opposing party reasonable expert witness costs incurred (instead of if the expert witness contributed to the relief obtained) by the parent or guardian. Makes changes concerning what recoverable expert witness costs must include and the definition of "prevailing party".
House Floor Amendment No. 2
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that a parent, an independent educational evaluator, or an expert retained by or on behalf of a parent or child must be afforded access of sufficient duration and extent to educational personnel, facilities, classrooms, and buildings and to the child in order to conduct an evaluation of the child, the child's performance, the child's current educational program, placement, or environment, or any proposed educational program, placement, or environment. Sets forth requirements concerning the visit. Provides that interviews of educational personnel may be limited to personnel having information relevant to the child's current educational services, program, or placement or to a proposed educational service, program, or placement. Effective immediately.
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