Roll Call: IL SB1351 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly
For additional roll call votes on Illinois SB1351 please see the Vote List
Bill Title: Amends the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. Removes persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders from the list of persons receiving services under the Act. Changes the type of preventive services the Department may establish to prevent the unnecessary institutionalization of persons in need of long term care who meet the criteria for blindness or disability as defined under the Social Security Act. Removes language allowing the Department to base eligibility standards on the recipient's ability to pay. Removes language concerning the Department's authority to establish a system of recipient cost sharing; provider vouchers; interest payments to providers of chore and housekeeping services; and other matters. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-08-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1019 [SB1351 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Bill Title: Amends the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. Removes persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders from the list of persons receiving services under the Act. Changes the type of preventive services the Department may establish to prevent the unnecessary institutionalization of persons in need of long term care who meet the criteria for blindness or disability as defined under the Social Security Act. Removes language allowing the Department to base eligibility standards on the recipient's ability to pay. Removes language concerning the Department's authority to establish a system of recipient cost sharing; provider vouchers; interest payments to providers of chore and housekeeping services; and other matters. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-08-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1019 [SB1351 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Vote: Concurrence in Senate
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 57 | 34 | 23 |
| Nay | - | - | - |
| Not Voting | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Absent | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 59 | 35 | 24 |
