Bill Text: IL SB0834 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Community Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative purpose.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB0834 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB0834-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB0834 Introduced 1/24/2013, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
405 ILCS 30/1 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 901
Amends the Community Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative purpose.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Community Services Act is amended by
changing Section 1 as follows:
(405 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 901)
Sec. 1. Purpose. It is declared to be the the policy and
intent of the Illinois General Assembly that the Department of
Human Services assume leadership in facilitating the
establishment of comprehensive and coordinated arrays of
private and public services for persons with mental illness,
persons with a developmental disability, and alcohol and drug
dependent citizens residing in communities throughout the
state. The Department shall work in partnership with local
government entities, direct service providers, voluntary
associations and communities to create a system that is
sensitive to the needs of local communities and which
complements existing family and other natural supports, social
institutions and programs.
The goals of the service system shall include but not be
limited to the following: to strengthen the disabled
individual's independence, self-esteem and ability to
participate in and contribute to community life; to insure

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continuity of care for clients; to enable disabled persons to
access needed services, commensurate with their individual
wishes and needs, regardless of where they reside in the state;
to prevent unnecessary institutionalization and the
dislocation of individuals from their home communities; to
provide a range of services so that persons can receive these
services in settings which do not unnecessarily restrict their
liberty; and to encourage clients to move among settings as
their needs change.
The system shall include provision of services in the areas
of prevention, client assessment and diagnosis, case
coordination, crisis and emergency care, treatment and
habilitation and support services, and community residential
alternatives to institutional settings. The General Assembly
recognizes that community programs are an integral part of the
larger service system, which includes state-operated
facilities for persons who cannot receive appropriate services
in the community.
Towards achievement of these ends, the Department of Human
Services, working in coordination with other State agencies,
shall assume responsibilities pursuant to this Act, which
includes activities in the areas of planning, quality
assurance, program evaluation, community education, and the
provision of financial and technical assistance to local
provider agencies.
(Source: P.A. 88-380; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)