Section 886.30  Program Description

a)         In order to further promote independence and full community participation of individuals with disabilities and individuals with significant disabilities in Illinois, DHS-DRS shall distribute State appropriated funds and Part B Funds received to eligible CILs in accordance with the Act and federal regulations at 35 CFR 364.  Further, State appropriated funds may be used in addition to Part C Funds, which are not under DHS-DRS control, to establish new CILs.

b)         CILs are consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential, private not-for-profit agencies for individuals with significant disabilities (regardless of age or income) that:

1)         receive State and/or federal funds to provide an array of Independent Living Services, as defined in the Act, including at a minimum, Independent Living Core Services;

2)         are designed and operated within a local community by a majority of individuals with disabilities;

3)         comply with the standards set out in section 725 of the Act; and

4)         are governed by a board of directors that is composed of a majority of individuals who are individuals with disabilities and employ, in management and decision making positions, a majority of individuals who are individuals with disabilities.

c)         The DSE is the agency that, on behalf of the State, receives, accounts for and disburses grants, funding received under Part B of the Act, and State appropriated funding to a CIL. The DSE will ensure both federal and State funds are expended properly by:

1)         requiring monthly, quarterly and annual reporting from the CILs;

2)         conducting on-site compliance reviews of the CILs; and

3)         providing technical assistance for, and ongoing monitoring of, contracts entered into by CILs to obtain State and federal grant funding.

(Source:  Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 2808, effective January 31, 2020)