DHS-MENTAL HLTH-DUPAGE COUNTY Senate SponsorsSen. Dan Cronin-Christine Radogno-Lawrence M. Walsh House Sponsors(Rep. Patricia R. Bellock, Jack D. Franks and Linda Chapa LaVia) 7/22/2003SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0274 20 ILCS 1705/72 newAmends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish in DuPage County 2 group homes, each housing 4 residents with similar diagnoses of mental illness and requiring similar intermittent care. Provides for rental of the homes to a third party who will provide necessary services to the residents of the homes.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the trustee of a special needs trust established in part to provide a permanent residence for a person with mental illness may establish a group home housing up to 4 residents with similar diagnoses of mental illness and requiring similar intermittent care. Provides that the trustee shall rent the home to a provider of services for the mentally ill at a fair market rental value as determined by the county housing authority. Requires the Department of Human Services to contract with the service provider who rents the home to provide all necessary and customary services to the residents of the home. Requires the Department and the service provider to take steps to enroll the residents in Medicaid.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to:20 ILCS 1705/72 newAdds reference to:210 ILCS 135/3Deletes everything. Amends the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act. In the definition of "community-integrated living arrangement", adds the following as an additional example: "special needs trust-supported residential care", a living arrangement where recipients are supervised by on-site staff and that supervision is provided 24 hours per day or less, as dictated by the needs of the recipients, and determined by service providers. Provides that "special needs trust" means a trust for the benefit of a disabled beneficiary as described in the Trusts and Trustees Act. 2/19/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin 2/19/2003SenateFirst Reading 2/19/2003SenateReferred to Rules 2/26/2003SenateAssigned to Health & Human Services 3/6/2003SenatePostponed - Health & Human Services 3/6/2003SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno 3/6/2003SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh 3/6/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin 3/6/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/11/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services 3/12/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/13/2003SenateDo Pass as Amended Health & Human Services; 008-000-000 3/13/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003 3/18/2003SenateSecond Reading 3/18/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003 3/19/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin 3/19/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules 3/24/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services 3/25/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Health & Human Services; 009-000-000 4/2/2003SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/2/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cronin 4/2/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003 4/3/2003SenateThird Reading - Passed; 054-001-001 4/3/2003HouseArrived in House 4/8/2003HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock 4/8/2003HouseFirst Reading 4/8/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/9/2003HouseAssigned to Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee 4/16/2003HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee; 007-000-000 4/16/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/9/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/9/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/14/2003HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 5/14/2003SenatePassed Both Houses 5/14/2003HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks 5/14/2003HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 6/12/2003SenateSent to the Governor 7/22/2003SenateGovernor Approved 7/22/2003SenateEffective Date January 1, 2004 7/22/2003SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0274