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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, On September 10, 2018, the Department of Human
3Services (DHS) published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
4for the Independent Service Coordination (ISC) Program; and
 
5    WHEREAS, According to the NOFO, "Independent Service
6Coordination (ISC) agencies serve as the primary connection
7between individuals (and guardians) who are seeking or
8receiving developmental disability services and the Illinois
9Department of Human Services' Division of Developmental
10Disabilities (DDD) ... These service coordination activities
11are critical contributions to a comprehensive system of
12high-quality services for individuals with developmental
13disabilities."; and
 
14    WHEREAS, DHS planned for the selected applicants to
15commence services for assigned service areas on July 1, 2019,
16at an anticipated FY 2020 cost of $38,134,100 in general
17revenue funds; and
 
18    WHEREAS, In conjunction with the NOFO, DHS took the
19opportunity to adjust service area boundaries, reducing the
20number of service delivery areas from 17 to 12; and
 
21    WHEREAS, As a result of the competitive application for

 

 

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1funding process, a total of eight bidding agencies were
2selected to provide ISC services effective July 1, 2019; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Concerns about the NOFO process and award
4decisions have been raised by interested parties; therefore, be
5it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
7HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8the Auditor General is directed to conduct a management audit
9of the Department of Human Services' process for selecting
10Independent Service Coordination agencies for the Fiscal Year
11commencing July 1, 2019; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to,
13the following determinations:
14        (1) Whether all aspects of the competitive funding
15    process were conducted in accordance with applicable laws,
16    rules, regulations, and policies;
17        (2) Whether the evaluative criteria guiding DHS's
18    selection of ISC agencies were adequate and uniformly
19    applied;
20        (3) Whether decisions concerning the selection of
21    successful bidding agencies were adequately supported and
22    documented;
23        (4) Whether decisions concerning the resolution of

 

 

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1    protests were adequately supported and documented; and
2        (5) Whether the competitive funding process was
3    adequately planned to allow reasonable time frames for
4    response by bidding agencies, review of responses by DHS,
5    and implementation of the transition of ISC services from
6    unsuccessful to successful bidding agencies; and be it
7    further
 
8    RESOLVED, That DHS and any other State agency or other
9entity that may have relevant information pertaining to this
10audit cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor General's
11Office in the conduct of this audit; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as
13soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations
14upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section
153-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
17delivered to the Auditor General and DHS.