Full Text of SB0979 102nd General Assembly
SB0979 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 SB0979 Introduced 2/25/2021, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 405 ILCS 30/1 | from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 901 |
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Amends the Community Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning legislative purpose.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning health.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Community Services Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 1 as follows:
| 6 | | (405 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 901)
| 7 | | Sec. 1. Purpose. It is declared to be the
the policy and | 8 | | intent of the Illinois
General Assembly that the Department of | 9 | | Human Services assume leadership in
facilitating the | 10 | | establishment of
comprehensive
and coordinated arrays of | 11 | | private and public services for persons with mental
illness, | 12 | | persons with a developmental disability, and alcohol and drug
| 13 | | dependent citizens residing in communities throughout the | 14 | | state. The
Department shall work
in partnership with local | 15 | | government entities, direct service providers,
voluntary
| 16 | | associations and communities to create a system that is | 17 | | sensitive to the needs
of local communities and which | 18 | | complements existing family and other natural
supports, social | 19 | | institutions and programs. | 20 | | The goals of the service system shall include but not be | 21 | | limited to the
following: to strengthen the independence, | 22 | | self-esteem,
and ability of the individual with a disability | 23 | | to participate in and contribute to community life; to insure
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| 1 | | continuity of care for clients; to enable persons with | 2 | | disabilities to access needed
services, commensurate with | 3 | | their individual wishes and needs, regardless
of where they | 4 | | reside in the state; to prevent unnecessary | 5 | | institutionalization
and the dislocation of individuals from | 6 | | their home communities; to provide
a range of services so that | 7 | | persons can receive these services in settings
which do not | 8 | | unnecessarily restrict their liberty; and to encourage clients
| 9 | | to move among settings as their needs change.
| 10 | | The system shall include provision of services in the | 11 | | areas of prevention,
client assessment and diagnosis, case | 12 | | coordination, crisis and emergency
care, treatment and | 13 | | habilitation and support services, and community
residential | 14 | | alternatives to institutional settings. The General Assembly
| 15 | | recognizes that community programs are an integral part of the | 16 | | larger service
system, which includes state-operated | 17 | | facilities for persons who cannot receive
appropriate services | 18 | | in the community.
| 19 | | Towards achievement of these ends, the Department of Human | 20 | | Services, working
in coordination with other State agencies, | 21 | | shall assume responsibilities
pursuant to this Act, which | 22 | | includes activities in the areas of planning,
quality | 23 | | assurance, program evaluation, community education, and the | 24 | | provision
of financial and technical assistance to local | 25 | | provider agencies.
| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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