(20 ILCS 1305/10-55) Sec. 10-55. Report; children with developmental disabilities, severe mental illness, or severe emotional disorders. On or before March 1, 2008, the Department shall submit a report to the Governor and to the General Assembly regarding the extent to which children (i) with developmental disabilities, mental illness, severe emotional disorders, or more than one of these disabilities, and (ii) who are currently being provided services in an institution, could otherwise be served in a less-restrictive community or home-based setting for the same cost or for a lower cost. The Department shall submit bi-annual updated reports to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than March 1 of every even-numbered year beginning in 2010.
(Source: P.A. 95-622, eff. 9-17-07.) |