(20 ILCS 4010/2006) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1956)
Sec. 2006.
Powers and duties of the Council.
The Council shall serve as
an advocate for all persons with developmental disabilities to assure that
they participate in the design of and have access to needed community
services,
individualized supports, and other forms of assistance that promote
self-determination,
independence, productivity, and integration into the community. As such,
the Council shall:
(a) Develop and implement the State plan required by Chapter 75 of Title
42 of the United States Code (42 U.S.C. 6000, et seq.), as now or hereafter
amended.
(a-5) Implement the State plan by conducting and supporting advocacy,
capacity building, and systemic change activities, including but not limited to
the following:
(1) outreach activities to identify, assist, and |
| enable individuals with developmental disabilities and their families to obtain services, individualized supports, and other assistance;
|
|
(2) training for individuals with developmental
|
| disabilities, their families, communities, and others regarding the support, services, and other assistance necessary to achieve the goals of integration, inclusion, productivity, and independence for persons with developmental disabilities;
|
|
(3) technical assistance to assist public and private
|
| entities to achieve the goals of this Section;
|
|
(4) supporting and educating communities to assist
|
| neighborhoods and communities in responding positively to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families and in offering access to and use of services, resources, and opportunities;
|
|
(5) inter-agency collaboration and coordination to
|
| better serve, support, assist, or advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families;
|
|
(6) coordination with other related councils,
|
| committees, and programs;
|
|
(7) barrier elimination, systems design, and redesign
|
| activities that enhance participation by individuals with developmental disabilities in their communities;
|
|
(8) providing policymakers with information from
|
| Council-supported projects and activities in order to increase the ability of policymakers to offer opportunities to enhance or adapt generic or specialized services to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families;
|
|
(9) demonstration of new approaches to services and
|
| support for people with developmental disabilities and their families that are part of an overall strategy for systemic change; and
|
|
(10) other advocacy, capacity building, and systemic
|
| changes that promote a coordinated, consumer and family-centered and directed comprehensive system of community services.
|
|
(b) (Blank).
(c) Advise the principal State agencies that provide services or
administer programs for persons with developmental disabilities,
the General Assembly, and the Governor concerning the use of State and
federal resources for persons with developmental disabilities, groups who
are not adequately served by the system, the prevention of developmental
disabilities, and other related matters.
(d) (Blank).
(e) Recommend and advocate for the adoption of public policies that
will affect the State service system to support the independence,
productivity, integration, and inclusion of persons with
developmental
disabilities.
(f) (Blank).
(g) Take any other actions as may be reasonable to carry out the
purposes of this Article and Chapter 75 of Title 42 of the United States
Code (42 U.S.C. 6000, et seq.), as now or hereafter amended.
The Council shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement this Article
in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
The Council shall have the cooperation of relevant
State agencies in fulfilling its responsibilities.
(Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
|