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92_SR0389
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate find that the
3 rate of reimbursement for State agency community services
4 grants and contracts insufficiently captures federal
5 financial participation, compared to the actual general
6 revenue funds expended for the program or service, for State-
7 eligible vulnerable Illinois residents to be served under
8 State authorized and appropriated State agencies; and
9 WHEREAS, The trend of funding community-based services
10 for State eligible juvenile justice populations does not meet
11 the need for those services in the State; and
12 WHEREAS, Community-based services for this population
13 have been demonstrated across the nation and in Illinois as
14 efficacious and cost-effective; and
15 WHEREAS, State government officials should prioritize
16 maximizing the capture of federal financial participation and
17 federal initiatives to provide funding for juvenile justice
18 client services including: assessment and service needs
19 evaluation; treatment plan development, review, and
20 modification; psychiatric treatment and medication
21 management; therapy and counseling services; crisis
22 intervention, rehabilitative stabilization services, and
23 client-centered consultation; and case management, training
24 and placement as provided by community agencies; and
25 WHEREAS, The current financial disparity between State
26 capture of federal funds is inadequate, which is contributing
27 to insufficient reimbursement rates for quality human
28 services and the actual cost of State funded programs and
29 services around the State; and
30 WHEREAS, The inability of most State-funded human
31 services programs to adequately provide services to the
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1 juvenile justice population contributes to the recidivism in
2 the juvenile justice system and the increased costs in other
3 State-supported services that must be provided to this
4 population; therefore, be it
5 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Governor of the
7 State of Illinois urges the Director of Public Aid, the
8 Director of Corrections, the Director of Children and Family
9 Services, and the Secretary of Human Services to ensure
10 community services provided to juveniles are provided in a
11 manner that promotes the capture of federal financial
12 participation; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That the Governor also urges the Director of
14 Public Aid, the Director of Corrections, the Director of
15 Children and Family Services, and the Secretary of the
16 Department of Human Services to ensure that each Department
17 is making all efforts to capture federal initiatives for
18 juvenile justice services in the fiscal year 2003 and beyond;
19 and be it further
20 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to
21 the Governor and to the Director of Public Aid, the Director
22 of Corrections, the Director of Children and Family Services,
23 and the Secretary of Human Services.