Bill Text: IL HR1120 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Resolves that the Department of Human Services shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 31st of each year following the closure of a State-operated developmental disability or mental health facility, that details the number of individuals that have been transferred or transitioned out of these facilities due to facility closures, the setting to which these individuals were transferred or transitioned to, and how these individuals' health care and other service and support needs are being met following transfer or transition from a State-operated developmental disability or mental health facility.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-05-04 - Resolution Adopted 115-000-000 [HR1120 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1120-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Several State-operated developmental disability | ||||||
3 | or mental health facilities that serve adults with | ||||||
4 | developmental disabilities and mental illness have closed in | ||||||
5 | recent years; and
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6 | WHEREAS, It is critical that former residents of these | ||||||
7 | facilities receive services and supports necessary to meet | ||||||
8 | their needs, whether they transition to a community-based | ||||||
9 | agency, another State-operated facility, or home care; | ||||||
10 | therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
12 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
13 | when the Department of Human Services closes a State-operated | ||||||
14 | developmental disability or mental health facility after the | ||||||
15 | adoption of this resolution, the Department shall track and | ||||||
16 | report how these individuals' health care and other service and | ||||||
17 | support needs are being met for one year after the closure of | ||||||
18 | the State-operated developmental disability or mental health | ||||||
19 | facility, detailing the number of individuals that have been | ||||||
20 | transferred or transitioned out of a State-operated | ||||||
21 | developmental disability or mental health facility due to | ||||||
22 | facility closures; the setting to which these individuals were | ||||||
23 | transferred or transitioned to; and how these individuals' |
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1 | health care and other service and support needs are being met | ||||||
2 | following transfer or transition from a State-operated | ||||||
3 | developmental disability or mental health facility; and be it | ||||||
4 | further
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5 | RESOLVED, That the Department shall submit this report to | ||||||
6 | the Governor and the General Assembly by January 31st of each | ||||||
7 | year following the closure of a facility, and that the report | ||||||
8 | shall be made available to the public; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | delivered to the Secretary of Human Services.
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