Bill Text: IL SB2996 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to amend the Illinois Administrative Code to improve the efficiency in oversight and licensing of group homes. Requires the rules to align with existing procedures and policies governed by the community-integrated living arrangement services requirements and to include specific subjects. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-08 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2996 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB2996-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 SB2996 Introduced 2/18/2016, by Sen. Dave Syverson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 10/4.7 new
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to amend the Illinois Administrative Code to improve the efficiency in oversight and licensing of group homes. Requires the rules to align with existing procedures and policies governed by the community-integrated living arrangement services requirements and to include specific subjects. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by adding
Section 4.7 as follows:
(225 ILCS 10/4.7 new)
Sec. 4.7. Streamline licensing, oversight, and
certification of children's group homes. No later than 90 days
after the effective date of this Act, the Department shall
adopt amendments to 89 Ill. Adm. Code 403 seeking to improve
the efficiency in oversight and licensing of group homes. The
amendments shall include, but are not limited to, aligning the
following with existing procedures and policies governed by the
community-integrated living arrangement services governed by
59 Ill. Adm. Code 115:
(1) initial licensure and renewal of group home
providers, not individual group homes;
(2) removal of the requirement for group homes to be
certified by health departments;
(3) approval of support staff to work in multiple group
homes under the same license, not requiring staff to be
approved for each individual group home;
(4) for staff working in group homes primarily serving

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children with developmental disabilities, establish a
direct support staff training curriculum that mirrors the
training requirements for staff performing similar work in
community-integrated living arrangement settings;
(5) allow physician assistants to examine and sign new
staff physical forms; and
(6) modify and expedite the process to approve driver
permits.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.