Illinois-2019-SB3203-Introduced

101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB3203

Introduced 2/10/2020, by Sen. David Koehler

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

`325 ILCS 20/4`	`from Ch. 23, par. 4154`
`325 ILCS 20/13.32`

Amends the Early Intervention Services System Act. Provides that the

Illinois Interagency Council on Early
Intervention shall be composed of at

least 20 but not more than 35 (rather than 30) members. Provides that the Council shall include: one member who is a representative of the Child Care Assistance Program; and one member who is a representative of the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program authorized under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. In a provision permitting the

Department of Human Services to enter into contracts for some
or all of its

responsibilities under the Act, removes language requiring such contracts to be subject to a request for proposals as described in the Illinois Procurement Code and to be posted on the early intervention website

maintained by the Department
during the entire bid period. Effective

immediately.

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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning children.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Early Intervention Services System Act is

5 amended by changing Sections 4 and 13.32 as follows:

6 (325 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 4154)

7 Sec. 4. Illinois Interagency Council on Early

8 Intervention.

9 (a) There is established the Illinois Interagency Council

10 on Early Intervention. The Council shall be composed of at

11 least 20 but not more than35 ~~30~~ members. The members of the

12 Council and the designated chairperson of the Council shall be

13 appointed by the Governor. The Council member representing the

14 lead agency may not serve as chairperson of the Council. The

15 Council shall be composed of the following members:

16 (1) The Secretary of Human Services (or his or her

17 designee) and 2 additional representatives of the

18 Department of Human Services designated by the Secretary,

19 plus the Directors (or their designees) of the following

20 State agencies involved in the provision of or payment for

21 early intervention services to eligible infants and

22 toddlers and their families:

23 (A) Department of Insurance; and

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1 (B) Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

2 (2) Other members as follows:

3 (A) At least 20% of the members of the Council

4 shall be parents, including minority parents, of

5 infants or toddlers with disabilities or children with

6 disabilities aged 12 or younger, with knowledge of, or

7 experience with, programs for infants and toddlers

8 with disabilities. At least one such member shall be a

9 parent of an infant or toddler with a disability or a

10 child with a disability aged 6 or younger;

11 (B) At least 20% of the members of the Council

12 shall be public or private providers of early

13 intervention services;

14 (C) One member shall be a representative of the

15 General Assembly;

16 (D) One member shall be involved in the preparation

17 of professional personnel to serve infants and

18 toddlers similar to those eligible for services under

19 this Act;

20 (E) Two members shall be from advocacy

21 organizations with expertise in improving health,

22 development, and educational outcomes for infants and

23 toddlers with disabilities;

24 (F) One member shall be a Child and Family

25 Connections manager from a rural district;

26 (G) One member shall be a Child and Family

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1 Connections manager from an urban district;

2 (H) One member shall be the co-chair of the

3 Illinois Early Learning Council (or his or her

4 designee); ~~and~~

5 (I) One member shall be a representative of the

6 Child Care Assistance Program;

7 (J) One member shall be a representative of the

8 Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program

9 authorized under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless

10 Assistance Act; and

11 (K) ~~(I)~~ Members representing the following

12 agencies or entities: the State Board of Education; the

13 Department of Public Health; the Department of

14 Children and Family Services; the University of

15 Illinois Division of Specialized Care for Children;

16 the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities;

17 Head Start or Early Head Start; and the Department of

18 Human Services' Division of Mental Health. A member may

19 represent one or more of the listed agencies or

20 entities.

21 The Council shall meet at least quarterly and in such

22 places as it deems necessary. Terms of the initial members

23 appointed under paragraph (2) shall be determined by lot at the

24 first Council meeting as follows: of the persons appointed

25 under subparagraphs (A) and (B), one-third shall serve one year

26 terms, one-third shall serve 2 year terms, and one-third shall

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1 serve 3 year terms; and of the persons appointed under

2 subparagraphs (C) and (D), one shall serve a 2 year term and

3 one shall serve a 3 year term. Thereafter, successors appointed

4 under paragraph (2) shall serve 3 year terms. Once appointed,

5 members shall continue to serve until their successors are

6 appointed. No member shall be appointed to serve more than 2

7 consecutive terms.

8 Council members shall serve without compensation but shall

9 be reimbursed for reasonable costs incurred in the performance

10 of their duties, including costs related to child care, and

11 parents may be paid a stipend in accordance with applicable

12 requirements.

13 The Council shall prepare and approve a budget using funds

14 appropriated for the purpose to hire staff, and obtain the

15 services of such professional, technical, and clerical

16 personnel as may be necessary to carry out its functions under

17 this Act. This funding support and staff shall be directed by

18 the lead agency.

19 (b) The Council shall:

20 (1) advise and assist the lead agency in the

21 performance of its responsibilities including but not

22 limited to the identification of sources of fiscal and

23 other support services for early intervention programs,

24 and the promotion of interagency agreements which assign

25 financial responsibility to the appropriate agencies;

26 (2) advise and assist the lead agency in the

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1 preparation of applications and amendments to

2 applications;

3 (3) review and advise on relevant regulations and

4 standards proposed by the related State agencies;

5 (4) advise and assist the lead agency in the

6 development, implementation and evaluation of the

7 comprehensive early intervention services system;

8 (4.5) coordinate and collaborate with State

9 interagency early learning initiatives, as appropriate;

10 and

11 (5) prepare and submit an annual report to the Governor

12 and to the General Assembly on the status of early

13 intervention programs for eligible infants and toddlers

14 and their families in Illinois. The annual report shall

15 include (i) the estimated number of eligible infants and

16 toddlers in this State, (ii) the number of eligible infants

17 and toddlers who have received services under this Act and

18 the cost of providing those services, and (iii) the

19 estimated cost of providing services under this Act to all

20 eligible infants and toddlers in this State. The report

21 shall be posted by the lead agency on the early

22 intervention website as required under paragraph (f) of

23 Section 5 of this Act.

24 No member of the Council shall cast a vote on or

25 participate substantially in any matter which would provide a

26 direct financial benefit to that member or otherwise give the

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1 appearance of a conflict of interest under State law. All

2 provisions and reporting requirements of the Illinois

3 Governmental Ethics Act shall apply to Council members.

4 (Source: P.A. 97-902, eff. 8-6-12; 98-41, eff. 6-28-13.)

5 (325 ILCS 20/13.32)

6 Sec. 13.32. Contracting. The lead agency may enter into

7 contracts for some or all of its responsibilities under this

8 Act, including but not limited to, credentialing and enrolling

9 providers; training under Section 13.30; maintaining a central

10 billing office; data collection and analysis; establishing and

11 maintaining a computerized case management system accessible

12 to local referral offices and providers; creating and

13 maintaining a system for provider credentialing and

14 enrollment; creating and maintaining the central directory

15 required under subsection (g) of Section 7 of this Act; and

16 program operations.~~If contracted, the contract shall be~~

17 ~~subject to a public request for proposals as described in the~~

18 ~~Illinois Procurement Code, notwithstanding any exemptions or~~

19 ~~alternative processes that may be allowed for such a contract~~

20 ~~under that Code, and, in addition to the posting requirements~~

21 ~~under that Code, shall be posted on the early intervention~~

22 ~~website maintained by the lead agency during the entire bid~~

23 ~~period. With the exception of contracts with or grants to~~

24 ~~regional intake entities, any of these listed responsibilities~~

25 ~~currently under contract or grant that have not met these~~

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1 ~~requirements shall be subject to public bid under this request~~

2 ~~for proposal process no later than July 1, 2002 or the date of~~

3 ~~termination of any contract in place. Contracts with or grants~~

4 ~~to regional intake entities must be made subject to public bid~~

5 ~~under a request for proposals process no later than July 1,~~

6 ~~2005.~~

7 (Source: P.A. 92-307, eff. 8-9-01; 93-147, eff. 1-1-04.)

8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

9 becoming law.