105 ILCS 5/14-15.01
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 14 - Children With Disabilities

 (from Ch. 122, par. 14-15.01)Sec. 14-15.01. Community and Residential Services Authority.(a) (1) The Community and Residential Services Authority is  hereby created and shall consist of the following members:A representative of the State Board of Education;Four representatives of the Department of Human Services appointed by the Secretary of Human Services,  with one member from the Division of Community Health and  Prevention, one member from the Division of Developmental Disabilities, one member  from the Division of Mental Health, and one member from the Division of  Rehabilitation Services;A representative of the Department of Children and Family Services;A representative of the Department of Juvenile Justice;A representative of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services;A representative of the Attorney  General's Disability Rights Advocacy  Division;The Chairperson and Minority Spokesperson of the House and Senate  Committees on Elementary and Secondary Education or their designees; andSix persons appointed by the Governor.  Five of such  appointees shall be experienced or knowledgeable relative to  provision of services for individuals with a behavior  disorder  or a severe emotional disturbance  and shall include representatives of  both the private and public sectors, except that no more than 2 of those 5  appointees may be from the public sector and at least 2 must be or have been  directly involved in provision of services to such individuals.  The remaining  member appointed by the Governor shall be or shall have been a parent of an  individual with a  behavior disorder or a severe emotional disturbance, and  that appointee may be from either the private or the public sector.(2) Members appointed by the Governor shall be appointed for terms  of 4 years and shall continue to serve until their respective successors are  appointed; provided that the terms of the original  appointees shall expire on August 1, 1990.  Any vacancy in the office of a  member appointed by the Governor shall be filled by appointment of the  Governor for the remainder of the term.A vacancy in the office of a member appointed by the Governor exists when  one or more of the following events occur:(i) An appointee dies;(ii) An appointee files a written resignation with     the Governor;(iii) An appointee ceases to be a legal resident of     the State of Illinois; or(iv) An appointee fails to attend a majority of     regularly scheduled Authority meetings in a fiscal year.Members who are representatives of an agency shall serve at the will  of the agency head.  Membership on the Authority shall cease immediately  upon cessation of their affiliation with the agency.  If such a vacancy  occurs, the appropriate agency head shall appoint another person to represent  the agency.If a legislative member of the Authority ceases to be Chairperson or  Minority Spokesperson of the designated Committees, they shall  automatically be replaced on the Authority by the person who assumes the  position of Chairperson or Minority Spokesperson.(b) The Community and Residential Services Authority shall have the  following powers and duties:(1) To conduct surveys to determine the extent of     need, the degree to which documented need is currently being met and feasible alternatives for matching need with resources.(2) To develop policy statements for interagency     cooperation to cover all aspects of service delivery, including laws, regulations and procedures, and clear guidelines for determining responsibility at all times.(3) To recommend policy statements and provide     information regarding effective programs for delivery of services to all individuals under 22 years of age with a behavior disorder or a severe emotional disturbance in public or private situations.(4) To review the criteria for service eligibility,     provision and availability established by the governmental agencies represented on this Authority, and to recommend changes, additions or deletions to such criteria.(5) To develop and submit to the Governor, the     General Assembly, the Directors of the agencies represented on the Authority, and the State Board of Education a master plan for individuals under 22 years of age with a behavior disorder or a severe emotional disturbance, including detailed plans of service ranging from the least to the most restrictive options; and to assist local communities, upon request, in developing or strengthening collaborative interagency networks.(6) To develop a process for making determinations in     situations where there is a dispute relative to a plan of service for individuals or funding for a plan of service.(7) To provide technical assistance to parents,     service consumers, providers, and member agency personnel regarding statutory responsibilities of human service and educational agencies, and to provide such assistance as deemed necessary to appropriately access needed services.(8)    To establish a pilot program to act as a     residential research hub to research and identify appropriate residential settings for youth who are being housed in an emergency room for more than 72 hours or who are deemed beyond medical necessity in a psychiatric hospital. If a child is deemed beyond medical necessity in a psychiatric hospital and is in need of residential placement, the goal of the program is to prevent a lock-out pursuant to the goals of the Custody Relinquishment Prevention Act.(c) (1) The members of the Authority shall receive no compensation for  their services but shall be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable  expenses incurred while performing their duties.(2) The Authority may appoint special study groups to operate under  the direction of the Authority and persons appointed to such groups shall  receive only reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred in the  performance of their duties.(3) The Authority shall elect from its membership a chairperson,  vice-chairperson and secretary.(4) The Authority may employ and fix the compensation of  such employees and technical assistants as it deems necessary to carry out  its powers and duties under this Act.  Staff assistance for the Authority  shall be provided by the State Board of Education.(5) Funds for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Authority  shall be appropriated to the State Board of Education in a separate line item.(d) (1) The Authority shall have power to promulgate rules and  regulations to carry out its powers and duties under this Act.(2) The Authority may accept monetary gifts or grants from the federal  government or any agency thereof, from any charitable foundation or  professional association or from any other reputable source for  implementation of any program necessary or desirable to the carrying out of  the general purposes of the Authority.  Such gifts and grants may be  held in trust by the Authority and expended in the exercise of its powers  and performance of its duties as prescribed by law.(3) The Authority shall submit an annual report of its activities and  expenditures to the Governor, the General Assembly, the  directors of agencies represented on the Authority, and the State  Superintendent of Education.(e) The Executive Director of the Authority or his or her designee shall be added as a participant on the Interagency Clinical Team established in the intergovernmental agreement among the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Human Services, the State Board of Education, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Public Health,  with consent of the youth or the youth's guardian or family pursuant to the Custody Relinquishment Prevention Act. (Source: P.A. 102-43, eff. 7-6-21.)