20 ILCS 2407/20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2407/ - Disabilities Services Act of 2003.|Article 2 - Disabilities Services Act of 2003

Sec. 20. Implementation.(a)  The Governor shall appoint an advisory committee to assist in the  development and implementation of a Disabilities Services Implementation Plan  that will  ensure compliance by the State of Illinois with the Americans with Disabilities  Act and  the decision in Olmstead v. L.C., 119 S.Ct. 2176 (1999). The advisory committee  shall  be known as the Illinois Disabilities Services Advisory Committee and shall be  composed  of no more than 33 members, including: persons who have a physical disability,  a developmental disability, or a mental illness;  senior citizens; advocates for  persons with  physical disabilities; advocates   for persons  with developmental disabilities;   advocates  for persons with mental illness;  advocates  for senior citizens; representatives of  providers of  services to persons with physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, and  mental  illness; representatives of providers of  services to  senior citizens; and representatives of organized labor.In addition, the following State officials shall serve on the committee as  ex-officio  non-voting members: the Secretary of Human Services or his or her designee; the  State  Superintendent of Education or his or her designee; the Director of Aging or  his or her  designee; the Executive Director of the Illinois Housing Development Authority  or his or  her designee; the Director of Public Aid (now Director of Healthcare and Family Services) or his or her designee; and the  Director of  Employment Security or his or her designee.The advisory committee shall select officers, including a chair and a  vice-chair.The advisory committee shall meet at least quarterly and shall keep official  meeting  minutes. Committee members shall not be compensated but shall be paid for their  expenses  related to attendance at meetings.(b) The implementation plan must include, but need  not be limited to, the following:(1) Establishing procedures for completing     comprehensive evaluations, including provisions for Department review and approval of need determinations.  The Department may utilize independent evaluators and targeted or sample reviews during this review and approval process, as it deems appropriate.(2) Establishing procedures for the development of an     individual service or treatment plan for each person with a disability, including provisions for Department review and authorization.(3) Identifying core services to be provided by     agencies of the State of Illinois or other agencies.(4) Establishing minimum standards for individualized     services.(5) Establishing minimum standards for residential     services in the least restrictive environment.(6) Establishing minimum standards for vocational     services.(7) Establishing  due  process hearing procedures.(8) Establishing minimum standards for family support     services.(9) Securing financial resources necessary to fulfill     the purposes and requirements of this Act, including but not limited to obtaining approval and implementing waivers or demonstrations authorized under federal law.(c) The Governor, with the  assistance of the Illinois Disabilities Services Advisory Committee and the  Secretary of Human Services, is  responsible for the completion of the implementation plan. The  Governor must  submit a report to  the General Assembly by November 1, 2004, which must include the following:(1) The implementation plan.(2) A description of current and planned programs and     services necessary to meet the requirements of the individual service or treatment plans required by this Act, together with the actions to be taken by the State of Illinois to ensure that those plans will be implemented. This description shall include a report of related program and service improvements or expansions implemented by the Department since the effective date of this Act.(3) The estimated costs of current and planned     programs and services to be provided under the implementation plan.(4) A report on the number of persons with     disabilities who may be eligible to receive services under this Act, together with a report on the number of persons who are currently receiving those services.(5) Any proposed changes in State policies, laws, or     regulations necessary to fulfill the purposes and requirements of this Act.(d) The Governor, with the assistance of the Secretary of  Human Services, shall annually update the implementation plan  and report changes to the General Assembly by July 1 of each year. Initial  implementation of the plan is required by July 1, 2005.  The requirement of  annual updates and reports expires in 2008, unless otherwise extended by the  General Assembly.         (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)