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                                     LRB093 06255 DRJ 14253 a

 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1451

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 1451,  AS  AMENDED,
 3    in  Section  15,  by  replacing  the first paragraph with the
 4    following:

 5        "Section 15.  Services. Services  shall  be  provided  in
 6    accordance  with  the  individual  service  or treatment plan
 7    developed  for  an  individual  under   this   Section.   The
 8    individual   shall   initially   be  screened  for  potential
 9    eligibility by the  appropriate  State  agency  and,  if  the
10    individual  is  deemed  probably  eligible  for  a disability
11    service  or  program,  a  comprehensive  evaluation  of   the
12    individual  shall  be conducted to determine the services and
13    programs  appropriate  for  that  individual.  The  array  of
14    available services shall be  described  in  the  Disabilities
15    Services  Implementation  Plan  required  under  this Act and
16    shall include, but need not be limited to:"; and

17    in Section  20,  by  replacing  the  first  2  paragraphs  of
18    subsection (a) with the following:
19        "(a)    The  Governor shall appoint an advisory committee
20    to  assist  in  the  development  and  implementation  of   a
21    Disabilities  Services  Implementation  Plan that will ensure
22    compliance by the State of Illinois with the  Americans  with
 
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 1    Disabilities  Act  and  the decision in Olmstead v. L.C., 119
 2    S.Ct. 2176 (1999). The advisory committee shall be  known  as
 3    the  Illinois  Disabilities  Services  Advisory Committee and
 4    shall be composed of no  more  than  33  members,  including:
 5    persons  who  have  a  physical  disability,  a developmental
 6    disability,   or   a   mental   illness;   senior   citizens;
 7    representatives of statewide organizations that advocate  for
 8    persons   with   physical  disabilities;  representatives  of
 9    statewide  organizations  that  advocate  for  persons   with
10    developmental   disabilities;  representatives  of  statewide
11    organizations that advocate for persons with mental  illness;
12    representatives  of statewide organizations that advocate for
13    senior citizens; representatives of  statewide  organizations
14    that represent providers of services to persons with physical
15    disabilities, developmental disabilities, and mental illness;
16    representatives  of  statewide  organizations  that represent
17    providers of services to senior citizens; and representatives
18    of organized labor."; and

19    after  the  last  line  of  Section  25,  by  inserting   the
20    following:

21        "Section  30.  Entitlements. This Act does not create any
22    new entitlement to a service, program, or benefit, but  shall
23    not  be  construed  to  affect  any entitlement to a service,
24    program, or benefit created by any other law.".