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Introduced
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
In Committee
03/21/2025
03/21/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Human Services to adopt rules that permit a licensed child care institution or group home that provides residential developmental disability services to youth under the age of 22 to request an age waiver to allow such youth to continue to receive residential developmental disability services at the facility beyond their 22nd birthday. Requires the rules to include waiver application requirements, waiver renewals, and criteria a youth must meet to qualify for extended residential developmental disability services. Provides that a licensed child care institution or group home that receives Department approval of its waiver application shall not be issued any notice of violation or citation for providing extended residential developmental disability services to a youth within the terms of the approved waiver application. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Human Services' Division of Developmental Disabilities to ensure that the rates determined for extended residential developmental disability services authorized under an approved age waiver are on parity with the rates determined for residential developmental disability services provided to youth under the age of 22. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be construed to reduce the level or type of services and supports provided to a youth beyond their 22nd birthday under an approved age waiver application.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Children and Family Services Act to allow licensed child care institutions or group homes that provide residential developmental disability (DD) services to request age waivers for youth to continue receiving services beyond their 22nd birthday. The bill requires the Departments of Children and Family Services and Human Services to establish rules for these waivers, including application requirements, renewal processes, and qualification criteria. Under the proposed legislation, facilities that receive approved waivers will not be penalized for providing extended residential DD services to eligible youth. The goal is to ensure continuity of care for young people with developmental disabilities by allowing them to remain in familiar residential settings that can support their ongoing developmental needs. By creating a formal mechanism for age waivers, the bill recognizes that some youth may require additional support and services beyond the traditional age limits, and provides a pathway for those individuals to receive appropriate care tailored to their specific circumstances.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz (on 05/09/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3088&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB3088.htm |
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