LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM EQUIP FOR EQUALITY
May 13, 2013
The following are disability-related bills/issues pending in the Illinois General Assembly
that are scheduled to be heard in committee the week of May 13, 2013:
NOTABLE BILLS/ ISSUES
*House Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
May 14, 2013, 2:30 p.m.
Room D-1, Stratton Building
Springfield, IL
 See appropriations bills assigned:
http://ilga.gov/house/committees/hearing.asp?HearingID=11030&CommitteeID=
1175
 To file electronic witness slip(s):
http://my.ilga.gov/Hearing/HearingDetail/11030?HCommittees5/20/2013page=1&HCommittees5/20/2013-orderBy=&HCommittees5/20/2013filter=&committeeid=0&chamber=H&nodays=7&_=1368471304484
*House Appropriations-Human Services Committee
May 16, 2013, 8:00 a.m.
Room 114, Capitol Building
Springfield, IL
 See appropriations bills assigned:
http://ilga.gov/house/committees/hearing.asp?CommitteeID=1177&GA=98
 To file electronic witness slip(s):
http://my.ilga.gov/Hearing/HearingDetail/11064?HCommittees5/20/2013page=1&HCommittees5/20/2013-orderBy=&HCommittees5/20/2013filter=&committeeid=0&chamber=H&nodays=7&_=1368471304484
NOTE: With only weeks remaining in the spring 2013 legislative session, the
General Assembly is focused on crafting and passing a budget for FY 14. These
appropriations committee hearings provide important opportunities for disability
advocates to weigh in on critical funding issues for people with disabilities as that
budget is developed.
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ADDITIONAL BILLS/ ISSUES OF INTEREST
House Executive Committee
May 15, 2013, 10:30 a.m.
Room 114, Capitol Building
Springfield, IL
SB 2187, chief sponsor, Representative John E. Bradley
Provides that the Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board shall grant
certification as prescribing psychologists to doctoral level psychologists licensed under
the Act. Provides application requirements for certification as a prescribing psychologist.
Provides that the Board shall establish a method for the renewal every 2 years of
prescribing psychologist certificates. Provides procedures for safety and record keeping.
Provides that when a psychologist is authorized to prescribe controlled substances, a
prescribing psychologist shall file, in a timely manner, any individual Drug Enforcement
Agency registrations and identification numbers with the Board. Requires certain
communication between the Board and the State Board of Pharmacy. Provides
requirements for licensure by endorsement. Defines related terms. Amends the Illinois
Controlled Substances Act. Includes prescribing psychologist in the definition of
"prescriber".
 To read full text:
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2187eng&GA=9
8&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73775&DocNum=2187&GAID=12&
Session=
 To file an electronic witness slip:
http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/73775?committeeHearingId=11041&Legis
lationId=73775&HCommittees5%2F20%2F2013page=1&committeeid=0&chamber=H&nodays=7&_=1368471304484&GridCurr
entCommittees-page=2
House Human Services Committee
May 15, 2013, 2:00 p.m.
Room 114, Capitol Building
Springfield, IL
SUBJECT MATTER: Impact of low wages on DD services and workers in the
community - HB2244
HR 155, chief sponsor, Representative Mary E. Flowers
Creates the Task Force on Mental Health Diagnosis within Illinois Law. Describes the
duties of the task force and provides that the task force submit a final report by December
31, 2014.
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 To read full text:
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=85&GA=98
&DocTypeId=HR&DocNum=155&GAID=12&LegID=75830&SpecSess=&Sessi
on=
 To file an electronic witness slip:
http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/75830?committeeHearingId=10912&Legis
lationId=75830&HCommittees5%2F20%2F2013page=1&committeeid=0&chamber=H&nodays=7&_=1368471304484
*HR 231, HR 270, chief sponsor, Representative Patricia R. Bellock
Designates April 17, 2013, as Autism Day in the State of Illinois.
 To read full text:
http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=85&GA=98&DocT
ypeId=HR&DocNum=231&GAID=12&LegID=76044&SpecSess=&Session=
 To file an electronic witness slip (HR 231):
http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/76044?committeeHearingId=10912&Legis
lationId=76044&HCommittees5%2F20%2F2013page=1&committeeid=0&chamber=H&nodays=7&_=1368471304484
 To file an electronic witness slip (HR 270):
http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/76175?committeeHearingId=10912&Legis
lationId=76175&HCommittees5%2F20%2F2013page=1&committeeid=0&chamber=H&nodays=7&_=1368471304484
Note: HR 231 and HR 270 are identical.
House Revenue & Finance Committee
May 16, 2013, 8:00 a.m.
Room D-1, Stratton Building
Springfield, IL
HR 279, chief sponsor, Representative Esther Golar
Urges the Governor to seek to empower and engage individuals and communities where
behavioral healthcare disparities exist through the establishment of Behavioral Healthcare
Enterprise Zones, Behavioral Healthcare Loan Repayment Assistance initiatives, methods
for establishing pilot programs for health homes, systems of care, and essential
community behavioral healthcare providers, standardized data collection and analysis
methods regarding the impact on racial, ethnic, and rural healthcare disparities, and a
Illinois Behavioral Health Innovation Prize.
 To read full text:
http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=85&GA=98&DocT
ypeId=HR&DocNum=279&GAID=12&LegID=76202&SpecSess=&Session=
 To file an electronic witness slip:
http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/76202?committeeHearingId=11061&Legis
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lationId=76202&HCommittees5%2F20%2F2013page=1&committeeid=0&chamber=H&nodays=7&_=1368471304484
House Human Services Committee
May 16, 2013, 9:00 a.m.
Room 115, Capitol Building
Springfield, IL
SB 626, HA 1, chief sponsor, Representative Sara Feigenholtz
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, if and only if Senate Bill 2217 becomes law.
Provides that parental consent is not required for the use of private insurance for early
intervention services as defined in the Early Intervention Services System Act that are
provided in this State pursuant to Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act. Provides that a policy of accident and health insurance that provides
coverage for early intervention services must conform to the following criteria: the use of
private health insurance to pay for early intervention services under Part C of the federal
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act may not (1) count towards or result in a loss
of benefits due to annual or lifetime insurance caps for, (2) negatively affect the
availability of health insurance to, or (3) be the basis for increasing the health insurance
premiums of an infant or toddler with a disability, the infant's or toddler's parent, or the
infant's or toddler's family members covered under that health insurance policy. Amends
the Early Intervention Services System Act, if and only if Senate Bill 2217 becomes law.
Deletes language providing that parental consent must be obtained when the lead agency
or enrolled provider who is providing a family with early intervention services seeks to
use the child or parent's private insurance or benefits to pay for the initial provision of
early intervention services in the Individualized Family Services Plan and anytime that an
increase in frequency, length, duration, or intensity is made to existing services in the
child's Individualized Family Services Plan. Makes corresponding changes.
 To read full text:
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0626ham001&G
A=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69953&DocNum=626&GAID=1
2&Session=
 To file an electronic witness slip:
http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/69953?committeeHearingId=11062&Legis
lationId=69953&HCommittees5%2F20%2F2013page=1&committeeid=0&chamber=H&nodays=7&_=1368471304484
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House Judiciary Committee
May 16, 2013, 9:30 a.m.
Room 413, Stratton Building
Springfield, IL
SB 1330, chief sponsor, Representative Emily McAsey
Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Establishes civil
penalties ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 for any person (including a vendor,
organization, agency, or other entity, but excluding a recipient) who: knowingly presents
or causes to be presented a fraudulent claim for payment under the State's medical
assistance program; knowingly gives or causes to be given to any person, with respect to
medical assistance program coverage of inpatient hospital services, information that he or
she knows or should know is false or misleading; arranges or contracts (by employment
or otherwise) with an individual or entity that the person knows or should know is
excluded from participation in the medical assistance program or a federal or state health
care program for the provision of items or services for which payment may be made
under such a program; or commits other specified fraudulent acts. Provides that the
Director of Healthcare and Family Services may make a determination to exclude,
terminate, suspend, or bar the person from participation in the medical assistance
program, but not before granting the affected individual, entity, or vendor an opportunity
for a hearing after reasonable notice. Provides that a final order, decision, or other
determination made by the Director is subject to review in accordance with the
Administrative Review Law. Removes language allowing the Department to recover
interest on the amount of an overpayment. Defines terms. Makes other changes.
 To read full text:
http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=85&GA=98&DocT
ypeId=SB&DocNum=1330&GAID=12&LegID=71849&SpecSess=&Session=
 To file an electronic witness slip:
http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/71849?committeeHearingId=11066&Legis
lationId=71849&HCommittees5%2F20%2F2013page=1&committeeid=0&chamber=H&nodays=7&_=1368472068876
Senate Human Services Committee
May 15, 2013, 10:00 a.m.
Room 212, Capitol Building
Springfield, IL
SUBJECT MATTER: Testimony regarding rate increases for the IDD/DD Community
Care Act as Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled or Long Term
Care for Under Age 22 Facilities.
 To file an electronic witness slip:
http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create?committeeHearingId=11050&legislationId
=0
*Indicates Equip for Equality’s comments or position on a bill.
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NOTE: If you wish to take any action regarding any of these issues, you may wish to
attend the committee hearing and/or contact the members of the Committee conducting
the hearing and/or the legislators in your home district. The names, addresses, and
telephone numbers of all legislators, both Representatives and Senators, can be found on
the Illinois General Assembly website at: www.ilga.gov. You may also check this
website to find out if any of the committee hearing dates or times have been changed,
which may happen upon very short notice.
For additional information, please contact:
Cheryl R. Jansen
Legislative Director
Equip for Equality
cherylj2@equipforequality.org
217-544-0464
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