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Senate Journal State of Illinois Ninety-Fourth SENATE JOURNAL STATE OF ILLINOIS NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 108TH LEGISLATIVE DAY THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2006 11:26 O'CLOCK A.M. NO. 108 [May 4, 2006] 2 SENATE Daily Journal Index 108th Legislative Day Action Page(s) Committee Meeting Announcement.....................................................47 Introduction of Senate Bill No. 3186....................................................76 Joint Action Motion Filed ....................................................................58 Joint Action Motions Filed .............................................................46, 76 Presentation of Senate Resolution No. 750 ........................................... 3 Presentation of Senate Resolution No. 752 ..........................................59 Presentation of Senate Resolutions No’d 751 & 753 .............................76 Report from Rules Committee.......................................................59, 89 Reports Received ................................................................................ 3 Bill Number Legislative Action Page(s) SB 0014 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................85 SB 0176 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................81 SB 0230 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................81 SB 0613 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................91 SB 0627 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................85 SB 0789 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................89 SB 0931 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................86 SB 0998 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................86 SB 1279 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................87 SB 1497 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................91 SB 1520 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................93 SB 1625 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................82 SB 1863 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................83 SB 1892 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................92 SB 1977 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................83 SB 2030 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................87 SB 2225 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................93 SB 2339 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................84 SB 2436 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................88 SB 2445 Concur in House Amendment(s) ............................................................89 SR 0664 Adopted...............................................................................................94 SR 0740 Adopted...............................................................................................91 HB 1918 Recalled – Amendment(s).....................................................................59 HB 1918 Third Reading ......................................................................................61 HB 4173 Other proceedings................................................................................59 HB 4342 Recalled – Amendment(s).....................................................................76 HB 4342 Third Reading ......................................................................................78 HB 4451 Third Reading ......................................................................................79 HB 4729 Third Reading ......................................................................................79 HB 4729 Recalled -Amendment............................................................................79 HB 4977 Other proceedings................................................................................47 HJR 0127 Adopted ..............................................................................................89 HJR 0136 Adopted ..............................................................................................96 [May 4, 2006] 3 The Senate met pursuant to adjournment. Senator James A. DeLeo, Chicago, Illinois, presiding. Prayer by Pastor Ron Moorman, Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, Springfield, Illinois. Senator Maloney led the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Hunter moved that reading and approval of the Journal of Wednesday, May 3, 2006, be postponed, pending arrival of the printed Journal. The motion prevailed. REPORTS RECEIVED The Secretary placed before the Senate the following reports: Home Services Program FY 2005 Annual Joint Report, submitted by the Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services. 2005 Annual Report, submitted by the Legislative Audit Commission. The foregoing reports were ordered received and placed on file in the Secretary's Office. LEGISLATIVE MEASURES FILED The following Floor amendments to the House Bills listed below have been filed with the Secretary and referred to the Committee on Rules: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 to House Bill 1918 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 to House Bill 4442 PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTION SENATE RESOLUTION 750 Offered by Senator Harmon and all Senators: Mourns the death of Simone J. Mokrauer of Oak Park. By unanimous consent, the foregoing resolution was referred to the Resolutions Consent Calendar. MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE A message from the House by Mr. Mahoney, Clerk: Mr. President -- I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has adopted the following joint resolution, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to-wit: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 105 WHEREAS, The Older Adult Services Act, which was passed by the General Assembly and approved by the Governor in 2004, provides a planning mechanism for the overhaul of the State's long term care system; and WHEREAS, The establishment of a statewide enhanced comprehensive care coordination system is a critical first step in the overhaul of the long term services and care systems as recommended in the Older Adult Services Report submitted in January 2006; and [May 4, 2006] 4 WHEREAS, Older adults and their families need the ability to make informed choices about services to meet their needs in the areas of physical health, function, mental health, home environment, finance, and social and informal supports; and WHEREAS, Key components are a standardized statewide comprehensive assessment, care coordination, client follow-up, flexible hours, and enhanced training; and WHEREAS, Comprehensive assessment and ongoing care coordination assists older adults in identifying these holistic needs, provides them with information on and access to the services to meet those needs, and results in comprehensive care plans for their specific needs, thereby allowing older adults to remain as independent as possible for as long as possible; and WHEREAS, The purpose of a comprehensive assessment is to gather a complete picture of the older adult's needs and strengths so that a care plan is developed that helps the older adult and his or her family to problem-solve, make informed choices, and remain as independent as possible; and WHEREAS, The comprehensive assessment process will include a face to face interview in the client's home that identifies needs in new areas: physical health, mental health, environment, and social and informal supports, in addition to functional and financial information; and WHEREAS, Once fully operational, the comprehensive care coordination system would be backed up by a full array of home and community based services; and WHEREAS, The design of the enhanced care coordination system would build upon the strengths and experiences of the different case management structures currently operating in Illinois and promising practices identified in other states; and WHEREAS, Unmet service needs would be collected to assist in the identification of priority service areas as defined in the Older Adult Services Act and the development of new services; therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we do declare that it is in the best interest of the older adults of Illinois and their family caregivers that the existing case management system be transformed into an enhanced comprehensive care coordination system; and be it further RESOLVED, That such an overhaul shall build on the strengths and experience of the current case management system, transforming the process from simply eligibility determination to one that is holistic, client-focused, and consumer-directed and that produces customized care plans; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to Governor Rod Blagojevich. Adopted by the House, May 3, 2006. MARK MAHONEY, Clerk of the House The foregoing message from the House of Representatives reporting House Joint Resolution No. 105 was referred to the Committee on Rules. A message from the House by Mr. Mahoney, Clerk: Mr. President -- I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of
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