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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3327 Introduced , by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 210 ILCS 85/11.7a new325 ILCS 3/10-15325 ILCS 3/10-35325 ILCS 3/10-45 Amends the Department of Early Childhood Act. Expands the definition of "eligible infants and toddlers" to list infants having a birth weight less than 1,000 grams. Requires the Department of Early Childhood, as the designated lead agency to administer the system of early intervention services on and after July 1, 2026, to develop informational materials and handouts for hospitals to distribute to the parents or legal guardians of severely premature infants, explaining that infants having a birth weight of less than 1,000 grams automatically qualify for early intervention services up until their 3rd birthday. Provides that the informational materials and handouts shall also contain information on the benefits of early intervention services for severely premature infants, the website addresses and phone numbers that parents and legal guardians can access to obtain more information on early intervention services, and the contact information of the early intervention regional intake entity designated to coordinate services for eligible infants. Requires the statewide system of coordinated, comprehensive, interagency and interdisciplinary early intervention programs to include in its public awareness program, a special focus on the early identification of infants who automatically qualify for early intervention services on account of having a birth weight less than 1,000 grams. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals to distribute, free of charge, to the parents or legal guardians of each severely premature infant having a birth weight of less than 1,000 grams informational materials and handouts developed by the Department of Early Childhood on the availability of early intervention services for severely premature infants. Requires a nurse or physical therapist to review the proffered materials with the infant's parents or legal guardians prior to discharge and explain that premature infants having a birth weight of less than 1,000 grams automatically qualify for early intervention services up until their 3rd birthday, including speech, physical, occupational, and other therapies. LRB104 11240 KTG 21322 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3327 Introduced , by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 210 ILCS 85/11.7a new325 ILCS 3/10-15325 ILCS 3/10-35325 ILCS 3/10-45 210 ILCS 85/11.7a new 325 ILCS 3/10-15 325 ILCS 3/10-35 325 ILCS 3/10-45 Amends the Department of Early Childhood Act. Expands the definition of "eligible infants and toddlers" to list infants having a birth weight less than 1,000 grams. Requires the Department of Early Childhood, as the designated lead agency to administer the system of early intervention services on and after July 1, 2026, to develop informational materials and handouts for hospitals to distribute to the parents or legal guardians of severely premature infants, explaining that infants having a birth weight of less than 1,000 grams automatically qualify for early intervention services up until their 3rd birthday. Provides that the informational materials and handouts shall also contain information on the benefits of early intervention services for severely premature infants, the website addresses and phone numbers that parents and legal guardians can access to obtain more information on early intervention services, and the contact information of the early intervention regional intake entity designated to coordinate services for eligible infants. Requires the statewide system of coordinated, comprehensive, interagency and interdisciplinary early intervention programs to include in its public awareness program, a special focus on the early identification of infants who automatically qualify for early intervention services on account of having a birth weight less than 1,000 grams. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals to distribute, free of charge, to the parents or legal guardians of each severely premature infant having a birth weight of less than 1,000 grams informational materials and handouts developed by the Department of Early Childhood on the availability of early intervention services for severely premature infants. Requires a nurse or physical therapist to review the proffered materials with the infant's parents or legal guardians prior to discharge and explain that premature infants having a birth weight of less than 1,000 grams automatically qualify for early intervention services up until their 3rd birthday, including speech, physical, occupational, and other therapies. LRB104 11240 KTG 21322 b LRB104 11240 KTG 21322 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3327 Introduced , by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	8	+	Amends the Department of Early Childhood Act. Expands the definition of "eligible infants and toddlers" to list infants having a birth weight less than 1,000 grams. Requires the Department of Early Childhood, as the designated lead agency to administer the system of early intervention services on and after July 1, 2026, to develop informational materials and handouts for hospitals to distribute to the parents or legal guardians of severely premature infants, explaining that infants having a birth weight of less than 1,000 grams automatically qualify for early intervention services up until their 3rd birthday. Provides that the informational materials and handouts shall also contain information on the benefits of early intervention services for severely premature infants, the website addresses and phone numbers that parents and legal guardians can access to obtain more information on early intervention services, and the contact information of the early intervention regional intake entity designated to coordinate services for eligible infants. Requires the statewide system of coordinated, comprehensive, interagency and interdisciplinary early intervention programs to include in its public awareness program, a special focus on the early identification of infants who automatically qualify for early intervention services on account of having a birth weight less than 1,000 grams. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals to distribute, free of charge, to the parents or legal guardians of each severely premature infant having a birth weight of less than 1,000 grams informational materials and handouts developed by the Department of Early Childhood on the availability of early intervention services for severely premature infants. Requires a nurse or physical therapist to review the proffered materials with the infant's parents or legal guardians prior to discharge and explain that premature infants having a birth weight of less than 1,000 grams automatically qualify for early intervention services up until their 3rd birthday, including speech, physical, occupational, and other therapies.
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3	14		1 AN ACT concerning children.
4	15		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	16		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	17		4 Section 1. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding
7	18		5 Section 11.7a as follows:
8	19		6 (210 ILCS 85/11.7a new)
9		-	7 Sec. 11.7a. Early intervention services.
10		-	8 (a) Through June 30, 2026, a hospital shall provide
11		-	9 written information, which may be provided electronically, on
12		-	10 the Early Intervention program administered under the Early
13		-	11 Intervention Services System Act to any parent or legal
14		-	12 guardian whose child is admitted to the neonatal intensive
15		-	13 care department. With a parent or legal guardian, a hospital
16		-	14 staff member familiar with the Early Intervention program
17		-	15 shall initiate prior to discharge from the hospital written
18		-	16 referrals to the Early Intervention program for all children
19		-	17 admitted to the neonatal intensive care department who qualify
20		-	18 for early intervention services under paragraph (2) or (3) of
21		-	19 subsection (a) of Section 3 of the Early Intervention Services
22		-	20 System Act.
23		-	21 (b) Beginning July 1, 2026, a hospital shall provide
24		-	22 written information, which may be provided electronically, on
25		-	23 the Early Intervention program administered under the
	20	+	7 Sec. 11.7a. Early intervention services education. A
	21	+	8 hospital shall distribute, free of charge, to the parents or
	22	+	9 legal guardians of each severely premature infant having a
	23	+	10 birth weight of less than 1,000 grams informational materials
	24	+	11 and handouts developed by the Department of Early Childhood on
	25	+	12 the availability of early intervention services for severely
	26	+	13 premature infants. The informational materials and handouts
	27	+	14 shall be provided to the parents or legal guardians, upon
	28	+	15 discharge from the hospital. Prior to discharge, a nurse or
	29	+	16 physical therapist shall review the proffered materials with
	30	+	17 the infant's parents or legal guardians and explain that
	31	+	18 premature infants having a birth weight of less than 1,000
	32	+	19 grams automatically qualify for early intervention services up
	33	+	20 until their 3rd birthday, including speech, physical,
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34		-	1 Department of Early Childhood Act to any parent or legal
35		-	2 guardian whose child is admitted to the neonatal intensive
36		-	3 care department. With a parent or legal guardian, a hospital
37		-	4 staff member familiar with the Early Intervention program
38		-	5 shall initiate prior to discharge from the hospital written
39		-	6 referrals to the Early Intervention program for all children
40		-	7 admitted to the neonatal intensive care department who qualify
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42		-	9 subsection (a) of Section 10-15 of the Department of Early
43		-	10 Childhood Act.
44		-	11 Section 5. The Department of Early Childhood Act is
45		-	12 amended by changing Section 10-45 as follows:
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47		-	14 Sec. 10-45. Essential components of the statewide service
48		-	15 system. As required by federal laws and regulations, a
49		-	16 statewide system of coordinated, comprehensive, interagency
50		-	17 and interdisciplinary programs shall be established and
51		-	18 maintained. The framework of the statewide system shall be
52		-	19 based on the components set forth in this Section. This
53		-	20 framework shall be used for planning, implementation,
54		-	21 coordination and evaluation of the statewide system of locally
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56		-	23 The statewide system shall include, at a minimum:
57		-	24 (a) a definition of the term "developmentally
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	45	+	Amends the Department of Early Childhood Act. Expands the definition of "eligible infants and toddlers" to list infants having a birth weight less than 1,000 grams. Requires the Department of Early Childhood, as the designated lead agency to administer the system of early intervention services on and after July 1, 2026, to develop informational materials and handouts for hospitals to distribute to the parents or legal guardians of severely premature infants, explaining that infants having a birth weight of less than 1,000 grams automatically qualify for early intervention services up until their 3rd birthday. Provides that the informational materials and handouts shall also contain information on the benefits of early intervention services for severely premature infants, the website addresses and phone numbers that parents and legal guardians can access to obtain more information on early intervention services, and the contact information of the early intervention regional intake entity designated to coordinate services for eligible infants. Requires the statewide system of coordinated, comprehensive, interagency and interdisciplinary early intervention programs to include in its public awareness program, a special focus on the early identification of infants who automatically qualify for early intervention services on account of having a birth weight less than 1,000 grams. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals to distribute, free of charge, to the parents or legal guardians of each severely premature infant having a birth weight of less than 1,000 grams informational materials and handouts developed by the Department of Early Childhood on the availability of early intervention services for severely premature infants. Requires a nurse or physical therapist to review the proffered materials with the infant's parents or legal guardians prior to discharge and explain that premature infants having a birth weight of less than 1,000 grams automatically qualify for early intervention services up until their 3rd birthday, including speech, physical, occupational, and other therapies.
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	76	+	1 amended by changing Sections 10-15, 10-35, 10-45 as follows:
	77	+	2 (325 ILCS 3/10-15)
	78	+	3 Sec. 10-15. Definitions. As used in this Act:
	79	+	4 (a) "Eligible infants and toddlers" means infants and
	80	+	5 toddlers under 36 months of age with any of the following
	81	+	6 conditions:
	82	+	7 (1) Developmental delays.
	83	+	8 (2) A physical or mental condition which typically
	84	+	9 results in developmental delay.
	85	+	10 (3) Being at risk of having substantial developmental
	86	+	11 delays based on informed clinical opinion.
	87	+	12 (3.5) Having a birth weight less than 1,000 grams.
	88	+	13 (4) Either (A) having entered the program under any of
	89	+	14 the circumstances listed in paragraphs (1) through (3.5)
	90	+	15 (3) of this subsection but no longer meeting the current
	91	+	16 eligibility criteria under those paragraphs, and
	92	+	17 continuing to have any measurable delay, or (B) not having
	93	+	18 attained a level of development in each area, including
	94	+	19 (i) cognitive, (ii) physical (including vision and
	95	+	20 hearing), (iii) language, speech, and communication, (iv)
	96	+	21 social or emotional, or (v) adaptive, that is at least at
	97	+	22 the mean of the child's age equivalent peers; and, in
	98	+	23 addition to either item (A) or item (B), (C) having been
	99	+	24 determined by the multidisciplinary individualized family
	100	+	25 service plan team to require the continuation of early
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	111	+	1 intervention services in order to support continuing
	112	+	2 developmental progress, pursuant to the child's needs and
	113	+	3 provided in an appropriate developmental manner. The type,
	114	+	4 frequency, and intensity of services shall differ from the
	115	+	5 initial individualized family services plan because of the
	116	+	6 child's developmental progress, and may consist of only
	117	+	7 service coordination, evaluation, and assessments.
	118	+	8 "Eligible infants and toddlers" includes any child under
	119	+	9 the age of 3 who is the subject of a substantiated case of
	120	+	10 child abuse or neglect as defined in the federal Child Abuse
	121	+	11 Prevention and Treatment Act.
	122	+	12 (b) "Developmental delay" means a delay in one or more of
	123	+	13 the following areas of childhood development as measured by
	124	+	14 appropriate diagnostic instruments and standard procedures:
	125	+	15 cognitive; physical, including vision and hearing; language,
	126	+	16 speech and communication; social or emotional; or adaptive.
	127	+	17 The term means a delay of 30% or more below the mean in
	128	+	18 function in one or more of those areas.
	129	+	19 (c) "Physical or mental condition which typically results
	130	+	20 in developmental delay" means:
	131	+	21 (1) a diagnosed medical disorder or exposure to a
	132	+	22 toxic substance bearing a relatively well known expectancy
	133	+	23 for developmental outcomes within varying ranges of
	134	+	24 developmental disabilities; or
	135	+	25 (2) a history of prenatal, perinatal, neonatal or
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	147	+	1 insults to the developing central nervous system and which
	148	+	2 either singly or collectively increase the probability of
	149	+	3 developing a disability or delay based on a medical
	150	+	4 history.
	151	+	5 (d) "Informed clinical opinion" means both clinical
	152	+	6 observations and parental participation to determine
	153	+	7 eligibility by a consensus of a multidisciplinary team of 2 or
	154	+	8 more members based on their professional experience and
	155	+	9 expertise.
	156	+	10 (e) "Early intervention services" means services which:
	157	+	11 (1) are designed to meet the developmental needs of
	158	+	12 each child eligible under this Act and the needs of his or
	159	+	13 her family;
	160	+	14 (2) are selected in collaboration with the child's
	161	+	15 family;
	162	+	16 (3) are provided under public supervision;
	163	+	17 (4) are provided at no cost except where a schedule of
	164	+	18 sliding scale fees or other system of payments by families
	165	+	19 has been adopted in accordance with State and federal law;
	166	+	20 (5) are designed to meet an infant's or toddler's
	167	+	21 developmental needs in any of the following areas:
	168	+	22 (A) physical development, including vision and
	169	+	23 hearing,
	170	+	24 (B) cognitive development,
	171	+	25 (C) communication development,
	172	+	26 (D) social or emotional development, or
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	183	+	1 (E) adaptive development;
	184	+	2 (6) meet the standards of the State, including the
	185	+	3 requirements of this Act;
	186	+	4 (7) include one or more of the following:
	187	+	5 (A) family training,
	188	+	6 (B) social work services, including counseling,
	189	+	7 and home visits,
	190	+	8 (C) special instruction,
	191	+	9 (D) speech, language pathology and audiology,
	192	+	10 (E) occupational therapy,
	193	+	11 (F) physical therapy,
	194	+	12 (G) psychological services,
	195	+	13 (H) service coordination services,
	196	+	14 (I) medical services only for diagnostic or
	197	+	15 evaluation purposes,
	198	+	16 (J) early identification, screening, and
	199	+	17 assessment services,
	200	+	18 (K) health services specified by the lead agency
	201	+	19 as necessary to enable the infant or toddler to
	202	+	20 benefit from the other early intervention services,
	203	+	21 (L) vision services,
	204	+	22 (M) transportation,
	205	+	23 (N) assistive technology devices and services,
	206	+	24 (O) nursing services,
	207	+	25 (P) nutrition services, and
	208	+	26 (Q) sign language and cued language services;
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	219	+	1 (8) are provided by qualified personnel, including but
	220	+	2 not limited to:
	221	+	3 (A) child development specialists or special
	222	+	4 educators, including teachers of children with hearing
	223	+	5 impairments (including deafness) and teachers of
	224	+	6 children with vision impairments (including
	225	+	7 blindness),
	226	+	8 (B) speech and language pathologists and
	227	+	9 audiologists,
	228	+	10 (C) occupational therapists,
	229	+	11 (D) physical therapists,
	230	+	12 (E) social workers,
	231	+	13 (F) nurses,
	232	+	14 (G) dietitian nutritionists,
	233	+	15 (H) vision specialists, including ophthalmologists
	234	+	16 and optometrists,
	235	+	17 (I) psychologists, and
	236	+	18 (J) physicians;
	237	+	19 (9) are provided in conformity with an Individualized
	238	+	20 Family Service Plan;
	239	+	21 (10) are provided throughout the year; and
	240	+	22 (11) are provided in natural environments, to the
	241	+	23 maximum extent appropriate, which may include the home and
	242	+	24 community settings, unless justification is provided
	243	+	25 consistent with federal regulations adopted under Sections
	244	+	26 1431 through 1444 of Title 20 of the United States Code.
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	255	+	1 (f) "Individualized Family Service Plan" or "Plan" means a
	256	+	2 written plan for providing early intervention services to a
	257	+	3 child eligible under this Act and the child's family, as set
	258	+	4 forth in Section 10-65.
	259	+	5 (g) "Local interagency agreement" means an agreement
	260	+	6 entered into by local community and State and regional
	261	+	7 agencies receiving early intervention funds directly from the
	262	+	8 State and made in accordance with State interagency agreements
	263	+	9 providing for the delivery of early intervention services
	264	+	10 within a local community area.
	265	+	11 (h) "Council" means the Illinois Interagency Council on
	266	+	12 Early Intervention established under Section 10-30.
	267	+	13 (i) "Lead agency" means the State agency responsible for
	268	+	14 administering this Act and receiving and disbursing public
	269	+	15 funds received in accordance with State and federal law and
	270	+	16 rules.
	271	+	17 (i-5) "Central billing office" means the central billing
	272	+	18 office created by the lead agency under Section 10-75.
	273	+	19 (j) "Child find" means a service which identifies eligible
	274	+	20 infants and toddlers.
	275	+	21 (k) "Regional intake entity" means the lead agency's
	276	+	22 designated entity responsible for implementation of the Early
	277	+	23 Intervention Services System within its designated geographic
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	279	+	25 (l) "Early intervention provider" means an individual who
	280	+	26 is qualified, as defined by the lead agency, to provide one or
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	292	+	2 enrolled as a provider in the early intervention program.
	293	+	3 (m) "Fully credentialed early intervention provider" means
	294	+	4 an individual who has met the standards in the State
	295	+	5 applicable to the relevant profession, and has met such other
	296	+	6 qualifications as the lead agency has determined are suitable
	297	+	7 for personnel providing early intervention services, including
	298	+	8 pediatric experience, education, and continuing education. The
	299	+	9 lead agency shall establish these qualifications by rule filed
	300	+	10 no later than 180 days after the effective date of this Act.
	301	+	11 (n) "Telehealth" has the meaning given to that term in
	302	+	12 Section 5 of the Telehealth Act.
	303	+	13 (o) "Department" means Department of Early Childhood
	304	+	14 unless otherwise specified.
	305	+	15 (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 6-25-24.)
	306	+	16 (325 ILCS 3/10-35)
	307	+	17 Sec. 10-35. Lead agency. Through June 30, 2026, the
	308	+	18 Department of Human Services is designated the lead agency and
	309	+	19 shall provide leadership in establishing and implementing the
	310	+	20 coordinated, comprehensive, interagency and interdisciplinary
	311	+	21 system of early intervention services. On and after July 1,
	312	+	22 2026, the Department of Early Childhood is designated the lead
	313	+	23 agency and shall provide leadership in establishing and
	314	+	24 implementing the coordinated, comprehensive, interagency and
	315	+	25 interdisciplinary system of early intervention services. The
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	326	+	1 lead agency shall not have the sole responsibility for
	327	+	2 providing these services. Each participating State agency
	328	+	3 shall continue to coordinate those early intervention services
	329	+	4 relating to health, social service and education provided
	330	+	5 under this authority.
	331	+	6 The lead agency is responsible for carrying out the
	332	+	7 following:
	333	+	8 (a) The general administration, supervision, and
	334	+	9 monitoring of programs and activities receiving assistance
	335	+	10 under Section 673 of the Individuals with Disabilities
	336	+	11 Education Act (20 United States Code 1473).
	337	+	12 (b) The identification and coordination of all
	338	+	13 available resources within the State from federal, State,
	339	+	14 local and private sources.
	340	+	15 (c) The development of procedures to ensure that
	341	+	16 services are provided to eligible infants and toddlers and
	342	+	17 their families in a timely manner pending the resolution
	343	+	18 of any disputes among public agencies or service
	344	+	19 providers.
	345	+	20 (c-5) The development of informational materials and
	346	+	21 handouts for hospitals to distribute to the parents or
	347	+	22 legal guardians of severely premature infants, explaining
	348	+	23 that infants having a birth weight of less than 1,000
	349	+	24 grams automatically qualify for early intervention
	350	+	25 services up until their 3rd birthday, including speech,
	351	+	26 physical, occupational, and other therapies. The materials
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	362	+	1 and handouts should also contain information on the
	363	+	2 benefits of early intervention services for severely
	364	+	3 premature infants, the website addresses and phone numbers
	365	+	4 that parents and legal guardians can access to obtain more
	366	+	5 information on early intervention services, and the
	367	+	6 contact information of the early intervention regional
	368	+	7 intake entity designated to coordinate services for
	369	+	8 eligible infants.
	370	+	9 (d) The resolution of intra-agency and interagency
	371	+	10 regulatory and procedural disputes.
	372	+	11 (e) The development and implementation of formal
	373	+	12 interagency agreements, and the entry into such
	374	+	13 agreements, between the lead agency and (i) the Department
	375	+	14 of Healthcare and Family Services, (ii) the University of
	376	+	15 Illinois Division of Specialized Care for Children, and
	377	+	16 (iii) other relevant State agencies that:
	378	+	17 (1) define the financial responsibility of each
	379	+	18 agency for paying for early intervention services
	380	+	19 (consistent with existing State and federal law and
	381	+	20 rules, including the requirement that early
	382	+	21 intervention funds be used as the payor of last
	383	+	22 resort), a hierarchical order of payment as among the
	384	+	23 agencies for early intervention services that are
	385	+	24 covered under or may be paid by programs in other
	386	+	25 agencies, and procedures for direct billing,
	387	+	26 collecting reimbursements for payments made, and
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	398	+	1 resolving service and payment disputes; and
	399	+	2 (2) include all additional components necessary to
	400	+	3 ensure meaningful cooperation and coordination. By
	401	+	4 January 31, 2027, interagency agreements under this
	402	+	5 paragraph (e) must be reviewed and revised to
	403	+	6 implement the purposes of this Act.
	404	+	7 (f) The maintenance of an early intervention website.
	405	+	8 The lead agency shall post and keep posted on this website
	406	+	9 the following: (i) the current annual report required
	407	+	10 under subdivision (b)(5) of Section 10-30 of this Act, and
	408	+	11 the annual reports of the prior 3 years, (ii) the most
	409	+	12 recent Illinois application for funds prepared under
	410	+	13 Section 637 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
	411	+	14 Act filed with the United States Department of Education,
	412	+	15 (iii) proposed modifications of the application prepared
	413	+	16 for public comment, (iv) notice of Council meetings,
	414	+	17 Council agendas, and minutes of its proceedings for at
	415	+	18 least the previous year, (v) proposed and final early
	416	+	19 intervention rules, and (vi) all reports created for
	417	+	20 dissemination to the public that are related to the early
	418	+	21 intervention program, including reports prepared at the
	419	+	22 request of the Council and the General Assembly. Each such
	420	+	23 document shall be posted on the website within 3 working
	421	+	24 days after the document's completion.
	422	+	25 (g) Before adopting any new policy or procedure
	423	+	26 (including any revisions to an existing policy or
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	434	+	1 procedure) needed to comply with Part C of the Individuals
	435	+	2 with Disabilities Education Act, the lead agency must hold
	436	+	3 public hearings on the new policy or procedure, provide
	437	+	4 notice of the hearings at least 30 days before the
	438	+	5 hearings are conducted to enable public participation, and
	439	+	6 provide an opportunity for the general public, including
	440	+	7 individuals with disabilities and parents of infants and
	441	+	8 toddlers with disabilities, early intervention providers,
	442	+	9 and members of the Council to comment for at least 30 days
	443	+	10 on the new policy or procedure needed to comply with Part C
	444	+	11 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and
	445	+	12 with 34 CFR Part 300 and Part 303.
	446	+	13 (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 6-25-24.)
	447	+	14 (325 ILCS 3/10-45)
	448	+	15 Sec. 10-45. Essential components of the statewide service
	449	+	16 system. As required by federal laws and regulations, a
	450	+	17 statewide system of coordinated, comprehensive, interagency
	451	+	18 and interdisciplinary programs shall be established and
	452	+	19 maintained. The framework of the statewide system shall be
	453	+	20 based on the components set forth in this Section. This
	454	+	21 framework shall be used for planning, implementation,
	455	+	22 coordination and evaluation of the statewide system of locally
	456	+	23 based early intervention services.
	457	+	24 The statewide system shall include, at a minimum:
	458	+	25 (a) a definition of the term "developmentally
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68	469		1 delayed", in accordance with the definition in Section
69	470		2 10-15, that will be used in Illinois in carrying out
70	471		3 programs under this Act;
71	472		4 (b) timetables for ensuring that appropriate early
72	473		5 intervention services, based on scientifically based
73	474		6 research, to the extent practicable, will be available to
74	475		7 all eligible infants and toddlers in this State after the
75	476		8 effective date of this Act;
76	477		9 (c) a timely, comprehensive, multidisciplinary
77	478		10 evaluation of each potentially eligible infant and toddler
78	479		11 in this State, unless the child meets the definition of
79	480		12 eligibility based upon his or her medical and other
80	481		13 records; for a child determined eligible, a
81	482		14 multidisciplinary assessment of the unique strengths and
82	483		15 needs of that infant or toddler and the identification of
83	484		16 services appropriate to meet those needs and a
84	485		17 family-directed assessment of the resources, priorities,
85	486		18 and concerns of the family and the identification of
86	487		19 supports and services necessary to enhance the family's
87	488		20 capacity to meet the developmental needs of that infant or
88	489		21 toddler;
89	490		22 (d) for each eligible infant and toddler, an
90	491		23 Individualized Family Service Plan, including service
91	492		24 coordination (case management) services;
92	493		25 (e) a comprehensive child find system, consistent with
93	494		26 Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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104	505		1 (20 United States Code 1411 through 1420 and as set forth
105	506		2 in 34 CFR 300.115), which includes timelines and provides
106	507		3 for participation by primary referral sources;
107	508		4 (f) a public awareness program focusing on early
108	509		5 identification of eligible infants and toddlers, with a
109	510		6 special focus on the early identification of infants who
110		-	7 automatically qualify for early intervention services,
111		-	8 ~~including~~, ~~but not limited to, those who qualify on~~
112		-	9 ~~account of having~~ a ~~birth weight less than 1,000 grams;~~
113		-	10 ~~(g) a central directory which includes public~~ and
114		-	11 ~~private early intervention services~~, ~~resources,~~ and
115		-	12 ~~experts available in this State, professional~~ and ~~other~~
116		-	13 ~~groups (including~~ ~~parent support groups and training and~~
117		-	14 ~~information centers)~~ ~~that provide assistance to infants~~
118		-	15 ~~and toddlers with disabilities who are eligible for early~~
119		-	16 ~~intervention programs assisted under Part C of the~~
120		-	17 ~~Individuals with Disabilities Education Act~~ and ~~their~~
121		-	18 ~~families,~~ and ~~research and demonstration projects being~~
122		-	19 ~~conducted in this State relating to infants and toddlers~~
123		-	20 ~~with disabilities~~;
124		-	21 (h) a ~~comprehensive system of personnel development;~~
125		-	22 ~~(i) a policy pertaining to the contracting or making~~
126		-	23 ~~of other arrangements with public and private service~~
127		-	24 ~~providers to provide early intervention services in~~ this
128		-	25 ~~State, consistent with~~ the ~~provisions~~ of ~~this Act,~~
129		-	26 ~~including the contents~~ of the ~~application used and the~~
	511	+	7 automatically qualify for early intervention services on
	512	+	8 account of having a birth weight less than 1,000 grams;
	513	+	9 (g) a central directory which includes public and
	514	+	10 private early intervention services, resources, and
	515	+	11 experts available in this State, professional and other
	516	+	12 groups (including parent support groups and training and
	517	+	13 information centers) that provide assistance to infants
	518	+	14 and toddlers with disabilities who are eligible for early
	519	+	15 intervention programs assisted under Part C of the
	520	+	16 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and their
	521	+	17 families, and research and demonstration projects being
	522	+	18 conducted in this State relating to infants and toddlers
	523	+	19 with disabilities;
	524	+	20 (h) a comprehensive system of personnel development;
	525	+	21 (i) a policy pertaining to the contracting or making
	526	+	22 of other arrangements with public and private service
	527	+	23 providers to provide early intervention services in this
	528	+	24 State, consistent with the provisions of this Act,
	529	+	25 including the contents of the application used and the
	530	+	26 conditions of the contract or other arrangements;
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140		-	1 ~~conditions~~ of ~~the contract or other arrangements;~~
141		-	2 ~~(j) a procedure for securing timely reimbursement of~~
142		-	3 ~~funds;~~
143		-	4 ~~(k) procedural safeguards with respect to programs~~
144		-	5 ~~under this Act;~~
145		-	6 ~~(l) policies~~ and ~~procedures relating~~ to ~~the~~
146		-	7 ~~establishment and maintenance of standards~~ to ~~ensure that~~
147		-	8 ~~personnel necessary to carry out this Act are~~
148		-	9 ~~appropriately~~ and ~~adequately prepared and trained;~~
149		-	10 ~~(m) a system of evaluation of, and compliance with,~~
150		-	11 ~~program standards;~~
151		-	12 ~~(n) a system for compiling data on the numbers of~~
152		-	13 ~~eligible infants and toddlers and their families~~ in ~~this~~
153		-	14 ~~State in need~~ of ~~appropriate early intervention services;~~
154		-	15 ~~the numbers served;~~ the ~~types of services provided; and~~
155		-	16 ~~other information required by the State or federal~~
156		-	17 ~~government; and~~
157		-	18 ~~(o) a single line of responsibility in a lead agency~~
158		-	19 ~~designated~~ by ~~the Governor to carry out its~~
159		-	20 ~~responsibilities as~~ required ~~by this Act.~~
160		-	21 ~~In addition to these required components,~~ ~~linkages may be~~
161		-	22 ~~established within a local community area among the prenatal~~
162		-	23 ~~initiatives affording services to high~~ risk ~~pregnant women.~~
163		-	24 ~~Additional linkages among at risk~~ programs ~~and local literacy~~
164		-	25 ~~programs may also be established.~~
165		-	26 ~~On and after July 1, 2026,~~ the ~~Department of Early~~
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	541	+	1 (j) a procedure for securing timely reimbursement of
	542	+	2 funds;
	543	+	3 (k) procedural safeguards with respect to programs
	544	+	4 under this Act;
	545	+	5 (l) policies and procedures relating to the
	546	+	6 establishment and maintenance of standards to ensure that
	547	+	7 personnel necessary to carry out this Act are
	548	+	8 appropriately and adequately prepared and trained;
	549	+	9 (m) a system of evaluation of, and compliance with,
	550	+	10 program standards;
	551	+	11 (n) a system for compiling data on the numbers of
	552	+	12 eligible infants and toddlers and their families in this
	553	+	13 State in need of appropriate early intervention services;
	554	+	14 the numbers served; the types of services provided; and
	555	+	15 other information required by the State or federal
	556	+	16 government; and
	557	+	17 (o) a single line of responsibility in a lead agency
	558	+	18 designated by the Governor to carry out its
	559	+	19 responsibilities as required by this Act.
	560	+	20 In addition to these required components, linkages may be
	561	+	21 established within a local community area among the prenatal
	562	+	22 initiatives affording services to high risk pregnant women.
	563	+	23 Additional linkages among at risk programs and local literacy
	564	+	24 programs may also be established.
	565	+	25 On and after July 1, 2026, the Department of Early
	566	+	26 Childhood shall continue implementation of the 5-fiscal-year
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176		-	1 Childhood shall continue implementation of the 5-fiscal-year
177		-	2 implementation plan that was created by the Department of
178		-	3 Human Services with the concurrence of the Illinois
179		-	4 Interagency Council on Early Intervention. The plan shall list
180		-	5 specific activities to be accomplished each year, with cost
181		-	6 estimates for each activity. The lead agency shall, with the
182		-	7 concurrence of the Interagency Council, submit to the
183		-	8 Governor's Office a report on accomplishments of the previous
184		-	9 year and a revised list of activities for the remainder of the
185		-	10 5-fiscal-year plan, with cost estimates for each. The Governor
186		-	11 shall certify that specific activities in the plan for the
187		-	12 previous year have been substantially completed before
188		-	13 authorizing relevant State or local agencies to implement
189		-	14 activities listed in the revised plan that depend
190		-	15 substantially upon completion of one or more of the earlier
191		-	16 activities.
192		-	17 (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 6-25-24.)
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