Illinois HJR 44: COMMISSION ON FISCAL REFORM

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HJ0044LRB104 15450 LAW 28606 r

1HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Community Integrated Living Arrangements (CILAs), 

3or group homes, provide community-based housing and essential 

4support for nearly 10,336 adults with intellectual and 

5developmental disabilities (I/DD) across Illinois, many of 

6whom require extensive supervision and care; and

7 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is under the Ligas Consent 

8Decree, requiring expanded access to community-based services 

9for individuals with I/DD, and has repeatedly been found out 

10of compliance; and

11 WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Human 

12Services-Division of Developmental Disabilities (DHS-DDD) 

13Guidehouse Rate Study, published in 2020, outlined several 

14I/DD rate changes based on approved recommendations by the 

15Ligas Rates Oversight Committee; from 2021 to 2025, DHS has 

16implemented portions of the rate study, and the General 

17Assembly has made significant investments into the I/DD 

18community system; and

19 WHEREAS, Beginning January 1, 2026, the final FY26 budget 

20for the State of Illinois eliminates $11.2 million in funding 

21for CILA providers, reducing services for all 24-hour CILA 

22residents, thereby threatening care quality and compliance 

HJ0044- 2 -LRB104 15450 LAW 28606 r

1with federal home and community-based services regulations; 

2and

3 WHEREAS, Removing this funding from the I/DD system is a 

4piecemeal approach that does not consider the wholistic 

5funding needs presented in the DHS-DDD Guidehouse Rate Study 

6that exist as result of the Ligas Consent Decree; and

7 WHEREAS, Cuts to CILA Direct Support Professional (DSP) 

8service hours will result in reductions in services for people 

9with I/DD, particu