Bill Text: IL HR0214 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the Auditor General to conduct a management audit of the Department of Human Services' process for selecting Independent Service Coordination agencies for the Fiscal Year commencing July 1, 2019.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-30 - Resolution Adopted 113-000-000 [HR0214 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HR0214-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, On September 10, 2018, the Department of Human
Services (DHS) published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
for the Independent Service Coordination (ISC) Program; and
WHEREAS, According to the NOFO, "Independent Service
Coordination (ISC) agencies serve as the primary connection
between individuals (and guardians) who are seeking or
receiving developmental disability services and the Illinois
Department of Human Services' Division of Developmental
Disabilities (DDD) ... These service coordination activities
are critical contributions to a comprehensive system of
high-quality services for individuals with developmental
disabilities."; and
WHEREAS, DHS planned for the selected applicants to
commence services for assigned service areas on July 1, 2019,
at an anticipated FY 2020 cost of $38,134,100 in general
revenue funds; and
WHEREAS, In conjunction with the NOFO, DHS took the
opportunity to adjust service area boundaries, reducing the
number of service delivery areas from 17 to 12; and
WHEREAS, As a result of the competitive application for

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funding process, a total of eight bidding agencies were
selected to provide ISC services effective July 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Concerns about the NOFO process and award
decisions have been raised by interested parties; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
the Auditor General is directed to conduct a management audit
of the Department of Human Services' process for selecting
Independent Service Coordination agencies for the Fiscal Year
commencing July 1, 2019; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to,
the following determinations:
(1) Whether all aspects of the competitive funding
process were conducted in accordance with applicable laws,
rules, regulations, and policies;
(2) Whether the evaluative criteria guiding DHS's
selection of ISC agencies were adequate and uniformly
applied;
(3) Whether decisions concerning the selection of
successful bidding agencies were adequately supported and
documented;
(4) Whether decisions concerning the resolution of

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protests were adequately supported and documented; and
(5) Whether the competitive funding process was
adequately planned to allow reasonable time frames for
response by bidding agencies, review of responses by DHS,
and implementation of the transition of ISC services from
unsuccessful to successful bidding agencies; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That DHS and any other State agency or other
entity that may have relevant information pertaining to this
audit cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor General's
Office in the conduct of this audit; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as
soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations
upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section
3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
delivered to the Auditor General and DHS.