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| Public Act 101-0202 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Behavioral Health Workforce Education | ||||
Center Task Force Act is amended by changing Section 5 as | ||||
follows: | ||||
(110 ILCS 165/5)
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Sec. 5. Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center Task | ||||
Force. | ||||
(a) The Behavioral Health Education Center Task Force is | ||||
created. | ||||
(b) The Task Force shall be composed of the following | ||||
members: | ||||
(1) the Executive Director of the Board of Higher | ||||
Education, or his or her designee; | ||||
(2) a representative of Southern Illinois University | ||||
at Carbondale, appointed by the chancellor of Southern | ||||
Illinois University at Carbondale; | ||||
(3) a representative of Southern Illinois University | ||||
at Edwardsville, appointed by the chancellor of Southern | ||||
Illinois University at Edwardsville; | ||||
(4) a representative of Southern Illinois University | ||||
School of Medicine, appointed by the President of Southern | ||||
Illinois University; | ||
(5) a representative of the University of Illinois at | ||
Urbana-Champaign, appointed by the chancellor of the | ||
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; : | ||
(6) a representative of the University of Illinois at | ||
Chicago, appointed by the chancellor of the University of | ||
Illinois at Chicago; | ||
(7) a representative of the University of Illinois at | ||
Springfield, appointed by the chancellor of the University | ||
of Illinois at Springfield; | ||
(8) a representative of the University of Illinois | ||
School of Medicine, appointed by the President of the | ||
University of Illinois; | ||
(9) a representative of the University of Illinois at | ||
Chicago Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health), | ||
appointed by the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs of the | ||
University of Illinois at Chicago; | ||
(10) a representative of the Division of Mental Health | ||
of the Department of Human Services, appointed by the | ||
Secretary of Human Services; | ||
(11) 2 representatives of a statewide organization | ||
representing community behavioral healthcare, appointed by | ||
the President of Southern Illinois University from | ||
nominations made by the statewide organization; and | ||
(12) one representative from a hospital located in a | ||
municipality with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants that | ||
principally provides services to children. | ||
(c) The Task Force shall meet to organize and select a | ||
chairperson from the non-governmental members of the Task Force | ||
upon appointment of a majority of the members. The chairperson | ||
shall be elected by a majority vote of the members of the Task | ||
Force. | ||
(d) The Task Force may consult with any persons or entities | ||
it deems necessary to carry out its purposes. | ||
(e) The members of the Task Force shall receive no | ||
compensation for serving as members of the Task Force. | ||
(f) The Task Force shall study the concepts presented in | ||
House Bill 5111, as introduced, of the 100th General Assembly. | ||
Additionally, the Task Force shall consider the fiscal means by | ||
which the General Assembly might most effectively fund | ||
implementation of the concepts presented in House Bill 5111, as | ||
introduced, of the 100th General Assembly. The Task Force must | ||
recognize that the behavioral health workforce is comprised of | ||
a broad range of professions providing prevention, treatment, | ||
and rehabilitation services for mental health conditions and | ||
substance use disorders. To address workforce capacity issues | ||
that impact access to care, the Task Force must engage in | ||
extensive planning and data collection. Because there is no | ||
central data repository that exists for Illinois' behavioral | ||
health workforce, the Task Force must identify a data set, | ||
which is a foundational step to analyzing and providing | ||
recommendations to the concepts presented in House Bill 5111, | ||
as introduced, of the 100th General Assembly. | ||
(g) The Task Force shall submit its findings and | ||
recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December | ||
31, 2019 September 28th, 2018. The report to the General | ||
Assembly shall be filed with the Clerk of the House of | ||
Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate in electronic | ||
form only, in the manner that the Clerk and the Secretary shall | ||
direct. | ||
(h) The Board of Higher Education shall provide technical | ||
support and administrative assistance and support to the Task | ||
Force and shall be responsible for administering its operations | ||
and ensuring that the requirements of this Act are met.
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(Source: P.A. 100-767, eff. 8-10-18; revised 10-9-18.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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