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| Public Act 097-0439 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning health.
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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 Counties Code is amended by adding Section | ||||
5-25027 as follows: | ||||
(55 ILCS 5/5-25027 new) | ||||
Sec. 5-25027. Advisory committee. | ||||
(a) No later than December 31, 2011, the county board | ||||
chairman in every county with a population of less than | ||||
3,000,000 shall appoint a volunteer 7 member mental health | ||||
advisory committee composed of members of the general public, | ||||
if the county has established a county health department | ||||
pursuant to this Act, but no mental health program has been | ||||
approved by the county health department as provided in Section | ||||
5-25025 of this Act. | ||||
(b) The mental health advisory committee shall identify and | ||||
assess current mental health services in its respective | ||||
jurisdiction, monitor any expansion or contraction of such | ||||
services, and, if deemed necessary, provide a report to the | ||||
county board with recommendations for additional services. | ||||
(c) The mental health advisory committee shall have no | ||||
taxing authority. | ||||
(d) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2018. | ||||
Section 10. The Community Mental Health Act is amended by | ||
adding Section 14 as follows: | ||
(405 ILCS 20/14 new) | ||
Sec. 14. Advisory committee. | ||
(a) No later than December 31, 2011, the county board | ||
chairman in every county with a population of less than | ||
3,000,000, or the township supervisor of a township located in | ||
a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more, shall appoint | ||
a volunteer 7 member mental health advisory committee composed | ||
of members of the general public, if no community mental health | ||
board has been established in the county or township as | ||
provided under Section 3a of this Act. This subsection shall | ||
not apply to townships that currently provide mental health | ||
services. | ||
(b) The mental health advisory committee shall identify and | ||
assess current mental health services in its respective | ||
jurisdiction, monitor any expansion or contraction of such | ||
services, and, if deemed necessary, provide a report to the | ||
county or township board with recommendations for additional | ||
services. | ||
(c) The mental health advisory committee shall have no | ||
taxing authority. | ||
(d) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2018.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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