Bill Status of HB 1564   104th General Assembly


Short Description:  DHS-MENTAL HLTH TECH-TESTING

House Sponsors
Rep. Charles Meier

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/28/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 1705/4.5 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall require every applicant seeking employment as a mental health technician at a State-operated developmental center to: (i) complete the Test for Adult Basic Education and obtain a score that demonstrates the applicant's ability to read and write at a 5th grade level; and (ii) complete a series of basic physical agility tests, including a test that demonstrates the applicant's ability to lift at least 50 pounds, a one-mile walk test, a shuttle run, and a patient transfer test. Provides that such testing shall be in addition to any other testing or application requirements for employment as a mental health technician at a State-operated developmental center. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/21/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier
  1/28/2025HouseFirst Reading
  1/28/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee

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