Senate Sponsors: GEO-KARIS. House Sponsors: LOPEZ-ROSKAM-ACEVEDO-SANTIAGO Short description: MENTAL HEALTH-SECURE TRANSPORT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a defendant who has been placed in a secure setting of the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (and, on and after July 1, 1997, the Department of Human Services) and who is being transported to court hearings or other appointments off facility grounds by Department personnel may be placed in security devices or otherwise secured. In provisions relating to the treatment of unfit defendants and those found not guilty by reason of insanity, defines "facility director" as the chief officer of a mental health or developmental facility (or a designee) or the supervisor of a program of treatment or habilitation (or a designee). Effective immediately. CORRECTIONAL NOTE SB851 has no fiscal or prison population impact on DOC. JUDICIAL NOTE There will be an increase in the number of judges in the state. FISCAL NOTE (DMHDD) Required additional 6 staff would cost $260,300 annually. JUDICIAL NOTE, CORRECTED There would be neither an increase or decrease in the number of judges needed. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0105 Last action date: 97-07-11 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status