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91_SR0041

 
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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The State of Illinois must ensure  that  all  of
 3    its  citizens    who  may  need  mental health evaluation and
 4    treatment  receive  that    evaluation   and   treatment   as
 5    expeditiously  as  possible and at the same time  must ensure
 6    that those citizens'  constitutional  and  legal  rights  are
 7    protected  and enforced; and

 8        WHEREAS,  The  laws  of  this State should be examined to
 9    determine      whether   this   State   is   fulfilling   its
10    responsibilities toward its citizens who    may  need  mental
11    health evaluation and treatment; therefore, be it

12        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
13    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE  OF  ILLINOIS,  that  a  Mental  Health
14    Evaluation  and Treatment Task Force shall convene to examine
15    Illinois  laws to determine whether this State is  fulfilling
16    its responsibilities toward  its citizens who may need mental
17    health  evaluation  and treatment with respect to involuntary
18    commitment  procedures  and  whether  those  laws  should  be
19    changed in order to better enable the State to   fulfill  its
20    responsibilities; and be it further

21        RESOLVED,  That  the  Task  Force  shall  consist  of the
22    following 20 members:

23        (1) Two persons appointed by the President of the Senate.

24        (2) Two persons appointed by the Minority Leader  of  the
25    Senate.

26        (3)  The  Secretary  of  Human  Services  or  his  or her
27    designee.

28        (4) The Director of State Police or his or her designee.

29        (5) A representative of the  Illinois  State's  Attorneys
30    Association.
 
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 1        (6)  A  representative  of  the  Illinois  State  Medical
 2    Society.

 3        (7)  The  President  of  Equip for Equality or his or her
 4    designee.

 5        (8) A representative of  the  Guardianship  and  Advocacy
 6    Commission.

 7        (9) A representative of the Alliance for the Mentally Ill
 8    of  Illinois.

 9        (10)   A   representative   of  the  Illinois  State  Bar
10    Association.

11        (11) A representative of the Chicago Bar Association.

12        (12) A representative of the Mental Health Association in
13    Illinois.

14        (13)  A  representative   of   the   Community   Behavior
15    Healthcare Association of Illinois.

16        (14) A representative of the Illinois Hospital and Health
17    Systems Association.

18        (15)   A   representative  of  the  Illinois  Psychiatric
19    Society.

20        (16)  A  representative  of  the  Illinois  Psychological
21    Association.

22        (17) Two primary  consumers  of  mental  health  services
23    appointed by the Chairman; and be it further

24        RESOLVED,   That   the  President  of  the  Senate  shall
25    designate one of  the members appointed  by  him  or  her  to
26    serve as the chair of the Task  Force; and be it further

27        RESOLVED,  That  the  meetings of the Task Force shall be
28    convened  at the call of the chair and shall be open  to  the
 
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 1    public; and be it further

 2        RESOLVED,   That   the   Task   Force  shall  report  its
 3    recommendations  for legislation to the Senate not later than
 4    January 1, 2000; and be it further

 5        RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall  not  receive
 6    any compensation for performing their duties or be reimbursed
 7    for  any expenses incurred in performing their duties; and be
 8    it further

 9        RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this  Resolution  shall
10    be  presented to each member of the Task Force.

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