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91_SR0041enr 91SR0041 Enrolled 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 2 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3 SENATE 4 Senate Resolution No. 41 5 Offered by Senator Kathleen K. Parker 6 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois must ensure that all of 7 its citizens who may need mental health evaluation and 8 treatment receive that evaluation and treatment as 9 expeditiously as possible and at the same time must ensure 10 that those citizens' constitutional and legal rights are 11 protected and enforced; and 12 WHEREAS, The laws of this State should be examined to 13 determine whether this State is fulfilling its 14 responsibilities toward its citizens who may need mental 15 health evaluation and treatment; therefore, be it 16 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL 17 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that a Mental Health 18 Evaluation and Treatment Task Force shall convene to examine 19 Illinois laws to determine whether this State is fulfilling 20 its responsibilities toward its citizens who may need mental 21 health evaluation and treatment with respect to involuntary 22 commitment procedures, involuntary psychiatric examination 23 and whether those laws should be changed in order to better 24 enable the State to fulfill its responsibilities; and be it 25 further 26 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the 27 following 20 members: 28 (1) Two persons appointed by the President of the Senate. 29 (2) Two persons appointed by the Minority Leader of the 30 Senate. 31 (3) The Secretary of Human Services or his or her 32 designee. 91SR0041 Enrolled -2- 1 (4) The Director of State Police or his or her designee. 2 (5) A representative of the Illinois State's Attorneys 3 Association. 4 (6) A representative of the Illinois State Medical 5 Society. 6 (7) The President of Equip for Equality or his or her 7 designee. 8 (8) A representative of the Guardianship and Advocacy 9 Commission. 10 (9) A representative of the Alliance for the Mentally Ill 11 of Illinois. 12 (10) A representative of the Illinois State Bar 13 Association. 14 (11) A representative of the Chicago Bar Association. 15 (12) A representative of the Mental Health Association in 16 Illinois. 17 (13) A representative of the Community Behavior 18 Healthcare Association of Illinois. 19 (14) A representative of the Illinois Hospital and Health 20 Systems Association. 21 (15) A representative of the Illinois Psychiatric 22 Society. 23 (16) A representative of the Illinois Psychological 24 Association. 25 (17) Two primary consumers of mental health services 26 appointed by the Chairman; and be it further 27 RESOLVED, That the President of the Senate shall 91SR0041 Enrolled -3- 1 designate one of the members appointed by him or her to 2 serve as the chair of the Task Force; and be it further 3 RESOLVED, That the meetings of the Task Force shall be 4 convened at the call of the chair and shall be open to the 5 public; and be it further 6 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its 7 recommendations for legislation to the Senate not later than 8 January 1, 2000; and be it further 9 RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall not receive 10 any compensation for performing their duties or be reimbursed 11 for any expenses incurred in performing their duties; and be 12 it further 13 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this Resolution shall 14 be presented to each member of the Task Force. 15 Adopted by the Senate, March 23, 1999. 16 _______________________ 17 President of the Senate 18 _______________________ 19 Secretary of the Senate