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92_HB5211
LRB9211813DJgc
1 AN ACT in relation to mental health.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill
5 Persons Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
6 (405 ILCS 45/1) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1351)
7 Sec. 1. Purpose. The Governor shall designate an agency
8 to administer the protection and advocacy system for mentally
9 ill persons, pursuant to the federal Protection and Advocacy
10 of Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986. The agency shall be
11 independent of any agency that which provides
12 disability-related services (other than advocacy services),
13 including treatment, rehabilitation, guardianship or
14 habilitation. The agency may receive and expend funds to
15 protect and advocate the rights of mentally ill persons.
16 (Source: P.A. 85-623.)