Public Act 094-1012
 
SB2204 Enrolled LRB094 15519 DRJ 51639 b

    AN ACT concerning health.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention
Act is amended by changing Section 35 as follows:
 
    (405 ILCS 90/35)
    Sec. 35. Pilot project; task force.
    (a) The Department of Human Services and the Department of
Public Health shall initially implement this Act as a 2-year
pilot project in which only the following health care
workplaces shall participate:
        (1) The Chester Mental Health Center.
        (2) The Alton Mental Health Center.
        (3) The Douglas Singer Mental Health Center.
        (4) The Andrew McFarland Mental Health Center.
        (5) The Jacksonville Developmental Center.
    Each health care workplace participating in the pilot
project shall comply with this Act as provided in this Act.
    (b) The Governor shall convene a 11-member 6-member task
force consisting of the following: one member appointed by the
President of the Senate; one member appointed by the Minority
Leader of the Senate; one member appointed by the Speaker of
House of Representatives; one member appointed by the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives; one representative from
a statewide association representing licensed registered
professional nurses; one licensed registered professional
nurse involved in direct patient care, appointed by the
Governor; one representative of an organization representing
State, county, and municipal employees, appointed by the
Governor; one representative of an organization representing
public employees, appointed by the Governor; and 3
representatives of the Department of Human Services, with one
representative from the Division of Mental Health, one
representative from the Division of Developmental
Disabilities, and one representative from the Division of
Rehabilitation Services of the Department of Human Services.
The task force shall submit a report to the Illinois General
Assembly by January 1, 2008 that shall (i) evaluate the
effectiveness of the health care workplace violence prevention
pilot project in the facilities participating in the pilot
project and (ii) make recommendations concerning the
implementation of workplace violence prevention programs in
all health care workplaces.
    (c) The Department of Human Services shall provide all
necessary administrative support to the task force.
(Source: P.A. 94-347, eff. 7-28-05.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.