101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3333

 

Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. Robert F. Martwick

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 1705/76.1 new

    Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall create and maintain an online database and resource page on its website. Provides that the database and resource page shall contain mental health resources specifically geared toward first responders with the goal of connecting those persons with mental health resources related to crisis services, wellness, trauma information, nutrition, stress reduction, anxiety, depression, violence prevention, suicide prevention, and substance use and of encouraging information sharing among families of first responders, first responder organizations, first responder professional organizations, and first responders. Effective immediately.


LRB101 16902 RLC 66301 b

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

SB3333LRB101 16902 RLC 66301 b

1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
5Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section
676.1 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 1705/76.1 new)
8    Sec. 76.1. First responder mental health database and
9resource page. The Department shall create and maintain an
10online database and resource page on its website. The database
11and resource page shall contain mental health resources
12specifically geared toward first responders with the goal of
13connecting those persons with mental health resources related
14to crisis services, wellness, trauma information, nutrition,
15stress reduction, anxiety, depression, violence prevention,
16suicide prevention, and substance use and of encouraging
17information sharing among families of first responders, first
18responder organizations, first responder professional
19organizations, and first responders.
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.