94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1004


 
Introduced 2/18/2005, by Sen. Carol Ronen - Emil Jones, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













405 ILCS 49/5










    Amends the Children's Mental Health Act of 2003.  Makes a technical change in a
Section concerning a children's mental health plan.
















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A BILL FOR









 











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    AN ACT concerning health.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 


 
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    Section 5. The Children's Mental Health Act of 2003 is 
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amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 



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    (405 ILCS 49/5)



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    Sec. 5. Children's Mental Health Plan. 

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    (a) The
The State of Illinois shall develop a Children's 
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Mental Health Plan
containing short-term and long-term 
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recommendations to provide
comprehensive, coordinated mental

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health prevention, early intervention, and treatment services 
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for children from
birth through age 18. This Plan
shall include 
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but not be limited to:

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        (1) Coordinated provider services and interagency 
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    referral networks for
children from birth through age 18 to 
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    maximize resources and
minimize duplication of services.


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        (2) Guidelines for incorporating social and emotional 
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    development into
school learning standards and educational 
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    programs, pursuant to
Section 15 of this Act.


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        (3) Protocols for implementing screening and 
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    assessment of children prior
to any admission to an 
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    inpatient hospital for psychiatric services,
pursuant to 
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    subsection (a) of Section 5-5.23 of the Illinois Public Aid

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    Code.


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        (4) Recommendations regarding a State budget for 
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    children's mental
health prevention, early intervention, 
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    and treatment across all State
agencies.


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        (5) Recommendations for State and local mechanisms for 
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    integrating
federal, State, and local
funding sources for 
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    children's mental health.


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        (6) Recommendations for building a qualified and 
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    adequately trained
workforce prepared to provide mental 
 


 






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    health services for children
from birth through age 18 and 
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    their families.


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        (7) Recommendations for facilitating research on best 
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    practices and
model programs, and dissemination of this 
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    information to Illinois
policymakers, practitioners, and 
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    the general public through training,
technical assistance, 
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    and educational materials.


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        (8) Recommendations for a comprehensive, multi-faceted 
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    public
awareness campaign to reduce the stigma of mental 
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    illness and
educate families, the general public, and other 
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    key audiences about the
benefits of children's social and 
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    emotional development, and how to
access services.


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        (9) Recommendations for creating a quality-driven 
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    children's mental
health system with shared accountability 
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    among key State agencies
and programs that conducts ongoing 
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    needs assessments, uses outcome
indicators and benchmarks 
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    to measure progress, and implements
quality data tracking 
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    and reporting systems.

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    (b) The Children's Mental Health Partnership (hereafter 
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referred to as "the
Partnership") is created. The Partnership 
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shall have the responsibility of
developing and monitoring the 
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implementation of the Children's Mental
Health Plan as approved 
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by the Governor. The Children's Mental Health
Partnership shall 
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be comprised of: the Secretary of Human Services or his or
her 
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designee; the State Superintendent of Education or his or her

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designee; the directors of the departments of Children and 
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Family
Services, Public Aid, Public Health, and Corrections, or 
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their
designees;
the head of the Illinois Violence Prevention 
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Authority, or his or her
designee; the Attorney General or his 
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or her designee; up to 25
representatives of community mental 
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health authorities and statewide mental
health, children and 
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family advocacy,
early childhood, education, health, substance 
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abuse, violence prevention,
and juvenile justice organizations 
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or associations, to be appointed by the
Governor; and 2 members 
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of each caucus of the House of
Representatives and Senate 
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appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and 
 


 






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the President of the Senate, respectively. The
Governor shall 
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appoint the Partnership Chair and shall designate a
Governor's 
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staff liaison to work with the Partnership.

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    (c) The Partnership shall submit a Preliminary Plan to the 
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Governor on
September 30, 2004 and shall submit the Final Plan 
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on June 30, 2005.
Thereafter, on September 30 of each year, the 
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Partnership shall submit an
annual report to the Governor on 
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the progress of Plan implementation
and recommendations for 
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revisions in the Plan.
The Final Plan and annual reports 
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submitted in subsequent years shall include
estimates of 
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savings achieved in prior fiscal years under subsection (a) of

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Section
5-5.23 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and federal 
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financial participation
received under subsection (b) of

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Section 5-5.23 of that Code.  The Department of Public Aid shall 
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provide
technical assistance in developing these estimates and 
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reports.

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(Source: P.A. 93-495, eff. 8-8-03.)