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90_SR0192
LRB9007916DJcd
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois must ensure that all of
3 its citizens who may need mental health evaluation and
4 treatment receive that evaluation and treatment as
5 expeditiously as possible and at the same time must ensure
6 that those citizens' constitutional and legal rights are
7 protected and enforced; and
8 WHEREAS, The laws of this State should be examined to
9 determine whether this State is fulfilling its
10 responsibilities toward its citizens who may need mental
11 health evaluation and treatment; therefore, be it
12 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL
13 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that a Mental Health
14 Evaluation and Treatment Task Force shall convene to examine
15 Illinois laws to determine whether this State is fulfilling
16 its responsibilities toward its citizens who may need mental
17 health evaluation and treatment and whether those laws
18 should be changed in order to better enable the State to
19 fulfill its responsibilities; and be it further
20 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the
21 following 18 members:
22 (1) Two persons appointed by the President of the Senate.
23 (2) Two persons appointed by the Minority Leader of the
24 Senate.
25 (3) The Secretary of Human Services or his or her
26 designee.
27 (4) The Director of State Police or his or her designee.
28 (5) A representative of the Illinois State's Attorneys
29 Association.
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1 (6) A representative of the Illinois State Medical
2 Society.
3 (7) The President of Equip for Equality or his or her
4 designee.
5 (8) A representative of the Guardianship and Advocacy
6 Commission.
7 (9) A representative of the Alliance for the Mentally Ill
8 of Illinois.
9 (10) A representative of the Illinois State Bar
10 Association.
11 (11) A representative of the Chicago Bar Association.
12 (12) A representative of the Mental Health Association in
13 Illinois.
14 (13) A representative of the Illinois Association of
15 Community Mental Health Agencies.
16 (14) A representative of the Illinois Hospital and Health
17 Systems Association.
18 (15) A representative of the Illinois Psychiatric
19 Society.
20 (16) A representative of the Illinois Psychological
21 Association; and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That the President of the Senate shall
23 designate one of the members appointed by him or her to
24 serve as the chair of the Task Force; and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That the meetings of the Task Force shall be
26 convened at the call of the chair and shall be open to the
27 public; and be it further
28 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its
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1 recommendations for legislation to the Senate not later than
2 January 1, 1999; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this Resolution shall
4 be presented to each member of the Task Force.