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92_HB5206
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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 Community Support Systems Act is amended
5 by changing Section 3 as follows:
6 (405 ILCS 35/3) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1103)
7 Sec. 3. Funding of special initiatives.
8 (a) The Department may establish special funding
9 initiatives to accomplish a variety of objectives related to
10 the development of community support systems. Any funds
11 appropriated by the General Assembly for any of these special
12 initiatives shall be expended only for the stated purpose.
13 (1) The Department may fund innovative community
14 support system components on a pilot project basis. The
15 Such funding shall be on a start-up basis, and shall
16 include requirements for evaluation of program
17 effectiveness. Continuation funding for program
18 components developed in this way shall be based on
19 demonstrated effectiveness.
20 (2) The Department may fund selected pilot projects
21 to investigate key issues or problems encountered in
22 development, planning and implementation of community
23 support systems. The Such funding shall include monies
24 for research and evaluation of pilot project components.
25 (3) The Department may provide continuing research
26 and evaluation funding grants for community support
27 systems established or enhanced through pilot projects
28 funded pursuant to Section 16.2 of the Mental Health and
29 Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act, or as
30 provided herein, after the period of program component
31 funding has elapsed. The purpose of the such funding
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1 shall be the assessment of long-term effects of community
2 support systems on the needs of the chronically mentally
3 ill, on service system development and responsiveness,
4 and for continuing study of certain defined key issues.
5 (b) (Blank).
6 (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97; 90-372, eff. 7-1-98.)