Public Act 097-0438
 
HB2084 EnrolledLRB097 07106 KTG 47205 b


  
    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental 
Disabilities Administrative Act is amended  by adding Section 
18.6 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 1705/18.6 new)
    Sec. 18.6. Mental Health Services Strategic Planning Task 
Force.
    (a) Task Force.  The Mental Health Services Strategic 
Planning Task Force is created.
    (b) Meeting.  The Task Force shall be appointed and hold its 
first meeting within 90 days after the effective date of this 
amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
    (c) Composition.  The Task Force shall be comprised of the 
following members:
        (1) Two members of the Senate appointed by the 
    President of the Senate and 2 members of the Senate 
    appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
        (2) Two members of the House of Representatives 
    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
    and 2 members of the House of Representatives appointed by 
    the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
        (3) One representative of the Division of Mental Health 
    within the Department of Human Services.
        (4) One representative of the Department of Healthcare 
    and Family Services.
        (5) One representative of the Bureau of Long Term Care 
    within the Department of Public Health.
        (6) One representative of the Illinois Children's 
    Mental Health Partnership. 
        (7) Six representatives of the mental health providers 
    and community stakeholders selected from names submitted 
    by associates representing the various types of providers.
        (8) Three representatives of the consumer community 
    including a primary consumer, secondary consumer, and a 
    representative of a mental health consumer advocacy 
    organization. 
        (9) An individual from a union representing State 
    employees providing services to persons with mental 
    illness. 
        (10) One academic specialist in mental health 
    outcomes, research, and evidence-based practices. 
    (d) Duty.  The Task Force shall meet with the Office of the 
Governor and the appropriate legislative committees on mental 
health to develop a 5-year comprehensive strategic plan for the 
State's mental health services.  The plan shall address the 
following topics:
        (1) Provide sufficient home and community-based 
    services to give consumers real options in care settings.
        (2) Improve access to care.
        (3) Reduce regulatory redundancy.
        (4) Maintain financial viability for providers in a 
    cost-effective manner to the State.
        (5) Ensure care is effective, efficient, and 
    appropriate regardless of the setting in which it is 
    provided.
        (6) Ensure quality of care in all care settings via the 
    use of appropriate clinical outcomes.
        (7) Ensure hospitalizations and institutional care, 
    when necessary, is available to meet demand now and in the 
    future.
    (e) The Task Force shall work in conjunction with the 
Department of Human Services' Division of Developmental 
Disabilities to ensure effective treatment for those dually 
diagnosed with both mental illness and developmental 
disabilities. The Task Force shall also work in conjunction 
with the Department of Human Services' Division of Alcohol and 
Substance Abuse to ensure effective treatment for those who are 
dually diagnosed with both mental illness as well as substance 
abuse challenges.
    (f) Compensation.  Members of the Task Force shall not 
receive compensation nor reimbursement for necessary expenses 
incurred in performing the duties associated with the Task 
Force.
    (g) Reporting.  The Task Force shall present its plan to the 
Governor and the General Assembly no later than 18 months after 
the effective date of the amendatory Act of the 97th General 
Assembly.  With its approval and authorization, and subject to 
appropriation, the Task Force shall convene quarterly meetings 
during the implementation of the 5-year strategic plan to 
monitor progress, review outcomes, and make ongoing 
recommendations. These ongoing recommendations shall be 
presented to the Governor and the General Assembly for 
feedback, suggestions, support, and approval. Within one year 
after recommendations are presented to the Governor and the 
General Assembly, the General Assembly shall vote on whether 
the recommendations should become law.
    (h) Administrative support.  The Department of Human 
Services shall provide administrative and staff support to the 
Task Force. 
    (i) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2019. 
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.