Sen. Adriane Johnson

Filed: 4/26/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 475

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 475 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Community Mental Health Act is amended by
5changing Sections 3a, 3b, 3e, and 5 as follows:
 
6    (405 ILCS 20/3a)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 303a)
7    Sec. 3a. Every governmental unit authorized to levy an
8annual tax under any of the provisions of this Act shall,
9before it may levy such tax, establish a 7 member community
10mental health board who shall administer this Act. Such board
11shall be appointed by the chairman of the governing body of a
12county, the mayor of a city, the president of a village, the
13president of an incorporated town, or the supervisor of a
14township, as the case may be, with the advice and consent of
15the governing body of such county, city, village, incorporated
16town or the town board of trustees of any township. Members of

 

 

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1the community mental health board shall be residents of the
2government unit and, as nearly as possible, be representative
3of interested groups of the community such as local health
4departments, medical societies, local comprehensive health
5planning agencies, hospital boards, lay associations concerned
6with mental health, developmental disabilities and substance
7abuse, as well as the general public. Only one member shall be
8a member of the governing body, with the term of membership on
9the board to run concurrently with the elected term of the
10member. The chairman of the governing body may, upon the
11request of the community mental health board, appoint 2
12additional members to the community mental health board. No
13member of the community mental health board may be a full-time
14or part-time employee of the Department of Human Services or a
15board member, employee or any other individual receiving
16compensation from any facility or service operating under
17contract to the board. If a successful referendum is held
18under Section 5 of this Act, all members of such board shall be
19appointed within 60 days after the local election authority
20certifies the passage of the referendum.
21    Home rule units are exempt from this Act. However, they
22may, by ordinance, adopt the provisions of this Act, or any
23portion thereof, that they may deem advisable.
24    The tax rate set forth in Section 4 may be levied by any
25non-home rule unit only pursuant to the approval by the voters
26at a referendum. Such referendum may have been held at any time

 

 

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1subsequent to the effective date of the Community Mental
2Health Act.
3(Source: P.A. 95-336, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
4    (405 ILCS 20/3b)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 303b)
5    Sec. 3b. The term of office of each member of the community
6mental health board shall be for 4 years, provided, however,
7that of the members first appointed, 2 shall be appointed for a
8term of 2 years, 2 for a term of 3 years and 3 for a term of 4
9years. All terms shall be measured from the first day of the
10month year of appointment. Vacancies shall be filled for the
11unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments.
12(Source: Laws 1965, p. 1037.)
 
13    (405 ILCS 20/3e)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 303e)
14    Sec. 3e. Board's powers and duties.
15    (1) Every community mental health board shall, within 30
16days after members are first appointed and within 30 days
17after members are appointed or reappointed upon the expiration
18of a member's term immediately after appointment, meet and
19organize, by the election of one of its number as president and
20one as secretary and such other officers as it may deem
21necessary. It shall make rules and regulations concerning the
22rendition or operation of services and facilities which it
23directs, supervises or funds, not inconsistent with the
24provisions of this Act. It shall:

 

 

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1        (a) Hold a meeting prior to July 1 of each year at
2    which officers shall be elected for the ensuing year
3    beginning July 1;
4        (b) Hold meetings at least quarterly;
5        (c) Hold special meetings upon a written request
6    signed by at least 2 members and filed with the secretary;
7        (d) Review and evaluate community mental health
8    services and facilities, including services and facilities
9    for the treatment of alcoholism, drug addiction,
10    developmental disabilities, and intellectual
11    disabilities;
12        (e) Authorize the disbursement of money from the
13    community mental health fund for payment for the ordinary
14    and contingent expenses of the board;
15        (f) Submit to the appointing officer and the members
16    of the governing body a written plan for a program of
17    community mental health services and facilities for
18    persons with a mental illness, a developmental disability,
19    or a substance use disorder. Such plan shall be for the
20    ensuing 12 month period. In addition, a plan shall be
21    developed for the ensuing 3 year period and such plan
22    shall be reviewed at the end of every 12 month period and
23    shall be modified as deemed advisable.
24        (g) Within amounts appropriated therefor, execute such
25    programs and maintain such services and facilities as may
26    be authorized under such appropriations, including amounts

 

 

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1    appropriated under bond issues, if any;
2        (h) Publish the annual budget and report within 120
3    days after the end of the fiscal year in a newspaper
4    distributed within the jurisdiction of the board, or, if
5    no newspaper is published within the jurisdiction of the
6    board, then one published in the county, or, if no
7    newspaper is published in the county, then in a newspaper
8    having general circulation within the jurisdiction of the
9    board. The report shall show the condition of its trust of
10    that year, the sums of money received from all sources,
11    giving the name of any donor, how all monies have been
12    expended and for what purpose, and such other statistics
13    and program information in regard to the work of the board
14    as it may deem of general interest. A copy of the budget
15    and the annual report shall be made available to the
16    Department of Human Services and to members of the General
17    Assembly whose districts include any part of the
18    jurisdiction of such board. The names of all employees,
19    consultants, and other personnel shall be set forth along
20    with the amounts of money received;
21        (i) Consult with other appropriate private and public
22    agencies in the development of local plans for the most
23    efficient delivery of mental health, developmental
24    disabilities, and substance use disorder services. The
25    Board is authorized to join and to participate in the
26    activities of associations organized for the purpose of

 

 

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1    promoting more efficient and effective services and
2    programs;
3        (j) Have the authority to review and comment on all
4    applications for grants by any person, corporation, or
5    governmental unit providing services within the
6    geographical area of the board which provides mental
7    health facilities and services, including services for the
8    person with a mental illness, a developmental disability,
9    or a substance use disorder. The board may require funding
10    applicants to send a copy of their funding application to
11    the board at the time such application is submitted to the
12    Department of Human Services or to any other local, State
13    or federal funding source or governmental agency. Within
14    60 days of the receipt of any application, the board shall
15    submit its review and comments to the Department of Human
16    Services or to any other appropriate local, State or
17    federal funding source or governmental agency. A copy of
18    the review and comments shall be submitted to the funding
19    applicant. Within 60 days thereafter, the Department of
20    Human Services or any other appropriate local or State
21    governmental agency shall issue a written response to the
22    board and the funding applicant. The Department of Human
23    Services shall supply any community mental health board
24    such information about purchase-of-care funds, State
25    facility utilization, and costs in its geographical area
26    as the board may request provided that the information

 

 

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1    requested is for the purpose of the Community Mental
2    Health Board complying with the requirements of Section
3    3f, subsection (f) of this Act;
4        (k) Perform such other acts as may be necessary or
5    proper to carry out the purposes of this Act.
6    (2) The community mental health board has the following
7powers:
8        (a) The board may enter into multiple-year contracts
9    for rendition or operation of services, facilities and
10    educational programs.
11        (b) The board may arrange through intergovernmental
12    agreements or intragovernmental agreements or both for the
13    rendition of services and operation of facilities by other
14    agencies or departments of the governmental unit or county
15    in which the governmental unit is located with the
16    approval of the governing body.
17        (c) To employ, establish compensation for, and set
18    policies for its personnel, including legal counsel, as
19    may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act and
20    prescribe the duties thereof. The board may enter into
21    multiple-year employment contracts as may be necessary for
22    the recruitment and retention of personnel and the proper
23    functioning of the board.
24        (d) The board may enter into multiple-year joint
25    agreements, which shall be written, with other mental
26    health boards and boards of health to provide jointly

 

 

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1    agreed upon community mental health facilities and
2    services and to pool such funds as may be deemed necessary
3    and available for this purpose.
4        (e) The board may organize a not-for-profit
5    corporation for the purpose of providing direct recipient
6    services. Such corporations shall have, in addition to all
7    other lawful powers, the power to contract with persons to
8    furnish services for recipients of the corporation's
9    facilities, including psychiatrists and other physicians
10    licensed in this State to practice medicine in all of its
11    branches. Such physicians shall be considered independent
12    contractors, and liability for any malpractice shall not
13    extend to such corporation, nor to the community mental
14    health board, except for gross negligence in entering into
15    such a contract.
16        (f) The board shall not operate any direct recipient
17    services for more than a 2-year period when such services
18    are being provided in the governmental unit, but shall
19    encourage, by financial support, the development of
20    private agencies to deliver such needed services, pursuant
21    to regulations of the board.
22        (g) Where there are multiple boards within the same
23    planning area, as established by the Department of Human
24    Services, services may be purchased through a single
25    delivery system. In such areas, a coordinating body with
26    representation from each board shall be established to

 

 

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1    carry out the service functions of this Act. In the event
2    any such coordinating body purchases or improves real
3    property, such body shall first obtain the approval of the
4    governing bodies of the governmental units in which the
5    coordinating body is located.
6        (h) The board may enter into multiple-year joint
7    agreements with other governmental units located within
8    the geographical area of the board. Such agreements shall
9    be written and shall provide for the rendition of services
10    by the board to the residents of such governmental units.
11        (i) The board may enter into multiple-year joint
12    agreements with federal, State, and local governments,
13    including the Department of Human Services, whereby the
14    board will provide certain services. All such joint
15    agreements must provide for the exchange of relevant data.
16    However, nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit
17    the abridgement of the confidentiality of patient records.
18        (j) The board may receive gifts from private sources
19    for purposes not inconsistent with the provisions of this
20    Act.
21        (k) The board may receive Federal, State and local
22    funds for purposes not inconsistent with the provisions of
23    this Act.
24        (l) The board may establish scholarship programs. Such
25    programs shall require equivalent service or reimbursement
26    pursuant to regulations of the board.

 

 

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1        (m) The board may sell, rent, or lease real property
2    for purposes consistent with this Act.
3        (n) The board may: (i) own real property, lease real
4    property as lessee, or acquire real property by purchase,
5    construction, lease-purchase agreement, or otherwise; (ii)
6    take title to the property in the board's name; (iii)
7    borrow money and issue debt instruments, mortgages,
8    purchase-money mortgages, and other security instruments
9    with respect to the property; and (iv) maintain, repair,
10    remodel, or improve the property. All of these activities
11    must be for purposes consistent with this Act as may be
12    reasonably necessary for the housing and proper
13    functioning of the board. The board may use moneys in the
14    Community Mental Health Fund for these purposes.
15        (o) The board may organize a not-for-profit
16    corporation (i) for the purpose of raising money to be
17    distributed by the board for providing community mental
18    health services and facilities for the treatment of
19    alcoholism, drug addiction, developmental disabilities,
20    and intellectual disabilities or (ii) for other purposes
21    not inconsistent with this Act.
22        (p) The board may fix a fiscal year for the board.
23    (3) Every board shall be subject to the requirements under
24the Freedom of Information Act and the Open Meetings Act.
25(Source: P.A. 97-227, eff. 1-1-12.)
 

 

 

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1    (405 ILCS 20/5)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 305)
2    Sec. 5. (a) When the governing body of a governmental unit
3passes a resolution as provided in Section 4 asking that an
4annual tax may be levied for the purpose of providing such
5mental health facilities and services, including facilities
6and services for the person with a developmental disability or
7a substance use disorder, in the community and so instructs
8the clerk of the governmental unit such clerk shall certify
9the proposition to the proper election officials for
10submission at a regular election in accordance with the
11general election law. The proposition shall be in the
12following form:
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14    Shall............  (governmental
15unit) levy an annual tax of (not                YES
16more than .15%) for the purpose of providing
17community mental health facilities and        ---------------
18services including facilities and services
19for persons the person with a developmental     NO
20disability or a substance use disorder?
21-------------------------------------------------------------
22    (a-5) If the governmental unit is also subject to the
23Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, then the proposition
24shall also comply with the Property Tax Extension Limitation
25Law. Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection, any
26referendum imposing an annual tax on or after January 1, 1994

 

 

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1and prior to May 13, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act
2102-839) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
3that complies with subsection (a) is hereby validated.
4    (b) If a majority of all the votes cast upon the
5proposition at any referendum imposing an annual tax prior to
6July 1, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-0935) are
7for the levy of such tax, the governing body of such
8governmental unit shall thereafter annually levy a tax not to
9exceed the rate set forth in Section 4. Thereafter, the
10governing body shall in the annual appropriation bill
11appropriate from such funds such sum or sums of money as may be
12deemed necessary, based upon the community mental health
13board's budget, the board's annual mental health report, and
14the local mental health plan to defray necessary expenses and
15liabilities in providing for such community mental health
16facilities and services.
17    (b-5) If a majority of all the votes cast upon the
18proposition at any referendum imposing an annual tax on or
19after July 1, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-0935)
20are for the levy of such tax, the governing body of such
21governmental unit shall thereafter annually levy a tax, as
22deemed necessary by the community mental health board, not to
23exceed the rate set forth in Section 4. Thereafter, the
24governing body shall in the annual appropriation bill
25appropriate from such funds such sum or sums of money as may be
26deemed necessary by the community mental health board, based

 

 

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1upon the community mental health board's budget, the board's
2annual mental health report, and the local mental health plan
3to defray necessary expenses and liabilities in providing for
4such community mental health facilities and services.
5    (c) If the governing body of a governmental unit levies a
6tax under Section 4 of this Act and the rate specified in the
7proposition under subsection (a) of this Section is less than
80.15%, then the governing body of the governmental unit may,
9upon referendum approval, increase that rate to not more than
100.15%. The governing body shall instruct the clerk of the
11governmental unit to certify the proposition to the proper
12election officials for submission at a regular election in
13accordance with the general election law. The proposition
14shall be in the following form:
15        "Shall the tax imposed by (governmental unit) for the
16    purpose of providing community mental health facilities
17    and services, including facilities and services for
18    persons with a developmental disability or substance use
19    disorder be increased to (not more than 0.15%)?"
20    If a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition
21are for the increase of the tax, then the governing body of the
22governmental unit may thereafter annually levy a tax not to
23exceed the rate set forth in the referendum question.
24(Source: P.A. 102-839, eff. 5-13-22; 102-935, eff. 7-1-22;
25revised 8-25-22.)".