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| (1) The university's undergraduate and graduate |
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| programs may increase their service and training |
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| commitments in order to provide mental health care to |
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| chronically mentally ill populations in this State. |
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| (2) The university shall coordinate service, |
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| education, and research in mental health and may work with |
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| communities, State agencies, other colleges and |
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| universities, private foundations, health care providers, |
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| and other interested organizations on innovative |
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| strategies to respond to the challenges of providing |
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| greater physician presence in the field of forensic |
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| psychiatry. However, the majority of the clinical |
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| rotations of the fellows must be served in publicly |
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| supported programs in this State. |
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| (3) The university may establish such clinical and |
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| educational centers and may cooperate with other |
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| universities and associations as may be necessary to carry |
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| out the intent of this Act according to the following |
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| priorities: |
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| (A) a preference for programs that are designed to |
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| enroll, educate, and facilitate the graduation of |
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| mental health professionals trained in forensic |
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| psychiatry and other forensic mental health |
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| sub-specialities; and |
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| (B) a preference for public sector programs that |
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| involve networking with other agencies, organizations, |
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| and institutions that have similar objectives. |
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| Section 15. Program curriculum. The curriculum for the |
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| forensic psychiatry fellowship training program created under |
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| Section 5 of this Act shall be developed in accordance with |
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| criteria established by the Residency Review Committee of the |
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| Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). |
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| Section 20. Funding. The implementation of this Act is |
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| subject to appropriation. In a given fiscal year, 75% of the |
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| total amount appropriated for the purposes of this Act must be |
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| designated for the University of Illinois at Chicago and 25% of |
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| the total amount appropriated for the purposes of this Act must |
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| be designated for Southern Illinois University.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.".
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