SB3129sam001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Dale A. Righter

Filed: 3/15/2010

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3129

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3129 as follows:

on page 1, line 6, by inserting "1-119," before "3-602"; and

on page 1, by replacing lines 7 through 15 with the following:

"(405 ILCS 5/1-104.5)

Sec. 1-104.5. "Dangerous conduct" means threatening behavior or conduct that places another individual or the person engaging in the conduct, in reasonable expectation of being physically harmed, or conduct evincing a person's inability to provide, without the assistance of family or outside help, for his or her basic physical needs so as to guard himself or herself from serious harm.

(Source: P.A. 95-602, eff. 6-1-08.)

(405 ILCS 5/1-119) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-119)

Sec. 1-119. "Person subject to involuntary admission" means:

(1) A person with mental illness and who because of his or her illness is reasonably expected to engage in dangerous conduct which may include threatening behavior or conduct that places that person or another individual in reasonable expectation of being harmed;

(2) A person with mental illness and who because of his or her illness is unable to provide for his or her basic physical needs so as to guard himself or herself from serious harm without the assistance of family or outside help; or

(3) A person with mental illness who, because of the nature of his or her illness, is unable to understand his or her need for treatment and who, if not treated, is reasonably expected to suffer or continue to suffer mental deterioration or emotional deterioration, or both, to the point that the person is reasonably expected to engage in dangerous conduct.

In determining whether a person meets the criteria specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3), the court may consider evidence of the person's repeated past pattern of specific behavior and actions related to the person's illness.

(Source: P.A. 95-602, eff. 6-1-08.)".