(110 ILCS 185/65-15)
Sec. 65-15. Structure.
(a) The Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center of Illinois shall be structured as a multisite model, and the administering public institution of higher education shall serve as the hub institution, complemented by secondary regional hubs, namely academic institutions, that serve rural and small urban areas and at least one academic institution serving a densely urban municipality with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants.
(b) The Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center of Illinois shall be located within one academic institution and shall be tasked with a convening and coordinating role for workforce research and planning, including monitoring progress toward Center goals.
(c) The Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center of Illinois shall also coordinate with key State agencies involved in behavioral health, workforce development, and higher education in order to leverage disparate resources from health care, workforce, and economic development programs in Illinois government.
(Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.) |