Senate Sponsors: PARKER-TROTTER-WALSH,T-LIGHTFORD-SHADID AND OBAMA. House Sponsors: LINDNER Short description: CD CORR-JAILS-MENTAL-IL Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Requires (rather than permits) the Department of Corrections to establish, by rule, standards and procedures for the provision of mental health and developmental disability services to persons with mental illness and persons with a developmental disability confined in local jails or juvenile detention facilities. Provides that the Department must inspect each jail and juvenile detention facility at least once each year for compliance with the standards. Provides that the results of the inspection must be made available by the Department for public inspection. Establishes procedures to enforce compliance with the standards. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 405 ILCS 5/2-107.1 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 2-107.1 730 ILCS 5/3-15-4 new Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that whenever treatment is ordered relating to the administration of medication to a recipient of mental health services who is confined in a county or municipal jail or other pretrial detention facility awaiting trial on a criminal charge, the clerk of the court must send a copy of the order for treatment to the counsel who represents the recipient in the criminal proceeding. Further amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall convene a special task force to develop and propose standards for the delivery of mental health services and the prevention of suicides in municipal jails and lockups. Provides that the task force shall make recommendations to the General Assembly by January 15, 2002 of proposed changes to the State's standards for municipal jails and lockups. Provides that the provisions creating the special task force take effect upon becoming law. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (House recedes May 31, 2001) Provides that the standards relating to the administration of medication do not prevent the involuntary medication of a recipient who is confined in a county or municipal jail or other pretrial detention facility awaiting trial on criminal charges if the jail or facility determines that the recipient is dangerous to himself, herself, or others and the treatment is in the recipient's medical interest. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) There would be no corrections population impact; fiscal impact on the Department would be $565,000 per year. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. Recommends that the House recede from House Amendment No. 1. Recommends that the bill be further amended as follows: Deletes reference to: 405 ILCS 5/2-107.1 Deletes the amendatory changes to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code that provide that when treatment is offered for a recipient of mental health services who is confined in a county or municipal jail or other pretrial detention facility awaiting trial on criminal changes the clerk of the court must send a copy of the order for treatment to the counsel who represents the recipient in the criminal proceeding. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0469 Last action date: AUG-22-2001 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status