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91_SR0041
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois must ensure that all of
3 its citizens who may need mental health evaluation and
4 treatment receive that evaluation and treatment as
5 expeditiously as possible and at the same time must ensure
6 that those citizens' constitutional and legal rights are
7 protected and enforced; and
8 WHEREAS, The laws of this State should be examined to
9 determine whether this State is fulfilling its
10 responsibilities toward its citizens who may need mental
11 health evaluation and treatment; therefore, be it
12 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
13 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that a Mental Health
14 Evaluation and Treatment Task Force shall convene to examine
15 Illinois laws to determine whether this State is fulfilling
16 its responsibilities toward its citizens who may need mental
17 health evaluation and treatment with respect to involuntary
18 commitment procedures and whether those laws should be
19 changed in order to better enable the State to fulfill its
20 responsibilities; and be it further
21 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the
22 following 20 members:
23 (1) Two persons appointed by the President of the Senate.
24 (2) Two persons appointed by the Minority Leader of the
25 Senate.
26 (3) The Secretary of Human Services or his or her
27 designee.
28 (4) The Director of State Police or his or her designee.
29 (5) A representative of the Illinois State's Attorneys
30 Association.
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1 (6) A representative of the Illinois State Medical
2 Society.
3 (7) The President of Equip for Equality or his or her
4 designee.
5 (8) A representative of the Guardianship and Advocacy
6 Commission.
7 (9) A representative of the Alliance for the Mentally Ill
8 of Illinois.
9 (10) A representative of the Illinois State Bar
10 Association.
11 (11) A representative of the Chicago Bar Association.
12 (12) A representative of the Mental Health Association in
13 Illinois.
14 (13) A representative of the Community Behavior
15 Healthcare Association of Illinois.
16 (14) A representative of the Illinois Hospital and Health
17 Systems Association.
18 (15) A representative of the Illinois Psychiatric
19 Society.
20 (16) A representative of the Illinois Psychological
21 Association.
22 (17) Two primary consumers of mental health services
23 appointed by the Chairman; and be it further
24 RESOLVED, That the President of the Senate shall
25 designate one of the members appointed by him or her to
26 serve as the chair of the Task Force; and be it further
27 RESOLVED, That the meetings of the Task Force shall be
28 convened at the call of the chair and shall be open to the
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1 public; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its
3 recommendations for legislation to the Senate not later than
4 January 1, 2000; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall not receive
6 any compensation for performing their duties or be reimbursed
7 for any expenses incurred in performing their duties; and be
8 it further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this Resolution shall
10 be presented to each member of the Task Force.