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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
4    Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental 
5Disabilities Administrative Act is amended  by adding Section 
618.6 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 1705/18.6 new)
8    Sec. 18.6. Mental Health Services Strategic Planning Task 
9Force.
10    (a) Task Force.  The Mental Health Services Strategic 
11Planning Task Force is created.
12    (b) Meeting.  The Task Force shall be appointed and hold its 
13first meeting within 90 days after the effective date of this 
14amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
15    (c) Composition.  The Task Force shall be comprised of the 
16following members:
17        (1) Two members of the Senate appointed by the 
18    President of the Senate and 2 members of the Senate 
19    appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
20        (2) Two members of the House of Representatives 
21    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
22    and 2 members of the House of Representatives appointed by 
23    the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
 
 
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1        (3) One representative of the Division of Mental Health 
2    within the Department of Human Services.
3        (4) One representative of the Department of Healthcare 
4    and Family Services.
5        (5) One representative of the Bureau of Long Term Care 
6    within the Department of Public Health.
7        (6) One representative of the Illinois Children's 
8    Mental Health Partnership. 
9        (7) Six representatives of the mental health providers 
10    and community stakeholders selected from names submitted 
11    by associates representing the various types of providers.
12        (8) Three representatives of the consumer community 
13    including a primary consumer, secondary consumer, and a 
14    representative of a mental health consumer advocacy 
15    organization. 
16        (9) An individual from a union representing State 
17    employees providing services to persons with mental 
18    illness. 
19        (10) One academic specialist in mental health 
20    outcomes, research, and evidence-based practices. 
21    (d) Duty.  The Task Force shall meet with the Office of the 
22Governor and the appropriate legislative committees on mental 
23health to develop a 5-year comprehensive strategic plan for the 
24State's mental health services.  The plan shall address the 
25following topics:
26        (1) Provide sufficient home and community-based 
 
 
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1    services to give consumers real options in care settings.
2        (2) Improve access to care.
3        (3) Reduce regulatory redundancy.
4        (4) Maintain financial viability for providers in a 
5    cost-effective manner to the State.
6        (5) Ensure care is effective, efficient, and 
7    appropriate regardless of the setting in which it is 
8    provided.
9        (6) Ensure quality of care in all care settings via the 
10    use of appropriate clinical outcomes.
11        (7) Ensure hospitalizations and institutional care, 
12    when necessary, is available to meet demand now and in the 
13    future.
14    (e) The Task Force shall work in conjunction with the 
15Department of Human Services' Division of Developmental 
16Disabilities to ensure effective treatment for those dually 
17diagnosed with both mental illness and developmental 
18disabilities. The Task Force shall also work in conjunction 
19with the Department of Human Services' Division of Alcohol and 
20Substance Abuse to ensure effective treatment for those who are 
21dually diagnosed with both mental illness as well as substance 
22abuse challenges.
23    (f) Compensation.  Members of the Task Force shall not 
24receive compensation nor reimbursement for necessary expenses 
25incurred in performing the duties associated with the Task 
26Force.
 
 
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1    (g) Reporting.  The Task Force shall present its plan to the 
2Governor and the General Assembly no later than 18 months after 
3the effective date of the amendatory Act of the 97th General 
4Assembly.  With its approval and authorization, the Task Force 
5shall convene quarterly meetings during the implementation of 
6the 5-year strategic plan to monitor progress, review outcomes, 
7and make ongoing recommendations. These ongoing 
8recommendations shall be presented to the Governor and the 
9General Assembly for feedback, suggestions, support, and 
10approval. Within one year after recommendations are presented 
11to the Governor and the General Assembly, the General Assembly 
12shall vote on whether the recommendations should become law.
13    (h) Administrative support.  The Department of Human 
14Services shall provide administrative and staff support to the 
15Task Force. 
 

16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
17becoming law.