Rep. Daniel Didech

Filed: 11/3/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 690

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 690 on page 10,
3page 22, by replacing "Section" with "Sections 3a and"; and
 
4on page 10, immediately below line 22, by inserting the
5following:
 
6    "(405 ILCS 20/3a)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 303a)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-274)
8    Sec. 3a. Every governmental unit authorized to levy an
9annual tax under any of the provisions of this Act shall,
10before it may levy such tax, establish a 7 member community
11mental health board who shall administer this Act. Such board
12shall be appointed by the chairman of the governing body of a
13county, the mayor of a city, the president of a village, the
14president of an incorporated town, or the supervisor of a
15township, as the case may be, with the advice and consent of
16the governing body of such county, city, village, incorporated

 

 

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1town or the town board of trustees of any township. Members of
2the community mental health board shall be residents of the
3government unit and, as nearly as possible, be representative
4of interested groups of the community such as local health
5departments, medical societies, local comprehensive health
6planning agencies, hospital boards, lay associations concerned
7with mental health, developmental disabilities and substance
8abuse, as well as the general public. Only one member shall be
9a member of the governing body. The chairman of the governing
10body may, upon the request of the community mental health
11board, appoint 2 additional members to the community mental
12health board. No member of the community mental health board
13may be a full-time or part-time employee of the Department of
14Human Services or a board member, employee or any other
15individual receiving compensation from any facility or service
16operating under contract to the board. If a successful
17referendum is held under Section 5 of this Act, all members of
18such board shall be appointed within 60 days of the
19referendum. If a community mental health board has been
20established by a county with a population of less than 500,000
21and the community mental health board is funded in whole or in
22part by a special mental health sales tax described in
23paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section 5-1006.5 of the
24Counties Code, the largest municipality in the county with at
25least 125,000 residents may appoint 2 additional members to
26the board. The members shall be appointed by the mayor of the

 

 

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1municipality with the advice and consent of the municipality's
2governing body.
3    Home rule units are exempt from this Act. However, they
4may, by ordinance, adopt the provisions of this Act, or any
5portion thereof, that they may deem advisable.
6    The tax rate set forth in Section 4 may be levied by any
7non-home rule unit only pursuant to the approval by the voters
8at a referendum. Such referendum may have been held at any time
9subsequent to the effective date of the Community Mental
10Health Act.
11(Source: P.A. 95-336, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
12    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-274)
13    Sec. 3a. Every governmental unit authorized to levy an
14annual tax under any of the provisions of this Act shall,
15before it may levy such tax, establish a 7 member community
16mental health board who shall administer this Act. Such board
17shall be appointed by the chairman of the governing body of a
18county, the mayor of a city, the president of a village, the
19president of an incorporated town, or the supervisor of a
20township, as the case may be, with the advice and consent of
21the governing body of such county, city, village, incorporated
22town or the town board of trustees of any township. Members of
23the community mental health board shall be residents of the
24government unit and, as nearly as possible, be representative
25of interested groups of the community such as local health

 

 

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1departments, medical societies, local comprehensive health
2planning agencies, hospital boards, lay associations concerned
3with mental health, developmental disabilities and substance
4abuse, as well as the general public. Only one member shall be
5a member of the governing body, with the term of membership on
6the board to run concurrently with the elected term of the
7member. The chairman of the governing body may, upon the
8request of the community mental health board, appoint 2
9additional members to the community mental health board. No
10member of the community mental health board may be a full-time
11or part-time employee of the Department of Human Services or a
12board member, employee or any other individual receiving
13compensation from any facility or service operating under
14contract to the board. If a successful referendum is held
15under Section 5 of this Act, all members of such board shall be
16appointed within 60 days after the local election authority
17certifies the passage of the referendum. If a community mental
18health board has been established by a county with a
19population of less than 500,000 and the community mental
20health board is funded in whole or in part by a special mental
21health sales tax described in paragraph (4) of subsection (a)
22of Section 5-1006.5 of the Counties Code, the largest
23municipality in the county with at least 125,000 residents may
24appoint 2 additional members to the board. The members shall
25be appointed by the mayor of the municipality with the advice
26and consent of the municipality's governing body.

 

 

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1    Home rule units are exempt from this Act. However, they
2may, by ordinance, adopt the provisions of this Act, or any
3portion thereof, that they may deem advisable.
4    The tax rate set forth in Section 4 may be levied by any
5non-home rule unit only pursuant to the approval by the voters
6at a referendum. Such referendum may have been held at any time
7subsequent to the effective date of the Community Mental
8Health Act.
9(Source: P.A. 103-274, eff. 1-1-24.)".