94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1004

 

Introduced 2/18/2005, by Sen. Carol Ronen - Emil Jones, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
405 ILCS 49/5

    Amends the Children's Mental Health Act of 2003. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a children's mental health plan.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning health.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Children's Mental Health Act of 2003 is
5 amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 
6     (405 ILCS 49/5)
7     Sec. 5. Children's Mental Health Plan.
8     (a) The The State of Illinois shall develop a Children's
9 Mental Health Plan containing short-term and long-term
10 recommendations to provide comprehensive, coordinated mental
11 health prevention, early intervention, and treatment services
12 for children from birth through age 18. This Plan shall include
13 but not be limited to:
14         (1) Coordinated provider services and interagency
15     referral networks for children from birth through age 18 to
16     maximize resources and minimize duplication of services.
17         (2) Guidelines for incorporating social and emotional
18     development into school learning standards and educational
19     programs, pursuant to Section 15 of this Act.
20         (3) Protocols for implementing screening and
21     assessment of children prior to any admission to an
22     inpatient hospital for psychiatric services, pursuant to
23     subsection (a) of Section 5-5.23 of the Illinois Public Aid
24     Code.
25         (4) Recommendations regarding a State budget for
26     children's mental health prevention, early intervention,
27     and treatment across all State agencies.
28         (5) Recommendations for State and local mechanisms for
29     integrating federal, State, and local funding sources for
30     children's mental health.
31         (6) Recommendations for building a qualified and
32     adequately trained workforce prepared to provide mental

 

 

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1     health services for children from birth through age 18 and
2     their families.
3         (7) Recommendations for facilitating research on best
4     practices and model programs, and dissemination of this
5     information to Illinois policymakers, practitioners, and
6     the general public through training, technical assistance,
7     and educational materials.
8         (8) Recommendations for a comprehensive, multi-faceted
9     public awareness campaign to reduce the stigma of mental
10     illness and educate families, the general public, and other
11     key audiences about the benefits of children's social and
12     emotional development, and how to access services.
13         (9) Recommendations for creating a quality-driven
14     children's mental health system with shared accountability
15     among key State agencies and programs that conducts ongoing
16     needs assessments, uses outcome indicators and benchmarks
17     to measure progress, and implements quality data tracking
18     and reporting systems.
19     (b) The Children's Mental Health Partnership (hereafter
20 referred to as "the Partnership") is created. The Partnership
21 shall have the responsibility of developing and monitoring the
22 implementation of the Children's Mental Health Plan as approved
23 by the Governor. The Children's Mental Health Partnership shall
24 be comprised of: the Secretary of Human Services or his or her
25 designee; the State Superintendent of Education or his or her
26 designee; the directors of the departments of Children and
27 Family Services, Public Aid, Public Health, and Corrections, or
28 their designees; the head of the Illinois Violence Prevention
29 Authority, or his or her designee; the Attorney General or his
30 or her designee; up to 25 representatives of community mental
31 health authorities and statewide mental health, children and
32 family advocacy, early childhood, education, health, substance
33 abuse, violence prevention, and juvenile justice organizations
34 or associations, to be appointed by the Governor; and 2 members
35 of each caucus of the House of Representatives and Senate
36 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and

 

 

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1 the President of the Senate, respectively. The Governor shall
2 appoint the Partnership Chair and shall designate a Governor's
3 staff liaison to work with the Partnership.
4     (c) The Partnership shall submit a Preliminary Plan to the
5 Governor on September 30, 2004 and shall submit the Final Plan
6 on June 30, 2005. Thereafter, on September 30 of each year, the
7 Partnership shall submit an annual report to the Governor on
8 the progress of Plan implementation and recommendations for
9 revisions in the Plan. The Final Plan and annual reports
10 submitted in subsequent years shall include estimates of
11 savings achieved in prior fiscal years under subsection (a) of
12 Section 5-5.23 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and federal
13 financial participation received under subsection (b) of
14 Section 5-5.23 of that Code. The Department of Public Aid shall
15 provide technical assistance in developing these estimates and
16 reports.
17 (Source: P.A. 93-495, eff. 8-8-03.)