HB1670ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Charles Meier

Filed: 3/21/2023

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1670

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1670 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section 77 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1705/77 new)

Sec. 77. Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center. The Department shall permit any resident of the Clyde L. Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center at Anna to remain at the facility upon request of the resident or the resident's family or legal guardian if the resident maintains an Illinois home in a county located within the geographically organized service region designated by the Department as Division of Mental Health Region 5, excluding the following counties: Madison, Bond, Fayette, Clay, Jasper, or Crawford.".