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 1        AN ACT concerning lawyers' assistance programs.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 1. Short title. This Act  may  be  cited  as  the
 5    Lawyers' Assistance Program Act.

 6        Section  5.  Definition.  For  the  purposes of this Act,
 7    "lawyers' assistance program" means a program operated  by  a
 8    not-for-profit corporation that is exempt from the payment of
 9    federal taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
10    Code   and  that  provides  services  that  may  include  the
11    provision of  information  on  addiction  and  mental  health
12    impairments,    referrals   to   treatment   programs,   peer
13    assistance,  prevention  education,  interventions,   relapse
14    prevention,  and  monitoring  of  compliance  with  treatment
15    programs for attorneys.

16        Section 10. Support for lawyers' assistance programs. The
17    Illinois  Supreme  Court  may  support  programs that provide
18    assistance to attorneys who are addicted to or abuse  alcohol
19    or   other  drugs  or  who  are  in  need  of  mental  health
20    assistance.

21        Section 15. Creation of the Lawyers'  Assistance  Program
22    Fund.  There  is  created  in the State treasury the Lawyers'
23    Assistance Program Fund, a special fund  to  be  appropriated
24    solely   for  the  purpose  of  funding  lawyers'  assistance
25    programs.

26        Section  20.  Establishment  of  a  Lawyers'   Assistance
27    Program  Fee.  The  Attorney  Registration  and  Disciplinary
28    Commission   shall  collect  an  annual  lawyers'  assistance
 
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 1    program fee from every attorney admitted to practice  law  in
 2    this  State  paying full annual registration fees. The annual
 3    lawyers' assistance program fee is $7, or such  other  amount
 4    as  is  established  by  Supreme  Court  rule,  and  shall be
 5    collected at the time fixed for the  annual  registration  of
 6    attorneys.  Lawyers' assistance program fees collected by the
 7    Attorney Registration and Disciplinary  Commission  shall  be
 8    remitted  within  60  days to the State Treasurer for deposit
 9    into the Lawyers' Assistance Program Fund.

10        Section 25. Payment authorization and powers. The Supreme
11    Court may make, enter into, or execute contracts, grants,  or
12    agreements  with  any not-for-profit entity for the provision
13    of a lawyers' assistance  program  authorized  by  this  Act.
14    Payments   under   those  contracts,  grants,  or  agreements
15    authorized by this Act shall be made from appropriations from
16    the Lawyers' Assistance Program Fund.

17        Section 90.  The State Finance Act is amended  by  adding
18    Section 5.570 as follows:

19        (30 ILCS 105/5.570 new)
20        Sec. 5.570.  The Lawyers' Assistance Program Fund.

21        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
22    becoming law.

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