Illinois Senate Bill 1567 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Failed on January 13 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Creates the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall establish and administer the Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program so that certified trainers can provide Illinois residents, professionals, and members of the public with training on how to identify and assist someone who is believed to be developing or has developed a mental health disorder or an alcohol or substance abuse disorder or who is believed to be experiencing a mental health or substance abuse crisis. Provides that subject to appropriations made to, or with the use of appropriations directed by, the Department of Human Services and other State agencies, the Department and other State agencies shall support training grants for Illinois Mental Health First Aid training. Provides that these training grants may support hardship subsidies for Illinois Mental Health First Aid training fees. Provides that the Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program shall be designed to train individuals to accomplish certain objectives including (i) building mental health, alcohol abuse, and substance abuse literacy designed to help the public identify, understand, and respond to the signs of mental illness, alcohol abuse, and substance abuse and (ii) knowing how to prevent a mental health disorder or an alcohol or substance abuse disorder from deteriorating into a more serious condition which may lead to more costly interventions and treatments. Contains provisions concerning the distribution of training grants and other matters. Effective immediately.

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAIN

Sen. William Delgado [D]	Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]	Sen. Ira Silverstein [D]	Sen. Heather Steans [D]
Sen. John Mulroe [D]	Sen. Terry Link [D]	Sen. Iris Martinez [D]	Sen. Daniel Biss [D]
Sen. Julie Morrison [D]	Sen. Linda Holmes [D]	Sen. Michael Connelly [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2013-04-30	Senate	Re-referred to Assignments
2013-04-23	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
2013-04-23	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 24, 2013
2013-04-23	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Delgado
2013-04-23	Senate	Second Reading
2013-04-11	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
2013-04-11	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000
2013-04-03	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Human Services
2013-03-22	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2013-03-21	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2013-03-21	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
2013-03-18	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2013-03-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
2013-03-06	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2013-03-06	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
2013-03-05	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2013
2013-03-05	Senate	Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-001
2013-03-05	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
2013-03-05	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
2013-03-01	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2013-03-01	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
2013-02-28	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2013-02-27	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
2013-02-27	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
2013-02-13	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2013-02-13	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2013-02-13	Senate	First Reading
2013-02-13	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1567&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB1567.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB1567sam001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB1567sam002.htm