Bill Text: IL HB5905 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Workforce Direct Care Expansion Act. Provides that the chair of the Behavioral Health Administrative Burden Task Force may designate an entity or entities (rather than a nongovernmental entity or entities) to provide administrative support (rather than pro bono administrative support) to the Task Force. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-12 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5905 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5905-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5905 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
405 ILCS 162/15
Amends the Workforce Direct Care Expansion Act. Provides that the chair of the Behavioral Health Administrative Burden Task Force may designate an entity or entities (rather than a nongovernmental entity or entities) to provide administrative support (rather than pro bono administrative support) to the Task Force. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Workforce Direct Care Expansion Act is
amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
(405 ILCS 162/15)
Sec. 15. Membership. The Task Force shall be chaired by
Illinois' Chief Behavioral Health Officer or the Officer's
designee. The chair of the Task Force may designate an a
nongovernmental entity or entities to provide pro bono
administrative support to the Task Force. Except as otherwise
provided in this Section, members of the Task Force shall be
appointed by the chair. The Task Force shall consist of at
least 15 members, including, but not limited to, the
following:
(1) community mental health and substance use
providers representing geographical regions across the
State;
(2) representatives of statewide associations that
represent behavioral health providers;
(3) representatives of advocacy organizations either
led by or consisting primarily of individuals with lived
experience;

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(4) a representative from the Division of Mental
Health in the Department of Human Services;
(5) a representative from the Division of Substance
Use Prevention and Recovery in the Department of Human
Services;
(6) a representative from the Department of Children
and Family Services;
(7) a representative from the Department of Public
Health;
(8) one member of the House of Representatives,
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(9) one member of the House of Representatives,
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives;
(10) one member of the Senate, appointed by the
President of the Senate; and
(11) one member of the Senate, appointed by the
Minority Leader of the Senate.
(Source: P.A. 103-690, eff. 7-19-24.)