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	HB4714 - 104th General Assembly
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1    AN ACT concerning mental health.
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4    Section 5. The Children's Mental Health Act is amended by
5changing Section 5 as follows:
6    (405 ILCS 49/5)
7    Sec. 5. Children's Mental Health Partnership; Children's
8Mental Health Plan.
9    (a) The Children's Mental Health Partnership (hereafter
10referred to as "the Partnership") created under Public Act
1193-495 and continued under Public Act 102-899 shall advise
12State agencies and the Children's Behavioral Health
13Transformation Initiative on designing and implementing
14short-term and long-term strategies to provide comprehensive
15and coordinated services for children from birth to age 25 and
16their families with the goal of addressing children's mental
17health needs across a full continuum of care, including social
18determinants of health, prevention, early identification, and
19treatment. The recommended strategies shall build upon the
20recommendations in the Children's Mental Health Plan of 2022
21and may include, but are not limited to, recommendations
22regarding the following:
23        (1) Increasing public awareness on issues connected to
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1    children's mental health and wellness to decrease stigma,
2    promote acceptance, and strengthen the ability of
3    children, families, and communities to access supports.
4        (2) Coordination of programs, services, and policies
5    across child-serving State agencies to best monitor and
6    assess spending, as well as foster innovation of adaptive
7    or new practices.
8        (3) Funding and resources for children's mental health
9    prevention, early identification, and treatment across
10    child-serving State agencies.
11        (4) Review [Facilitation] of research on best practices
12    and model programs and dissemination of this information
13    to State policymakers, practitioners, and the general
14    public.
15        (5) Monitoring programs, services, and policies
16    addressing children's mental health and wellness.
17        (6) Growing, retaining, diversifying, and supporting
18    the child-serving workforce, with special emphasis on
19    professional development around child and family mental
20    health and wellness services.
21        (7) Supporting the design, implementation, and
22    evaluation of a quality-driven children's mental health
23    system of care across all child services that prevents
24    mental health concerns and mitigates trauma.
25        (8) Improving the system to more effectively meet the
26    emergency and residential placement needs for all children
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1    with severe mental and behavioral challenges.
2    (b) The Partnership shall have the responsibility of
3developing and updating the Children's Mental Health Plan and
4advising the relevant State agencies on implementation of the
5Plan. The Children's Mental Health Partnership shall be
6comprised of the following members:
7        (1) The Governor or the Governor's [his or her]
8    designee.
9        (2) (Blank). [The Attorney General or his or her ]
10    [designee.]
11        (3) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services
12    or the Secretary's [his or her] designee.
13        (4) The State Superintendent of Education or the State 
14    Superintendent's [his or her] designee.
15        (5) The Director of the Department of Children and
16    Family Services or the Director's [his or her] designee.
17        (6) The Director of the Department of Healthcare and
18    Family Services or the Director's [his or her] designee.
19        (7) The Director of the Department of Public Health or
20    the Director's [his or her] designee.
21        (8) The Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice
22    or the Director's [his or her] designee.
23        (9) The Secretary of Early Childhood or the 
24    Secretary's [his or her] designee.
25        (10) The Director of the Criminal Justice Information
26    Authority or the Director's [his or her] designee.
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1        (11) One member of the General Assembly appointed by
2    the Speaker of the House.
3        (12) One member of the General Assembly appointed by
4    the President of the Senate.
5        (13) One member of the General Assembly appointed by
6    the Minority Leader of the Senate.
7        (14) One member of the General Assembly appointed by
8    the Minority Leader of the House.
9        (15) Up to 25 representatives from the public
10    reflecting a diversity of age, sexual orientation, gender
11    identity, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and
12    geographic location, to be appointed by the Governor.
13    Those public members appointed under this paragraph must
14    include, but are not limited to:
15            (A) a family member or individual with lived
16        experience in the children's mental health system;
17            (B) a child advocate;
18            (C) a community mental health expert,
19        practitioner, or provider;
20            (D) a representative of a statewide association
21        representing a majority of hospitals in the State;
22            (E) an early childhood expert or practitioner;
23            (F) a representative from the K-12 school system;
24            (G) a representative from the health care sector;
25            (H) a substance use prevention expert or
26        practitioner, or a representative of a statewide
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1        association representing community-based mental health
2        substance use disorder treatment providers in the
3        State;
4            (I) a violence prevention expert or practitioner;
5            (J) a representative from the juvenile justice
6        system;
7            (K) a school social worker; and
8            (L) a representative of a statewide organization
9        representing pediatricians.
10        (16) Two co-chairs appointed by the Governor, one
11    being a representative from the public and one being the
12    Director of the Department of Public Health or the 
13    Director's designee.
14    The public co-chair is included among the 25 public 
15representatives appointed under paragraph (15), and the 
16Director of Public Health (or the Director's designee) serving 
17as co-chair is the same individual listed under paragraph (7).
18    The members appointed by the Governor shall be appointed
19for 4-year terms [4 years] with the [one] opportunity for
20reappointment[, except as otherwise provided for in this ]
21[subsection. Members who were appointed by the Governor and are ]
22[serving on January 1, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act ]
23[102-899) shall maintain their appointment until the term of ]
24[their appointment has expired. For new appointments made ]
25[pursuant to Public Act 102-899, members shall be appointed for ]
26[one-year, 2-year, or 4-year terms, as determined by the ]
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1[Governor, with no more than 9 of the Governor's new or existing ]
2[appointees serving the same term. Those new appointments ]
3[serving a one-year or 2-year term may be appointed to 2 ]
4[additional 4-year terms. If a vacancy occurs in the ]
5[Partnership membership, the vacancy shall be filled in the ]
6[same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of ]
7[the term].
8    [The Partnership shall be convened no later than January ]
9[31, 2023 to discuss the changes in Public Act 102-899.]
10    The members of the Partnership shall serve without
11compensation [but may be entitled to reimbursement for all ]
12[necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their ]
13[official duties as members of the Partnership from funds ]
14[appropriated for that purpose].
15    The Partnership may convene and appoint special committees
16[or study groups] to operate under the direction of the
17Partnership. [Persons appointed to such special committees or ]
18[study groups shall only receive reimbursement for reasonable ]
19[expenses.]
20    (b-5) The Partnership shall include an adjunct council
21comprised of up to 10 [no more than 6] youth aged 16 [14] to 25 and
22up to 4 representatives of 4 different community-based
23organizations that focus on youth mental health. Of the
24community-based organizations that focus on youth mental
25health, one of the community-based organizations shall be led
26by an LGBTQ-identified person, one of the community-based
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1organizations shall be led by a person of color, and one of the
2community-based organizations shall be led by a woman. Of the
3representatives appointed to the council from the
4community-based organizations, at least one representative
5shall be LGBTQ-identified, at least one representative shall
6be a person of color, and at least one representative shall be
7a woman. The council members shall be appointed by the Chair of
8the Partnership and shall reflect the racial, gender identity,
9sexual orientation, ability, socioeconomic, ethnic, and
10geographic diversity of the State, including rural, suburban,
11and urban appointees. The council shall make recommendations
12to the Partnership regarding youth mental health, including,
13but not limited to, identifying barriers to youth feeling
14supported by and empowered by the system of mental health and
15treatment providers, barriers perceived by youth in accessing
16mental health services, gaps in the mental health system,
17available resources in schools, including youth's perceptions
18and experiences with outreach personnel, agency websites, and
19informational materials, methods to destigmatize mental health
20services, and how to improve State policy concerning student
21mental health. The mental health system may include services
22for substance use disorders and addiction. The council shall
23meet at least 4 times annually.
24    (c) (Blank).
25    (d) The Illinois Children's Mental Health Partnership has
26the following powers and duties:
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1        (1) Reviewing or facilitating needs [Conducting ]
2    [research] assessments to better understand the challenges
3    [determine the needs] and gaps of programs, services, and
4    policies related to [that touch] children's mental health.
5        (2) Monitoring policy development related to 
6    children's mental health in Illinois at the local, State, 
7    and federal level, especially regarding interagency 
8    collaboration, varying modes of mental health services 
9    delivery, and considering [Developing policy statements for ]
10    [interagency cooperation to cover all aspects of mental ]
11    [health delivery, including] social determinants of health,
12    prevention, early identification, and treatment.
13        (3) Raising awareness about [Recommending policies and ]
14    [providing information on] effective programs for delivery
15    of mental health services.
16        (4) Promoting [Using funding from federal, State, or ]
17    [philanthropic partners, to fund pilot programs or research ]
18    [activities to resource] innovative practices by
19    organizational partners that will address children's
20    mental health. However, the Partnership may not provide
21    direct services.
22        (4.1) Working [The Partnership shall work] with
23    community networks and the Children's Behavioral Health
24    Transformation Initiative team to implement a community
25    needs assessment, that will raise awareness of gaps in
26    existing community-based services for youth.
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1        (5) Submitting an annual report, on or before December
2    15 [30] of each year, to the Governor and the General
3    Assembly on the progress of the Plan, any recommendations
4    regarding State policies, laws, or rules necessary to
5    fulfill the purposes of the Act, and any additional
6    recommendations regarding mental or behavioral health that
7    the Partnership deems necessary.
8        (6) (Blank).
9        (7) Regularly reviewing aggregate and de-identified 
10    data on the need for children's behavioral health services 
11    in Illinois that is collected by the Behavioral Health 
12    Care and Ongoing Navigation (BEACON) portal to ensure that 
13    system transformation can continue to be driven by data.
14    The Partnership may designate a fiscal and administrative
15agent that can accept funds to carry out its duties as outlined
16in this Section.
17    The Department of Public Health shall provide technical
18and administrative support for the Partnership.
19    (e) (Blank). [The Partnership may accept monetary gifts or ]
20[grants from the federal government or any agency thereof, from ]
21[any charitable foundation or professional association, or from ]
22[any reputable source for implementation of any program ]
23[necessary or desirable to carry out the powers and duties as ]
24[defined under this Section.]
25    (f) On or before January 1, 2027, the Partnership shall
26submit recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly
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1that includes recommended updates to the Act to reflect the
2current mental health landscape in this State.
3(Source: P.A. 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-594, eff. 6-25-24;
4103-885, eff. 8-9-24; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25.)