Illinois SB347

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On January 10, 2023 in the Senate:

Session Sine Die

On May 15, 2021 in the House:

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

On May 4, 2021 in the House:

Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee

On April 27, 2021 in the House:

First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee

On April 26, 2021 in the House:

Arrived in House
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

On April 23, 2021 in the Senate:

Third Reading - Passed; 043-013-000

On April 21, 2021 in the Senate:

Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2021

On April 14, 2021 in the Senate:

Do Pass as Amended Behavioral and Mental Health; 009-002-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021

On April 13, 2021 in the Senate:

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

On March 23, 2021 in the Senate:

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Behavioral and Mental Health

On March 19, 2021 in the Senate:

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

On March 3, 2021 in the Senate:

Assigned to Behavioral and Mental Health

On February 19, 2021 in the Senate:

Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters
First Reading
Referred to Assignments

Senate Amendment 001

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Alternatives to Crisis Escalation (ACE) Act. Requires the Department of Public Health, or a third-party contractor with experience in successful public education and awareness campaigns selected by the Department of Public Health, to develop and lead a 2-year educational campaign within each of Illinois' 11 health regions on the availability of adult mobile crisis response services within each region and how to access such services. Requires the Department to develop and implement this public awareness and educational campaign in collaboration with community stakeholders, including certain organizations, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and the Department of Human Services. Requires the public awareness campaign to begin no later than January 1, 2022 and to take into account crisis services, if any. Sets forth certain requirements for the public awareness campaign, including that it be culturally competent and that any written materials be written in plain, easy-to-understand language and available in multiple languages that are representative of the communities in a particular health region. Lists the types of stakeholders that shall be included as partner-stakeholders in the development of the campaign. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish, subject to appropriation, a grant program for the purposes of providing adult mobile crisis response services to any adult age 18 or older experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis regardless of insurance status. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to develop and implement training and protocols for individuals answering crisis calls to the Crisis and Referral Entry Services (CARES) line. Contains provisions concerning the use of data to strengthen CARES line responses and adult mobile crisis response services, and other matters. Requires the Departments of Public Health, Human Services, and Healthcare and Family Services to adopt rules to implement the Act. Effective immediately.