110 ILCS 185/65-1
Short title
Short title. This Article may be cited as the Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center of Illinois Act. References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 185 — Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center of Illinois Act.
Illinois · statute · 110 ILCS 185 · 7 active provisions
110 ILCS 185/65-5
Findings
Findings. The General Assembly finds as follows: (1) There are insufficient behavioral health professionals in this State's behavioral health workforce and further that there are insufficient behavioral health professionals trained in evidence-based practices. (2) The Illinois behavioral health workforce situation is a…
110 ILCS 185/65-10
Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center of Illinois
Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center of Illinois. (a) The Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center of Illinois is created and shall be administered by a teaching, research, or both teaching and research public institution of higher education in this State. Subject to appropriation, the Center shall be opera…
110 ILCS 185/65-15
Structure
Structure. (a) The Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center of Illinois shall be structured as a multisite model, and the administering public institution of higher education shall serve as the hub institution, complemented by secondary regional hubs, namely academic institutions, that serve rural and small urban a…
110 ILCS 185/65-20
Duties
Duties. The Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center of Illinois shall perform the following duties: (1) Organize a consortium of universities in partnerships with providers, school districts, law enforcement, consumers and their families, State agencies, and other stakeholders to implement workforce development co…
110 ILCS 185/65-25
Selection process
Selection process. (a) No later than 90 days after the effective date of this Act, the Board of Higher Education shall select a public institution of higher education, with input and assistance from the Division of Mental Health of the Department of Human Services, to administer the Behavioral Health Workforce Educatio…
110 ILCS 185/999-99
Effective date
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)