2ND CHANCE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH House SponsorsRep. Ann M. Williams-Barbara Hernandez-Justin Slaughter, Robyn Gabel, Nicholas K. Smith and Will Guzzardi 1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die New Act Creates the Second Chance State Behavioral Health Workforce Development Act. Contains findings. Provides that each institution of higher education shall annually allow for the admission of at least one returning resident (a person who is a resident of and domiciled in Illinois, has graduated from high school or the equivalent, has been convicted of a felony by a specified court, was sentenced to incarceration pursuant to that conviction, and is no longer incarcerated) in an undergraduate or graduate academic program that will lead to the qualification of the returning resident as a behavioral health care professional. Provides that the returning resident shall not be required to pay any tuition, fee, or other charge for any class the returning resident takes if the State appropriates funds for reimbursement. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall contract with community-based organizations and legal service providers to provide specified services to returning residents. Provides that certain criminal convictions and dispositions are not cause for a licensing agency to deny an individual a license, permission, or authorization to be a behavioral health care professional. Provides that a licensing agency shall consider specified mitigating factors when considering an application for a license, permission, or other authorization to be a behavioral health care professional. Provides that, if a licensing agency refuses to issue a license, permission, or other authorization to perform a behavioral health care profession based upon a conviction, the licensing agency shall notify the individual of the denial with specified information included in the notice of denial. Provides that neither the Commission nor a community-based organization providing services under the Act shall enter into a contractual or other financial, service, or volunteer relationship with and shall not pay any money or provide any other form of consideration to specified persons or entities. Provides that institutions of higher education shall strictly comply with the Act and the Commission shall take actions necessary to obtain compliance and enforce the Act. Contains provisions concerning judicial proceedings, certifications, adoption of rules, notices, conflicts, severability, and other matters. Effective immediately. 1/20/2022HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy 1/21/2022HouseFirst Reading 1/21/2022HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/21/2022HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez 1/25/2022HouseAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee 2/15/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel 2/16/2022HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 005-003-000 2/17/2022HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 2/24/2022HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy 2/24/2022HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 2/24/2022HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter 2/24/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith 3/1/2022HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/1/2022HouseChief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ann M. Williams 3/2/2022HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 005-003-000 3/2/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi 3/2/2022HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/2/2022HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/4/2022HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die