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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1979         </title>
<shortdesc>HEALTH WORKFORCE EDU CENTER</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Laura Fine-Adriane Johnson, Meg Loughran Cappel, Mattie Hunter, Karina Villa, Celina Villanueva, Patricia Van Pelt, David Koehler and Elgie R. Sims, Jr.</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Creates the Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center of Illinois Act. Creates the Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center of Illinois, to be administered by a specified public institution of higher education for the purpose of leveraging workforce and behavioral health resources to produce reforms in Illinois. Provides for the structure and duties of the Center. Provides for the selection of the public institution of higher education to administer the Center. Provides for the adoption of rules. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/26/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Behavioral and Mental Health</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Behavioral and Mental Health;  008-003-000</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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