PUBLIC BENEFITS-MENTAL HEALTH Senate SponsorsSen. Robert Peters 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die 5 ILCS 345/1from Ch. 70, par. 915 ILCS 345/2820 ILCS 315/2from Ch. 48, par. 282820 ILCS 315/3from Ch. 48, par. 283820 ILCS 315/3.5820 ILCS 315/4from Ch. 48, par. 284820 ILCS 320/3Amends the Public Employee Disability Act, the Line of Duty Compensation Act, and the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. Includes mental health professionals within the scope of the Acts. Defines "mental health professional" as any person employed and dispatched by a unit of local government to respond to crisis calls received on public emergency service lines instead of or in conjunction with law enforcement. 2/8/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters 2/8/2024SenateFirst Reading 2/8/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die