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Rep. Charles Meier
Filed: 3/21/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1670
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1670 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental |
| 5 | | Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section |
| 6 | | 77 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 1705/77 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 77. Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center. |
| 9 | | The Department shall permit any resident of the Clyde L. |
| 10 | | Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center at Anna to |
| 11 | | remain at the facility upon request of the resident or the |
| 12 | | resident's family or legal guardian if the resident maintains |
| 13 | | an Illinois home in a county located within the geographically |
| 14 | | organized service region designated by the Department as |
| 15 | | Division of Mental Health Region 5, excluding the following |
| 16 | | counties: Madison, Bond, Fayette, Clay, Jasper, or Crawford.".
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