Amends the Community Emergency Services and Support Act. Replaces all references to the Division of Mental Health of the Department of Human Services with the Department of Human Services throughout the Act. Provides that 9-1-1 public safety answering points shall screen specific types of law enforcement calls and follow approved protocols and processes under the Act to identify callers experiencing behavioral health crises and to refer them for a behavioral health response. Provides that 9-1-1 public safety answering points shall open and follow the emergency medical dispatch protocols established under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act at the start of all emergency calls to ensure the protocols are used and applied consistently and uniformly to ensure that information related to behavioral health emergency calls is available for data collection and can be used to determine which calls should be referred for a behavioral health response. Provides that, among other things, each Regional Advisory Committee or subregional committee must (1) review regional and subregional crisis response system capacities and resources to inform planning and implementation and to foster collaboration across all sectors of the system and (2) determine the need for and make a plan to support local communities to develop and use other resources to create additional mobile mental health relief provider services to expand the capacity to provide more immediate service coverage. Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2027, all public safety answering points shall use the protocols established under the Community Emergency Services and Support Act to identify behavioral and mental health-related emergencies that do not require a law enforcement response. Amends the Illinois State Police Law. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training programs shall include, among other things, community response options including, the community response options under the Community Emergency Services and Support Act. Makes other changes.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the text of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions amending the Emergency Telephone System Act, provides that Statewide behavioral health crisis system" means the core elements or pillars of the crisis system and includes, but is not limited to, Illinois 9-8-8 Lifeline Contact Centers, community crisis services, including mobile crisis teams, and crisis and stabilization facilities and programs, including living room programs. In provisions amending the Community Emergency Services and Support Act, provides that the required coordination between 9-1-1 PSAPS, emergency services dispatched through 9-1-1 PSAPS, and the mobile mental and behavioral health service established by the Department of Human Services may be, but is not required to be, accomplished through the use of Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) or other similar agreements with the intent of ensuring best practices of interoperability and facilitating interagency cooperation. In provisions concerning the Statewide Advisory Committee, provides that the Statewide Advisory Committee created under the Act shall include 6 (rather than 4) representatives of advocacy organizations either led by or consisting primarily of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, individuals with behavioral disabilities, or individuals with lived experience. In provisions concerning Regional Advisory Committees, provides that any subregional committee formed by a majority vote of a Regional Advisory Committee shall be comprised of at least 25% of individuals with lived experience of a condition commonly regarded as a mental health or behavioral health disability, developmental disability, or intellectual disability; guardians of such individuals; or individuals from mental or behavioral health providers, groups, or networks. Further provides that subregional committees may not develop policies that conflict with policies of the Regional Advisory Committee. Makes other changes.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. In provisions amending the Emergency Telephone System Act, provides that the Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator shall, with input from the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board, relevant stakeholders, and subject matter experts, adopt rules to implement the requirement that the Board consult with the Department of Human Services to ensure PSAP compliance with the Community Emergency Services and Support Act. In provisions amending the Community Emergency Services and Support Act, defines "emergency dispatch protocol" as a nationally recognized protocol established under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act approved by the local medical director in coordination with the local PSAP and appropriate local responders. Provides that Mobile Crisis Response and 9-8-8 are both around-the-clock crisis services that must be considered alongside other crisis resources when initially screening an individual contacting a 9-1-1 PSAP. Provides that, when indicated, 9-1-1 PSAPs shall open and use relevant emergency dispatch protocol to ensure all individuals contacting a 9-1-1 PSAP when a behavioral health crisis is indicated have access to a non-law enforcement, behavioral health response. Removes provisions providing that 9-1-1 PSAPs shall screen specific types of law enforcement calls and follow approved protocols and processes. Removes provisions providing that 9-1-1 PSAPs shall open and follow the emergency dispatch protocol at the start of all emergency calls when appropriate to ensure the protocols are used and applied consistently and uniformly and to ensure that information related to behavioral health emergency calls is available for data collection and can be used to determine which calls should be referred for a behavioral health response. Removes provisions authorizing rulemaking by the Department. Makes other changes.
House Floor Amendment No. 1: Provides that 9-1-1 PSAPs, 9-8-8 providers, and mobile mental health relief providers shall provide required data using the format and data definitions specified by the Department of Human Services (rather than specified by the Department by rule).

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 20 ILCS 2605/2605, 50 ILCS 705/10, 50 ILCS 750/2, 50 ILCS 750/7, 50 ILCS 754/5, 50 ILCS 754/15, 50 ILCS 754/20, 50 ILCS 754/25, 50 ILCS 754/30, 50 ILCS 754/35, 50 ILCS 754/40, 50 ILCS 754/45, 50 ILCS 754/50, 50 ILCS 754/65, 50 ILCS 754/70, 50 ILCS 754/75, 50 ILCS 754/80
Engrossed: 20 ILCS 2605/2605, 50 ILCS 705/10, 50 ILCS 750/2, 50 ILCS 750/7, 50 ILCS 754/5, 50 ILCS 754/15, 50 ILCS 754/20, 50 ILCS 754/25, 50 ILCS 754/30, 50 ILCS 754/35, 50 ILCS 754/40, 50 ILCS 754/45, 50 ILCS 754/50, 50 ILCS 754/65, 50 ILCS 754/70, 50 ILCS 754/75, 50 ILCS 754/80