Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county that is authorized to impose a Special County Retailers' Occupation Tax For Public Safety, Public Facilities, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, or Transportation shall establish a 7-member mental health board, which shall have the same powers and duties and be constituted in the same manner as a community mental health board established under the Community Mental Health Act. Provides that moneys from the special county retailers' occupation tax that are earmarked for mental health or substance abuse purposes shall be deposited into a special county occupation tax fund for mental health and substance abuse. Provides that that fund shall be administered by the 7-member mental health board.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Passed) 2021-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0379 [SB2278 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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