Bill Text: IL SB0851 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "developmental disability".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB0851 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB0851-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SB0851 Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
405 ILCS 5/1-106 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-106
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "developmental disability".
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AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 1-106 as
follows:
(405 ILCS 5/1-106) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-106)
Sec. 1-106. "Developmental disability" means a disability
which is attributable to: (a) mental retardation, cerebral
palsy, epilepsy or autism; or to (b) any other condition which
results in impairment similar to that that caused by mental
retardation and which requires services similar to those
required by mentally retarded persons. Such disability must
originate before the age of 18 years, be expected to continue
indefinitely, and constitute a substantial handicap.
(Source: P.A. 80-1414.)