(a) The Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center of Illinois is created and shall be administered by a teaching, research, or both teaching and research public institution of higher education in this State. Subject to appropriation, the Center shall be operational on or before July 1, 2022.
     (b) The Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center of Illinois shall leverage workforce and behavioral health resources, including, but not limited to, State, federal, and foundation grant funding, federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 programs, the National Health Service Corps and other nongraduate medical education physician workforce training programs, and existing behavioral health partnerships, and align with reforms in Illinois.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 185/65-10

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14