DHS-MENTAL HLTH TECH-TESTING House SponsorsRep. Charles Meier 3/21/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 20 ILCS 1705/4.5 new Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall require every applicant seeking employment as a mental health technician at a State-operated developmental center to: (i) complete the Test for Adult Basic Education and obtain a score that demonstrates the applicant's ability to read and write at a 5th grade level; and (ii) complete a series of basic physical agility tests, including a test that demonstrates the applicant's ability to lift at least 50 pounds, a one-mile walk test, a shuttle run, and a patient transfer test. Provides that such testing shall be in addition to any other testing or application requirements for employment as a mental health technician at a State-operated developmental center. Effective immediately. 1/21/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier 1/28/2025HouseFirst Reading 1/28/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/18/2025HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 3/21/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee