From: dbsawillhelp@yahoo.com [mailto:dbsawillhelp@yahoo.com] 

Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:33 AM 

To: EBSA, E-OHPSCA - EBSA 

Subject: PLEASE HELP AND PASS THIS ON TO ALL MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATES

 

 

DBSA WILL COUNTY CHAPTER 

P.O. BOX 44 

LOCKPORT, IL. 60441-0044 

815-836-8954 

Frank Di Giovanni, 

Facilitator, CEO 

 

Dear Mental Health Advocate: 

Urgent action is required regarding the following 

dsicriminatory legislation trying to 

be passed in the State of Illinois. The details are pasted 

below. Your help in passing this information on to as many 

person you know 

asking for their action is appreciated. The following is 

self explanatory. Thank you. 

 

 

Your Call Is Important - Gov. 

Quinn H.B.1015 Vote No - 

Oppose this bill. 

Call 1- 217-782-6830 

Friday, May 29, 2009 3:48 PM 

 

 

To: All Behavior Associations, Physicians, Organizations, Support Groups, Mental 

Health advocates and consumers - interested parties. Lobbyist have been successful 

in having the Illinois Legislatue pass revised statutes to empower a State regulatory 

board to discipline it's subjects to and for the following reasons. This legislation 

known as House Bill 1015 is awaiting the signature of Gov. Pat Quinn - HB 1015 

will not become law until Quinn signs the bill. You may read the part of the bill that 

pertains to mental health and chronically ill persons under the domain of this 

agency. 

 Please take the time to read the excerpt below. The bill 
does not allow parity with other professional boards within 

the state that allows the member an "inactive status" for 

recovery, medication, consultation or review by a physician 

or psychiatrist before an arbitary decision is made by the 

disciplinary committee as to whether the person may continue

in the practice of their profession and livlihood - the 

person is at the mercy of the disciplinary board of lay 

persons. At least the creation of an "inactive status" will

allow a person to get their things in order. If you feel 

HB1015 is adequate and does no harm to a person finding 

themselves in this state of condition, then call Gov. Quinn 

at 1-217-782-6830 and tell him you are in support of HB 1015

as it stands, if so inclined. Or, if you find this Bill to 

be offensive or discriminatory, call the number above and 

tell the Gov. you do not support this Bill and find it 

punitive and discriminatory, instead of being proactive 

toward the mentally and chronically ill, if so inclined. If 

you feel you would want to write the Govenor, you may 

address your correspondence to him at the following 

address: Gov. Pat Quinn, Office of the Governor, 

CAPITOL BLDG RM 207 SPRINGFIELD IL 62706 - 1150 

 

Or you could do nothing. This message is being distributed 

by word of email - there is no list used, if you received 

this message in error I 

apologize - there is no need to unsubscribe anything 

because this is only being circulated by friens, 

associates and interested parties who are either for 

or against this Bill. The part of the HB1015 of 

interest is pasted below for you to read if you wish. 

Please pass this on to any person you know 

who would want to let their decision to be known. 

 

frank di giovanni, sr. mental health/chronicall ill 

advocate/activist - DBSA Will County 

 

 
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HB1015 ......... 

(225 ILCS 458/1-10) 

(a) The Department ............ may 

suspend, revoke, refuse to issue, or renew, or restore a license and may reprimand place 

on probation or administrative supervision, or take any disciplinary or non-disciplinary 

action otherwise discipline a licensee, including imposing conditions limiting the scope, 

nature, or extent of the real 

estate appraisal practice of a licensee or reducing the appraisal rank of a licensee, and 

may impose an administrative fine a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for each 

violation $10,000 upon a licensee for one or any one or combination of the following: 

Lines 17 thru 23.......... 

Item.......(20) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,narcotics, stimulants, or 

any other chemical agent or drug 

that results in a licensee's inability to practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. 

...........(21) A physical or mental illness or disability which results in the inability t o 

practice under this Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. 

 

if you feel 

this wording is discriminatory or unfair, then 

call and vote - no - oppose this bill. Ask for the 

Governor to return it without signature for a better 

solution. If you have a suggestion or comment, write the 

Gov and let him know what 

wording you feel would be fair to pass on to 

the legislative body. Thank you either way.) 
Even if you are from out of State - call or 

write the Governor and let him know this is not poractive legislation and it enables a 

person 

with mental health and chronically ill persons to be stimatized and scared forever. Thank 

you. 

 

Thank you for contacting DBSA for depression, bipolar, mood disorders and

chronically ill students. If you are reporting abuse and restraint of children at

risks in a special education school - contact Frank Di Giovanni Sr., Facilitator

 @ 815-727-4000 or cell 815-955-0552.

 

Our consumers come from all nearby communities in Will, Cook and Du Page

Counties - Lemont, Lockport, Plainfield, New Lenox, Bolingbrook and Joliet.

Current meetings are held every Saturday @ the Lockport Library at downtown

Lockport next to the First Midwest Bank on State St. (Archer Ave) and 8th St.

Free parking - ask the librarian where the Community Room is: Meet 1 to 2 PM.

Family and friends are welcome to attend. Walk ins are welcome.

(Personal face to face session is available after the peer group meeting)

 

 

 

For our on-line support group and DBSA website information including other

meeting and services go to: www.dbsalliance.org