HB4536 - 104th General Assembly

SCH CD-REG SUP INSTITUT-TRAUMA
House Sponsors
Rep. Michelle Mussman and Joyce Mason
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Regional Superintendent of Schools Article of the School Code. With respect to the requirement that institutes provide instruction on trauma-informed practices and include the definitions of trauma, trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child before the first student attendance day of each school year, makes changes to the definitions of "trauma" and "trauma-responsive learning environments". Defines "trauma-informed practices" to include awareness of populations for whom trauma may be ongoing, relational, and developmentally expressed over time. Effective immediately.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
1/22/2026 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman
1/28/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
1/30/2026 House First Reading
1/30/2026 House Referred to Rules Committee
2/17/2026 House Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
2/25/2026 House Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000