103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4826

 

Introduced 2/7/2024, by Rep. Kevin John Olickal

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new

    Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education, in consultation with licensed clinical social workers and licensed social workers, shall develop a unit of instruction on mental health that teaches students in grades 9 through 12 essential skills for recognizing and managing mental health issues effectively. Provides that the unit of instruction shall include a list of resources available to a student. Provides that the unit of instruction shall be made available to each school district that maintains grades 9 through 12 by July 1, 2025. Effective immediately.


LRB103 38090 RJT 68222 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB4826LRB103 38090 RJT 68222 b

1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
527-23.17 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new)
7    Sec. 27-23.17. Mental health instruction. Subject to
8appropriation, the State Board of Education, in consultation
9with licensed clinical social workers and licensed social
10workers, shall develop a unit of instruction on mental health
11that teaches students in grades 9 through 12 essential skills
12for recognizing and managing mental health issues effectively.
13The unit of instruction shall include a list of resources
14available to a student. The unit of instruction shall be made
15available to each school district that maintains grades 9
16through 12 by July 1, 2025.
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.