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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1709 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Mike Simmons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Resources shall partner with the State Board of Education to provide technical assistance for the provision of mental health care during school days with the goal of increasing the availability and accessibility of mental health resources for students. Provides that the Department shall report to the General Assembly on the implementation of the technical assistance provision no later than July 1, 2025. Provides for rulemaking by the Department and the State Board of Education.
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| | SB1709 | | LRB103 27794 SPS 54172 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental |
| 5 | | Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by adding Section |
| 6 | | 76.2 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 1705/76.2 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 76.2. Technical assistance for mental health |
| 9 | | resources in schools. The Department shall partner with the |
| 10 | | State Board of Education to provide technical assistance for |
| 11 | | the provision of mental health care during school days with |
| 12 | | the goal of increasing the availability and accessibility of |
| 13 | | mental health resources for students. The Department shall |
| 14 | | report to the General Assembly on the implementation of this |
| 15 | | Section no later than July 1, 2025. The Department and the |
| 16 | | State Board of Education may adopt rules to implement this |
| 17 | | Section.
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