Bill Text: IL HB3385 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Amends the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act. Provides that the expert panel designated by the board of trustees to develop and implement policies and procedures shall be comprised of at least 2 administrators, 2 members of faculty, and one mental health professional. Requires each public college or university to provide at least 3 on-site licensed clinical professional counselors or licensed clinical social workers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-11 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock [HB3385 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB3385-Introduced.html

---

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3385 Introduced , by Rep. Norma Hernandez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 58/30
110 ILCS 58/40
Amends the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act. Provides that the expert panel designated by the board of trustees to develop and implement policies and procedures shall be comprised of at least 2 administrators, 2 members of faculty, and one mental health professional. Requires each public college or university to provide at least 3 on-site licensed clinical professional counselors or licensed clinical social workers.
LRB104 09964 LNS 20034 b
A BILL FOR
HB3385 LRB104 09964 LNS 20034 b
AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act is
amended by changing Sections 30 and 40 as follows:
(110 ILCS 58/30)
Sec. 30. Training.
(a) The board of trustees of each public college or
university must designate an expert panel to develop and
implement policies and procedures that (i) advise students,
faculty, and staff on the proper procedures for identifying
and addressing the needs of students exhibiting symptoms of
mental health conditions, (ii) promote understanding of the
rules of Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973
and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to
increase knowledge and understanding of student protections
under the law, and (iii) provide training if appropriate.
The expert panel shall be comprised of at least 2
administrators, 2 members of faculty, and one mental health
professional.
(b) The Technical Assistance Center under Section 45 shall
set initial standards for policies and procedures referenced
in subsection (a) to ensure statewide consistency.

HB3385 - 2 - LRB104 09964 LNS 20034 b
(c) All resident assistants in a student housing facility,
advisors, and campus security of a public college or
university must participate in a national Mental Health First
Aid training course or a similar program prior to the
commencement of their duties. Training must include the
policies and procedures developed by the public college or
university referenced under subsection (a).
(Source: P.A. 101-251, eff. 7-1-20.)
(110 ILCS 58/40)
Sec. 40. Local partnerships.
(a) Each public college or university must form strategic
partnerships with local mental health service providers to
improve overall campus mental wellness and augment on-campus
capacity. The strategic partnerships must include linkage
agreements with off-campus mental health service providers
that establish a foundation for referrals for students when
needs cannot be met on campus due to capacity or preference of
the student. The strategic partnerships must also include (i)
avenues for on-campus and off-campus mental health service
providers to increase visibility to students via marketing and
outreach, (ii) opportunities to engage the student body
through student outreach initiatives like mindfulness
workshops or campus-wide wellness fairs, and (iii)
opportunities to support awareness and training requirements
under this Act.

HB3385 - 3 - LRB104 09964 LNS 20034 b
(b) Through a combination of on-campus capacity,
off-campus linkage agreements with mental health service
providers, and contracted telehealth therapy services, each
public college or university shall attempt to meet a benchmark
ratio of one clinical, non-student staff member to 1,250
students. However, each public college or university shall
provide at least 3 on-site licensed clinical professional
counselors or licensed clinical social workers or less than 3
if the benchmark ratio falls under 3. These professionals must
be available on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. excluding
holidays. If linkage agreements are used, the agreements must
include the capacity of students providers are expected to
serve within the agency. Two years after the effective date of
this Act, and once every 5 years thereafter, the Technical
Assistance Center developed under Section 45 must propose to
the General Assembly an updated ratio based on actual ratios
in this State and any new information related to appropriate
benchmarks for clinician-to-student ratios. The updated
benchmark must represent a ratio of no less than one clinical,
non-student staff member to 1,250 students.
(c) Each public college or university must work with local
resources, such as on-campus mental health counseling centers
or wellness centers, local mental health service providers, or
non-providers, such as affiliates of the National Alliance on
Mental Illness, and any other resources to meet the awareness
and training requirements under Sections 25 and 30 of this

HB3385 - 4 - LRB104 09964 LNS 20034 b
Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-251, eff. 7-1-20.)