Bill Text: IL HB4826 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-07 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4826 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4826-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4826 Introduced , 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
HB4826 LRB103 38090 RJT 68222 b
AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
27-23.17 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new)
Sec. 27-23.17. Mental health instruction. 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.
The unit of instruction shall include a list of resources
available to a student. The unit of instruction shall be made
available to each school district that maintains grades 9
through 12 by July 1, 2025.