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| 1 | AN ACT concerning education. | ||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly: | ||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections | ||||||
| 5 | 10-20.88 and 34-18.88 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 10-20.88. Staff mental health support. By January 1, | ||||||
| 8 | 2028, each school board must develop a procedure that, at a | ||||||
| 9 | minimum, incorporates all of the following elements: | ||||||
| 10 | (1) A commitment to support employee mental health in | ||||||
| 11 | the workplace. | ||||||
| 12 | (2) Opportunities for staff to provide feedback, | ||||||
| 13 | including anonymous feedback, on employee mental health. | ||||||
| 14 | This may include existing feedback opportunities, | ||||||
| 15 | including, but not limited to, staff meetings or the | ||||||
| 16 | annual survey of learning conditions under Section | ||||||
| 17 | 2-3.153. | ||||||
| 18 | (3) At a minimum, an annual communication to school | ||||||
| 19 | district personnel that is included in the employee | ||||||
| 20 | handbook or another readily accessible format if no | ||||||
| 21 | handbook exists and that provides information on the | ||||||
| 22 | mental health resources and support available to staff, | ||||||
| 23 | such as resources available from the State Board of | ||||||
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| 1 | Education, the Department of Human Services, or any other | ||||||
| 2 | resource the school district determines addresses the | ||||||
| 3 | needs of staff, as well as a description of district-level | ||||||
| 4 | support to employees related to mental health, if | ||||||
| 5 | available. | ||||||
| 6 | (4) Opportunities for the school board to receive | ||||||
| 7 | information regarding employee mental health initiatives | ||||||
| 8 | and programs, which may include reports to the school | ||||||
| 9 | board or communications from the superintendent to the | ||||||
| 10 | school board. | ||||||
| 11 | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new) | ||||||
| 12 | Sec. 34-18.88. Staff mental health support. By January 1, | ||||||
| 13 | 2028, the board must develop a procedure that, at a minimum, | ||||||
| 14 | incorporates all of the following elements: | ||||||
| 15 | (1) A commitment to support employee mental health in | ||||||
| 16 | the workplace. | ||||||
| 17 | (2) Opportunities for staff to provide feedback, | ||||||
| 18 | including anonymous feedback, on employee mental health. | ||||||
| 19 | This may include existing feedback opportunities, | ||||||
| 20 | including, but not limited to, staff meetings or the | ||||||
| 21 | annual survey of learning conditions under Section | ||||||
| 22 | 2-3.153. | ||||||
| 23 | (3) At a minimum, an annual communication to school | ||||||
| 24 | district personnel that is included in the employee | ||||||
| 25 | handbook or another readily accessible format if no | ||||||
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| 1 | handbook exists and that provides information on the | ||||||
| 2 | mental health resources and support available to staff, | ||||||
| 3 | such as resources available from the State Board of | ||||||
| 4 | Education, the Department of Human Services, or any other | ||||||
| 5 | resource the school district determines addresses the | ||||||
| 6 | needs of staff, as well as a description of district-level | ||||||
| 7 | support to employees related to mental health, if | ||||||
| 8 | available. | ||||||
| 9 | (4) Opportunities for the board to receive information | ||||||
| 10 | regarding employee mental health initiatives and programs, | ||||||
| 11 | which may include reports to the board or communications | ||||||
| 12 | from the general superintendent of schools to the board. | ||||||