Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
Filed: 4/14/2026
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4862 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4862 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections 
510-20.88 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, 
82028, each school board must develop a procedure that, at a 
9minimum, 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 
 
 
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1    2-3.153.
2        (3) At a minimum, an annual communication to school 
3    district personnel that is included in the employee 
4    handbook or another readily accessible format if no 
5    handbook exists and that provides information on the 
6    mental health resources and support available to staff, 
7    such as resources available from the State Board of 
8    Education, the Department of Human Services, or any other 
9    resource the school district determines addresses the 
10    needs of staff, as well as a description of district-level 
11    support to employees related to mental health, if 
12    available.
13        (4) Opportunities for the school board to receive 
14    information regarding employee mental health initiatives 
15    and programs, which may include reports to the school 
16    board or communications from the superintendent to the 
17    school board.
 
18    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new)
19    Sec. 34-18.88. Staff mental health support. By January 1, 
202028, the board must develop a procedure that, at a minimum, 
21incorporates all of the following elements:
22        (1) A commitment to support employee mental health in 
23    the workplace.
24        (2) Opportunities for staff to provide feedback, 
25    including anonymous feedback, on employee mental health. 
 
 
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1    This may include existing feedback opportunities, 
2    including, but not limited to, staff meetings or the 
3    annual survey of learning conditions under Section 
4    2-3.153.
5        (3) At a minimum, an annual communication to school 
6    district personnel that is included in the employee 
7    handbook or another readily accessible format if no 
8    handbook exists and that provides information on the 
9    mental health resources and support available to staff, 
10    such as resources available from the State Board of 
11    Education, the Department of Human Services, or any other 
12    resource the school district determines addresses the 
13    needs of staff, as well as a description of district-level 
14    support to employees related to mental health, if 
15    available.
16        (4) Opportunities for the board to receive information 
17    regarding employee mental health initiatives and programs, 
18    which may include reports to the board or communications 
19    from the general superintendent of schools to the board.".