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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3482 Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Mike Simmons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act. Requires the Board of Higher Education to establish the Mental Health Council. Establishes the student membership of the Council. Provides that the Council shall make recommendations to the Board regarding youth mental health. Requires the Council to meet at least 4 times annually. |
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| | SB3482 | | LRB104 18108 LNS 31547 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 37 as follows:
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| 6 | | (110 ILCS 58/37 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 37. Mental Health Council. The Board of Higher |
| 8 | | Education shall establish the Mental Health Council. The |
| 9 | | Council shall be comprised of no more than 6 public college or |
| 10 | | university students from different public colleges or |
| 11 | | universities in the State. Of the students, at least one shall |
| 12 | | be an LGBTQ-identified person, at least one shall be a woman, |
| 13 | | and at least one shall be a person of color. The Council |
| 14 | | members shall be appointed by the Board of Higher Education |
| 15 | | and shall reflect the racial, gender identity, sexual |
| 16 | | orientation, ability, socioeconomic, ethnic, and geographic |
| 17 | | diversity of the State, including rural, suburban, and urban |
| 18 | | appointees. The Council shall make recommendations to the |
| 19 | | Board of Higher Education regarding youth mental health, |
| 20 | | including, but not limited to, identifying barriers to youth |
| 21 | | feeling supported by and empowered by the system of mental |
| 22 | | health and treatment providers, barriers perceived by youth in |
| 23 | | accessing mental health services, gaps in the mental health |