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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4826 Introduced 2/7/2024, by Rep. Kevin John Olickal SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | 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. |
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| | HB4826 | | LRB103 38090 RJT 68222 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 School Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 27-23.17 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 27-23.17. Mental health instruction. Subject to |
| 8 | | appropriation, the State Board of Education, in consultation |
| 9 | | with licensed clinical social workers and licensed social |
| 10 | | workers, shall develop a unit of instruction on mental health |
| 11 | | that teaches students in grades 9 through 12 essential skills |
| 12 | | for recognizing and managing mental health issues effectively. |
| 13 | | The unit of instruction shall include a list of resources |
| 14 | | available to a student. The unit of instruction shall be made |
| 15 | | available to each school district that maintains grades 9 |
| 16 | | through 12 by July 1, 2025.
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| 17 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 18 | | becoming law. |