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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Student access to mental health care and 
3resources is a top educational priority for Illinois parents, 
4and a recent survey by  the Centers for Disease Control found 
5that 37% of high school students regularly struggled with 
6mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Students learn best in an environment where they 
8feel safe, valued, and capable; it is in the vital interest of 
9students to ensure that they have staff members who care about 
10them and their mental health; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, School age children experience critical emotional 
12growth and develop social skills that will provide them 
13benefits for a lifetime, and this growth is best fostered by 
14trained mental health professionals; therefore, be it
  
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
16HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
17we urge the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to expand 
18mental health care and access for Illinois students; and be it 
19further
  
 
20    RESOLVED, That we urge the ISBE to  pursue recruiting 
21people for the school mental health profession; and be it 
 
 
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2    RESOLVED, That we urge ISBE to pursue providing enough 
3access to students so that, by the end of the decade, every 
4high school student in Illinois can have one hour of mental 
5health counseling per semester; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
7delivered to Dr. Steven Isoye, the Chair of the Illinois State 
8Board of Education.