SB 726 - Requires Development of Mental Health Screening for K-12 Public School Students - Illinois Key Vote
Timeline
- House Bill Passed
- May 23, 2024
- Senate Bill Passed
- May 2, 2024
- Introduced
- Feb. 2, 2023
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Title: Requires Development of Mental Health Screening for K-12 Public School Students
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires various state offices and agencies to develop mental health screenings for K-12 public school students in Illinois.
Highlights:
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Requires the State Board of Education, along with the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Team and the office of the governor, to develop mental health screenings for students with a tool for measuring capacity and readiness (Sec. 2-3.203).
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Requires the agency to issue a report to the governor and the General Assembly on school district readiness and plan for phased approach to universal mental health screening of students (Sec. 2-3.203).
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Requires the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Team in collaboration with the Department of Human Services to develop a program to provide respite behavioral health aids to youth requiring intensive supervision (Sec. 6).
Title: Requires Development of Mental Health Screening for K-12 Public School Students
Title: Requires Development of Mental Health Screening for K-12 Public School Students
- Kimberly Du Buclet (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Terra Costa Howard (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mary Edly-Allen (IL - D)
- La Shawn K. Ford (IL - D)
- Sonya Marie Harper (IL - D)
- Camille Y. Lilly (IL - D)
- Yolonda Morris (IL - D)
- Suzanne M. Ness (IL - D)
- Justin Q. Slaughter (IL - D)
- Jawaharial 'Omar' Williams (IL - D)