HB4536 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)
SCH CD-REG SUP INSTITUT-TRAUMA
Last Action
4/09/2026 - House: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-016-000
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Regional Superintendent of Schools Article of the School Code. With respect to the requirement that institutes provide instruction on trauma-informed practices and include the definitions of trauma, trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child before the first student attendance day of each school year, makes changes to the definitions of "trauma" and "trauma-responsive learning environments". Defines "trauma-informed practices" to include awareness of populations for whom trauma may be ongoing, relational, and developmentally expressed over time. Effective immediately.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/22/2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 1/28/2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 1/30/2026 | House | First Reading |
| 1/30/2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/17/2026 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 2/25/2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 |
| 2/25/2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/08/2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/08/2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/09/2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 4/09/2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-016-000 |
| 4/09/2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| 4/09/2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 4/09/2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa |
