Full Text of SB4028 102nd General Assembly
SB4028sam001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Mike Simmons Filed: 2/15/2022
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 4028
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 4028 on page 1, | 3 | | line 5, after "Section 3" by inserting "and adding Section | 4 | | 5.5"; and
| 5 | | on page 2, by replacing lines 8 and 9 with "promote health, | 6 | | well-being, and human dignity and must include how to find a | 7 | | mental health provider and how to access the mental health | 8 | | system ."; and | 9 | | on page 5, immediately below line 18, by inserting: | 10 | | "Section 10. The Critical Health Problems and | 11 | | Comprehensive Health
Education Act is amended by adding | 12 | | Section 5.5 as follows: | 13 | | (105 ILCS 110/5.5 new) | 14 | | Sec. 5.5. Student Mental Health Council; reporting. |
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| 1 | | (a) In this Section, "Council" means the Student Mental | 2 | | Health Council. | 3 | | (b) The Student Mental Health Council is created. | 4 | | (c) The Student Mental Health Council shall: | 5 | | (1) Conduct meetings at least once a quarter. | 6 | | (2) Identify barriers to youth feeling supported by | 7 | | and empowered by their mental health. | 8 | | (3) Evaluate available resources and services at | 9 | | schools for students. | 10 | | (4) Destigmatize getting help when needed for our | 11 | | young people. | 12 | | (5) Evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on students mental | 13 | | health. | 14 | | (6) Advise and make recommendations to the General | 15 | | Assembly and the Governor regarding: | 16 | | (A) the dissemination of information to schools, | 17 | | including agency websites, informational materials, | 18 | | and outreach personnel; | 19 | | (B) available services to students and any gaps; | 20 | | and | 21 | | (C) how to improve state policy concerning student | 22 | | mental health. | 23 | | (d) The Council shall be composed of the following: | 24 | | (1) The State Board of Education Chair or his or her | 25 | | designee; | 26 | | (2) One member of the Senate appointed by the Senate |
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| 1 | | President; | 2 | | (3) One member of the House appointed by the Speaker | 3 | | of the House; | 4 | | (4) One member of the Senate appointed by the Minority | 5 | | Leader of the Senate; | 6 | | (5) One member of the House appointed the Minority | 7 | | Leader of the House; | 8 | | (6) The State Board of Education Director or his or | 9 | | her designee; | 10 | | (7) three members who are executive directors or chief | 11 | | executive officers, or their designees, of minority and | 12 | | women led organizations that are doing mental health | 13 | | focused work for youth; | 14 | | (8) Three people who are recent graduates of public | 15 | | high schools; | 16 | | (9) Three people who are recent graduates of public | 17 | | universities; and | 18 | | (10) The following members shall be appointed by the | 19 | | State Board of Education: | 20 | | (A) One current public high school student who | 21 | | lives in Cook County; | 22 | | (B) One current public high school student who | 23 | | lives in central Illinois; | 24 | | (C) One current public high school student who | 25 | | lives in southern Illinois; | 26 | | (D) One current public high school student who |
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| 1 | | lives in northern Illinois; and | 2 | | | 3 | | (E) One current public high school student who | 4 | | lives in western Illinois. | 5 | | (e) The Illinois State Board of Education shall house the | 6 | | Council and provide administrative, personnel, and technical | 7 | | support services. | 8 | | (f) Only current public high school students, recent | 9 | | graduates of public schools, recent graduates of public | 10 | | universities, and executive directors or chief executive | 11 | | officers, or their designees, shall be compensated for their | 12 | | services. These members shall be paid $5,000 per year, to be | 13 | | paid monthly. | 14 | | (g) The Council may form subcommittees that meet more than | 15 | | once per quarter. | 16 | | (h) The initial Council meeting shall be convened no later | 17 | | than January 1, 2023. | 18 | | (i) The Council shall meet with State Board of Education | 19 | | personnel quarterly. | 20 | | (j) The Council shall prepare and deliver an annual report | 21 | | to the General Assembly and the Governor's Office by December | 22 | | 31 of each year. | 23 | | (k) The annual report shall be considered by the General | 24 | | Assembly and the Governor's Office. | 25 | | (l) The Council is dissolved, and this Section is | 26 | | repealed, on January 1, 2026. ".
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