Illinois House Bill 1243

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Course of Study Article of the School Code. Requires each public school to provide a separate course of study on mental health that instructs students on how to recognize the signs of anxiety, depression, and other forms of mental illness. Provides that all students in grades kindergarten through 12 must take the course each school year, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year. Provides that the course length must be at least one semester or its equivalent but that the school board shall determine the minimum amount of instructional time required for the course. Requires the State Board of Education to prepare and make available to school boards resource materials on mental illness that must be used as guidelines for the development of the course.

SCH CD-MENTAL HEALTH COURSE

Rep. Jonathan Carroll [D]

Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-28	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2023-02-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2023-01-31	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-01-31	House	First Reading
2023-01-18	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	27-23.17	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1243&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1243.htm