Bill Text: IL HB3385 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions concerning local partnerships, provides that each public college or university shall provide at least 3 licensed mental health professionals (instead of 3 on-site licensed clinical professional counselors or licensed clinical social workers) or less than 3 if the benchmark ratio falls under 3. Provides that the mental health professionals must be employed by the public college or university. Provides that service hours for the mental health professionals should be informed by campus utilization data and may include in-person and telehealth modalities to ensure access to the mental health professionals. Removes language requiring the professionals to be available on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. excluding holidays.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27)

Status: (Passed) 2025-08-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0303 [HB3385 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB3385-Enrolled.html

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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act is
amended by changing Sections 30 and 40 as follows:
(110 ILCS 58/30)
Sec. 30. Training.
(a) The board of trustees of each public college or
university must designate an expert panel to develop and
implement policies and procedures that (i) advise students,
faculty, and staff on the proper procedures for identifying
and addressing the needs of students exhibiting symptoms of
mental health conditions, (ii) promote understanding of the
rules of Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973
and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to
increase knowledge and understanding of student protections
under the law, and (iii) provide training if appropriate.
The expert panel shall be comprised of at least 2
administrators, 2 members of faculty, and one mental health
professional.
(b) The Technical Assistance Center under Section 45 shall
set initial standards for policies and procedures referenced
in subsection (a) to ensure statewide consistency.

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(c) All resident assistants in a student housing facility,
advisors, and campus security of a public college or
university must participate in a national Mental Health First
Aid training course or a similar program prior to the
commencement of their duties. Training must include the
policies and procedures developed by the public college or
university referenced under subsection (a).
(Source: P.A. 101-251, eff. 7-1-20.)
(110 ILCS 58/40)
Sec. 40. Local partnerships.
(a) Each public college or university must form strategic
partnerships with local mental health service providers to
improve overall campus mental wellness and augment on-campus
capacity. The strategic partnerships must include linkage
agreements with off-campus mental health service providers
that establish a foundation for referrals for students when
needs cannot be met on campus due to capacity or preference of
the student. The strategic partnerships must also include (i)
avenues for on-campus and off-campus mental health service
providers to increase visibility to students via marketing and
outreach, (ii) opportunities to engage the student body
through student outreach initiatives like mindfulness
workshops or campus-wide wellness fairs, and (iii)
opportunities to support awareness and training requirements
under this Act.

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(b) Through a combination of on-campus capacity,
off-campus linkage agreements with mental health service
providers, and contracted telehealth therapy services, each
public college or university shall attempt to meet a benchmark
ratio of one clinical, non-student staff member to 1,250
students. Each public college or university shall provide at
least 3 licensed mental health professionals or, if the
benchmark ratio falls under 3, at least the number of licensed
mental health professionals required by the benchmark ratio.
The mental health professional may be provided either in (i) a
part-time, on-campus capacity or (ii) a full-time, on- or
off-campus capacity. Service hours for the mental health
professionals should be informed by campus utilization data
and may include in-person and telehealth modalities to ensure
access to the mental health professionals. If linkage
agreements are used, the agreements must include the capacity
of students providers are expected to serve within the agency.
Two years after the effective date of this Act, and once every
5 years thereafter, the Technical Assistance Center developed
under Section 45 must propose to the General Assembly an
updated ratio based on actual ratios in this State and any new
information related to appropriate benchmarks for
clinician-to-student ratios. The updated benchmark must
represent a ratio of no less than one clinical, non-student
staff member to 1,250 students.
(c) Each public college or university must work with local

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resources, such as on-campus mental health counseling centers
or wellness centers, local mental health service providers, or
non-providers, such as affiliates of the National Alliance on
Mental Illness, and any other resources to meet the awareness
and training requirements under Sections 25 and 30 of this
Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-251, eff. 7-1-20.)