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HB 4115

Illinois House•In House Committee

Summary

HB 4115, “SCH CD-MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING”, was introduced in the House on Sep 8, 2025 by Rep. Brad Halbrook (R). It was referred to Rules, and last saw action on Oct 15, 2025: Referred to Rules Committee.

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HB 4115 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4115
Introduced 10/15/2025, by Rep. Brad Halbrook
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.203
Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning student mental health screenings, requires the State Board of Education's model school district procedures to facilitate the implementation of mental health screenings to include the option to opt in (rather than opt out) and a minimum of 3 written notifications each school year about the use of mental health screenings, one of which must be delivered by first-class mail, to a student's parent or guardian. Effective January 1, 2026.
LRB104 15169 KTG 28313 b
A BILL FOR
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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 School Code is amended by changing Section
2-3.203 as follows:
    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.203)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-32)
    Sec. 2-3.203. Mental health screenings.
    (a) On or before December 15, 2023, the State Board of
Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral
Health Transformation Officer, Children's Behavioral Health
Transformation Team, and the Office of the Governor, shall
file a report with the Governor and the General Assembly that
includes recommendations for implementation of mental health
screenings in schools for students enrolled in kindergarten
through grade 12. This report must include a landscape scan of
current district-wide screenings, recommendations for
screening tools, training for staff, and linkage and referral
for identified students.
    (b) On or before October 1, 2024, the State Board of
Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral
Health Transformation Team, the Office of the Governor, and
relevant stakeholders as needed shall release a strategy that
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includes a tool for measuring capacity and readiness to
implement universal mental health screening of students. The
strategy shall build upon existing efforts to understand
district needs for resources, technology, training, and
infrastructure supports. The strategy shall include a
framework for supporting districts in a phased approach to
implement universal mental health screenings. The State Board
of Education shall 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 on or before April 1, 2025.
(Source: P.A. 103-546, eff. 8-11-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;
103-885, eff. 8-9-24.)
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-32)
    Sec. 2-3.203. Mental health screenings.
    (a) On or before December 15, 2023, the State Board of
Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral
Health Transformation Team in the Office of the Governor,
shall file a report with the Governor and the General Assembly
that includes recommendations for implementation of mental
health screenings in schools for students enrolled in
kindergarten through grade 12. This report must include a
landscape scan of current district-wide screenings,
recommendations for screening tools, training for staff, and
linkage and referral for identified students.
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    (b) On or before October 1, 2024, the State Board of
Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral
Health Transformation Team in the Office of the Governor, and
relevant stakeholders as needed shall release a strategy that
includes a tool for measuring capacity and readiness to
implement universal mental health screening of students. The
strategy shall build upon existing efforts to understand
district needs for resources, technology, training, and
infrastructure supports. The strategy shall include a
framework for supporting districts in a phased approach to
implement universal mental health screenings. The State Board
of Education shall 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 on or before April 1, 2025.
    (c) On or before September 1, 2026, the State Board of
Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral
Health Transformation Team in the Office of the Governor and
relevant stakeholders, shall report its work and make
available resource materials, including model procedures and
guidance informed by a phased approach to implementing
universal mental health screening in schools. These model
school district procedures to facilitate the implementation of
mental health screenings shall include, but are not limited
to: (i) [,] the option to opt in; (ii) [opt-out,] confidentiality
and privacy considerations; (iii) [,] communication with families
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and communities about the use of mental health screenings, 
including a minimum of 3 written notifications each school 
year, one of which must be delivered by first-class mail, to a 
student's parent or guardian; (iv) [,] data sharing; [,] and (v)
storage of mental health screening results and plans for
follow-up and linkage to resources after screenings. Guidance
shall include (1) mental health screening tools available for
school districts to use with students and (2) associated
training for school personnel. The State Board of Education
shall make these resource materials available on its website.
    (d) Mental health screenings shall be offered by school
districts to students enrolled in grade 3 through grade 12, at
least once a year, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year. A
district may, by action of the State Board of Education, apply
for an extension of the 2027-2028 school year implementation
deadline if the school district meets criteria set by rule by
the State Board of Education, which shall be based on the
recommendations of the report issued in accordance with
subsection (c). Notwithstanding the provisions of this
subsection, the requirement to offer mental health screenings
shall be in effect only for school years in which the State has
successfully procured a screening tool that offers a
self-report option for students and is made available to
school districts at no cost.
(Source: P.A. 103-546, eff. 8-11-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;
103-885, eff. 8-9-24; 104-32, eff. 1-1-26; revised 8-28-25.)
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    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
Public Act.
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2026.

Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning student mental health screenings, requires the State Board of Education's model school district procedures to facilitate the implementation of mental health screenings to include the option to opt in (rather than opt out) and a minimum of 3 written notifications each school year about the use of mental health screenings, one of which must be delivered by first-class mail, to a student's parent or guardian. Effective January 1, 2026.

Sponsors

Rep. Brad Halbrook (R) sponsors HB 4115 alone.

Brad Halbrook

Rep. · R–107 · Sponsor

Committees

HB 4115 went before 1 committee: Rules.

Rules
Rules
Referred to · Oct 15, 2025 · 5,290 Bills

History

HB 4115 has taken 3 actions since Sep 8, 2025, the latest on Oct 15, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 15, 2025
House
First Reading
Oct 15, 2025
House
Referred to Rules Committee
Sep 8, 2025
House
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brad Halbrook

Votes

HB 4115 has not gone to a roll call.

Source: ilga.gov · legiscan.com