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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3482
Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Mike Simmons
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 58/37 new
    Amends the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act. Requires the Board of Higher Education to establish the Mental Health Council. Establishes the student membership of the Council. Provides that the Council shall make recommendations to the Board regarding youth mental health. Requires the Council to meet at least 4 times annually.
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A BILL FOR
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1		    AN ACT concerning education.
2		    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		    Section 5. The Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act is
5		amended by adding Section 37 as follows:
6		    (110 ILCS 58/37 new)
7		    Sec. 37. Mental Health Council. The Board of Higher 
8		Education shall establish the Mental Health Council. The 
9		Council shall be comprised of no more than 6 public college or 
10		university students from different public colleges or 
11		universities in the State. Of the students, at least one shall 
12		be an LGBTQ-identified person, at least one shall be a woman, 
13		and at least one shall be a person of color. The Council 
14		members shall be appointed by the Board of Higher Education 
15		and shall reflect the racial, gender identity, sexual 
16		orientation, ability, socioeconomic, ethnic, and geographic 
17		diversity of the State, including rural, suburban, and urban 
18		appointees. The Council shall make recommendations to the 
19		Board of Higher Education regarding youth mental health, 
20		including, but not limited to, identifying barriers to youth 
21		feeling supported by and empowered by the system of mental 
22		health and treatment providers, barriers perceived by youth in 
23		accessing mental health services, gaps in the mental health 
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1		system, available resources in public colleges and 
2		universities, including youth's perceptions and experiences 
3		with outreach personnel, agency websites, and informational 
4		materials, methods to destigmatize mental health services, and 
5		how to improve State policy concerning student mental health. 
6		The Council shall meet at least 4 times annually.