110 ILCS 58/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act. (Source: P.A. 101-251, eff. 7-1-20.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 58 — Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act.
Illinois · statute · 110 ILCS 58 · 13 active provisions
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Intent
Intent. This Act is intended to address gaps in mental health services on college campuses across Illinois, including both 2-year and 4-year institutions, through training, peer support, and community-campus partnerships. (Source: P.A. 101-251, eff. 7-1-20.)
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Findings
Findings. The General Assembly finds all of the following: (1) Mental health is a pressing and growing issue on college campuses across this State and the country. A recent national survey found that one in 4 college students are treated for or diagnosed with a mental health condition and one in 5 has considered suicid…
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Purpose
Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to accomplish all of the following: (1) Further identify students with mental health needs and connect them to services. (2) Increase access to support services on college campuses. (3) Increase access to clinical mental health services on college campuses and in the surrounding comm…
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Definitions
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Advisor" means a staff member who provides academic, professional, and personal support to students. "Campus security" means a law enforcement officer who has completed his or her probationary period and is employed as a security officer or campus police officer by a public college or…
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Awareness
Awareness. To raise mental health awareness on college campuses, each public college or university must do all of the following: (1) Develop and implement an annual student orientation session aimed at raising awareness about mental health conditions. (2) Assess courses and seminars available to students through their…
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Training
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 conditi…
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Peer support
Peer support. (a) Because peer support programs may be beneficial in improving the emotional well-being of the student population, each public college or university must develop and implement a peer support program utilizing student peers to support individuals living with mental health conditions on campus. Peer suppo…
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Local partnerships
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…
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Technical Assistance Center
Technical Assistance Center. The Board of Higher Education must develop a Technical Assistance Center that is responsible for all of the following: (1) Developing standardized policies for medical leave related to mental health conditions for students of a public college or university, which may be adopted by the publi…
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Evaluation
Evaluation. Each public college or university must evaluate the following programs under this Act in the following manner: (1) Awareness and training programs under Sections 25 and 30 must be monitored for effectiveness and quality by the public college or university. Monitoring measures shall include, but are not limi…
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Funding
Funding. This Act is subject to appropriation. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, in conjunction with the Illinois Community College Board and the Board of Higher Education, must make recommendations to the General Assembly on the amounts necessary to implement this Act. No Section of this Act…
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Effective date
Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2020, except that Section 55 and this Section take effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 101-251, eff. 8-9-19.)