MENTAL HEALTH ACTION ON CAMPUS House SponsorsRep. Emanuel Chris Welch-Deb Conroy-Camille Y. Lilly-Jonathan Carroll-Monica Bristow, Theresa Mah, Sara Feigenholtz, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Maurice A. West, II, Jay Hoffman, Terra Costa Howard, Mary Edly-Allen, Delia C. Ramirez, Karina Villa, Will Guzzardi, Celina Villanueva, Bob Morgan, Kelly M. Cassidy, Daniel Didech, Joyce Mason, Elizabeth Hernandez, Katie Stuart, Frances Ann Hurley, William Davis, Debbie Meyers-Martin, Kathleen Willis, LaToya Greenwood and Rita Mayfield Senate Sponsors(Sen. Pat McGuire-Julie A. Morrison, Scott M. Bennett, Robert Peters, Ann Gillespie-Iris Y. Martinez, Cristina Castro, Laura Ellman, Christopher Belt, Bill Cunningham, Laura Fine, Patricia Van Pelt, Laura M. Murphy-Melinda Bush and Omar Aquino) 8/9/2019HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0251 New Act Creates the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act. Provides for intent, legislative findings, purposes of the Act, and definitions. Provides that to raise mental health awareness on college campuses, each public college or university in this State must complete specified tasks. Provides that 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 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to increase knowledge and understanding of student protections under the law, and (iii) provide training if appropriate. Provides that 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; specifies best practices for the peer support programs. Provides that 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; specifies what the partnerships must include. Requires the Board of Higher Education to develop a Technical Assistance Center; specifies the duties of the Center. Requires each public college or university to evaluate the required programs under the Act using specified criteria. Effective July 1, 2020.House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that 2 years after the effective date of the Act, and once every 5 years thereafter, the Technical Assistance Center must propose to the General Assembly an updated ratio of clinical, non-student staff members to students based on actual ratios in this State and any new information related to appropriate benchmarks for clinician-to-student ratios. Provides that the updated benchmark must represent a ratio of no less than one clinical, non-student staff member to 1,250 students. Removes a provision providing that 5 years after the effective date of the Act, each public college or university must maintain a ratio of one clinical, non-student staff member to 1,000 students. Provides that the monitoring measures of local partnership programs must include the ratio of clinical, non-student staff to student population and the number of linkage agreements and contracts in place based on student population (rather than only the number of linkage agreements and contracts in place based on student population). Provides that 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 the Act. Provides that the initial recommendation must be provided by the Commission no later than December 31, 2019 and any appropriation provided in advance of this recommendation may be used for planning purposes. Provides that no provision of the Act may be funded by student fees created on or after July 1, 2020 (rather than new student fees). Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2020, except that certain provisions are effective immediately. 2/6/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch 2/6/2019HouseFirst Reading 2/6/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/7/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy 2/7/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah 2/13/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 2/13/2019HouseChief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 2/15/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 2/15/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz 2/19/2019HouseAssigned to Mental Health Committee 2/19/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II 2/19/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman 2/20/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll 2/20/2019HouseChief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jonathan Carroll 2/20/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard 2/22/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow 2/25/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi 2/28/2019HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Mental Health Committee; 019-000-000 2/28/2019HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 2/28/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen 2/28/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez 2/28/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa 2/28/2019HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi 2/28/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi 2/28/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow 2/28/2019HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow 3/6/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva 3/7/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan 3/13/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy 3/13/2019HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch 3/13/2019HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/20/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech 3/20/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason 3/21/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 3/26/2019HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch 3/26/2019HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 3/27/2019HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee 3/29/2019HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 017-000-000 4/2/2019HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/2/2019HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted 4/2/2019HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/2/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart 4/4/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley 4/4/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis 4/9/2019HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-001 4/9/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin 4/9/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis 4/9/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood 4/9/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield 4/10/2019SenateArrive in Senate 4/10/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/10/2019SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire 4/10/2019SenateFirst Reading 4/10/2019SenateReferred to Assignments 4/11/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison 4/11/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett 4/15/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters 4/16/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie 4/24/2019SenateAssigned to Higher Education 4/30/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 4/30/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro 5/1/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman 5/1/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt 5/1/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham 5/1/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine 5/1/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt 5/1/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy 5/2/2019SenateDo Pass Higher Education; 009-000-000 5/2/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 5/6/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush 5/15/2019SenateSecond Reading 5/15/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2019 5/23/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino 5/23/2019SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 5/23/2019HousePassed Both Houses 6/21/2019HouseSent to the Governor 8/9/2019HouseGovernor Approved 8/9/2019HouseEffective Date August 9, 2019 8/9/2019HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0251