Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.
HB4855 • 2026
MENTAL HEALTH-SEL INSTRUCTION
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.
MENTAL HEALTH-SEL INSTRUCTION
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
To Mandate Subcommittee
Assigned to Education Policy Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
MENTAL HEALTH-SEL INSTRUCTION
Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB4855 Select Language × The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein. Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet. The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website. NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window. Choose Language English Afrikaans Albanian Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Basque Bengali Bosnian Catalan Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Esperanto Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician Georgian German Greek Gujarati Haitian Creole Hausa Hawaiian Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Interlingua Interlingue Inuktitut Irish Italian Japanese Javanese Kannada Khmer Korean Latin Latvian Lithuanian Luxembourgish Macedonian Malagasy Malayalam Maltese Maori Marathi Myanmar Nepali Norwegian Odia Pashto Punjabi Romanian Russian Samoan Sango Sanskrit Sardinian Sindhi Sinhala Slovak Slovenian Somali Southern Sotho Spanish Sundanese Swahili Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Tigrinya Tonga Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh Xhosa Yiddish Yoruba Zulu Powered by Translate Close Illinois General Assembly Top Navigation Bar Translate Learn Select General Assembly Search the 104th General Assembly Enter search terms for legislation, members, committees, or schedules. ILGA.GOV LEGISLATION & LAWS Bills & Resolutions Public Acts Illinois Compiled Statutes Illinois Constitution Search Legislation Glossary Guide Reports & Inquiry Legislative Reports Special Reports FTP Site Legislator Lookup Capitol Complex Phone Numbers Rules & Regulations Illinois Register Administrative Rules Senate Members Schedules Committees Request for Remote Testimony Journals Transcripts Rules Audio/Video FOIA Information Senate Employment Opportunities Media Guidelines House Members Schedules Committees Submit testimony for House Committees Journals Transcripts Rules Audio/Video FOIA Information House Employment Opportunities Log In Mobile Top Bar Search the 104th General Assembly Enter keywords to search the Illinois General Assembly website. Full Text of HB4855 Home Legislation Full Text HB4855 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB4855 Introduced , by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 405 ILCS 49/20 new Amends the Children's Mental Health Act. Requires each school district to ensure that every student in grades K-12 receives direct instruction in social and emotional learning no fewer than 4 times each academic year, approximately once per academic quarter. Requires social and emotional learning instruction to be delivered by a trained professional, provided during a class period, and address age-appropriate competencies as outlined in the Illinois Learning Standards for Social/Emotional Learning. Requires classroom teachers to reinforce social and emotional learning concepts through integrated academic curriculum and classroom practices. Requires each school district to provide professional development to assist educators in aligning instructional practices with social and emotional learning principles. Effective January 1, 2028. LRB104 16605 KTG 30005 b A BILL FOR HB4855 LRB104 16605 KTG 30005 b 1 AN ACT concerning mental health. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Children's Mental Health Act is amended by 5 adding Section 20 as follows: 6 (405 ILCS 49/20 new) 7 Sec. 20. Delivery and reinforcement of social and 8 emotional learning instruction. 9 (a) Purpose. The General Assembly finds that social and 10 emotional learning is essential to academic achievement and 11 student well-being, and that such instruction is most 12 effective when provided by trained professionals and 13 reinforced throughout the curriculum. 14 (b) Definitions. As used in this Section: 15 "Trained professional" means a licensed school counselor, 16 school psychologist, or school social worker employed by or 17 contracted with the school district. 18 "Class period" means a minimum of 30 minutes or 19 instructional period regularly scheduled for a core or encore 20 subject in the district's daily schedule. 21 "Integrated curriculum" means the intentional 22 reinforcement of social and emotional learning competencies 23 within classroom instruction, consistent with the Illinois HB4855 - 2 - LRB104 16605 KTG 30005 b 1 Social and Emotional Learning Standards adopted by the 2 Illinois State Board of Education. 3 (c) Instructional requirement. Each school district shall 4 ensure that every student in grades K-12 receives direct 5 instruction in social and emotional learning no fewer than 4 6 times each academic year, approximately once per academic 7 quarter. Such instruction shall: 8 (1) be delivered by a trained professional; 9 (2) be provided during a class period; and 10 (3) address age-appropriate competencies as outlined 11 in the Illinois Learning Standards for Social/Emotional 12 Learning. 13 (d) Reinforcement and integration. Classroom teachers 14 shall reinforce social and emotional learning concepts through 15 integrated academic curriculum and classroom practices. Each 16 school district shall provide professional development to 17 assist educators in aligning instructional practices with 18 social and emotional learning principles. 19 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 20 1, 2028. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn