HIGHER ED-MENTAL HEALTH DAYS Senate SponsorsSen. David Koehler, Kimberly A. Lightford and Rachel Ventura 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die 110 ILCS 58/43 newAmends the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act. Provides that the board of trustees of each public college or university shall adopt a policy that allows for a minimum of 5 mental health days for students to use per academic year.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to:110 ILCS 58/5110 ILCS 58/15110 ILCS 58/25Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act. Provides that, beginning no later than the 2026-2027 academic year, the governing body of each public college or university shall adopt a student wellness day policy for each academic term that does one of the following: (1) allows students to use a minimum of 2 student wellness days per academic term; (2) provides students a minimum of 2 scheduled student wellness days per academic term; or (3) allows students to use a minimum of one student wellness day per academic term and provides students a minimum of one scheduled student wellness day per academic term. Provides that each public college or university student wellness day policy shall apply to students who are enrolled in at least one academic course that lasts 9 weeks or longer during an academic term, with exceptions. Provides that student wellness days shall only be used on academic days. Provides that no student wellness days shall be carried over from one academic term to the next academic term. Provides that no academic course work shall be assigned or due to students on a scheduled student wellness day, if the scheduled student wellness day does not conflict with any of the rules or policies established by the public college or university under the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. 10/18/2023SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler 10/18/2023SenateFirst Reading 10/18/2023SenateReferred to Assignments 1/24/2024SenateAssigned to Higher Education 3/8/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler 3/8/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/12/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education 3/12/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/13/2024SenateDo Pass as Amended Higher Education; 011-000-000 3/13/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2024 3/14/2024SenateSecond Reading 3/14/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2024 4/5/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler 4/5/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 4/9/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments 4/12/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 4/12/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 19, 2024 4/18/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura 4/19/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024 5/3/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 10, 2024 5/10/2024SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die