SB1560 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

MENTAL HLTH-KIDS-BEACON
Last Action
08/04/2025 - Senate: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0032
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/2-3.203  
305 ILCS 5/5-5.23  
405 ILCS 165/35 new  
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services, in coordination with a statewide association representing a majority of hospitals, to establish and offer a voluntary training that will be recorded and made available on the Department's website to all hospital social workers, clinicians, and administrative staff to inform them of BEACON, a centralized resource for Illinois youth and families seeking services for behavioral health needs, with the goal of encouraging families to seek assistance through BEACON and the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Team. Provides that the training shall include how families and hospital staff can access BEACON, the process once a case is entered into BEACON, and State and community programs accessible through BEACON. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires a psychiatric hospital to contact a youth or the youth's parents, guardian, or caregiver about the BEACON portal (rather than the Family Support Program and the Specialized Family Support Program) prior to referring the youth to the Department of Children and Family Services because the youth was left at the psychiatric hospital beyond medical necessity. Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team in the Office of the Governor and relevant stakeholders, to report its work and make available resource materials, including model policies and guidance informed by a phased approach to implementing universal mental health screening in schools. Requires the State Board of Education to report its work by September 1, 2026. Provides that mental health screenings shall be offered by school districts to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12, at least once a year, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 3
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill with the following changes. Provides that on or before September 1, 2026, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team in the Office of the Governor and relevant stakeholders, shall report its work and make available resource materials, including model procedures (rather than policies) and guidance informed by a phased approach to implementing universal mental health screening in schools. Provides that the model school district procedures (rather than policies) to facilitate the implementation of mental health screenings, shall include specified matters. Provides that mental health screenings shall be offered by school districts to students enrolled in grade 3 (rather than kindergarten) through grade 12, at least once a year, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year. Provides that the requirement to offer mental health screenings shall be in effect only for school years in which the State has successfully procured a screening tool that offers a self-report option for students and is made available to school districts at no cost. In provisions concerning youth left in a psychiatric hospital beyond medical necessity, requires a hospital to attempt to contact the youth and the youth's parents, guardian, or caregiver about the BEACON portal and assist with entering the youth's information into the BEACON portal to begin the process of connecting the youth and family to available resources (rather than assist with connections to the designated Family Support Program coordinator in the service area by providing educational materials developed by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services).
Actions
DateChamberAction
02/04/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
02/04/2025SenateFirst Reading
02/04/2025SenateReferred to Assignments
03/14/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
03/18/2025SenateAssigned to Education
03/19/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
03/19/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
03/21/2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
03/27/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
03/27/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
04/01/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
04/01/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments
04/04/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
04/04/2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
04/08/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
04/08/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
04/08/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Education
04/08/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted
04/08/2025SenateDo Pass as Amended Education; 013-000-000
04/08/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
04/09/2025SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
04/10/2025SenateSecond Reading
04/10/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2025
04/10/2025HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
04/11/2025SenateThird Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
04/11/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
04/11/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
04/11/2025HouseArrived in House
04/17/2025HouseFirst Reading
04/17/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
04/17/2025HouseAssigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
04/23/2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
05/01/2025HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 014-005-000
05/01/2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
05/01/2025HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
05/01/2025HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
05/16/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
05/16/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
05/21/2025HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
05/21/2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
05/21/2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
05/21/2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
05/21/2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
05/21/2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
05/21/2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
05/21/2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
05/21/2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
05/21/2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
05/21/2025HouseThird Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 072-036-000
05/21/2025SenatePassed Both Houses
05/21/2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
06/18/2025SenateSent to the Governor
07/31/2025SenateGovernor Approved
07/31/2025SenateEffective Date January 1, 2026
07/31/2025SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0032
07/31/2025SenateGovernor Approved
07/31/2025SenateEffective Date January 1, 2026
08/04/2025SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0032