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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4536</title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-REG SUP INSTITUT-TRAUMA</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Michelle Mussman and Joyce Mason</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>2/25/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/3-11</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Regional Superintendent of Schools Article of the School Code. With respect to the requirement that institutes provide instruction on trauma-informed practices and include the definitions of trauma, trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child before the first student attendance day of each school year, makes changes to the definitions of "trauma" and "trauma-responsive learning environments". Defines "trauma-informed practices" to include awareness of populations for whom trauma may be ongoing, relational, and developmentally expressed over time. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/22/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing &amp; Charter Schools</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing &amp; Charter Schools;  008-000-000</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
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