Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB4536: SCH CD-REG SUP INSTITUT-TRAUMA
Status: Signed into law, July 24, 2026
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.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4536Introduced 1/30/2026, by Rep. Michelle Mussman and Joyce MasonSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/3-11 105 ILCS 5/3-11 ILCS 5/3-11 Amends the Regional Superintendent of Schools Article of the SchoolCode…
From the introduced text, January 22, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4536Introduced 1/30/2026, by Rep. Michelle Mussman and Joyce MasonSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/3-11 105 ILCS 5/3-11 ILCS 5/3-11 Amends the Regional Superintendent of Schools Article of the SchoolCode. With respect to the requirement that institutes provide instructionon trauma-informed practices and include the definitions of trauma,trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child before the firststudent attendance day of each school year, makes changes to thedefinitions of "trauma" and "trauma-responsive learning environments".Defines "trauma-informed practices" to include awareness of populationsfor whom trauma may be ongoing, relational, and developmentally expressedover time. Effective immediately. LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b A BILL FOR HB4536LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b HB4536 LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b HB4536 LRB104 17759 LNS 31191 b AN ACT concerning education. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The School Code is amended by changing Section 3-11 as follows: (105 ILCS 5/3-11) Sec. 3-11.Institutes or inservice training workshops. (a) In counties of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, the regional superintendent may arrange for or conduct district, regional, or county institutes, or equivalent professional educational experiences, not more than 4 days annually. Of those 4 days, days may be used as a teachers, administrators, and …
Sponsors
- Michelle Mussman (D, 56) · primary sponsor
- Joyce Mason (D, 61)
- Janet Yang Rohr (D, 41)
- Dagmara Avelar (D, 85)
- Maura Hirschauer (D, 49)
- Margaret A. DeLaRosa (D, 42)
- Sara Feigenholtz (D, 6) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0612
- : Effective Date July 24, 2026
- : Governor Approved
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Passed Both Houses
- : Third Reading - Passed; 041-017-000
- : Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
- : Second Reading
- : Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2026
- : Do Pass Education; 010-003-000
Votes
- Third Reading - Passed (May 20, 2026): 41 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Pass Education (April 29, 2026): 10 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed (April 9, 2026): 84 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools (February 25, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ILCS 105 - Schools
Common questions
- What is HB4536?
- HB4536 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): SCH CD-REG SUP INSTITUT-TRAUMA.
- What does HB4536 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4536Introduced 1/30/2026, by Rep. Michelle Mussman and Joyce MasonSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/3-11 105 ILCS 5/3-11 ILCS 5/3-11 Amends the Regional Superintendent of Schools Article of the SchoolCode…
- What is the status of HB4536?
- Signed into law as of July 24, 2026. Latest action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0612 (July 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4536?
- Michelle Mussman (D, 56), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB4536?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4536&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114
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