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This bill appropriates $4,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education (ISBE) to provide grant funding to school districts. The grants are specifically designed to help districts contract with organizations that can offer mental telehealth services directly to students and school-based staff. These telehealth services must be billable to both Medicaid and commercial insurance plans, which means the services can be reimbursed by government health insurance for low-income individuals as well as private health insurance providers. By providing these funds, the bill aims to increase access to mental health support for students and school staff through remote, technology-enabled healthcare services. The appropriation will become effective on July 1, 2025, giving school districts and potential service providers time to prepare and establish these telehealth mental health service contracts.

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https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=79&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104