Illinois House Bill 15

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April 19 2013 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish a 3-year pilot program for the Chicago school district in which the Department shall require an electrocardiogram (EKG) test as part of the health examination that student athletes are required to undergo. Requires the Department and the State Board of Education to develop and post on their publicly accessible Internet websites guidelines and other relevant materials to inform and educate students participating in or desiring to participate in an athletic activity, their parents, and their coaches about the nature and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest. Sets forth provisions concerning a sudden cardiac arrest symptoms and warning signs information sheet, informational meetings regarding the symptoms and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest, and a sudden cardiac arrest training course. Provides that (i) a public school student who exhibits signs or symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest while participating in an athletic activity must be removed by the coach from participation at that time, (ii) if a student is known to have exhibited signs or symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest at any time prior to or following an athletic activity, the student must be prevented from participating in an athletic activity, and (iii) a student removed or prevented from participating in an athletic activity shall not return to participation until the student is evaluated and cleared for return to participation in writing by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, certified nurse practitioner, or cardiologist; sets forth penalties.

IDPH-STUDENT ATHLETES-CARDIAC

Rep Mary E. Flowers

Rep Monique D. Davis

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-19	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-04-18	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-04-18	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
2013-03-20	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-20	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 008-003-002
2013-01-30	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2013-01-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-01-09	House	First Reading
2012-12-10	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	2310	2310-665	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=15&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB0015.htm