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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2178 Introduced 2/15/2013, by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 105 ILCS 5/22-15 | from Ch. 122, par. 22-15 |
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Amends the School Code. Provides that a public school district maintaining grades kindergarten through 8 may (instead of the school board of any school district may, in its discretion) provide medical or hospital service or both through accident and health insurance or through non-profit hospital service corporations or medical service plan corporations or both for pupils of the district in grades kindergarten through 8 (instead of for all pupils of the district) injured while participating in an athletic activity. Provides that a public school district maintaining grades 9 through 12 shall provide catastrophic accident insurance coverage, with specified benefit limits, for eligible students in grades 9 through 12 who sustain an accidental injury while participating in school-sponsored or school-supervised interscholastic athletic events sanctioned by the Illinois High School Association ("IHSA") that results in medical expenses in excess of $50,000. Sets forth similar provisions for non-public schools for school-sponsored or school-supervised interscholastic athletic tournaments sanctioned by the IHSA. Provides that the IHSA has the exclusive authority to promulgate a plan of coverage necessary to ensure compliance with these provisions. Requires the IHSA to provide a group policy. Allows public school districts and non-public schools to purchase the coverage necessary by participating in the group policy, obtain the coverage necessary from other coverage providers, or, in the case of the Chicago school district, provide the catastrophic accident insurance coverage through a program of self-insurance. Sets forth provisions concerning the charges for procedures, treatments, services, or prescription pharmaceuticals covered. Effective July 1, 2013.
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1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
5 | | 22-15 as follows:
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6 | | (105 ILCS 5/22-15) (from Ch. 122, par. 22-15)
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7 | | Sec. 22-15. Insurance on athletes.
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8 | | (a) In this Section, "IHSA" means the Illinois High School |
9 | | Association. |
10 | | (b) A public school district maintaining grades 9 through |
11 | | 12 shall provide catastrophic accident insurance coverage, |
12 | | with aggregate benefit limits of $7.5 million or 15 years, |
13 | | whichever occurs first, for eligible students in grades 9 |
14 | | through 12 who sustain an accidental injury while participating |
15 | | in school-sponsored or school-supervised interscholastic |
16 | | athletic events sanctioned by the IHSA (including direct and |
17 | | uninterrupted travel to and from the athletic event as well as |
18 | | during a temporary stay at the location of an athletic event |
19 | | held away from the student's school) that results in medical |
20 | | expenses in excess of $50,000. These benefit limits are subject |
21 | | to subsection (d) of this Section and are to be in excess of |
22 | | any and all other insurance, coverage or benefit, in whatever |
23 | | form or designation. |