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90_SB0918eng
20 ILCS 3950/8 new
745 ILCS 80/1 from Ch. 70, par. 701
Amends the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and
Sports Act. Provides that the Governor's Physical Fitness
and Sports Council shall establish minimum standards for the
accreditation of Coaches' Safety Orientation and Training
Skills Programs. Amends the Sports Volunteer Immunity Act.
Provides that coaches, instructors, assistants, umpires, and
referees who have completed the Coaches' Safety Orientation
and Training Skills Program are immune from civil liability
relating to their volunteer service for sports programs of a
nonprofit association.
LRB9003472RCksA
SB918 Engrossed LRB9003472RCksA
1 AN ACT in relation to sports and physical fitness;
2 amending named Acts.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Governor's Council on Physical Fitness
6 and Sports Act is amended by adding Section 8 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 3950/8 new)
8 Sec. 8. The Governor's Physical Fitness and Sports
9 Council shall establish a curriculum for a Model Coaches'
10 Safety Orientation and Training Skills Program. This model
11 program shall cover the medical, legal, and psychological
12 aspects of coaching, as well as general coaching concepts.
13 The Council shall provide copies of this curriculum upon
14 request, for a minimal fee, to non-profit organizations,
15 municipalities, schools, colleges, and the general public.
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