HB3258 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3258

Introduced , by Rep. Dan Brady

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 25/1.25 new

Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, an association or other entity that has as one of its purposes promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic competition among high schools and high school students within this State shall require a pre-competition medical meeting prior to any interscholastic athletic activity; defines terms. Provides for the participants of the meeting and what must be reviewed at each meeting. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act is amended by adding Section 1.25 as follows:

(105 ILCS 25/1.25 new)

Sec. 1.25. Pre-competition medical meeting.

(a) In this Section:

"Game administrator" means an employee of the school district hosting an interscholastic athletic activity, including, but not limited to, a principal, superintendent, athletic director, or head coach.

"Game official" means a person who officiates at an interscholastic athletic activity, including, but not limited to, a referee, an umpire, or any person enrolled as a game official by the Illinois High School Association.

"Interscholastic athletic activity" means any organized school-sponsored or school-sanctioned activity for students, generally outside of school instructional hours, under the direction of a coach, athletic director, or band leader, including, but not limited to, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross-country running, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, marching band, rugby, soccer, skating, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling. All interscholastic athletics are deemed to be interscholastic athletic activities.

"Qualified medical professional" means a paramedic, emergency medical technician, physician, nurse, or athletic trainer.

(b) Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, an association or other entity that has as one of its purposes promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic competition among high schools and high school students within this State shall require a pre-competition medical meeting prior to any interscholastic athletic activity. Participants of the meeting must include all of the following persons:

(1) The athletic activity's game administrators and game officials.

(2) A qualified medical professional.

(3) The head coach for each team participating in the athletic activity.

If a qualified medical professional is unavailable for the meeting, the game administrator of the school hosting the athletic activity must notify the game officials of the qualified medical professional's unavailability and must take any steps necessary to ensure that an employee of the school district who has completed first aid training and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training attends the meeting in place of the absent qualified medical professional.

(c) During the pre-competition medical meeting, the participants must review all of the following:

(1) The persons assigned to be the game administrators for each team participating in the interscholastic activity.

(2) If there is an on-site qualified medical professional.

(3) If the school hosting the athletic activity has a school-specific emergency action plan under subsection (i) of Section 22-80 of the School Code.

(4) If the school hosting the athletic activity has an on-site automated external defibrillator.

(5) The locations of the host school's emergency exits and entrances.

If, during the meeting, a game official determines that a qualified medical professional is not at the athletic activity or the school does not have an on-site automated external defibrillator or an emergency action plan, the game official must report these findings to the association or other entity organizing the activity.

(d) An association or other entity that has as one of its purposes promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic competition among high schools and high school students within this State may adopt any necessary policies or procedures in accordance with this Section.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.