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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3447 Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Laura Faver Dias SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that 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 schools and students within this State shall require high school coaching personnel to complete annual training on youth mental health best practices. Requires the training to include information about athlete nutrition and eating disorders. |
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| | HB3447 | | LRB104 11067 LNS 21149 b |
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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, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act |
| 5 | | is amended by adding Section 1.30 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 25/1.30 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 1.30. Youth mental health training for coaches. An |
| 8 | | association or other entity that has as one of its purposes |
| 9 | | promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing |
| 10 | | for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic |
| 11 | | competition among schools and students within this State shall |
| 12 | | require high school coaching personnel to complete annual |
| 13 | | training on youth mental health best practices. The training |
| 14 | | shall include information about athlete nutrition and eating |
| 15 | | disorders. |