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LRB096 03240 NHT 13257 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and |
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| Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
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| amended by adding Section 2310-640 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2310/2310-640 new)
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| Sec. 2310-640. Student athletes; EKG test required; pilot |
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| program. The Department shall establish a 3-year pilot program |
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| for City of Chicago School District 299 in which the Department |
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| shall require an electrocardiogram (EKG) test as part of the |
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| health examination that student athletes are required to |
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| undergo.
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| Section 10. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
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| 34-18.37 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/34-18.37 new)
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| Sec. 34-18.37. Student athletes; EKG required. The board |
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| shall require students who participate in an interscholastic |
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| athletic program to undergo an electrocardiogram (EKG) test.
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