Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
Filed: 3/4/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 21




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 21 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:



 
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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.".