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LRB096 08960 AJO 19098 b |
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| AN ACT concerning civil law.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
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| Interscholastic Association Defamation Act.
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| Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act, "association" |
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| means the Illinois High School Association.
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| Section 10. Defamation. Any association which has as its |
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| purpose
promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner |
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| providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic |
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| competition among schools and students within this State is not |
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| liable for defamation, except for actual malice.
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| Section 98. Applicability. This Act applies only to causes |
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| of actions accruing on or after its effective date.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect October |
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| 1, 2009.
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