Rep. Tom Cross
Filed: 2/17/2011
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 200
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 200 as follows:
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| 3 | by replacing line 14 on page 2 through line 7 on page 3 with the | ||||||
| 4 | following:
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| 5 | "(b) Each school board shall adopt a policy regarding | ||||||
| 6 | student athlete concussions and head injuries that is in | ||||||
| 7 | compliance with the protocols, policies, and by-laws of the | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois High School Association. Information on the school | ||||||
| 9 | board's concussion and head injury policy must be a part of any | ||||||
| 10 | agreement, contract, code, or other written instrument that a | ||||||
| 11 | school district requires a student athlete and his or her | ||||||
| 12 | parents or guardian to sign before participating in practice or | ||||||
| 13 | interscholastic competition.
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| 14 | (c) The Illinois High School Association shall make | ||||||
| 15 | available to all school districts, including elementary school | ||||||
| 16 | districts, education materials, such as visual presentations | ||||||
| 17 | and other written materials, that describe the nature and risk | ||||||
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| 1 | of concussions and head injuries. Each school district shall | ||||||
| 2 | use education materials provided by the Illinois High School | ||||||
| 3 | Association to educate coaches, student athletes, and parents | ||||||
| 4 | and guardians of student athletes about the nature and risk of | ||||||
| 5 | concussions and head injuries, including continuing play after | ||||||
| 6 | a concussion or head injury."; and
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| 7 | by replacing line 14 on page 4 through line 6 on page 5 with the | ||||||
| 8 | following:
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| 9 | "(b) The board shall adopt a policy regarding student | ||||||
| 10 | athlete concussions and head injuries that is in compliance | ||||||
| 11 | with the protocols, policies, and by-laws of the Illinois High | ||||||
| 12 | School Association. Information on the board's concussion and | ||||||
| 13 | head injury policy must be a part of any agreement, contract, | ||||||
| 14 | code, or other written instrument that the school district | ||||||
| 15 | requires a student athlete and his or her parents or guardian | ||||||
| 16 | to sign before participating in practice or interscholastic | ||||||
| 17 | competition.
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| 18 | (c) The Illinois High School Association shall make | ||||||
| 19 | available to the school district education materials, such as | ||||||
| 20 | visual presentations and other written materials, that | ||||||
| 21 | describe the nature and risk of concussions and head injuries. | ||||||
| 22 | The school district shall use education materials provided by | ||||||
| 23 | the Illinois High School Association to educate coaches, | ||||||
| 24 | student athletes, and parents and guardians of student athletes | ||||||
| 25 | about the nature and risk of concussions and head injuries, | ||||||
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| 1 | including continuing play after a concussion or head injury.".
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