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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
5Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6amended by adding Section 2310-665 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-665 new)
8    Sec. 2310-665. Educational materials on streptococcal
9infection. The Department, in conjunction with the Illinois
10State Board of Education, shall develop educational material on
11streptococcal infection for distribution in elementary and
12secondary schools. The material shall include, but not be
13limited to:
14        (1) a process to notify parents or guardians of an
15    outbreak in the school;
16        (2) a process to provide information on all of the
17    symptoms of streptococcal to teachers, parents, and
18    students; and
19        (3) guidelines for schools to control the spread of
20    streptococcal infections.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.