HB1478ham001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Filed: 3/29/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1478

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1478 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections 10-21.11 and 34-18.13 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/10-21.11) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.11)

Sec. 10-21.11. Infectious disease policies and rules. To develop policies and adopt rules relating to the appropriate manner of managing children with chronic infectious diseases, not inconsistent with guidelines published by the State Board of Education and the Illinois Department of Public Health. Such policies and rules must include evaluation of students with a chronic infectious disease on an individual case-by-case basis, and may include different provisions for different age groups, classes of instruction, types of educational institution, and other reasonable classifications, as the school board may find appropriate. School boards are urged, under these policies and rules, to allow students to wash their hands with a soap or detergent if they wish to do so.

This requirement applies to all school districts and public schools of this State, including special charter districts, Department of Corrections school districts, laboratory schools operated by the governing board of a public university, and alternative schools operated by a regional superintendent of schools.

(Source: P.A. 86-890; 86-1028.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-18.13) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.13)

Sec. 34-18.13. Infectious disease policies and rules. The Board of Education shall develop policies and adopt rules relating to the appropriate manner of managing children with chronic infectious diseases, not inconsistent with guidelines published by the State Board of Education and the Illinois Department of Public Health. Such policies and rules must include evaluation of students with a chronic infectious disease on an individual case-by-case basis, and may include different provisions for different age groups, classes of instruction, types of educational institution, and other reasonable classifications, as the Board may find appropriate. The Board is urged, under these policies and rules, to allow students to wash their hands with a soap or detergent if they wish to do so.

(Source: P.A. 86-890; 86-1028.)".