Full Text of SB3410 97th General Assembly
SB3410sam001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Ira I. Silverstein Filed: 2/27/2012
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3410
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3410 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by renumbering and | 5 | | changing Sections 10-20.53 and 34-18.45 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.54) | 7 | | Sec. 10-20.54 10-20.53 . Student athletes; concussions and | 8 | | head injuries. | 9 | | (a) The General Assembly recognizes all of the following: | 10 | | (1) Concussions are one of the most commonly reported | 11 | | injuries in children and adolescents who participate in | 12 | | sports and recreational activities. The Centers for | 13 | | Disease Control and Prevention estimates that as many as | 14 | | 3,900,000 sports-related and recreation-related | 15 | | concussions occur in the United States each year. A | 16 | | concussion is caused by a blow or motion to the head or |
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| 1 | | body that causes the brain to move rapidly inside the | 2 | | skull. The risk of catastrophic injuries or death are | 3 | | significant when a concussion or head injury is not | 4 | | properly evaluated and managed. | 5 | | (2) Concussions are a type of brain injury that can | 6 | | range from mild to severe and can disrupt the way the brain | 7 | | normally works. Concussions can occur in any organized or | 8 | | unorganized sport or recreational activity and can result | 9 | | from a fall or from players colliding with each other, the | 10 | | ground, or with obstacles. Concussions occur with or | 11 | | without loss of consciousness, but the vast majority of | 12 | | concussions occur without loss of consciousness. | 13 | | (3) Continuing to play with a concussion or symptoms of | 14 | | a head injury leaves a young athlete especially vulnerable | 15 | | to greater injury and even death. The General Assembly | 16 | | recognizes that, despite having generally recognized | 17 | | return-to-play standards for concussions and head | 18 | | injuries, some affected youth athletes are prematurely | 19 | | returned to play, resulting in actual or potential physical | 20 | | injury or death to youth athletes in this State. | 21 | | (b) Each school board shall adopt a policy regarding | 22 | | student athlete concussions and head injuries that is in | 23 | | compliance with the protocols, policies, and by-laws of the | 24 | | Illinois High School Association , which state that any athlete | 25 | | who exhibits signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a | 26 | | concussion shall be immediately removed from the contest and |
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| 1 | | shall not return to play until cleared by a physician licensed | 2 | | to practice medicine in all its branches in this State or a | 3 | | certified athletic trainer working in conjunction with a | 4 | | physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in | 5 | | this State . | 6 | | Information on the school board's concussion and head | 7 | | injury policy must be a part of any agreement, contract, code, | 8 | | or other written instrument that a school district requires a | 9 | | student athlete and his or her parents or guardian to sign | 10 | | before participating in practice or interscholastic | 11 | | competition. | 12 | | (c) The Illinois High School Association shall make | 13 | | available to all school districts, including elementary school | 14 | | districts, education materials, such as visual presentations | 15 | | and other written materials, that describe the nature and risk | 16 | | of concussions and head injuries. Each school district shall | 17 | | use education materials provided by the Illinois High School | 18 | | Association to educate coaches, student athletes, and parents | 19 | | and guardians of student athletes about the nature and risk of | 20 | | concussions and head injuries, including continuing play after | 21 | | a concussion or head injury.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 97-204, eff. 7-28-11; revised 10-7-11.) | 23 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.46) | 24 | | Sec. 34-18.46 34-18.45 . Student athletes; concussions and | 25 | | head injuries. |
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| 1 | | (a) The General Assembly recognizes all of the following: | 2 | | (1) Concussions are one of the most commonly reported | 3 | | injuries in children and adolescents who participate in | 4 | | sports and recreational activities. The Centers for | 5 | | Disease Control and Prevention estimates that as many as | 6 | | 3,900,000 sports-related and recreation-related | 7 | | concussions occur in the United States each year. A | 8 | | concussion is caused by a blow or motion to the head or | 9 | | body that causes the brain to move rapidly inside the | 10 | | skull. The risk of catastrophic injuries or death are | 11 | | significant when a concussion or head injury is not | 12 | | properly evaluated and managed. | 13 | | (2) Concussions are a type of brain injury that can | 14 | | range from mild to severe and can disrupt the way the brain | 15 | | normally works. Concussions can occur in any organized or | 16 | | unorganized sport or recreational activity and can result | 17 | | from a fall or from players colliding with each other, the | 18 | | ground, or with obstacles. Concussions occur with or | 19 | | without loss of consciousness, but the vast majority of | 20 | | concussions occur without loss of consciousness. | 21 | | (3) Continuing to play with a concussion or symptoms of | 22 | | a head injury leaves a young athlete especially vulnerable | 23 | | to greater injury and even death. The General Assembly | 24 | | recognizes that, despite having generally recognized | 25 | | return-to-play standards for concussions and head | 26 | | injuries, some affected youth athletes are prematurely |
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| 1 | | returned to play, resulting in actual or potential physical | 2 | | injury or death to youth athletes in this State. | 3 | | (b) The board shall adopt a policy regarding student | 4 | | athlete concussions and head injuries that is in compliance | 5 | | with the protocols, policies, and by-laws of the Illinois High | 6 | | School Association , which state that any athlete who exhibits | 7 | | signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a concussion | 8 | | shall be immediately removed from the contest and shall not | 9 | | return to play until cleared by a physician licensed to | 10 | | practice medicine in all its branches in this State or a | 11 | | certified athletic trainer working in conjunction with a | 12 | | physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in | 13 | | this State . | 14 | | Information on the board's concussion and head injury | 15 | | policy must be a part of any agreement, contract, code, or | 16 | | other written instrument that the school district requires a | 17 | | student athlete and his or her parents or guardian to sign | 18 | | before participating in practice or interscholastic | 19 | | competition. | 20 | | (c) The Illinois High School Association shall make | 21 | | available to the school district education materials, such as | 22 | | visual presentations and other written materials, that | 23 | | describe the nature and risk of concussions and head injuries. | 24 | | The school district shall use education materials provided by | 25 | | the Illinois High School Association to educate coaches, | 26 | | student athletes, and parents and guardians of student athletes |
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| 1 | | about the nature and risk of concussions and head injuries, | 2 | | including continuing play after a concussion or head injury.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 97-204, eff. 7-28-11; revised 10-7-11.)".
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