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90_SB0918eng

      20 ILCS 3950/8 new
      745 ILCS 80/1             from Ch. 70, par. 701
          Amends the Governor's Council  on  Physical  Fitness  and
      Sports  Act.   Provides  that the Governor's Physical Fitness
      and Sports Council shall establish minimum standards for  the
      accreditation  of  Coaches'  Safety  Orientation and Training
      Skills Programs.  Amends the Sports Volunteer  Immunity  Act.
      Provides  that coaches, instructors, assistants, umpires, and
      referees who have completed the Coaches'  Safety  Orientation
      and  Training  Skills Program are immune from civil liability
      relating to their volunteer service for sports programs of  a
      nonprofit association.
                                                    LRB9003472RCksA
SB918 Engrossed                               LRB9003472RCksA
 1        AN  ACT  in  relation  to  sports  and  physical fitness;
 2    amending named Acts.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.  The  Governor's  Council on Physical Fitness
 6    and Sports Act is amended by adding Section 8 as follows:
 7        (20 ILCS 3950/8 new)
 8        Sec. 8.   The  Governor's  Physical  Fitness  and  Sports
 9    Council  shall  establish  a  curriculum for a Model Coaches'
10    Safety Orientation and Training Skills Program.   This  model
11    program  shall  cover  the  medical, legal, and psychological
12    aspects of coaching, as well as  general  coaching  concepts.
13    The  Council  shall  provide  copies  of this curriculum upon
14    request, for a  minimal  fee,  to  non-profit  organizations,
15    municipalities, schools, colleges, and the general public.

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