Bill Text: IL HB1197 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code and the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Requires all schools, whether public or private, who are members of the Illinois High School Association to adopt a student athlete injury policy that provides that if a student athlete is injured during play and the coach suspects that the student might have a concussion, then the student is prohibited from returning to play until a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, an advanced practice nurse, or a physician's assistant authorizes the student to return to play. Urges school boards to encourage their teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic programs and other extracurricular school activities to acquire training in recognizing the symptoms of a concussion and the proper steps to take in suspected concussion cases.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0007 [HB1197 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB1197-Amended.html

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Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

Filed: 5/25/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1197
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1197, AS AMENDED,
with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No.
1, on page 2, line 8, after "day", by inserting "with respect
to a public school district organized under Article 34 of the
School Code only"; and
on page 2, line 9, after "year", by inserting "with respect to
a public school district organized under Article 34 of the
School Code only".