101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3258
 
Introduced , by Rep. Dan Brady
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



105 ILCS 25/1.25 new

 Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, an association or other entity that has as one of its purposes promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic competition among high schools and high school students within this State shall require a pre-competition medical meeting prior to any interscholastic athletic activity; defines terms. Provides for the participants of the meeting and what must be reviewed at each meeting. Effective immediately.



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1 AN ACT concerning education.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act 
5is amended by adding Section 1.25 as follows:

6 (105 ILCS 25/1.25 new)
7 Sec. 1.25. Pre-competition medical meeting.
8 (a) In this Section:
9 "Game administrator" means an employee of the school 
10district hosting an interscholastic athletic activity, 
11including, but not limited to, a principal, superintendent, 
12athletic director, or head coach.
13 "Game official" means a person who officiates at an 
14interscholastic athletic activity, including, but not limited 
15to, a referee, an umpire, or any person enrolled as a game 
16official by the Illinois High School Association.
17 "Interscholastic athletic activity" means any organized 
18school-sponsored or school-sanctioned activity for students, 
19generally outside of school instructional hours, under the 
20direction of a coach, athletic director, or band leader, 
21including, but not limited to, baseball, basketball, 
22cheerleading, cross-country running, fencing, field hockey, 
23football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, marching 
 
 
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1band, rugby, soccer, skating, softball, swimming and diving, 
2tennis, indoor and outdoor track, ultimate Frisbee, 
3volleyball, water polo, and wrestling. All interscholastic 
4athletics are deemed to be interscholastic athletic 
5activities.
6 "Qualified medical professional" means a paramedic, 
7emergency medical technician, physician, nurse, or athletic 
8trainer. 
9 (b) Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, an 
10association or other entity that has as one of its purposes 
11promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing 
12for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic 
13competition among high schools and high school students within 
14this State shall require a pre-competition medical meeting 
15prior to any interscholastic athletic activity. Participants 
16of the meeting must include all of the following persons:
17  (1) The athletic activity's game administrators and 
18 game officials.
19  (2) A qualified medical professional.
20  (3) The head coach for each team participating in the 
21 athletic activity. 
22 If a qualified medical professional is unavailable for the 
23meeting, the game administrator of the school hosting the 
24athletic activity must notify the game officials of the 
25qualified medical professional's unavailability and must take 
26any steps necessary to ensure that an employee of the school 
 
 
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1district who has completed first aid training and 
2cardiopulmonary resuscitation training attends the meeting in 
3place of the absent qualified medical professional. 
4 (c) During the pre-competition medical meeting, the 
5participants must review all of the following: 
6  (1) The persons assigned to be the game administrators 
7 for each team participating in the interscholastic 
8 activity.
9  (2) If there is an on-site qualified medical 
10 professional.
11  (3) If the school hosting the athletic activity has a 
12 school-specific emergency action plan under subsection (i) 
13 of Section 22-80 of the School Code.
14  (4) If the school hosting the athletic activity has an 
15 on-site automated external defibrillator.
16  (5) The locations of the host school's emergency exits 
17 and entrances.
18 If, during the meeting, a game official determines that a 
19qualified medical professional is not at the athletic activity 
20or the school does not have an on-site automated external 
21defibrillator or an emergency action plan, the game official 
22must report these findings to the association or other entity 
23organizing the activity. 
24 (d) An association or other entity that has as one of its 
25purposes promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner 
26providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic 
 
 
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1competition among high schools and high school students within 
2this State may adopt any necessary policies or procedures in 
3accordance with this Section. 


4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
5becoming law.