Sen. Edward D. Maloney

Filed: 3/23/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 845

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 845 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fair
5 Athletic Competition Act.
 
6     Section 5. Definition. "IHSA" means the Illinois High
7 School Association.
 
8     Section 10. Random testing for steroids program. The IHSA,
9 in conjunction with its Sports Medicine Advisory Committee,
10 shall develop and implement a program of random testing for
11 steroids of individual athletes participating in
12 interscholastic athletic programs under IHSA's purview. The
13 program shall commence with the 2007-2008 school year. The IHSA
14 Board of Directors shall select the sports to be randomly
15 tested and shall select a certified laboratory to administer

 

 

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1 the tests.
 
2     Section 15. Student use of banned substance. Any student
3 who possesses, ingests, or otherwise uses any substance on the
4 IHSA list of banned substances, without a prescription by a
5 fully licensed physician to treat a medical condition, shall be
6 considered in violation of IHSA's by-laws and is subject to
7 penalties approved by the IHSA Board of Directors. Penalties
8 must include a period of ineligibility not to exceed 365 days
9 and counseling.
 
10     Section 20. Refusal to take test. A student athlete who
11 refuses to consent to testing under this Act is not eligible
12 for interscholastic competition. A student athlete who refuses
13 to take the test shall immediately forfeit his or her
14 eligibility to participate in interscholastic competition for
15 365 days.
 
16     Section 25. Confidentiality. Results of all tests
17 administered under the authority of this Act shall be
18 considered confidential and may be disclosed only to the
19 student, his or her parents, and the school.
 
20     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21 becoming law.".