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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4247</title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-ASTHMA MEDICATION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Rita Mayfield-Nabeela Syed, Kimberly Du Buclet, Maura Hirschauer, Janet Yang Rohr and Debbie Meyers-Martin</sponsors>
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<committeehearing>Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing &amp; Charter Schools Hearing Apr  8 2026  2:00PM Capitol Building 115 and Virtual Room 4 Springfield, IL  - House Floor Amendment 2</committeehearing>
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<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000</action>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/22-30</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the administration of asthma medication, epinephrine injectors, opioid antagonists, and oxygen, provides that "trained personnel" includes athletic coaches and trainers. Allows a pupil with asthma to self-administer and self-carry the pupil's asthma medication at a school-sponsored athletic practice or game. Allows a school nurse or trained personnel to administer undesignated asthma medication to a person at a school-sponsored athletic practice or game. Requires a school district, public school, charter school, or nonpublic school to maintain a supply of asthma medication in a secure location that is accessible before, during, and after school where a person is most at risk on account of physical activity. Requires at least one member of an athletic coach's staff at a school and any athletic trainers at that school to complete the training curriculum relating to the administration of undesignated asthma medication.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Floor Amendment No. 3 </synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the administration of asthma medication, epinephrine injectors, opioid antagonists, and oxygen, provides that "trained personnel" includes coaches and athletic trainers. Defines "coach" as a volunteer or employee of a school who is responsible for organizing and supervising students to teach or train them in the fundamental skills of an interscholastic athletic activity, and provides that "coach" refers to both a head coach and an assistant coach. Defines "athletic trainer" as a licensed athletic trainer hired by or contracted by a school district to aid a school in the prevention, examination, diagnosis, treatment, emergency care, and rehabilitation of injuries. Provides that a school district, public school, charter school, or nonpublic school may maintain a supply of asthma medication in a practice field or gym. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act are subject to appropriation or available grant funding.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Floor Amendment No. 4 </synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the administration of asthma medication, epinephrine injectors, opioid antagonists, and oxygen, provides that "trained personnel" includes coaches and athletic trainers. Defines "coach" as a volunteer or employee of a school who is responsible for organizing and supervising students to teach or train them in the fundamental skills of an interscholastic athletic activity, and provides that "coach" refers to both a head coach and an assistant coach. Defines "athletic trainer" as a licensed athletic trainer hired by or contracted by a school district or the governing body of a charter school or nonpublic school to aid a school in the evaluation, prevention, or physical reconditioning of injuries and the management of asthma, the prevention of asthma symptoms, and emergency asthma response in a school setting. Provides that a school district, public school, charter school, or nonpublic school may maintain a supply of asthma medication in a practice field or gym. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act are subject to appropriation or available grant funding.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
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<statusdate>12/17/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet</action>
<statusdate>1/14/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/14/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing &amp; Charter Schools</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing &amp; Charter Schools;  005-003-000</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing &amp; Charter Schools</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing &amp; Charter Schools</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing &amp; Charter Schools;  008-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing &amp; Charter Schools</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing &amp; Charter Schools;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin</action>
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