Rep. William Davis

Filed: 3/21/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 603

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 603 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
510-22.3g as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.3g new)
7    Sec. 10-22.3g. Insurance coverage for students;
8catastrophic injuries. A school board in a school district
9maintaining grades 9 through 12 shall maintain catastrophic
10health insurance coverage, with up to a $25 million limit, for
11students who sustain an injury that results in medical expenses
12of $50,000 or more while participating in an athletic activity
13under the jurisdiction of or sponsored or controlled by the
14school district. The school board may require that the parents
15or guardians of students who participate in such athletic
16activities pay a portion of the cost of the insurance coverage.
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.".