Full Text of HB1205 98th General Assembly
HB1205 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB1205 Introduced , by Rep. Carol A. Sente SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 105 ILCS 5/10-20.54 | | 105 ILCS 5/34-18.46 | |
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Amends the School Code. In provisions regarding student athletes and concussions and head injuries, requires a school board to adopt a policy limiting tackling in football practice to once a week. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 | | 10-20.54 and 34-18.46 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.54) | 7 | | Sec. 10-20.54. Student athletes; concussions and head | 8 | | injuries. | 9 | | (a) The General Assembly recognizes all of the following: | 10 | | (1) Concussions are one of the most commonly reported | 11 | | injuries in children and adolescents who participate in | 12 | | sports and recreational activities. The Centers for | 13 | | Disease Control and Prevention estimates that as many as | 14 | | 3,900,000 sports-related and recreation-related | 15 | | concussions occur in the United States each year. A | 16 | | concussion is caused by a blow or motion to the head or | 17 | | body that causes the brain to move rapidly inside the | 18 | | skull. The risk of catastrophic injuries or death are | 19 | | significant when a concussion or head injury is not | 20 | | properly evaluated and managed. | 21 | | (2) Concussions are a type of brain injury that can | 22 | | range from mild to severe and can disrupt the way the brain | 23 | | normally works. Concussions can occur in any organized or |
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| 1 | | unorganized sport or recreational activity and can result | 2 | | from a fall or from players colliding with each other, the | 3 | | ground, or with obstacles. Concussions occur with or | 4 | | without loss of consciousness, but the vast majority of | 5 | | concussions occur without loss of consciousness. | 6 | | (3) Continuing to play with a concussion or symptoms of | 7 | | a head injury leaves a young athlete especially vulnerable | 8 | | to greater injury and even death. The General Assembly | 9 | | recognizes that, despite having generally recognized | 10 | | return-to-play standards for concussions and head | 11 | | injuries, some affected youth athletes are prematurely | 12 | | returned to play, resulting in actual or potential physical | 13 | | injury or death to youth athletes in this State. | 14 | | (b) Each school board shall adopt a policy regarding | 15 | | student athlete concussions and head injuries that is in | 16 | | compliance with the protocols, policies, and by-laws of the | 17 | | Illinois High School Association. Information on the school | 18 | | board's concussion and head injury policy must be a part of any | 19 | | agreement, contract, code, or other written instrument that a | 20 | | school district requires a student athlete and his or her | 21 | | parents or guardian to sign before participating in practice or | 22 | | interscholastic competition. | 23 | | Each school board shall adopt a policy limiting tackling in | 24 | | football practice to once a week. | 25 | | (c) The Illinois High School Association shall make | 26 | | available to all school districts, including elementary school |
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| 1 | | districts, education materials, such as visual presentations | 2 | | and other written materials, that describe the nature and risk | 3 | | of concussions and head injuries. Each school district shall | 4 | | use education materials provided by the Illinois High School | 5 | | Association to educate coaches, student athletes, and parents | 6 | | and guardians of student athletes about the nature and risk of | 7 | | concussions and head injuries, including continuing play after | 8 | | a concussion or head injury.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 97-204, eff. 7-28-11; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.) | 10 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.46) | 11 | | Sec. 34-18.46. Student athletes; concussions and head | 12 | | injuries. | 13 | | (a) The General Assembly recognizes all of the following: | 14 | | (1) Concussions are one of the most commonly reported | 15 | | injuries in children and adolescents who participate in | 16 | | sports and recreational activities. The Centers for | 17 | | Disease Control and Prevention estimates that as many as | 18 | | 3,900,000 sports-related and recreation-related | 19 | | concussions occur in the United States each year. A | 20 | | concussion is caused by a blow or motion to the head or | 21 | | body that causes the brain to move rapidly inside the | 22 | | skull. The risk of catastrophic injuries or death are | 23 | | significant when a concussion or head injury is not | 24 | | properly evaluated and managed. | 25 | | (2) Concussions are a type of brain injury that can |
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| 1 | | range from mild to severe and can disrupt the way the brain | 2 | | normally works. Concussions can occur in any organized or | 3 | | unorganized sport or recreational activity and can result | 4 | | from a fall or from players colliding with each other, the | 5 | | ground, or with obstacles. Concussions occur with or | 6 | | without loss of consciousness, but the vast majority of | 7 | | concussions occur without loss of consciousness. | 8 | | (3) Continuing to play with a concussion or symptoms of | 9 | | a head injury leaves a young athlete especially vulnerable | 10 | | to greater injury and even death. The General Assembly | 11 | | recognizes that, despite having generally recognized | 12 | | return-to-play standards for concussions and head | 13 | | injuries, some affected youth athletes are prematurely | 14 | | returned to play, resulting in actual or potential physical | 15 | | injury or death to youth athletes in this State. | 16 | | (b) The board shall adopt a policy regarding student | 17 | | athlete concussions and head injuries that is in compliance | 18 | | with the protocols, policies, and by-laws of the Illinois High | 19 | | School Association. Information on the board's concussion and | 20 | | head injury policy must be a part of any agreement, contract, | 21 | | code, or other written instrument that the school district | 22 | | requires a student athlete and his or her parents or guardian | 23 | | to sign before participating in practice or interscholastic | 24 | | competition. | 25 | | The board shall adopt a policy limiting tackling in | 26 | | football practice to once a week. |
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| 1 | | (c) The Illinois High School Association shall make | 2 | | available to the school district education materials, such as | 3 | | visual presentations and other written materials, that | 4 | | describe the nature and risk of concussions and head injuries. | 5 | | The school district shall use education materials provided by | 6 | | the Illinois High School Association to educate coaches, | 7 | | student athletes, and parents and guardians of student athletes | 8 | | about the nature and risk of concussions and head injuries, | 9 | | including continuing play after a concussion or head injury.
| 10 | | (Source: P.A. 97-204, eff. 7-28-11; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
| 11 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 12 | | becoming law.
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