HB0291 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0291

Introduced 01/28/11, by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2310/2310-660 new

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish a 3-year pilot program for the Chicago school district in which the Department shall require an electrocardiogram (EKG) test as part of the health examination that student athletes are required to undergo.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2310-660 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-660 new)

Sec. 2310-660. Student athletes; EKG test required; pilot program. The Department shall establish a 3-year pilot program for City of Chicago School District 299 in which the Department shall require an electrocardiogram (EKG) test as part of the health examination that student athletes are required to undergo.