(20 ILCS 2310/2310-307) Sec. 2310-307. Concussion brochure. As used in this Section, "concussion" and "interscholastic athletic activity" have the meanings ascribed to those terms under Section 22-80 of the School Code. The Department shall, subject to appropriation, develop, publish, and disseminate a brochure to educate the general public on the effects of concussions in children and discuss how to look for concussion warning signs in children, including, but not limited to, delays in the learning development of children. The brochure shall be distributed free of charge by schools to any child or the parent or guardian of a child who may have sustained a concussion, regardless of whether or not the concussion occurred while the child was participating in an interscholastic athletic activity.
(Source: P.A. 100-747, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.) |