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HB2977 Engrossed                               LRB9107316NTsb

 1        AN ACT to amend  the  School  Code  by  changing  Section
 2    10-22.21b.

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

 5        Section 5.   The  School  Code  is  amended  by  changing
 6    Section 10-22.21b as follows:

 7        (105 ILCS 5/10-22.21b) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.21b)
 8        Sec.  10-22.21b.   Administering  medication.  To provide
 9    for the administration of medication to students.   It  shall
10    be   the   policy   of   the   State  of  Illinois  that  the
11    administration  of  medication  to  students  during  regular
12    school hours and during school-related activities  should  be
13    discouraged  unless  absolutely  necessary  for  the critical
14    health and well-being of the student.  Under no circumstances
15    shall teachers or other non-administrative school  employees,
16    except   certified   school   nurses   and   non-certificated
17    registered  professional  nurses,  be  required to administer
18    medication to students.  This Section shall  not  prohibit  a
19    school     district     from    adopting    guidelines    for
20    self-administration of medication by students.  This  Section
21    shall   not  prohibit  any  school  employee  from  providing
22    emergency assistance to students.
23    (Source: P.A. 87-790.)

24        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
25    becoming law.

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