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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5116 Introduced 1/27/2022, by Rep. Cyril Nichols SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention Screening Act. Defines "sport" and "student athlete". Provides that a student athlete over the age of 12 must undergo sudden cardiac death screening before the student athlete may participate in sports. Provides that a student athlete must undergo sudden cardiac death screening once in middle school or high school and then once before postsecondary-education-level sports.
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| | HB5116 | | LRB102 24867 CMG 34115 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Sudden |
| 5 | | Cardiac Death Prevention Screening Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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| 7 | | "Sport" means any activity organized by the school where |
| 8 | | student athletes compete against one another or against other |
| 9 | | schools for enjoyment and entertainment.
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| 10 | | "Student athlete" means a student who is in any type of |
| 11 | | school, including, but not limited to, middle school, high |
| 12 | | school, or postsecondary education, that participates in a |
| 13 | | sport.
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| 14 | | Section 10. Screening for sudden cardiac death.
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| 15 | | (a) A student athlete over the age of 12 must undergo |
| 16 | | sudden cardiac death screening before the student athlete may |
| 17 | | participate in sports.
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| 18 | | (b) A student athlete must undergo sudden cardiac death |
| 19 | | screening once in middle school or high school and once before |
| 20 | | postsecondary-education-level sports.
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