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1 | AN ACT concerning first aid.
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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 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 21-1 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/21-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-1)
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7 | Sec. 21-1. Qualification of teachers. No one may be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | certified to
teach or supervise in the public schools of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | State who is not of
good character, of good health, a citizen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | of the United States or
legally present and authorized for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | employment, and at least 19 years of age.
An applicant for a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | certificate who is not a citizen of the United States
must sign | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | and file with the State Board of Education a letter of intent
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14 | indicating that either (i) within 10 years after the date that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | the letter is
filed or (ii) at the earliest opportunity after | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | the person becomes eligible to
apply for U.S. citizenship, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | person will apply for U.S. citizenship.
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18 | Citizenship is not required for the issuance of a temporary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | part-time
certificate to participants in approved training | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | programs for exchange
students as described in Section 21-10.2. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | A certificate issued under
this plan shall expire on June 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | following the date of issue. One
renewal for one year is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | authorized if the holder remains as an official
participant in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | an approved exchange program.
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25 | In determining good character under this Section, any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | felony
conviction of the applicant may be taken into | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | consideration, but such a
conviction shall not operate as a bar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | to registration.
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29 | No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the right to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | be
certified, to receive training for the purpose of becoming a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | teacher or
to engage in practice teaching in any school because | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | of a physical
disability including but not limited to visual |
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1 | and hearing
disabilities; nor
shall any school district refuse | ||||||
2 | to employ a teacher on such grounds,
provided that the person | ||||||
3 | is able to carry out the duties of the position
for which he | ||||||
4 | applies.
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5 | No person may be granted or continue to hold a teaching | ||||||
6 | certificate who
has knowingly altered or misrepresented his or | ||||||
7 | her teaching qualifications
in order to acquire the | ||||||
8 | certificate. Any other certificate held by such
person may be | ||||||
9 | suspended or revoked by the State Teacher Certification
Board, | ||||||
10 | depending upon the severity of the alteration or | ||||||
11 | misrepresentation.
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12 | No one may teach or supervise in the public schools nor | ||||||
13 | receive for
teaching or supervising any part of any public | ||||||
14 | school fund, who does not
hold a certificate of qualification | ||||||
15 | granted by the State Board of Education
or by the State Teacher | ||||||
16 | Certification Board and a regional superintendent of
schools as | ||||||
17 | hereinafter provided, or by the board of education of a city | ||||||
18 | having
a population exceeding 500,000 inhabitants except as | ||||||
19 | provided in Section 34-6
and in Section 10-22.34 or Section | ||||||
20 | 10-22.34b. Beginning July 1, 2005,
initial issuance of a | ||||||
21 | teaching certificate is contingent upon the applicant
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22 | demonstrating that he or she holds current certification in | ||||||
23 | first aid and
CPR, according to the standards of the American | ||||||
24 | Red Cross, American Heart
Association, or other nationally | ||||||
25 | recognized certifying organization. The State Board of
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26 | Education shall accept first aid and CPR certificates from the
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27 | American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or any | ||||||
28 | other nationally
recognized certifying organization approved | ||||||
29 | by the Department of Public
Health, in accordance with | ||||||
30 | Department rules. However, the provisions of this
Article do | ||||||
31 | not apply to a member of the armed forces who is employed as a
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32 | teacher of subjects in the Reserve Officer's Training Corps of | ||||||
33 | any school.
Sections 21-2 through 21-24 do not apply to cities | ||||||
34 | having a population
exceeding 500,000 inhabitants, until July | ||||||
35 | 1, 1988.
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36 | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the board |
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1 | of
education of any school district may grant to a teacher of | ||||||
2 | the district
a leave of absence with full pay for a period of | ||||||
3 | not more than one year
to permit such teacher to teach in a | ||||||
4 | foreign state under the provisions
of the Exchange Teacher | ||||||
5 | Program established under Public Law 584, 79th
Congress, and | ||||||
6 | Public Law 402, 80th Congress, as amended. The school
board | ||||||
7 | granting such leave of absence may employ with or without pay a
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8 | national of the foreign state wherein the teacher on leave of | ||||||
9 | absence
will teach, if the national is qualified to teach in | ||||||
10 | that foreign state,
and if that national will teach in a grade | ||||||
11 | level similar to the one
which was taught in such foreign | ||||||
12 | state. The State Board of Education
shall promulgate and | ||||||
13 | enforce such reasonable rules as may be
necessary to effectuate | ||||||
14 | this paragraph.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 93-572, eff. 1-1-04.)
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16 | Section 10. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by changing | ||||||
17 | Section 10 as follows:
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18 | (745 ILCS 49/10)
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19 | Sec. 10. First aid and cardiopulmonary
Cardiopulmonary
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20 | resuscitation; exemption from civil liability
for emergency | ||||||
21 | care . | ||||||
22 | (a) Any person currently certified in basic
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23 | cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) who complies with | ||||||
24 | generally
recognized standards, and who in good faith, not for
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25 | compensation, provides emergency cardiopulmonary
resuscitation | ||||||
26 | to a person who is an apparent victim of acute
cardiopulmonary | ||||||
27 | insufficiency shall not, as the result of
his or her acts or | ||||||
28 | omissions in providing resuscitation, be
liable for civil | ||||||
29 | damages, unless the acts or omissions
constitute willful and | ||||||
30 | wanton misconduct.
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31 | (b) An individual or entity providing training in the use | ||||||
32 | of first aid or CPR is not liable for civil damages as a result | ||||||
33 | of any act or omission involving the act of performing first | ||||||
34 | aid or CPR, except for willful or wanton misconduct. |
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1 | (c) A trained teacher who performs first aid or CPR is not | ||||||
2 | liable for civil damages as a result of any act or omission | ||||||
3 | involving the act of performing first aid or CPR or from a | ||||||
4 | failure to respond, except for willful or wanton misconduct. | ||||||
5 | (d) A school district or non-public school that employs | ||||||
6 | teachers that are trained in first aid or CPR is not liable for | ||||||
7 | civil damages as a result of any act or omission involving the | ||||||
8 | act of performing first aid or CPR or from failure of a trained | ||||||
9 | teacher to respond, except for willful or wanton misconduct.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 89-607, eff. 1-1-97; 90-742, eff. 8-13-98.)
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