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Rep. Carol A. Sente
Filed: 3/15/2013
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1205
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1205 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
| 5 | | Football Practice Hitting Limitation Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. |
| 7 | | "Football program" means the organized football program of |
| 8 | | a public or non-public elementary or secondary school or |
| 9 | | organized youth football league. |
| 10 | | "Full-contact hitting practice" means full-pad (helmet, |
| 11 | | shoulder pads, padded pants, and cleats), full-speed, football |
| 12 | | practice that involves tackling to the ground.
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| 13 | | Section 10. Full-contact hitting practice limitation. |
| 14 | | Beginning May 31, 2014, the coach of a football program shall |
| 15 | | limit full-contact hitting practice to the following: |
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| 1 | | (1) During the regular season, full-contact hitting |
| 2 | | practice is limited to a maximum of 2 days a week. |
| 3 | | (2) During the pre-season, full-contact hitting |
| 4 | | practice is at the discretion of the coach. |
| 5 | | (3) During the off-season and during summer camp, |
| 6 | | full-contact hitting practice is prohibited.
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| 7 | | Section 15. Online concussion training program. |
| 8 | | (a) A coach of a football program must complete a |
| 9 | | certified, online concussion training program on or before May |
| 10 | | 31, 2014. The training program shall include at least one of |
| 11 | | the following: |
| 12 | | (1) A program provided by the Heads Up: Concussion in |
| 13 | | Youth Sports initiative of the Centers for Disease Control |
| 14 | | and Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention and |
| 15 | | Control. |
| 16 | | (2) A program provided by the National Federation of |
| 17 | | State High School Associations. |
| 18 | | (b) The training program required under subsection (a) of |
| 19 | | this Section shall include details about the following: |
| 20 | | (1) Efforts to reduce full-contact hitting practice. |
| 21 | | (2) The long-term effects of repetitive hits to the |
| 22 | | head and recurrent concussions. |
| 23 | | (3) Training techniques to protect youth athletes from |
| 24 | | brain injury.
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| 25 | | (c) On or before December 31, 2013, the Illinois High |
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| 1 | | School Association's Football Advisory Committee and Sports |
| 2 | | Medicine Advisory Committee shall work together to create a |
| 3 | | supplemental, online training program designed to prevent |
| 4 | | concussive and subconcussive brain injuries. This program |
| 5 | | shall be considered a certified, online concussion training |
| 6 | | program for the purposes of subsection (a) of this Section. |
| 7 | | (d) This Section is repealed on June 1, 2014.
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| 8 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 9 | | becoming law.".
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