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Public Act 096-0128
Public Act 0128 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 096-0128 |
SB1665 Enrolled |
LRB096 11074 NHT 21398 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education, which may be referred to as | Brandon's Law.
| WHEREAS, Testicular cancer is the most common form of | cancer in young men between the ages of 15 and 35; and | WHEREAS, Testicular cancer has one of the highest cure | rates of all cancers, but early detection is extremely | important; and | WHEREAS, Symptoms of testicular cancer include a lump or | enlargement of a testicle, a dull ache in the abdomen or groin, | and pain or discomfort of the scrotum; family history of | testicular cancer, inguinal hernias, and presence of descended | testicles present risk factors; and | WHEREAS, Teenagers who are going through a multitude of | physical and emotional changes may be less likely to recognize | the symptoms of testicular cancer or tell a parent or doctor if | they suspect a problem; therefore
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive | Health
Education Act is amended by changing Section 3 as |
| follows:
| (105 ILCS 110/3) (from Ch. 122, par. 863)
| Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program. The | program established
under this Act shall include, but not be | limited to, the following major
educational areas as a basis | for curricula in all elementary and secondary
schools in this | State: human ecology and health, human growth and
development, | the emotional, psychological, physiological, hygienic and
| social responsibilities of family life, including sexual | abstinence until
marriage, prevention and control of disease, | including instruction in
grades 6 through 12 on the prevention, | transmission and spread of AIDS,
sexual assault awareness in | secondary schools, public and environmental health, consumer | health, safety education and
disaster survival, mental health | and illness, personal health habits,
alcohol, drug use, and | abuse including the medical and legal ramifications
of alcohol, | drug, and tobacco use, abuse during pregnancy, sexual
| abstinence until marriage, tobacco, nutrition, and dental | health. The program shall also provide course material and | instruction to advise pupils of the Abandoned Newborn Infant | Protection Act. The program shall include information about | cancer, including without limitation types of cancer, signs and | symptoms, risk factors, the importance of early prevention and | detection, and information on where to go for help.
| Notwithstanding the above educational areas, the following |
| areas may also
be included as a basis for curricula in all | elementary and secondary
schools in this State: basic first aid | (including, but not limited to,
cardiopulmonary resuscitation | and the Heimlich maneuver), early prevention
and detection of | cancer, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and the
prevention of | child abuse, neglect, and suicide.
| The school board of each
public elementary and secondary | school in the State
shall encourage all teachers and other | school personnel to acquire,
develop, and maintain the | knowledge and skills necessary to properly
administer | life-saving techniques, including without limitation the
| Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing.
The training shall be | in
accordance with standards of the
American Red Cross, the | American Heart Association, or another nationally
recognized | certifying organization.
A school board may use the
services of | non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise in
| life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other school | personnel in
these techniques. Each school board
is encouraged | to have in
its employ, or on its volunteer staff, at least one | person who is certified, by
the American Red Cross or by | another qualified certifying agency,
as qualified to | administer first aid and
cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In | addition, each school board is authorized to
allocate | appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to | conduct
training programs for teachers and other school | personnel who have expressed an
interest in becoming qualified |
| to administer emergency first aid or
cardiopulmonary | resuscitation. School boards are urged to
encourage their | teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic
| programs and other extracurricular school activities to | acquire, develop, and
maintain the knowledge and skills | necessary to properly administer first aid
and cardiopulmonary | resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements
| established by the American Red Cross or another qualified | certifying agency. Subject to appropriation, the State Board of | Education shall establish and administer a matching grant | program to pay for half of the cost that a school district | incurs in training those teachers and other school personnel | who express an interest in becoming qualified to administer | cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which training must be in
| accordance with standards of the
American Red Cross, the | American Heart Association, or another nationally
recognized | certifying organization) or in learning how to use an automated | external defibrillator. A school district that applies for a | grant must demonstrate that it has funds to pay half of the | cost of the training for which matching grant money is sought. | The State Board of Education shall award the grants on a | first-come, first-serve basis.
| No pupil shall be
required to take or participate in any | class or course on AIDS or family
life instruction if his | parent or guardian submits written objection
thereto, and | refusal to take or participate in the course or program shall
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| not be reason for suspension or expulsion of the pupil.
| Curricula developed under programs established in | accordance with this
Act in the major educational area of | alcohol and drug use and abuse shall
include classroom | instruction in grades 5 through 12. The instruction,
which | shall include matters relating to both the physical and legal | effects
and ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall be | integrated into
existing curricula; and the State Board of | Education shall develop and make
available to all elementary | and secondary schools in this State
instructional materials and | guidelines which will assist the schools in
incorporating the | instruction into their existing curricula. In
addition, school | districts may offer, as part of existing curricula during
the | school day or as part of an after school program, support | services and
instruction for pupils or pupils whose parent, | parents, or guardians are
chemically dependent.
| (Source: P.A. 94-933, eff. 6-26-06; 95-43, eff. 1-1-08; 95-764, | eff. 1-1-09; revised 9-5-08.)
| Section 10. The Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act | is amended by adding Section 1.5 as follows: | (105 ILCS 25/1.5 new)
| Sec. 1.5. Cancer screening. An association or other entity | that has as one of its purposes promoting, sponsoring, | regulating, or in any manner providing for interscholastic |
| athletics or any form of athletic competition among schools and | students within this State shall include a question asking | whether a student has a family history of cancer on any | pre-participation examination form given to students | participating or seeking to participate in interscholastic | athletics. The association or entity may require that a | testicular examination be conducted as a part of any physical | required for a male student's participation in interscholastic | athletics.
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Effective Date: 1/1/2010
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