Bill Text: IL HB5054 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health, in conjunction with the Illinois State Board of Education, shall develop educational material on streptococcal infection for distribution in elementary and secondary schools. Sets forth processes and guidelines to be included in the educational material. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5054 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB5054-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB5054 Introduced 2/7/2012, by Rep. David R. Leitch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2310/2310-665 new
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health, in conjunction with the Illinois State Board of Education, shall develop educational material on streptococcal infection for distribution in elementary and secondary schools. Sets forth processes and guidelines to be included in the educational material. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by adding Section 2310-665 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2310/2310-665 new)
Sec. 2310-665. Educational materials on streptococcal
infection. The Department, in conjunction with the Illinois
State Board of Education, shall develop educational material on
streptococcal infection for distribution in elementary and
secondary schools. The material shall include, but not be
limited to:
(1) a process to notify parents or guardians of an
outbreak in the school;
(2) a process to provide information on all of the
symptoms of streptococcal to teachers, parents, and
students; and
(3) guidelines for schools to control the spread of
streptococcal infections.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.