LEGISLATION - Illinois General Assembly
Bills passed and signed by the Governor with
an impact on Illinois non-public schools
July 2006
SB 2303 (Good Samaritan Act - First Aid)
Passed both houses and signed by the Governor
This legislation provides that any person who is certified
in first aid by the American Red Cross or the American Heart
Association, who in good faith provides medical care without
fee to any person shall not, as a result of his or her acts
or omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct on the
part of the person, in providing the care, be liable to
a person to whom such care is provided for civil damages.
This legislation indemnifies those in our schools properly
certified, especially in regard to the new AED mandate.
SB 2898 (Administer Allergy Medicine)
Passed both houses and signed by the Governor
Amends the School Code. In provisions that require a public
or nonpublic school to permit the self-administration of
medication by a pupil with asthma, adds the requirement
that the school also permit the self-administration of medication
by a pupil with allergies. Effective immediately.
SB 3016 (Sex Offender Registration)
Passed both houses and signed by the Governor
Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Requires that
the information submitted by the sex offender at the time
of registration shall include whether the victim and the
sex offender knew each other at the time of the commission
of the offense, county of conviction, license plate numbers
for every vehicle registered in the name of the sex offender,
and any distinguishing marks located on the body of the
sex offender. Requires sex offenders who were required to
register annually to register every 90 days. Amends the
Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law.
Provides that the Department of State Police must make the
information contained in the Statewide Sex Offender Database
searchable by a 5-mile radius from the sex offender's home
or school attended. Requires a principal or teacher of a
public or private elementary or secondary school to notify
the parents of children attending the school during school
registration or during parent-teacher conferences that information
about sex offenders is available to the public as provided
in the Act. NOTE
