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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