SCH CD-ATHLETE INSURANCE Senate SponsorsSen. Napoleon Harris, III-Jacqueline Y. Collins-William E. Brady-Mattie Hunter House Sponsors(Rep. William Davis-Kenneth Dunkin-David Harris-Robert Rita, Camille Y. Lilly, Derrick Smith and Emanuel Chris Welch) 8/5/2013SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0166 105 ILCS 5/22-15from Ch. 122, par. 22-15Amends the School Code. Provides that a public school district maintaining grades kindergarten through 8 may (instead of the school board of any school district may, in its discretion) provide medical or hospital service or both through accident and health insurance or through non-profit hospital service corporations or medical service plan corporations or both for pupils of the district in grades kindergarten through 8 (instead of for all pupils of the district) injured while participating in an athletic activity. Provides that a public school district maintaining grades 9 through 12 shall provide catastrophic accident insurance coverage, with specified benefit limits, for eligible students in grades 9 through 12 who sustain an accidental injury while participating in school-sponsored or school-supervised interscholastic athletic events sanctioned by the Illinois High School Association ("IHSA") that results in medical expenses in excess of $50,000. Sets forth similar provisions for non-public schools for school-sponsored or school-supervised interscholastic athletic tournaments sanctioned by the IHSA. Provides that the IHSA has the exclusive authority to promulgate a plan of coverage necessary to ensure compliance with these provisions. Requires the IHSA to provide a group policy. Allows public school districts and non-public schools to purchase the coverage necessary by participating in the group policy, obtain the coverage necessary from other coverage providers, or, in the case of the Chicago school district, provide the catastrophic accident insurance coverage through a program of self-insurance. Sets forth provisions concerning the charges for procedures, treatments, services, or prescription pharmaceuticals covered. Effective July 1, 2013.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes the provisions concerning the charges for procedures, treatments, services, or prescription pharmaceuticals covered; makes related changes.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Provides that the catastrophic accident insurance shall have aggregate benefit limits of $3 million or 5 years (instead of $7.5 million or 15 years), whichever occurs first. Provides that any public or non-public school that requires students participating in school-sponsored or school-supervised interscholastic athletic events sanctioned by the IHSA (including direct and uninterrupted travel to and from the athletic event as well as during a temporary stay at the location of an athletic event held away from the student's school) to have personal accident and health insurance is exempt from the insurance on athletes requirements. Effective July 1, 2013.Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Changes references of "personal accident and health insurance" to "individual or group policy of accident and health insurance". 2/15/2013SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III 2/15/2013SenateFirst Reading 2/15/2013SenateReferred to Assignments 3/5/2013SenateAssigned to Insurance 3/13/2013SenatePostponed - Insurance 3/14/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III 3/14/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/19/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance 3/20/2013SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 3/20/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/20/2013SenateDo Pass as Amended Insurance; 012-000-000 3/20/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013 4/18/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III 4/18/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 4/18/2013SenateSecond Reading 4/18/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2013 4/19/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III 4/19/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments 4/23/2013SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady 4/23/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Insurance 4/23/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Insurance 4/24/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Insurance; 011-000-000 4/24/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Insurance; 011-000-000 4/24/2013SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/24/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Harris III 4/24/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Harris III 4/24/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/24/2013SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 4/24/2013SenateThird Reading - Passed; 047-007-000 4/25/2013HouseArrived in House 4/25/2013HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. William Davis 4/29/2013HouseFirst Reading 4/29/2013HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/29/2013HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee 5/8/2013HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-000-000 5/8/2013HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/15/2013HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin 5/17/2013HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/17/2013HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/20/2013HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris 5/20/2013HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita 5/20/2013HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 5/20/2013HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith 5/20/2013HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-039-001 5/20/2013SenatePassed Both Houses 5/20/2013HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch 6/18/2013SenateSent to the Governor 8/5/2013SenateGovernor Approved 8/5/2013SenateEffective Date August 5, 2013 8/5/2013SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0166