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1 AN ACT concerning schools.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
5 10-20.35 and 34-18.23 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.35 new)
7 Sec. 10-20.35. Medical information form for bus drivers
8 and emergency medical technicians. School districts are
9 encouraged to create and use an emergency medical information
10 form for bus drivers and emergency medical technicians for
11 those students with special needs or medical conditions. The
12 form may include without limitation information to be
13 provided by the student's parent or legal guardian concerning
14 the student's relevant medical conditions, medications that
15 the student is taking, the student's communication skills,
16 and how a bus driver or an emergency medical technician is to
17 respond to certain behaviors of the student. If the form is
18 used, the school district is encouraged to notify parents and
19 legal guardians of the availability of the form. The parent
20 or legal guardian of the student may fill out the form and
21 submit it to the school that the student is attending. The
22 school district is encouraged to keep one copy of the form on
23 file at the school and another copy on the student's school
24 bus in a secure location.
25 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.23 new)
26 Sec. 34-18.23. Medical information form for bus drivers
27 and emergency medical technicians. The school district is
28 encouraged to create and use an emergency medical information
29 form for bus drivers and emergency medical technicians for
30 those students with special needs or medical conditions. The
HB5939 Enrolled -2- LRB9211085NTpkB
1 form may include without limitation information to be
2 provided by the student's parent or legal guardian concerning
3 the student's relevant medical conditions, medications that
4 the student is taking, the student's communication skills,
5 and how a bus driver or an emergency medical technician is to
6 respond to certain behaviors of the student. If the form is
7 used, the school district is encouraged to notify parents and
8 legal guardians of the availability of the form. The parent
9 or legal guardian of the student may fill out the form and
10 submit it to the school that the student is attending. The
11 school district is encouraged to keep one copy of the form on
12 file at the school and another copy on the student's school
13 bus in a secure location.
14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on July
15 1, 2002.
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