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1 AN ACT concerning education.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act
5 is amended by adding Section 1.12 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 25/1.12 new)
7 Sec. 1.12. Mandatory training in CPR, first aid, and use
8 of an AED. An association or other entity that has as one of
9 its purposes promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any
10 manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of
11 athletic competition among schools and students within this
12 State shall require all paid school head coaches or chief
13 sponsors of an activity to obtain training in cardiopulmonary
14 resuscitation (CPR), first aid, and the use of an automated
15 external defibrillator (AED). Training in CPR and AED use
16 shall be consistent with national, evidence-based, emergency
17 cardiovascular care guidelines and shall be completed every 2
18 years.
19 Section 10. The School Safety Drill Act is amended by
20 changing Section 60 as follows:
21 (105 ILCS 128/60)
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1 Sec. 60. Cardiac emergency response plan.
2 (a) A school district and a private school shall develop a
3 cardiac emergency response plan, in place in accordance with
4 guidelines set forth by either (i) the American Heart
5 Association or Project ADAM or (ii) other nationally
6 recognized, evidence-based standards, that addresses the
7 appropriate response to incidents involving an individual
8 experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar
9 life-threatening emergency while at a school or at a
10 school-sponsored activity or event. The plan must be
11 distributed to all teachers, administrators, school support
12 personnel, coaches, and other school staff identified by
13 school administrators at each school.
14 (b) A cardiac emergency response plan shall include, but
15 is not limited to, the following:
16 (1) Procedures to follow in the event of a cardiac
17 emergency while on school premises at a school.
18 (2) A listing of every automated external
19 defibrillator (AED) that is present. Each AED shall be and
20 clearly marked, maintained as recommended by the
21 manufacturer, and or easily accessible at school athletic
22 venues and events and at school and the maintenance
23 schedule for the automated external defibrillator. The
24 AEDs automated external defibrillators shall be installed
25 in accordance with the Physical Fitness Facility Medical
26 Emergency Preparedness Act, guidelines from the American
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1 Heart Association, or other nationally recognized
2 guidelines focused on emergency cardiovascular care.
3 (3) Education on the symptoms and warning signs of
4 sudden cardiac arrest, Information on hands-only
5 cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the use of AEDs for
6 automated external defibrillators to teachers,
7 administrators, coaches, assistant coaches, and other
8 school staff identified by school administrators, in
9 accordance with Section 22-115 of the School Code.
10 (c) A school district shall conduct an annual cardiac
11 response drill to practice the steps established in its
12 cardiac emergency response plan, which may be done in
13 partnership with local emergency medical services. A cardiac
14 response drill may be conducted without student participation.
15 (d) A school district, school board and each member of the
16 school board, governing body and each member of the governing
17 body of a nonpublic school, administrator, principal, teacher,
18 school employee, and member of a school district's safety or
19 crisis response team, whether a student or an adult, are
20 immune from any liability that might otherwise be incurred or
21 caused by an act or omission related to the requirements under
22 this Section, including any act or omission while carrying out
23 any elements of a cardiac emergency response plan, as
24 developed or implemented in accordance with this Section,
25 unless the act or omission was willful or wanton.
26 (Source: P.A. 103-608, eff. 1-1-25; 104-391, eff. 8-15-25.)
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2 2027.Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.