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IL HB5298

Bill

Status

Failed

1/8/2013

Primary Sponsor

LaShawn Ford

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Communicable Disease Prevention Act to restrict HIV notification requirements to children in kindergarten through fifth grade enrolled in public schools.

  • Prohibits HIV diagnosis information from being recorded in a child's permanent school record, and requires purging any existing records before the child enters sixth grade.

  • Changes principal disclosure requirements to notify only that "a child has been infected with HIV" rather than disclosing the child's identity to the school district superintendent.

  • Permits principals to disclose a child's identity only to the school nurse, classroom teachers, and persons required by law to determine the child's educational placement.

  • Applies all provisions and penalties of the AIDS Confidentiality Act to violations of this section.

Legislative Description

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE-DISCLOSE

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/8/2013

Committee Referrals

Rules3/9/2012
Human Services2/27/2012
Rules2/8/2012

Full Bill Text

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