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IL HB5298
Bill
Status
1/8/2013
Primary Sponsor
LaShawn Ford
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AI Summary
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Amends the Communicable Disease Prevention Act to restrict HIV notification requirements to children in kindergarten through fifth grade enrolled in public schools.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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