SB3397 Summary

• Repeals the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act (225 ILCS 5) effective immediately, removing state licensing requirements for athletic trainers.

• Removes the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act from the Regulatory Sunset Act's list of acts scheduled for repeal on January 1, 2026.

• Modifies the School Code definition of "athletic trainer" to remove references to licensing under the repealed Act, defining athletic trainers instead as persons performing prevention, emergency care, or physical reconditioning under physician direction.

• Updates the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act to remove reference to "certified" athletic trainers in concussion reporting requirements.

• Removes the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act from the list of Acts for which certificates of relief from disabilities may be issued under the Unified Code of Corrections.