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IL SB2837
Bill
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Adriane Johnson
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "trained personnel" to include athletic coaches and athletic trainers for purposes of administering asthma medication, epinephrine injectors, and opioid antagonists in schools.
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Allows students with asthma to self-administer and self-carry their asthma medication at school-sponsored athletic practices and games.
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Authorizes school nurses or trained personnel to administer undesignated asthma medication to any person experiencing respiratory distress at school-sponsored athletic practices or games.
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Requires schools to maintain a supply of asthma medication in a secure location accessible before, during, and after school where physical activity poses the greatest risk.
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Mandates that at least one member of each athletic coach's staff and all athletic trainers complete training curriculum on administering undesignated asthma medication.
Legislative Description
SCH CD-ASTHMA MEDICATION
Last Action
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
3/16/2026