103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3844 Introduced , by Rep. Cyril Nichols SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention Screening Act. Defines "sport" and "student athlete". Provides that a student athlete over the age of 12 must undergo sudden cardiac death screening before the student athlete may participate in sports. Provides that a student athlete must undergo sudden cardiac death screening once in middle school or high school and then once before postsecondary-education-level sports. LRB103 26330 RJT 52691 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3844 Introduced , by Rep. Cyril Nichols SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention Screening Act. Defines "sport" and "student athlete". Provides that a student athlete over the age of 12 must undergo sudden cardiac death screening before the student athlete may participate in sports. Provides that a student athlete must undergo sudden cardiac death screening once in middle school or high school and then once before postsecondary-education-level sports. LRB103 26330 RJT 52691 b LRB103 26330 RJT 52691 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3844 Introduced , by Rep. Cyril Nichols SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act New Act Creates the Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention Screening Act. Defines "sport" and "student athlete". Provides that a student athlete over the age of 12 must undergo sudden cardiac death screening before the student athlete may participate in sports. Provides that a student athlete must undergo sudden cardiac death screening once in middle school or high school and then once before postsecondary-education-level sports. LRB103 26330 RJT 52691 b LRB103 26330 RJT 52691 b LRB103 26330 RJT 52691 b A BILL FOR HB3844LRB103 26330 RJT 52691 b HB3844 LRB103 26330 RJT 52691 b HB3844 LRB103 26330 RJT 52691 b 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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Sudden 5 Cardiac Death Prevention Screening Act. 6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: 7 "Sport" means any activity organized by the school where 8 student athletes compete against one another or against other 9 schools for enjoyment and entertainment. 10 "Student athlete" means a student who is in any type of 11 school, including, but not limited to, middle school, high 12 school, or postsecondary education, that participates in a 13 sport. 14 Section 10. Screening for sudden cardiac death. 15 (a) A student athlete over the age of 12 must undergo 16 sudden cardiac death screening before the student athlete may 17 participate in sports. 18 (b) A student athlete must undergo sudden cardiac death 19 screening once in middle school or high school and once before 20 postsecondary-education-level sports. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3844 Introduced , by Rep. Cyril Nichols SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act New Act Creates the Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention Screening Act. Defines "sport" and "student athlete". Provides that a student athlete over the age of 12 must undergo sudden cardiac death screening before the student athlete may participate in sports. Provides that a student athlete must undergo sudden cardiac death screening once in middle school or high school and then once before postsecondary-education-level sports. LRB103 26330 RJT 52691 b LRB103 26330 RJT 52691 b LRB103 26330 RJT 52691 b A BILL FOR New Act LRB103 26330 RJT 52691 b HB3844 LRB103 26330 RJT 52691 b