Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB2286 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2286 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Laura Ellman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-8.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1 Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that a screening to determine risk of cardiac arrest shall be included in the required health examination. LRB103 27926 RJT 54304 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2286 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Laura Ellman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-8.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1 105 ILCS 5/27-8.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1 Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that a screening to determine risk of cardiac arrest shall be included in the required health examination. LRB103 27926 RJT 54304 b LRB103 27926 RJT 54304 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2286 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Laura Ellman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that a screening to determine risk of cardiac arrest shall be included in the required health examination.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning education.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
15	15	5 27-8.1 as follows:
16	16	6 (105 ILCS 5/27-8.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1)
17	17	7 Sec. 27-8.1. Health examinations and immunizations.
18	18	8 (1) In compliance with rules and regulations which the
19	19	9 Department of Public Health shall promulgate, and except as
20	20	10 hereinafter provided, all children in Illinois shall have a
21	21	11 health examination as follows: within one year prior to
22	22	12 entering kindergarten or the first grade of any public,
23	23	13 private, or parochial elementary school; upon entering the
24	24	14 sixth and ninth grades of any public, private, or parochial
25	25	15 school; prior to entrance into any public, private, or
26	26	16 parochial nursery school; and, irrespective of grade,
27	27	17 immediately prior to or upon entrance into any public,
28	28	18 private, or parochial school or nursery school, each child
29	29	19 shall present proof of having been examined in accordance with
30	30	20 this Section and the rules and regulations promulgated
31	31	21 hereunder. Any child who received a health examination within
32	32	22 one year prior to entering the fifth grade for the 2007-2008
33	33	23 school year is not required to receive an additional health
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37	37	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2286 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Laura Ellman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
38	38	105 ILCS 5/27-8.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1 105 ILCS 5/27-8.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1
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68	68	1 examination in order to comply with the provisions of Public
69	69	2 Act 95-422 when he or she attends school for the 2008-2009
70	70	3 school year, unless the child is attending school for the
71	71	4 first time as provided in this paragraph.
72	72	5 A tuberculosis skin test screening shall be included as a
73	73	6 required part of each health examination included under this
74	74	7 Section if the child resides in an area designated by the
75	75	8 Department of Public Health as having a high incidence of
76	76	9 tuberculosis. Additional health examinations of pupils,
77	77	10 including eye examinations, may be required when deemed
78	78	11 necessary by school authorities. Parents are encouraged to
79	79	12 have their children undergo eye examinations at the same
80	80	13 points in time required for health examinations.
81	81	14 (1.5) In compliance with rules adopted by the Department
82	82	15 of Public Health and except as otherwise provided in this
83	83	16 Section, all children in kindergarten and the second, sixth,
84	84	17 and ninth grades of any public, private, or parochial school
85	85	18 shall have a dental examination. Each of these children shall
86	86	19 present proof of having been examined by a dentist in
87	87	20 accordance with this Section and rules adopted under this
88	88	21 Section before May 15th of the school year. If a child in the
89	89	22 second, sixth, or ninth grade fails to present proof by May
90	90	23 15th, the school may hold the child's report card until one of
91	91	24 the following occurs: (i) the child presents proof of a
92	92	25 completed dental examination or (ii) the child presents proof
93	93	26 that a dental examination will take place within 60 days after
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104	104	1 May 15th. A school may not withhold a child's report card
105	105	2 during a school year in which the Governor has declared a
106	106	3 disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section
107	107	4 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. The
108	108	5 Department of Public Health shall establish, by rule, a waiver
109	109	6 for children who show an undue burden or a lack of access to a
110	110	7 dentist. Each public, private, and parochial school must give
111	111	8 notice of this dental examination requirement to the parents
112	112	9 and guardians of students at least 60 days before May 15th of
113	113	10 each school year.
114	114	11 (1.10) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, all
115	115	12 children enrolling in kindergarten in a public, private, or
116	116	13 parochial school on or after January 1, 2008 (the effective
117	117	14 date of Public Act 95-671) and any student enrolling for the
118	118	15 first time in a public, private, or parochial school on or
119	119	16 after January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
120	120	17 95-671) shall have an eye examination. Each of these children
121	121	18 shall present proof of having been examined by a physician
122	122	19 licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches or a
123	123	20 licensed optometrist within the previous year, in accordance
124	124	21 with this Section and rules adopted under this Section, before
125	125	22 October 15th of the school year. If the child fails to present
126	126	23 proof by October 15th, the school may hold the child's report
127	127	24 card until one of the following occurs: (i) the child presents
128	128	25 proof of a completed eye examination or (ii) the child
129	129	26 presents proof that an eye examination will take place within
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140	140	1 60 days after October 15th. A school may not withhold a child's
141	141	2 report card during a school year in which the Governor has
142	142	3 declared a disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant
143	143	4 to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
144	144	5 The Department of Public Health shall establish, by rule, a
145	145	6 waiver for children who show an undue burden or a lack of
146	146	7 access to a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
147	147	8 its branches who provides eye examinations or to a licensed
148	148	9 optometrist. Each public, private, and parochial school must
149	149	10 give notice of this eye examination requirement to the parents
150	150	11 and guardians of students in compliance with rules of the
151	151	12 Department of Public Health. Nothing in this Section shall be
152	152	13 construed to allow a school to exclude a child from attending
153	153	14 because of a parent's or guardian's failure to obtain an eye
154	154	15 examination for the child.
155	155	16 (2) The Department of Public Health shall promulgate rules
156	156	17 and regulations specifying the examinations and procedures
157	157	18 that constitute a health examination, which shall include an
158	158	19 age-appropriate developmental screening, an age-appropriate
159	159	20 social and emotional screening, a screening to determine risk
160	160	21 of cardiac arrest, and the collection of data relating to
161	161	22 asthma and obesity (including at a minimum, date of birth,
162	162	23 gender, height, weight, blood pressure, and date of exam), and
163	163	24 a dental examination and may recommend by rule that certain
164	164	25 additional examinations be performed. The rules and
165	165	26 regulations of the Department of Public Health shall specify
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176	176	1 that a tuberculosis skin test screening shall be included as a
177	177	2 required part of each health examination included under this
178	178	3 Section if the child resides in an area designated by the
179	179	4 Department of Public Health as having a high incidence of
180	180	5 tuberculosis. With respect to the developmental screening and
181	181	6 the social and emotional screening, the Department of Public
182	182	7 Health must, no later than January 1, 2019, develop rules and
183	183	8 appropriate revisions to the Child Health Examination form in
184	184	9 conjunction with a statewide organization representing school
185	185	10 boards; a statewide organization representing pediatricians;
186	186	11 statewide organizations representing individuals holding
187	187	12 Illinois educator licenses with school support personnel
188	188	13 endorsements, including school social workers, school
189	189	14 psychologists, and school nurses; a statewide organization
190	190	15 representing children's mental health experts; a statewide
191	191	16 organization representing school principals; the Director of
192	192	17 Healthcare and Family Services or his or her designee, the
193	193	18 State Superintendent of Education or his or her designee; and
194	194	19 representatives of other appropriate State agencies and, at a
195	195	20 minimum, must recommend the use of validated screening tools
196	196	21 appropriate to the child's age or grade, and, with regard to
197	197	22 the social and emotional screening, require recording only
198	198	23 whether or not the screening was completed. The rules shall
199	199	24 take into consideration the screening recommendations of the
200	200	25 American Academy of Pediatrics and must be consistent with the
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212	212	1 standards. The Department of Public Health shall specify that
213	213	2 a diabetes screening as defined by rule shall be included as a
214	214	3 required part of each health examination. Diabetes testing is
215	215	4 not required.
216	216	5 Physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its
217	217	6 branches, licensed advanced practice registered nurses, or
218	218	7 licensed physician assistants shall be responsible for the
219	219	8 performance of the health examinations, other than dental
220	220	9 examinations, eye examinations, and vision and hearing
221	221	10 screening, and shall sign all report forms required by
222	222	11 subsection (4) of this Section that pertain to those portions
223	223	12 of the health examination for which the physician, advanced
224	224	13 practice registered nurse, or physician assistant is
225	225	14 responsible. If a registered nurse performs any part of a
226	226	15 health examination, then a physician licensed to practice
227	227	16 medicine in all of its branches must review and sign all
228	228	17 required report forms. Licensed dentists shall perform all
229	229	18 dental examinations and shall sign all report forms required
230	230	19 by subsection (4) of this Section that pertain to the dental
231	231	20 examinations. Physicians licensed to practice medicine in all
232	232	21 its branches or licensed optometrists shall perform all eye
233	233	22 examinations required by this Section and shall sign all
234	234	23 report forms required by subsection (4) of this Section that
235	235	24 pertain to the eye examination. For purposes of this Section,
236	236	25 an eye examination shall at a minimum include history, visual
237	237	26 acuity, subjective refraction to best visual acuity near and
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248	248	1 far, internal and external examination, and a glaucoma
249	249	2 evaluation, as well as any other tests or observations that in
250	250	3 the professional judgment of the doctor are necessary. Vision
251	251	4 and hearing screening tests, which shall not be considered
252	252	5 examinations as that term is used in this Section, shall be
253	253	6 conducted in accordance with rules and regulations of the
254	254	7 Department of Public Health, and by individuals whom the
255	255	8 Department of Public Health has certified. In these rules and
256	256	9 regulations, the Department of Public Health shall require
257	257	10 that individuals conducting vision screening tests give a
258	258	11 child's parent or guardian written notification, before the
259	259	12 vision screening is conducted, that states, "Vision screening
260	260	13 is not a substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by
261	261	14 an eye doctor. Your child is not required to undergo this
262	262	15 vision screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has
263	263	16 completed and signed a report form indicating that an
264	264	17 examination has been administered within the previous 12
265	265	18 months.".
266	266	19 (2.5) With respect to the developmental screening and the
267	267	20 social and emotional screening portion of the health
268	268	21 examination, each child may present proof of having been
269	269	22 screened in accordance with this Section and the rules adopted
270	270	23 under this Section before October 15th of the school year.
271	271	24 With regard to the social and emotional screening only, the
272	272	25 examining health care provider shall only record whether or
273	273	26 not the screening was completed. If the child fails to present
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284	284	1 proof of the developmental screening or the social and
285	285	2 emotional screening portions of the health examination by
286	286	3 October 15th of the school year, qualified school support
287	287	4 personnel may, with a parent's or guardian's consent, offer
288	288	5 the developmental screening or the social and emotional
289	289	6 screening to the child. Each public, private, and parochial
290	290	7 school must give notice of the developmental screening and
291	291	8 social and emotional screening requirements to the parents and
292	292	9 guardians of students in compliance with the rules of the
293	293	10 Department of Public Health. Nothing in this Section shall be
294	294	11 construed to allow a school to exclude a child from attending
295	295	12 because of a parent's or guardian's failure to obtain a
296	296	13 developmental screening or a social and emotional screening
297	297	14 for the child. Once a developmental screening or a social and
298	298	15 emotional screening is completed and proof has been presented
299	299	16 to the school, the school may, with a parent's or guardian's
300	300	17 consent, make available appropriate school personnel to work
301	301	18 with the parent or guardian, the child, and the provider who
302	302	19 signed the screening form to obtain any appropriate
303	303	20 evaluations and services as indicated on the form and in other
304	304	21 information and documentation provided by the parents,
305	305	22 guardians, or provider.
306	306	23 (3) Every child shall, at or about the same time as he or
307	307	24 she receives a health examination required by subsection (1)
308	308	25 of this Section, present to the local school proof of having
309	309	26 received such immunizations against preventable communicable
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320	320	1 diseases as the Department of Public Health shall require by
321	321	2 rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this Section and
322	322	3 the Communicable Disease Prevention Act.
323	323	4 (4) The individuals conducting the health examination,
324	324	5 dental examination, or eye examination shall record the fact
325	325	6 of having conducted the examination, and such additional
326	326	7 information as required, including for a health examination
327	327	8 data relating to asthma and obesity (including at a minimum,
328	328	9 date of birth, gender, height, weight, blood pressure, and
329	329	10 date of exam), on uniform forms which the Department of Public
330	330	11 Health and the State Board of Education shall prescribe for
331	331	12 statewide use. The examiner shall summarize on the report form
332	332	13 any condition that he or she suspects indicates a need for
333	333	14 special services, including for a health examination factors
334	334	15 relating to asthma or obesity. The duty to summarize on the
335	335	16 report form does not apply to social and emotional screenings.
336	336	17 The confidentiality of the information and records relating to
337	337	18 the developmental screening and the social and emotional
338	338	19 screening shall be determined by the statutes, rules, and
339	339	20 professional ethics governing the type of provider conducting
340	340	21 the screening. The individuals confirming the administration
341	341	22 of required immunizations shall record as indicated on the
342	342	23 form that the immunizations were administered.
343	343	24 (5) If a child does not submit proof of having had either
344	344	25 the health examination or the immunization as required, then
345	345	26 the child shall be examined or receive the immunization, as
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356	356	1 the case may be, and present proof by October 15 of the current
357	357	2 school year, or by an earlier date of the current school year
358	358	3 established by a school district. To establish a date before
359	359	4 October 15 of the current school year for the health
360	360	5 examination or immunization as required, a school district
361	361	6 must give notice of the requirements of this Section 60 days
362	362	7 prior to the earlier established date. If for medical reasons
363	363	8 one or more of the required immunizations must be given after
364	364	9 October 15 of the current school year, or after an earlier
365	365	10 established date of the current school year, then the child
366	366	11 shall present, by October 15, or by the earlier established
367	367	12 date, a schedule for the administration of the immunizations
368	368	13 and a statement of the medical reasons causing the delay, both
369	369	14 the schedule and the statement being issued by the physician,
370	370	15 advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant,
371	371	16 registered nurse, or local health department that will be
372	372	17 responsible for administration of the remaining required
373	373	18 immunizations. If a child does not comply by October 15, or by
374	374	19 the earlier established date of the current school year, with
375	375	20 the requirements of this subsection, then the local school
376	376	21 authority shall exclude that child from school until such time
377	377	22 as the child presents proof of having had the health
378	378	23 examination as required and presents proof of having received
379	379	24 those required immunizations which are medically possible to
380	380	25 receive immediately. During a child's exclusion from school
381	381	26 for noncompliance with this subsection, the child's parents or
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392	392	1 legal guardian shall be considered in violation of Section
393	393	2 26-1 and subject to any penalty imposed by Section 26-10. This
394	394	3 subsection (5) does not apply to dental examinations, eye
395	395	4 examinations, and the developmental screening and the social
396	396	5 and emotional screening portions of the health examination. If
397	397	6 the student is an out-of-state transfer student and does not
398	398	7 have the proof required under this subsection (5) before
399	399	8 October 15 of the current year or whatever date is set by the
400	400	9 school district, then he or she may only attend classes (i) if
401	401	10 he or she has proof that an appointment for the required
402	402	11 vaccinations has been scheduled with a party authorized to
403	403	12 submit proof of the required vaccinations. If the proof of
404	404	13 vaccination required under this subsection (5) is not
405	405	14 submitted within 30 days after the student is permitted to
406	406	15 attend classes, then the student is not to be permitted to
407	407	16 attend classes until proof of the vaccinations has been
408	408	17 properly submitted. No school district or employee of a school
409	409	18 district shall be held liable for any injury or illness to
410	410	19 another person that results from admitting an out-of-state
411	411	20 transfer student to class that has an appointment scheduled
412	412	21 pursuant to this subsection (5).
413	413	22 (6) Every school shall report to the State Board of
414	414	23 Education by November 15, in the manner which that agency
415	415	24 shall require, the number of children who have received the
416	416	25 necessary immunizations and the health examination (other than
417	417	26 a dental examination or eye examination) as required,
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428	428	1 indicating, of those who have not received the immunizations
429	429	2 and examination as required, the number of children who are
430	430	3 exempt from health examination and immunization requirements
431	431	4 on religious or medical grounds as provided in subsection (8).
432	432	5 On or before December 1 of each year, every public school
433	433	6 district and registered nonpublic school shall make publicly
434	434	7 available the immunization data they are required to submit to
435	435	8 the State Board of Education by November 15. The immunization
436	436	9 data made publicly available must be identical to the data the
437	437	10 school district or school has reported to the State Board of
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439	439	12 Every school shall report to the State Board of Education
440	440	13 by June 30, in the manner that the State Board requires, the
441	441	14 number of children who have received the required dental
442	442	15 examination, indicating, of those who have not received the
443	443	16 required dental examination, the number of children who are
444	444	17 exempt from the dental examination on religious grounds as
445	445	18 provided in subsection (8) of this Section and the number of
446	446	19 children who have received a waiver under subsection (1.5) of
447	447	20 this Section.
448	448	21 Every school shall report to the State Board of Education
449	449	22 by June 30, in the manner that the State Board requires, the
450	450	23 number of children who have received the required eye
451	451	24 examination, indicating, of those who have not received the
452	452	25 required eye examination, the number of children who are
453	453	26 exempt from the eye examination as provided in subsection (8)
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464	464	1 of this Section, the number of children who have received a
465	465	2 waiver under subsection (1.10) of this Section, and the total
466	466	3 number of children in noncompliance with the eye examination
467	467	4 requirement.
468	468	5 The reported information under this subsection (6) shall
469	469	6 be provided to the Department of Public Health by the State
470	470	7 Board of Education.
471	471	8 (7) Upon determining that the number of pupils who are
472	472	9 required to be in compliance with subsection (5) of this
473	473	10 Section is below 90% of the number of pupils enrolled in the
474	474	11 school district, 10% of each State aid payment made pursuant
475	475	12 to Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 to the school district for such
476	476	13 year may be withheld by the State Board of Education until the
477	477	14 number of students in compliance with subsection (5) is the
478	478	15 applicable specified percentage or higher.
479	479	16 (8) Children of parents or legal guardians who object to
480	480	17 health, dental, or eye examinations or any part thereof, to
481	481	18 immunizations, or to vision and hearing screening tests on
482	482	19 religious grounds shall not be required to undergo the
483	483	20 examinations, tests, or immunizations to which they so object
484	484	21 if such parents or legal guardians present to the appropriate
485	485	22 local school authority a signed Certificate of Religious
486	486	23 Exemption detailing the grounds for objection and the specific
487	487	24 immunizations, tests, or examinations to which they object.
488	488	25 The grounds for objection must set forth the specific
489	489	26 religious belief that conflicts with the examination, test,
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500	500	1 immunization, or other medical intervention. The signed
501	501	2 certificate shall also reflect the parent's or legal
502	502	3 guardian's understanding of the school's exclusion policies in
503	503	4 the case of a vaccine-preventable disease outbreak or
504	504	5 exposure. The certificate must also be signed by the
505	505	6 authorized examining health care provider responsible for the
506	506	7 performance of the child's health examination confirming that
507	507	8 the provider provided education to the parent or legal
508	508	9 guardian on the benefits of immunization and the health risks
509	509	10 to the student and to the community of the communicable
510	510	11 diseases for which immunization is required in this State.
511	511	12 However, the health care provider's signature on the
512	512	13 certificate reflects only that education was provided and does
513	513	14 not allow a health care provider grounds to determine a
514	514	15 religious exemption. Those receiving immunizations required
515	515	16 under this Code shall be provided with the relevant vaccine
516	516	17 information statements that are required to be disseminated by
517	517	18 the federal National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986,
518	518	19 which may contain information on circumstances when a vaccine
519	519	20 should not be administered, prior to administering a vaccine.
520	520	21 A healthcare provider may consider including without
521	521	22 limitation the nationally accepted recommendations from
522	522	23 federal agencies such as the Advisory Committee on
523	523	24 Immunization Practices, the information outlined in the
524	524	25 relevant vaccine information statement, and vaccine package
525	525	26 inserts, along with the healthcare provider's clinical
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536	536	1 judgment, to determine whether any child may be more
537	537	2 susceptible to experiencing an adverse vaccine reaction than
538	538	3 the general population, and, if so, the healthcare provider
539	539	4 may exempt the child from an immunization or adopt an
540	540	5 individualized immunization schedule. The Certificate of
541	541	6 Religious Exemption shall be created by the Department of
542	542	7 Public Health and shall be made available and used by parents
543	543	8 and legal guardians by the beginning of the 2015-2016 school
544	544	9 year. Parents or legal guardians must submit the Certificate
545	545	10 of Religious Exemption to their local school authority prior
546	546	11 to entering kindergarten, sixth grade, and ninth grade for
547	547	12 each child for which they are requesting an exemption. The
548	548	13 religious objection stated need not be directed by the tenets
549	549	14 of an established religious organization. However, general
550	550	15 philosophical or moral reluctance to allow physical
551	551	16 examinations, eye examinations, immunizations, vision and
552	552	17 hearing screenings, or dental examinations does not provide a
553	553	18 sufficient basis for an exception to statutory requirements.
554	554	19 The local school authority is responsible for determining if
555	555	20 the content of the Certificate of Religious Exemption
556	556	21 constitutes a valid religious objection. The local school
557	557	22 authority shall inform the parent or legal guardian of
558	558	23 exclusion procedures, in accordance with the Department's
559	559	24 rules under Part 690 of Title 77 of the Illinois
560	560	25 Administrative Code, at the time the objection is presented.
561	561	26 If the physical condition of the child is such that any one
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572	572	1 or more of the immunizing agents should not be administered,
573	573	2 the examining physician, advanced practice registered nurse,
574	574	3 or physician assistant responsible for the performance of the
575	575	4 health examination shall endorse that fact upon the health
576	576	5 examination form.
577	577	6 Exempting a child from the health, dental, or eye
578	578	7 examination does not exempt the child from participation in
579	579	8 the program of physical education training provided in
580	580	9 Sections 27-5 through 27-7 of this Code.
581	581	10 (8.5) The school board of a school district shall include
582	582	11 informational materials regarding influenza and influenza
583	583	12 vaccinations and meningococcal disease and meningococcal
584	584	13 vaccinations developed, provided, or approved by the
585	585	14 Department of Public Health under Section 2310-700 of the
586	586	15 Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil
587	587	16 Administrative Code of Illinois when the board provides
588	588	17 information on immunizations, infectious diseases,
589	589	18 medications, or other school health issues to the parents or
590	590	19 guardians of students.
591	591	20 (9) For the purposes of this Section, "nursery schools"
592	592	21 means those nursery schools operated by elementary school
593	593	22 systems or secondary level school units or institutions of
594	594	23 higher learning.
595	595	24 (Source: P.A. 100-238, eff. 1-1-18; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17;
596	596	25 100-513, eff. 1-1-18; 100-829, eff. 1-1-19; 100-863, eff.
597	597	26 8-14-18; 100-977, eff. 1-1-19; 100-1011, eff. 8-21-18; 101-81,
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