---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-ATHLETE CONCUSSIONS"
description: "Amends the School Code to make changes to provisions concerning student athletes and concussions and head injuries. Provides that a school may appoint a physician assistant to serve on its concussion oversight team. With respect to a student who has been removed from practice or competition practicing or competing again, provides for evaluation by an advanced practice nurse working under the supervision of a physician or by a physician assistant working under the supervision of a physician; makes related changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 1692"
citation: "Illinois SB 1692 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b249117-1f46-4d49-8108-9d4dbd8a6bce"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1692&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=104528&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "6170889f79f575f04f6a4dc231b6365de6cdedfe96373f04c516d44794624875"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 1692 (100th) — SCH CD-ATHLETE CONCUSSIONS

Amends the School Code to make changes to provisions concerning student athletes and concussions and head injuries. Provides that a school may appoint a physician assistant to serve on its concussion oversight team. With respect to a student who has been removed from practice or competition practicing or competing again, provides for evaluation by an advanced practice nurse working under the supervision of a physician or by a physician assistant working under the supervision of a physician; makes related changes. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1692&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104528&DocNum=1692&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1692eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104528&DocNum=1692&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1692enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104528&DocNum=1692&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kwame Raoul — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2017-02-28** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Postponed - Education
- **2017-03-15** Do Pass Education; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2017
- **2017-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
- **2017-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2017-04-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 009-000-000
- **2017-05-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2017-05-04** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Raoul `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2017-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-05** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-05** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2017-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-15** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2017-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-24** Effective Date September 1, 2017
- **2017-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0309 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b249117-1f46-4d49-8108-9d4dbd8a6bce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).