Illinois To Keep Testing High School Athletes for Steroids

Illinois will remain one of three states to test student-athletes for performance-enhancing drugs such as steroids. On Monday, the Illinois High School Association's Board of Directors voted to continue the testing program, which began with the 2008-09 school year - joining Florida, Texas and New Jersey. Florida discontinued its efforts in 2009.

The IHSA's testing program changed slightly after its inaugural year, when a new law was enacted for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school years requiring certain testing benchmarks to be met annually, as well as requiring an educational component to be completed by all member school coaches. "The state law mandating the testing has sunset," says Marty Hickman, IHSA's executive director. "Regardless, the IHSA funded the program during its first year and was prepared to do so again. Our board believes in this program and made it clear that they want it to continue. I commend them for that decision."

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