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Limited hitting bill voted down by state committee for second straight day

For the second straight day, a state education committee voted down a bill seeking to limit full-contact football drills.

The state's Elementary and Secondary Education committee voted Rep. Carol Sente's House Bill 1205 down, 8-5, Thursday morning in Springfield. The same measure was voted down 6-5 on Wednesday.

The bill sought to limit full-contact drills to two days a week and prohibit the practice all together during the offseason and summer. Under the bill, coaches would also be required to complete an online concussion training program.

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