Assembly Bill A1930

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment and implementation of guidelines concerning certain head injuries

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A1930 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S631
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §921, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A8385, S7604

2011-A1930 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment and implementation of guidelines concerning certain head injuries.

2011-A1930 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1930

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SWEENEY, REILLY, JAFFEE, COOK, BENEDETTO, ORTIZ,
  MARKEY, GALEF, CUSICK, CYMBROWITZ, PAULIN, MILLMAN, M. MILLER,  ENGLE-
  BRIGHT  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. DESTITO, DINOWITZ, GIBSON,
  HOOPER, MAISEL, McENENY, PERRY, PHEFFER,  ROBINSON,  SCHIMEL,  THIELE,
  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment and
  implementation of guidelines concerning certain head injuries

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 921 to
read as follows:
  S 921. GUIDELINES FOR CERTAIN ATHLETIC AND RECREATIONAL PARTICIPATION.
1.  EVERY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT GUIDELINES FOR
THE RETURN TO ATHLETIC COMPETITION, GYM CLASS OR SCHOOL SPONSORED RECRE-
ATIONAL ACTIVITY BY STUDENTS AFTER SUFFERING A CONCUSSION.
  2. THE GUIDELINES PROVIDED FOR IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION
SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, WRITTEN CLEARANCE FROM A PHYSICIAN
BEFORE THE STUDENT IS ALLOWED TO RETURN TO ATHLETIC COMPETITION, PARTIC-
IPATION IN GYM CLASS OR OTHER SCHOOL SPONSORED RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall  have become a law. Effective immediately, any rules and regu-
lations necessary for the timely  implementation  of  this  act  on  its
effective date shall be promulgated on or before such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01806-01-1

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