Senate Bill S92

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to safety training and regulations for the recognition and management of head injuries occurring during school athletic activities

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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-S92 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1480
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3001-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6297, A10890
2013-2014: S235

2011-S92 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to safety training and regulations for the recognition and management of head injuries occurring during school athletic activities.

2011-S92 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S92 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   92

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  training  of  school
  athletic coaches in the recognition and management of head injuries

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

  Section 1. Legislative intent. Concussions are one of the most common-
ly reported injuries in children  and  adolescents  who  participate  in
sports and recreational activities.  The centers for disease control and
prevention estimates that as many as three million nine hundred thousand
sports-related  and  recreation-related  concussions occur in the United
States each year.
  A concussion is a type of brain injury that can  range  from  mild  to
severe and can disrupt the way the brain normally works. It is caused by
a  blow  or  motion  to  the  head or body that causes the brain to move
rapidly inside the skull. The risk of catastrophic injuries or death  is
significant  when  a concussion or head injury is not properly evaluated
and managed.
  Concussions can occur in any organized or unorganized sport or  recre-
ational  activity  and  can result from a fall or from players colliding
with each other, the ground, or with obstacles. Concussions  occur  with
or  without  loss of consciousness, but the vast majority occurs without
loss of consciousness.
  Continuing to play with a concussion or symptoms of head injury leaves
the young athlete especially  vulnerable  to  greater  injury  and  even
death.  Despite some increased recognition about the importance of diag-
nosing and treating concussions, some affected youth athletes are prema-
turely  returned  to  play,  which can have harmful and potentially even
deadly results.   It is therefore  imperative  that  adults  supervising
young  athletes  in school settings receive proper training to recognize

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

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