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Jan 10, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A1480
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Naomi Rivera
Kenneth Zebrowski
multi-Sponsors
Earlene Hooper
2011-A1480 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A1480 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1480 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 10, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HOOP- ER -- read once and referred 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 and evaluate concussions and other traumatic sport-related injuries in EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01468-01-1
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