,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,february #ae1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,gerlach 7for himself and ,mr4     
,nunes7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,supporting the goals and ideals of the 
,secondary ,school ,student ,athletes'  
,bill of ,rights4  ,whereas over        
#g1gjj1jjj student athletes participated
 in secondary school athletics during   
the #bjaa to #bjab academic year2       
,whereas it is estimated that over the  
course of the #bjaa to #bjab academic   
year1 secondary school student athletes 
participating in #i of the most popular 
high school sports1 including football1 

boys' and girls' soccer1 girls'         
volleyball1 boys' and girls' basketball1
 wrestling1 baseball1 and softball1     
suffered over #a1cjj1jjj instances of   
injury2 ,whereas #bb percent of injuries
 suffered by secondary school student   
athletes during the #bjaa to #bjab      
academic year were concussions2 ,whereas
 the number of concussion injuries has  
steadily increased from #i percent of   
total injuries incurred during the #bjje
 to #bjjf academic year to nearly #be   
percent of all injuries experienced by  
student athletes during the #bjaa to    
#bjab academic year2 ,whereas secondary 
school student athletes with access to  
certified athletic health care          
professionals have lower overall injury 
rates1 lower recurrent injury rates1 and
 lower concussion rates than student    
athletes without access to certified    
athletic health care professionals2     
,whereas with an increase in both the   
exposure of secondary school students to
 athletics and incidents of             

athletic-related injuries1 schools are  
encouraged to develop and adopt best    
practices and standards to prevent and  
address student athlete injury2 ,whereas
 the ,secondary ,school ,student        
,athletes' ,bill of ,rights sets forth  
that secondary school student athletes  
have the right to--  7#a7 be coached by 
individuals who are well-trained in     
sport-specific safety and to be         
monitored by athletic health care team  
members2  7#b7 quality1 regular         
pre-participation examinations and each 
athlete has the right to participate    
under a comprehensive concussion        
management plan2  7#c7 participate in   
sporting activities on safe1 clean      
playing surfaces1 in both indoor and    
outdoor facilities2  7#d7 utilize       
equipment and uniforms that are safe1   
fitted appropriately1 and routinely     
maintained1 and to appropriate personnel
 trained in proper removal of equipment 
in case of injury2  7#e7 participate    
safely in all environmental conditions  

where play follows approved guidelines  
and medical policies and procedures1    
with a hydration plan in place2  7#f7 a 
safe playing environment with           
venue-specific emergency action plans   
that are coordinated by the athletic    
health care team and regularly rehearsed
 with local emergency personnel2  7#g7  
privacy of health information and proper
 referral for medical1 psychosocial1 and
 nutritional counseling2  7#h7          
participate in a culture that finds     
playing through pain unacceptable unless
 there has been a medical assessment2   
7#i7 immediate1 on-site injury          
assessments with decisions made by      
qualified sports medicine professionals2
 and  7#aj7 along with their parents1   
the latest information about the        
benefits and potential risks of         
participation in competitive sports1    
including access to statistics on       
fatalities and catastrophic injuries to 
youth athletes2 and  ,whereas the       
,secondary ,school ,student ,athletes'  

,bill of ,rights1 which sets forth goals
 and ideals to improve the health1      
well-being1 and athletic experience of  
secondary school students1 can serve as 
a valuable resource to reduce injury1   
promote athlete safety1 and encourage   
well-being3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 expresses support for the          
principles and values set forth in the  
,secondary ,school ,student ,athletes'  
,bill of ,rights2  7#b7 recognizes the  
importance of proper safety measures1   
timely medical assessments1 and         
appropriate environmental conditions in 
ensuring the health and well-being of   
secondary school student athletes2  7#c7
 recognizes the role that teachers1     
parents1 coaches1 and athletic health   
care team members play in ensuring the  
safety and well-being of secondary      
school student athletes2  7#d7 expresses
 support for secondary schools that have
 successfully implemented programs1     
policies1 and practices to emphasize and

 encourage student athlete safety and   
well-being2 and  7#e7 encourages        
secondary schools to continue to take   
all available and reasonable efforts to 
ensure student athlete safety4