,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,menendez submitted the     
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,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 #bjab to    
#bjac academic year2  ,whereas it is    
estimated that in #bjab1 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 every #c minutes1 a child is   
treated in an emergency department for a
 sports-related concussion1 accounting  

for more than #h percent of all         
sports-related emergency cases2         
,whereas the number of sports-related   
concussion injuries has doubled in the  
last #ae years among student athletes   
aged #h to #ai1 despite an overall      
decrease in the number of students      
participating in sports2 ,whereas sudden
 cardiac arrest 7,,sca7 is the leading  
cause of death for youth participating  
in sports or exercising1 with upwards of
 #hj percent of those suffering from    
,,sca being asymptomatic prior to       
cardiac arrest2 ,whereas instances of   
heat-related illness have more than     
doubled since #aiig and affect high     
school football players at an average   
rate that is #aj times higher than that 
of participants in other sports2        
,whereas approximately #a1ejj children  
aged #ab to #ag were treated in an      
emergency department for energy         
drink-related emergencies in #bjaa2     
,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 in 
light of the increase in                
athletic-related injuries to student    
athletes1 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 ,senate--  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