,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bfjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ae1 #bjai,mr4 
,durb9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to promote m9imum ,/ate     
requirem5ts = ! prev5tion & treatm5t (  
concussions caus$ by p>ticipation 9     
s*ool sports1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,protect+ ,/ud5t ,a?letes f ,concussions
 ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,m9imum ,/ate       
requirem5ts  7a7 ,m9imum requirem5ts    
,ea* ,/ate t receives funds "u !        
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq47 &   
does n meet ! requirem5ts describ$ 9 ?is
 section1 z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 %all1 n lat] ?an ! la/ day ( !    
fif? full fiscal ye> aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is    
,act z ! compliance deadl9e71 enact     
legislation or issue regulations        
e/abli%+ ! foll[+ m9imum requirem5ts3   

7#a7 ,local educational ag5cy concussion
 safety & managem5t plan ,ea* local     
educational ag5cy 9 ! ,/ate1 9          
consultation ) memb]s ( ! community 9   
:i* su* ag5cy is locat$1 %all develop & 
implem5t a /&>d plan = concussion safety
 & managem5t t--  7,a7 educates /ud5ts1 
p>5ts1 & s*ool p]sonnel ab\t            
concussions1 ?r\gh activities su* z--   
7i7 tra9+ s*ool p]sonnel1 includ+       
coa*es1 tea*]s1 a?letic tra9]s1 relat$  
s]vices p]sonnel1 & s*ool nurses1 on    
concussion safety & managem5t1 includ+  
tra9+ on ! prev5tion1 recognition1 &    
academic consequ5ces ( concussions &    
response to concussions2 &  7ii7 us+1   
ma9ta9+1 & dissem9at+ to /ud5ts &       
p>5ts--  7,i7 release =ms & o!r         
appropriate =ms = report+ & record      
keep+2  7,,ii7 treatm5t plans2 &        
7,,iii7 prev5tion & po/-injury          
obs]vation & monitor+ fact %eets ab\t   
concussion2  7,b7 enc\rages supports1   
:]e feasible1 = a /ud5t recov]+ f a     
concussion 7reg>dless ( :e!r or n !     

concussion occurr$ dur+ s*ool-sponsor$  
activities1 dur+ s*ool h\rs1 on s*ool   
prop]ty1 or dur+ an a?letic activity71  
su* z--  7i7 guid+ ! /ud5t 9 resum+     
p>ticipation 9 a?letic activity &       
academic activities ) ! help ( a        
multi-discipl9>y concussion managem5t   
team1 :i* may include--  7,i7 a heal?   
c>e pr(essional1 ! p>5ts ( su* /ud5t1 a 
s*ool nurse1 relevant relat$ s]vices    
p]sonnel1 & o!r relevant s*ool p]sonnel2
 &  7,,ii7 an individual :o is assign$  
by a public s*ool to ov]see & manage !  
recov]y ( su* /ud5t2 &  7ii7 provid+    
appropriate academic accommodations aim$
 at progressively re9troduc+ cognitive  
dem&s on ! /ud5t2 &  7,c7 enc\rages !   
use ( be/ practices design$ to ensure1 )
 respect to concussions1 ! uni=mity (   
safety /&>ds1 treatm5t1 & managem5t1 su*
 z--  7i7 dissem9at+ in=mation on       
concussion safety & managem5t to !      
public2 &  7ii7 apply+ uni=m be/        
practice /&>ds = concussion safety &    
managem5t to all /ud5ts enroll$ 9 public

 s*ools4  7#b7 ,po/+ ( in=mation on     
concussions ,ea* public elem5t>y s*ool &
 ea* public second>y s*ool %all po/ on  
s*ool gr\nds1 9 a mann] t is visible to 
/ud5ts & s*ool p]sonnel1 & make publicly
 available on ! s*ool website1 in=mation
 on concussions t--  7,a7 is bas$ on    
pe]-review$ sci5tific evid5ce 7su* z    
in=mation made available by ! ,c5t]s =  
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion72  7,b7  
%all include in=mation on--  7i7 ! risks
 pos$ by su/a9+ a concussion2  7ii7 !   
actions a /ud5t %\ld take 9 response to 
su/a9+ a concussion1 includ+ !          
notification ( s*ool p]sonnel2 &  7iii7 
! signs & symptoms ( a concussion2 &    
7,c7 may include in=mation on--  7i7 !  
def9ition ( a concussion2  7ii7 ! means 
available to ! /ud5t to r$uce ! incid5ce
 or recurr5ce ( a concussion2 &  7iii7 !
 effects ( a concussion on academic     
le>n+ & p]=mance4  7#c7 ,response to    
concussion ,if an individual designat$ f
 among s*ool p]sonnel = purposes ( ?is  
,act1 "o ( :om mu/ be 9 att5dance at e  

s*ool-sponsor$ activity1 suspects t a   
/ud5t has su/a9$ a concussion 7reg>dless
 ( :e!r or n ! concussion occurr$ dur+  
s*ool-sponsor$ activities1 dur+ s*ool   
h\rs1 on s*ool prop]ty1 or dur+ an      
a?letic activity7--  7,a7 ! /ud5t %all  
be--  7i7 imm$iately remov$ f           
p>ticipation 9 a s*ool-sponsor$ a?letic 
activity2 &  7ii7 prohibit$ f return+ to
 p>ticipate 9 a s*ool-sponsor$ a?letic  
activity on ! day t /ud5t is remov$ f   
su* p>ticipation2 &  7,b7 ! designat$   
individual %all report to ! p>5t or     
gu>dian ( su* /ud5t--  7i7 any in=mation
 t ! designat$ s*ool employee is aw>e ( 
reg>d+ ! date1 "t1 & type ( ! injury    
suff]$ by su* /ud5t 7reg>dless ( :]e1   
:51 or h[ a concussion may h occurr$72 &
  7ii7 any actions tak5 to treat su*    
/ud5t4  7#d7 ,return to a?letics ,if a  
/ud5t has su/a9$ a concussion 7reg>dless
 ( :e!r or n ! concussion occurr$ dur+  
s*ool-sponsor$ activities1 dur+ s*ool   
h\rs1 on s*ool prop]ty1 or dur+ an      
a?letic activity71 be=e su* /ud5t       

resumes p>ticipation 9 s*ool-sponsor$   
a?letic activities1 ! s*ool %all receive
 a writt5 release f a heal? c>e         
pr(essional1 t--  7,a7 /ates t ! /ud5t  
is capable ( resum+ p>ticipation 9 su*  
activities2 &  7,b7 may require ! /ud5t 
to foll[ a plan design$ to aid ! /ud5t 9
 recov]+ & resum+ p>ticipation 9 su*    
activities 9 a mann] t--  7i7 is        
coord9at$1 z appropriate1 ) p]iods (    
cognitive & physical re/ :ile symptoms (
 a concussion p]si/2 &  7ii7 re9troduces
 cognitive & physical dem&s on su* /ud5t
 on a progressive basis only z su*      
increases 9 ex]tion d n cause !         
reem]g5ce or wors5+ ( symptoms ( a      
concussion4  7b7 ,noncompliance  7#a7   
,fir/ ye> ,if a ,/ate describ$ 9        
subsection 7a7 fails to comply )        
subsection 7a7 by ! compliance deadl9e1 
! ,secret>y ( ,education %all r$uce by  
#e p]c5t ! am\nt ( funds ! ,/ate        
receives "u ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y     
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#fcja et seq47 = ! fir/ fiscal ye>      

foll[+ ! compliance deadl9e4  7#b7      
,succe$+ ye>s ,if ! ,/ate fails to s    
comply by ! la/ day ( any fiscal ye>    
foll[+ ! compliance deadl9e1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,education %all r$uce by #aj p]c5t ! 
am\nt ( funds ! ,/ate receives "u t ,act
 = ! foll[+ fiscal ye>4  7#c7           
,notification ( noncompliance ,prior to 
r$uc+ any funds t a ,/ate receives "u ! 
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq47 9   
accordance ) ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,education %all provide a writt5     
notification ( ! int5d$ r$uction ( funds
 to ! ,/ate & to ! appropriate          
committees ( ,congress4  #c4 ,rule (    
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be    
con/ru$ to affect civil or crim9al      
liability "u ,f$]al or ,/ate law4  #d4  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,concussion ,! t]m concussion means a   
type ( mild traumatic bra9 injury t--   
7,a7 is caus$ by a bl[1 jolt1 or motion 
to ! head or body t causes ! bra9 to    
move rapidly 9 ! skull2  7,b7 disrupts  

normal bra9 function+ & alt]s ! m5tal   
/ate ( ! individual1 caus+ ! individual 
to exp]i5ce--  7i7 any p]iod ( obs]v$ or
 self-report$--  7,i7 transi5t          
confusion1 disori5tation1 or impair$    
consci\sness2  7,,ii7 dysfunction (     
memory ar\nd ! "t ( injury2 or  7,,iii7 
loss ( consci\sness la/+ less ?an #cj   
m9utes2 or  7ii7 any "o ( #d types (    
symptoms1 includ+--  7,i7 physical      
symptoms1 su* z heada*e1 fatigue1 or    
dizz9ess2  7,,ii7 cognitive symptoms1   
su* z memory di/urbance or sl[$ ?9k+2   
7,,iii7 emotional symptoms1 su* z       
irritability or sadness2 or  7,,iv7     
difficulty sleep+2 &  7,c7 c occur-- 7i7
 ) or )\t ! loss ( consci\sness2 &  7ii7
 dur+ p>ticipation 9 any organiz$ sport 
or recreational activity4  7#b7 ,heal?  
c>e pr(essional ,! t]m heal? c>e        
pr(essional--  7,a7 means an individual 
:o has be5 tra9$ 9 diagnosis & managem5t
 ( concussion 9 a p$iatric population2 &
  7,b7 is regi/]$1 lic5s$1 c]tifi$1 or  
o!rwise /atutorily recogniz$ by ! ,/ate 

to provide su* diagnosis & managem5t4   
7#c7 ,local educational ag5cy2 ,/ate ,! 
t]ms local educational ag5cy & ,/ate h !
 mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #haja ( 
! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#d7    
,relat$ ,s]vices ,p]sonnel ,! t]m relat$
 s]vices p]sonnel means individuals :o  
provide relat$ s]vices1 z def9$ "u      
section #fjb ( ! ,individuals )         
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adja74  7#e7 ,s*ool-sponsor$ 
a?letic activity ,! t]m s*ool-sponsor$  
a?letic activity means--  7,a7 any      
physical education class or program ( a 
s*ool2  7,b7 any a?letic activity       
au?oriz$ dur+ ! s*ool day on s*ool      
gr\nds t is n an in/ructional activity2 
7,c7 any extracurricul> sports team1    
club1 or league organiz$ by a s*ool on  
or (f s*ool gr\nds2 &  7,d7 any recess  
activity4