,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ibah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #i1 #bjbf,mr4   
,got!im] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,bacon7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,work=ce  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct local educational 
ag5cies t receive c]ta9 ,f$]al funds to 
require /ud5ts 9 grades #i ?r\gh #ab to 
receive an electroc>diogram & an        
e*oc>diogram prior to p>ticipat+ 9 an   
a?letic conte/ = ! fir/ "t1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ,m>cus's ,law4  #b4 ,requir+ 
electroc>diograms & e*oc>diograms = high
 s*ool /ud5ts p>ticipat+ 9 a?letic      
conte/s  7a7 ,electroc>diogram &        
e*oc>diogram requir$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al     
,beg9n+ ) s*ool ye> #bjbf-bjbg & 9      
accordance ) p>agraph 7#b7 & subject to 
p>agraph 7#c71 a local educational ag5cy
 t receives funds "u an applicable      
program %all require /ud5ts s]v$ by su* 
ag5cy 9 grades #i ?r\gh #ab to receive  
m$ical scre5+ prior to p>ticipat+ 9 an  

a?letic conte/ = ! fir/ "t4  7#b7 ,p]iod
 ,a /ud5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may  
receive m$ical scre5+ 9 accordance ) su*
 p>agraph at any po9t dur+ ! p]iod--    
7,a7 beg9n+ on ! date t is ! fir/ day ( 
! s*ool ye> 9 :i* su* /ud5t beg9s grade 
#i2 &  7,b7 end+ on ! date t is #a day  
prior to ! fir/ "t su* /ud5t p>ticipates
 9 an a?letic conte/ at any po9t dur+   
grades #i ?r\gh #ab4  7#c7 ,p>tn]%ips   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,by n lat] ?an ! fir/ day 
( ! fir/ sports season t beg9s aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 a local
 educational ag5cy describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#a7 %all ent] into a p>tn]%ip ) a      
public or private entity to (f] m$ical  
scre5+s requir$ "u ?is section at a co/ 
( #bj or less p] /ud5t4  7,b7 ,waiv]    
7i7 ,9 g5]al ,if a local educational    
ag5cy is unable to ent] into a p>tn]%ip 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 ) respect to
 a sports season1 su* ag5cy %all submit 
to ! ,secret>y su* in=mation z !        
,secret>y may require 9 ord] to         
demon/rate attempts by su* ag5cy to ent]

 into su* a p>tn]%ip4  7ii7 ,det]m9ation
 ,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es1 bas$ on !    
in=mation submitt$ "u clause 7i71 t a   
local educational ag5cy made suffici5t  
attempts to ent] into a p>tn]%ip        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all waive ! requirem5t "u p>agraph    
7#a7 = su* ag5cy ) respect to ! sports  
season describ$ 9 clause 7i74  7iii7    
,subsequ5t sports season ,a local       
educational ag5cy t receives a waiv] "u 
clause 7ii7 %all attempt to ent] into a 
p>tn]%ip describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 t  
beg9s n lat] ?an ! fir/ day ( ! sports  
season imm$iately foll[+ ! sports season
 = :i* ! waiv] applies4  7b7 ,religi\s &
 m$ical exemptions ,a local educational 
ag5cy describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a7 may 
n require m$ical scre5+ ) respect to any
 /ud5t--  7#a7 = :om su* m$ical scre5+  
conflicts ) ! religi\s t5ets & practices
 ( su* /ud5t or _! p>5t2 or  7#b7 :o    
provides docum5tation f a physician     
describ+ :y su* /ud5t %\ld n p>ticipate 
9 su* m$ical scre5+2 or  7c7 ,def9itions

 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,applicable       
program ,! t]m applicable program has ! 
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #djj7;c7 ( 
! ,g5]al ,education ,provisions ,act    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abba7;c774  7#b7        
,a?letic conte/ ,! t]m a?letic conte/   
means a competitive ev5t :]e a?letes or 
teams compete on behalf ( a second>y    
s*ool1 includ+ a game1 mat*1 meet1 or   
t\rnam5t4  7#c7 ,,esea t]ms ,! t]ms     
local educational ag5cy & p>5t 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     
,m$ical scre5+ ,! t]m m$ical scre5+     
means an electroc>diogram &             
e*oc>diogram4