,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bhhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ah          
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #af71 #bjbe 
,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 ( #bjbe4   
#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 &  7iii7 if ! /ud5t's 
symptoms ( concussion p]si/ = a         
sub/antial p]iod ( "t--  7,i7 evaluat+ !
 /ud5t 9 accordance ) section #fad ( !  
,individuals ) ,disabilities ,education 
,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adad7 to det]m9e   
:e!r ! /ud5t is eligible = s]vices "u "p
 ,b ( su* ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adaa et  

seq472 or  7,,ii7 evaluat+ :e!r ! /ud5t 
is eligible = s]vices "u section #ejd ( 
! ,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7#bi     
,u4,s4,c4 #gid72 &  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 resum+    
p>ticipation 9 s*ool-sponsor$ a?letic   
activities--  7,i7 on ! day ! /ud5t     
su/a9$ ! concussion2 &  7,,ii7 until !  
day ! /ud5t is capable ( resum+ su*     

p>ticipation1 accord+ to ! /ud5t's      
writt5 release1 z describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#d72 &  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$1 z appropriate1 ) p]iods (    
cognitive & physical re/ :ile symptoms (
 a concussion p]si/2 &  7ii7 re9troduces
 cognitive & physical dem&s on su* /ud5t
 on a progressive basis only z su*      
increases 9 ex]tion d n cause !         
reem]g5ce or wors5+ ( symptoms ( a      
concussion4  7#e7  ,return to academics 
,if a /ud5t enroll$ 9 a public s*ool 9 !
 ,/ate has su/a9$ a concussion1 !       
concussion managem5t team 7z describ$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a77;,b77i77 ( ! s*ool %all  
consult ) & make recomm5dations to      
relevant s*ool p]sonnel & ! /ud5t to    
ensure t ! /ud5t is receiv+ !           
appropriate academic supports1 includ+--
  7,a7 provid+ = p]iods ( cognitive re/ 
ov] ! c\rse ( ! s*ool day2  7,b7 provid+
 modifi$ academic assignm5ts2  7,c7     
all[+ = gradual re9troduction to        
cognitive dem&s2 &  7,d7 o!r appropriate
 academic accommodations or adju/m5ts4  
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 #a ( #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 means an individual--  7,a7 
:o has be5 tra9$ 9 diagnosis & managem5t
 ( concussion 9 a p$iatric population2  
7,b7 :o is regi/]$1 lic5s$1 c]tifi$1 or 
o!rwise /atutorily recogniz$ by ! ,/ate 
to provide su* diagnosis & managem5t2 & 
7,c7 ^: scope ( practice & exp]i5ce     
includes ! diagnosis & managem5t (      
traumatic bra9 injury among a p$iatric  
population4  7#c7  ,local educational   
ag5cy2 ,/ate  ,! t]ms local educational 
ag5cy & ,/ate h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9
 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y
 ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja74  7#d7  ,relat$ ,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        
extra-curricul> sports team1 club1 or   
league organiz$ by a s*ool on or (f     
s*ool gr\nds2 &  7,d7 any recess        
activity4