NY S07161 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on March 18 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-18 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to adopt and implement rules and regulations for the treatment and monitoring of students with mild traumatic brain injuries; such rules and regulations shall apply to school districts, boards of cooperative educational services and nonpublic schools; requires provisions of information pamphlet on mild traumatic brain injuries to parents of pupils participating in interscholastic sports or who have suffered a mild traumatic brain injury; requires written consent of and acknowledgment of receipt of such pamphlet by pupil and parents prior to participation in interscholastic sports; limits liability of school districts and not-for-profit youth athletic programs for injuries and death from participation in sports program.

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Title

Directs the commissioner of education to adopt and implement rules and regulations for the treatment and monitoring of students with mild traumatic brain injuries; such rules and regulations shall apply to school districts, boards of cooperative educational services and nonpublic schools; requires provisions of information pamphlet on mild traumatic brain injuries to parents of pupils participating in interscholastic sports or who have suffered a mild traumatic brain injury; requires written consent of and acknowledgment of receipt of such pamphlet by pupil and parents prior to participation in interscholastic sports; limits liability of school districts and not-for-profit youth athletic programs for injuries and death from participation in sports program.

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-03-18 REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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