Bill > A708

Introduced Session

This bill requires a school district or nonpublic school to provide counseling services for any student-athlete who makes a complaint against a coach or sports official. Under the bill, in the event that a student-athlete who participates in a Statewide interscholastic sports program, or the student's parent or guardian, makes a complaint against a coach or sports official during the course of a game, meet, or official competition, the school district or nonpublic school which the student attends will: (1) make available to the student-athlete a school counselor, school social worker, or school psychologist to assess any emotional or psychological impact the alleged incident may have had on the student-athlete; and (2) notify the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association of the complaint made against the coach or sports official. The school counselor, school social worker, or school psychologist will refer the student for counseling or such other services deemed necessary.

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Shavonda Sumter (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (on 01/14/2020)