Bill > H2475

This bill aims to enhance student safety in interscholastic athletic activities by making several key changes to Massachusetts state law. First, the bill expands the list of qualified individuals who can conduct head injury safety training to include licensed athletic trainers, provided they have completed the annual head injury safety training required by state regulations (105 CMR 201.007). Second, the bill mandates that every high school in Massachusetts offering interscholastic athletic activities must employ a licensed athletic trainer, which will help ensure professional medical oversight and support for student athletes. Additionally, the bill makes minor technical amendments to Chapter 69, inserting the word "athletic" before "trainers" in references to coaches and trainers, which appears to be a clarifying linguistic update. These provisions collectively seek to improve student athlete safety by ensuring more professional medical expertise is available during school-based athletic activities and that proper head injury training is consistently implemented.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2475