Bill > A4755

Introduced Session

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed recommendations concerning a student-athlete's return to sports and activities following a concussion or other head injury. According to the centers, a student-athlete who sustains a concussion or other head injury should not return to competition or practice until he first returns to regular school activities and is no longer experiencing symptoms of the injury when conducting those activities. Once those conditions are met, the centers recommend that the student-athlete engage in a graduated, five-step "Return-to-Play-Progression" to ensure the student-athlete's safety and well-being. The centers' "Return-to-Play-Progression" recommendations address time frames for participating in: (1) light aerobic activity; (2) moderate activity; (3) heavy, non-contact activity; (4) practice and full contact; and (5) competition. This bill provides that a student-athlete or cheerleader who sustains a concussion or other head injury is ineligible to return to competition or practice until he returns to regular school activities and is no longer experiencing symptoms of the injury when conducting those activities. Under the bill, the return of the student-athlete or cheerleader must be in accordance with the centers' graduated, five-step "Return to Play Progression" recommendations. The bill also requires the Department of Education to revise its athletic head injury safety training program to include information on the centers' graduated, five-step "Return to Play Progression" recommendations. The bill also requires a school district to revise its written policy concerning the prevention and treatment of sports-related concussions and other head injuries to include the centers' graduated, five-step "Return to Play Progression" recommendations.

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Raj Mukherji (D)*,  Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (on 12/06/2018)