Assembly Bill A1480

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to safety training and regulations for the recognition and management of head injuries occurring during school athletic activities

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2011-A1480 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S92
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3001-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10890, S6297
2013-2014: S235

2011-A1480 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to safety training and regulations for the recognition and management of head injuries occurring during school athletic activities.

2011-A1480 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1480

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HOOP-
  ER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to training of school
  athletic coaches in the recognition and management of head injuries

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative intent. Concussions are one of the most common-
ly  reported  injuries  in  children  and adolescents who participate in
sports and recreational activities.  The centers for disease control and
prevention estimates that as many as three million nine hundred thousand
sports-related and recreation-related concussions occur  in  the  United
States each year.
  A  concussion  is  a  type of brain injury that can range from mild to
severe and can disrupt the way the brain normally works. It is caused by
a blow or motion to the head or body  that  causes  the  brain  to  move
rapidly  inside the skull. The risk of catastrophic injuries or death is
significant when a concussion or head injury is not  properly  evaluated
and managed.
  Concussions  can occur in any organized or unorganized sport or recre-
ational activity and can result from a fall or  from  players  colliding
with  each  other, the ground, or with obstacles. Concussions occur with
or without loss of consciousness, but the vast majority  occurs  without
loss of consciousness.
  Continuing to play with a concussion or symptoms of head injury leaves
the  young  athlete  especially  vulnerable  to  greater injury and even
death.  Despite some increased recognition about the importance of diag-
nosing and treating concussions, some affected youth athletes are prema-
turely returned to play, which can have  harmful  and  potentially  even
deadly  results.    It  is  therefore imperative that adults supervising
young athletes in school settings receive proper training  to  recognize
and  evaluate  concussions and other traumatic sport-related injuries in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01468-01-1
              

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