Concussion education, awareness, & management; replaces current requirements of Board of Education. (HB1719)

Introduced By

Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge) with support from co-patron Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax Station)

Description

Concussion education, awareness, and management. Replaces the current requirements of Board of Education regarding policies on concussion in student athletes and requires the Board to develop and deliver to each local school division and each local youth sports organization guidelines for developing a concussion education, awareness, and management plan to include: (i) annual training for employees and coaches; (ii) information on concussions and consent forms to be sent to the parents of student-athletes and signed by the parents and, in some cases, by the student-athletes; (iii) procedures to be followed based on certain signs and symptoms manifested by student-athletes; and (iv) a return to play protocol. Read the Bill »

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