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Senate Bill 82 |
Senate Author: Van de Putte et al. |
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Effective: 6-15-07 |
House Sponsor: Eissler |
Senate Bill 82 amends the Education Code to require the commissioner of education to develop an extracurricular activity safety training program that provides (1) certification by the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or similar organization or the University Interscholastic League (UIL); (2) training in emergency action planning, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, communicating effectively with 9-1-1 operators and emergency personnel, and recognizing symptoms of potentially catastrophic injuries, including head and neck injuries, concussions, asthma attacks, heatstroke, cardiac arrest, and injuries requiring defibrillator use; and (3) a periodic safety drill that incorporates the training and simulates the injuries described above. The bill requires each coach, trainer, extracurricular sport sponsor, marching band director, and certain school physicians or volunteer physicians to complete the training. The bill requires each district to provide student athletes training on recognizing the symptoms of injuries described above and the risks of using performance enhancing dietary supplements. Among other provisions, the bill requires each student athlete, as a condition for playing a sport, to complete the specified UIL forms relating to medical clearance and acknowledgement of rules, each of which must be signed by the student and the student's parent or guardian. The bill prohibits a coach, trainer, or sponsor from encouraging or permitting a student athlete to engage in any unreasonably dangerous athletic technique that unnecessarily endangers a student's health, and it requires each coach, trainer, and sponsor to ensure that certain safety precautions are taken at each practice or competition.