SB 60 — Mental Health Training in Concussion Education

NOTE:~ ~ ~ tt SENATE BILL 26-060 BY SENATOR(S) Pelton R.

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SENATE BILL 26-060 BY SENATOR(S) Pelton R.

and Daugherty, Amabile, Ball, Benavidez, Bright, Carson, Cutter, Exum, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp,Kolker,Lindstedt,Liston,Marchman,Mullica,Roberts,Rodriguez, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Coleman;

and Hamrick, Boesenecker, Brown, Clifford, Duran, Froelich, Jackson, Joseph, Lieder, Lindsay, McCormick, Nguyen, Phillips, Rutinel, Rydin, Smith, Stewart K., Story, McCluskieMcCluskie. .

CONCERNING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUTH ATHLETE MENTAL HEALTH TRAININGTRAINING, ,AND, ANDIN ,IN CONNECTION THEREWITHTHEREWITH, ,REQUIRINGREQUIRING MENTAL HEALTHTRAININGFORYOUTHSPORTSCOACHESANDREQUIRINGTHEHEALTHTRAINING FORYOUTH SPORTS COACHES AND REQUIRINGTHE COACHES TO NOTIFY PARENTS OF POSSIBLE MENTAL HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CONCUSSIONSCONCUSSIONS. .

Be it enacted by the General Assembly ofofthe the State ofofColorado: Colorado:

SECTION1.SECTION 1.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,addpart2toarticle43In ofColorado titleRevised Statuteadd part 2 to article 43 oftitle 25 as follows:

PARTPART2 2 YOUTH ATHLETIC COACH ________ Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law;

dashes through words or numbers indicate deletionsdeletionsfrom from existing law andandsuch such material is notnotpart part of the act.

MENTALM HEALTHEN EDUCATIONTA L H EA LTH ED U CA TIO N 25-43-201.

THE SHORT TITLE OFTHISOF PAR2THIS IS"ALYSSA'SYPART OUTH2 CONCUSSIONIS AND"ALYSSA'S MYOUTH ENTALCONCUSSION HAND EALTHMENTAL HEALTH PROTECTION ACTACT" "OROR "ALYSSA'SA"ALYSSA'S CT".ACT".

ASUSEDINTHISPARTAS 2,UNLESSTHECONTEXTOTHERWISEREQUIRESUSED :INTHIS PART2, UNLESSTHECONTEXTOTHERWISE REQUIRES:

(1) "PBLICRECREATIONFACILITY"PUBLIC "HASTHEMEANINGSETFORTHINRECREATION FACILITY" HAS THE MEANING SETFORTH IN SECTION 25-43-102.

(2) "YOUTH ATHLETIC ACTIVITY"HASACTIVITY" HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH IN SECTION 25-43-102.

(1) (a) ACHEACH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MIDDLE SCHOOLSCHOOL, ,JUNIORJUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLSCHOOL, ,ANDAND HIGH SCHOOL SHALL REQUIRE EACH COACH OF A YOUTH ATHLETICACTIVITYTOCOMPLETEABIENNIALMENTALHEALTHEDUCATIONATHLETIC COURSEACTIVITY .TO COMPLETEA BIENNIALMENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION COURSE.

(b) ECHPRIVATECLUBORPUBLICRECREATIONFACILITYANDEACHEACH PRIVATECLUB ORPUBLIC RECREATION FACILITYAND EACH ATHLETIC LEAGUE THAT SPONSORS YOUTH ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES SHALL REQUIREEACHCOACHWITHWHOMACLUBREQUIRE ,FACILITY,ORLEAGUEDIRECTLYEACH CONTRACTSCOACH WITH ,FORMALLYWHOM ENGAGESACLUB, ,ORFACILITY, ORLEAGUE DIRECTLY CONTRACTS WITH, FORMALLY ENGAGES, OR EMPLOYS TO COACH A YOUTH ATHLETICACTIVITYTOCOMPLETEABIENNIALMENTALHEALTHEDUCATIONATHLETIC COURSEACTIVITY .TO COMPLETEA BIENNIAL MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION COURSE.

(2) (a) THE MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION COURSE REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (1)OFTHIS(1) OF THIS SECTION MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE FOLLOWINGFOLLOWING: :

(I) ACOACH'SIMPACTONTHEMENTALHEALTHOFYOUTHATHLETESACOACH'SIMPACTONTHEMENTALHEALTHOFYOUTHATHLETES; ;

(II) AWELLNESSA WELLNESS FRAMEWORK FOR YOUTH ATHLETESATHLETES; ;

PAGEPA 2-SENATEG E 2-SEN A TE BILL 26-060 (III) TRESS,ANXIETYSTRESS, DISORDERSANXIETY ,ANDDISORDERS, DEPRESSIONAND ;DEPRESSION;

(IV) TRAUMATRAUMA; ;

(V) SSUBSTANCE UBSTANCEABUSE; ABUSE ;AND (VI) SUICIDE PREVENTION .

(b)AND T(VI) HESUICIDE MENTALPREVENTION. HEALTH EDUCATION COURSE MAY BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONCUSSION RECOGNITION EDUCATION COURSE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 25-43-103 (1)(a).

(c)(b) ANORGANIZATIONORASSOCIATIONTHATTHE AMENTAL SCHOOLORSCHOOLHEALTH DISTRICTISAMEMBEROFMAYDESIGNATESPECIFICEDUCATIONCOURSESASEDUCATION SUFFICIENTCOURSE TOMAY MEETBE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REQUIREMENTSCONCUSSION DESCRIBEDRECOGNITION INEDUCATION SUBSECTIONCOURSE (1)OFREQUIRED THISPURSUANT SECTION.TO SECTION 25-43-103 (l)(a).

(3)(c) IAN AORGANIZATION YOUTHORASSOCIATION ATHLETETHAT IS REMOVED FROM PLAY FOR A SUSPECTEDSCHOOL CONCUSSION ,THE YOUTH ATHLETE S COACH OR THESCHOOL CLUBDISTRICTISA S,LEAGUEMEMBEROFMAY S,ORDESIGNATE PUBLICSPECIFIC RECREATIONEDUCATIONCOURSES FACILITYAS SSUFFICIENT OTHERTO DESIGNATEDMEET PERSONNELTHE SHALLREQUIREMENTS NOTIFYTHEATHLETEDESCRIBED 'SPARENTORLEGALGUARDIANANDADVISETHATTHEIN ATHLETESEEKEVALUATIONFROMALICENSEDHEALTHSUBSECTION -CAREPROVIDERFOR(1) APPROPRIATEOF MEDICALTHIS ANDSECTION. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GUIDANCE REGARDING POTENTIAL PHYSICAL , COGNITIVE , OR PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH A CONCUSSION .

(4)(3) NOTHINGIF INA THISYOUTH PARTATHLETE 2IS ABROGATESREMOVED ORFROM LIMITSPLAY FOR A SUSPECTED CONCUSSION, THE PROTECTIONSYOUTH APPLICABLEATHLETE'S TOCOACH PUBLICOR ENTITIESTHE ANDCLUB'S, LEAGUE'S, OR PUBLIC EMPLOYEESRECREATION ESTABLISHEDFACILITY'S PURSUANTOTHER TODESIGNATED PERSONNEL SHALL NOTIFY THE "COLORADOATHLETE'S GPARENTORLEGAL OVERNMENTALGUARDIAN MMUNITYAND AADVISE CT",ARTICLETHATTHE 10ATHLETESEEKEVALUATION OFFROMALICENSEDHEALTH-CAREPROVIDERFOR TITLE24;APPROPRIATE MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GUIDANCE REGARDING POTENTIAL PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, OR PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH A CONCUSSION.

VOLUNTEERS(4) ANDNOTHING BOARDIN MEMBERSTHIS ANDPART NONPROFITDIRECTORS2 ,OFFICERS,ANDTRUSTEESDESCRIBEDPURSUANTTOABROGATES SECTIONSOR 13-21-115.ANDLIMITS 13-21-116;ORSKIAREAOPERATORSPROTECTEDTHE PURSUANTPROTECTIONS APPLICABLE TO SECTIONSPUBLIC 33-44-112ENTITIES AND 33-44-113.PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE "COLORADO GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY ACT", ARTICLE 10 OF TITLE 24;

(5)VOLUNTEERS AAND NBOARD ATHLETICMEMBERS COACHAND OFNONPROFIT ADIRECTORS, YOUTHOFFICERS, ATHLETICAND ACTIVITYTRUSTEES WHODESCRIBED ISPURSUANTTO NOTSECTIONS ENTITLED13-21-115.7 TO ANY OF THE PROTECTIONS PRESERVED IN SUBSECTION(4) OF THIS SECTION AND WHO13-21-116;ORSKIAREAOPERATORSPROTECTED ACTSPURSUANT IN GOOD FAITH TO COMPLYSECTIONS WITH33-44-112 THE REQUIREMENTS OFTHISPART 2ISNOT SUBJECT TO CIVILLIABILITY FOR ANY ACTOROMISSIONRELATEDTOTHEIMPLEMENTATIONOFTHISPART 2UNLESS THE ACT OR OMISSION CONSTITUTES GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL AND PAGE33-44-113. 3-SENATE BILL 26-060 WANTON MISCONDUCT .

(5) AN ATHLETIC COACH OF A YOUTH ATHLETIC ACTIVITY WHO IS NOT ENTITLED TO ANY OF THE PROTECTIONS PRESERVED IN SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS SECTION AND WHO ACTS IN GOOD FAITH TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PART 2 IS NOT SUBJECTTO CIVIL LIABILITY FORANY ACTOROMISSIONRELATEDTOTHEIMPLEMENTATIONOFTHISPART2 UNLESS THE ACT OR OMISSION CONSTITUTES GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL AND PA G E 3-SEN A TE BILL 26-060 WANTON MISCONDUCT.

This articlePARTarticle PART 1 shall be known and may be cited as the "Jake Snakenberg Youth Concussion Act".

SECTION3.SECTION 3.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,25-43-102,amendtheIn Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-43-102, amend the introductory portion as follows:

As used in this article 43 PART 1, unless the context otherwise requires:reqmres:

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,25-43-103,amend(5)In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-43-103, amend (5) as follows:

(5) Nothing in this articleARTarticlPART 11abrogates abrogatesorlimitstheprotectionsor applicabletopublicentitiesandpublicemployeespursuanttothe"Coloradolimits the protections applicabletopublicentitiesandpublicemployeespursuanttothe "Colorado Governmental ImmunityAct",articleImmunity 10Act", ofarticle title10 oftitle 24;

C.R.S.;C.R.S., volunteers and boardmembers pursuantto sections 13-21-115.7 and 13-21-116;

volunteersC.R.S., or ski area operators pursuant to sections 33-44-112 and boardmemberspursuanttosections13-21-115.7and13-21-116;C.R.S.;33-44-113.