SB 260 — LIABILITY: Provides relative to youth athletics. (gov sig)

SLS 26RS-494 ENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.

260 BY SENATORS EDMONDS, CARTER, JENKINS, LUNEAU, MILLER AND MIZELL LIABILITY.AN ACT ToamendandreenactR.S.9:2798(B)(1)andtoenactR.S.9:2798(D)(4)andR.S.40:1087.2, relative to youth athletics;

Providesto relativeprovide tofor youththe athletics.Coach Safely Act;

(gov sig) AN ACT ToamendandreenactR.S.9:2798(B)(1)andtoenactR.S.9:2798(D)(4)andR.S.40:1087.2, relative to youth athletics;

to provide for definitions;toprovideforaninjurymitigationcourse;toprovideforcontentofyouthdefinitions; injury mitigation courses;

to provide for an injury mitigation course;

to provide for content of youth injury mitigation courses;

Limitation ofliabilityofavolunteerathleticcoach,manager,teamvolunteer health care healthcare provider, or official;

definitions * * * B.(1) The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable unless the volunteer athletic coach, manager, athletic trainer, team volunteer health care healthcare provider, or sports team official has participated in a safetyorientationsafety orientation and training program established by the league or team with which he is affiliated or a youth injury mitigation course.

Any safety orientation and training program established Pagein 1compliance with this Subsection may include, as a condition of 5satisfactory Coding:completion, a course in child cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Participation in a safety orientation and training program by a coach, manager, athletic trainer, team volunteer health care healthcare provider, or sports team officialmaybewaivedbytheleaguepriortotheindividual'sorperson'sparticipation in the sporting activities or in the practice thereof upon submission of appropriate documented evidence as to that individual's or person's proficiency in first aid and Page 1 of 3 Coding:

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260 inENROLLED compliance with this Subsection may include, as a condition of satisfactory completion,acourseinchildcardiopulmonaryresuscitation.Participationinasafety orientation and training program by a coach, manager, athletic trainer, team volunteer health care provider, or sports team officialmay be waived by the league prior to the individual's or person's participation in the sporting activities or in the practice thereof upon submission of appropriate documented evidence as to that individual's or person's proficiency in first aid and safety, which may include a current certification in child cardiopulmonaryresuscitation.cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Completion of an approved youth injury mitigation course may be usedtosatisfytherequirementsofasafetyorientationandtrainingprogramin R.S.R.S.9:2798.Eachyouthinjurymitigationcourseshallincludeinstructiononthe following:

9:2798.

Each youth injury mitigation course shall include instruction on Page 2 of 5 Coding:

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

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260 the following:

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NotWords laterthanwhich onehundredare eightydaysstruck aftertheeffectivedateofthrough thisare Section,deletions thefrom departmentexisting shalllaw; publish and maintain on its official website a list of approved courses.

Thewords departmentin shallboldface annuallytype review and updateunderscored theare listadditions. of approved injury mitigation courses.

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Notlaterthan onehundred eightydays aftertheeffectivedate of this Section, the department shall publish and maintain on its official website a list of approved courses.

The department shall annually reviewand update the list of approved injury mitigation courses.

The department may spendaccept donated fundsonline tocourses, purchaseprovided that the courses or may accept donated onlinecourses courses,providedare thatthedonatedapproved coursesareapprovedby bythethe department.

If vetoed bythe governorand subsequentlyapprovedsubsequentlyapprovedbythe bythe legislature, this Act shall become effective on the dayfollowing such approval.

TheSection original4. instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.

TheThis keyword,Act summary,shall andbe digestknown doand notmay constitutebe partcited ofas the law"Coach orSafely proofAct". or indicia of legislative intent.

[R.S.PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:

1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 260 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Edmonds Present law provides a limitation of liability for any volunteer athletic coach, manager, Page 3 of 53 Coding:

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

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260 athletic trainer, team volunteer health care provider, or sports team official who has participated in a safety orientation and training program established by the league or team with which he is affiliated.

Proposed law defines "youth injury mitigation course".

Proposed law adds a limitation of liabilityforcertainvolunteerathletic personnel who have completed a youth injury mitigation course.

Proposed law provides that the Louisiana Department of Health shall establish and administer a process for approving courses that meet the requirements of a youth injury mitigation course.