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SCASB206 3648 1875 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session ENROLLEDAmendments SENATEproposed BILLbySenate NO.Committee on Education to Original Senate Bill No.
206 BYby SENATORSSenator MILLER,Miller BARROW,AMENDMENT BARTHELEMY,NO. BOUDREAUX, CATHEY, EDMONDS, HARRIS, HODGES, JACKSON-ANDREWS, JENKINS, LUNEAU, MIZELL, OWEN, REESE AND STINE AND REPRESENTATIVES CHASSION, TERRY LANDRY, MARTINEZ, SCHLEGEL AND TAYLOR AN ACT To enact R.S.
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17:440.4(C)"B.(1) isBeginning herebyin enactedthe to2026-2027 readacademic asyear, follows:a qualified healthcareprofessionalwhoperformsaphysicalexaminationofastudent athleteshallincludeintheexaminationacardiovascularprescreeningthat follows nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines recommended by theAmericanCollegeofCardiology,AmericanHeartAssociation,orother nationally recognized organization focused on evidence based cardiovascular care.
§440.4.(2) A student athlete with a positive finding shall be referred for further evaluation and testing.
Cardiac(3)Educationalmaterialsthatprovideinformationaboutcausesof health;sudden cardiac arrest in minor children that follow evidence-based science shall be distributed to parents or guardians of students participating in school sports as part of a student's required physical examination and completion of athletic permission for.s C.(1) * * * (3) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Louisiana Department of Health, shall adopt rules to effectuatetherequirementforcardiovascularprescreeningthatfollowsnationally recognized,evidence-basedguidelinesrecommendedbyorganizationsfocusedon cardiovascular care in pediatric populations." Page 1 of 1
student athletes, parents;
communication * * * C.(1) Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, a qualified healthcare professional who performs a physical examination of a student athlete shall includeintheexaminationacardiovascularprescreeningthatfollowsnationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines recommended by the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, or other nationally recognized organizations focused on evidence-based cardiovascular care.
(2)Astudentathletewithapositive finding shall bereferredforfurther evaluation and testing.
(3) Educational materials that provide information about causes of suddencardiacarrestinminorchildrenthatfollowevidence-basedscienceshall Page 1 of 2 Coding:
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206 ENROLLED bedistributedtoparentsorguardiansofstudentsparticipatinginschoolsports as part of a student's required physical examination and completion of athletic permission forms.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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