SB 769 — AN ACT CONCERNING CONCUSSIONS AND YOUTH ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED ON PUBLIC ATHLETIC FIELDS.

General Assembly   RaisedSubstitute Bill No.

769 January Session, 2017   LCO*_____SB00769KID___030717____* No.AN ACT CONCERNING CONCUSSIONS AND YOUTH ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED ON PUBLIC ATHLETIC FIELDS.

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  (KID)   AN ACT CONCERNING CONCUSSIONS AND YOUTH ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED ON PUBLIC ATHLETIC FIELDS.

(1) "Youth athletic activity" means an organized athletic activity involving participants of not [lessless than seven years of age and not]not more than [nineteen]nineteen twenty years of age, who (A) (i) engage in an organized athletic game or competition against another team, club or entity or in practice or preparation for an organized game or competition against another team, club or entity, or (ii) attend an organized athletic camp or clinic the purpose of which is to train, instruct or prepare such participants to engage in an organized athletic game or competition, and (B) (i) pay a fee to participate in such organized athletic game or competition or attend such camp or clinic, or (ii) whose cost to participate in such athletic game or competition or attend such camp or clinic is sponsored by a municipality, business or nonprofit organization.

(e) A coach of any youth athletic activity on a public athletic field shall immediately remove from play a youth athlete who is observed to exhibit symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion following an observed or suspected blow to the body or head during play, unless upon examination of such youth athlete, such coach determines that he or she has not suffered a concussion, or has been diagnosed with a concussion as a result of play.

If a youth athlete is removed from play, such coach shall make a reasonable effort to notify the parent or legal guardian of such youth athlete within twenty-four hours of such removal that the youth athlete has exhibited symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion or has been diagnosed with a concussion.

A youth athlete who has been removed from play shall not be permitted to resume play until such youth athlete has obtained a written evaluation from a licensed health care provider indicating that such youth athlete is fit to resume play and such youth athlete has provided a copy of such written evaluation to his or her coach.

Section 1 October 1, 2017 21a-432 StatementKID ofJoint Purpose:Favorable Subst.

To require operators conducting youth athletic activities on public athletic fields to obtain the informed consent of a parent or guardian of each child participating in the youth athletic activity regarding concussions, to require coaches of youth athletic activities on public athletic fields to complete a training course regarding concussions, to require coaches of youth athletic activities on public athletic fields to remove from play youth athletes suspected of having or diagnosed with concussions and to prohibit youth athletes suspected of having or diagnosed with concussions from resuming play until such youth athletes obtain permission to resume play from a licensed health care provider.

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