Bill Summary for H 116 (2017-2018)
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AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO EDUCATE THOSE INVOLVED IN SCHOOL ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES ON SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AND HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES, TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD TO ESTABLISH A DATABASE ON THE OCCURRENCE OF INJURY AND ILLNESS OF STUDENT ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES, AND TO RECODIFY THE STATUTORY PROVISIONS ON CONCUSSION SAFETY AND EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS.Intro. by Warren, Lambeth, Murphy, Rogers.
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House Committee Substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition:
Amends new GS 115C-407.41, and GS 115C-407.42 to require all students who participate in athletic activities and their parents to receive, on an annual basis, a sudden cardiac arrest information sheet and a heat exhaustion and heat stroke information sheet. Requires parents to sign and return the sheets to the coach before their children can participate in any athletic activities. Requires schools to maintain complete and accurate records of their compliance with these requirements. Requires a CPR-certified head coach or athletic director to be present during each athletic activity and deletes the provision requiring a coach to complete the required training courses in order to be eligible to coach.
Authorizes licensed athletic trainers (currently, verified athletic trainers), in addition to the currently specified individuals, to determine the existence of heat exhaustion or heat stroke symptoms in a student athlete. Requires a student athlete showing heat exhaustion or heat stroke symptoms to be removed from participation in an athletic activity (currently, removed by the coach from participation). Removes the athlete's parent from the list of individuals who can approve the individual's return to the athletic activity.
Directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules governing athletic activities (currently, interscholastic athletic activities) with regard to concussion safety for students who participate in an athletic activity (currently, student athletes in middle and high school). Removes the athlete's parents from the list of people authorized to approve the athlete's return to the athletic activity. Makes conforming changes.
Requires local boards of education to require middle and high schools to develop venue-specific emergency action plans to deal with catastrophic illnesses or injuries and acute medical conditions (currently, serious injuries and acute medical conditions). Requires the plan to include automatic external defibrillators and access to and a plan for emergency transport.