Bill Summary for H 602 (2025-2026)
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS SERVING AS PART OF THE ATHLETICS PERSONNEL OR COACHING STAFF OF ASSOCIATIONS THAT CONDUCT YOUTH ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES ON PROPERTY OWNED, LEASED, MANAGED, OR MAINTAINED BY THE STATE OR ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; AND DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO APPROVE COURSES THAT MEET THIS ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENT.Intro. by Reeder, Willis.
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House committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes.
Adds a requirement that the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, approve one or more courses that meet the standards of the National Athletic Training Association, National Council of Youth Sports, or other nationally recognized organization for youth sports injury education by October 1, 2025. Prohibits approving a course that omits any of the seven listed topics, including safety techniques and methods that can be undertaken by coaches to decrease the likelihood of a youth athlete sustaining a serous injury while engaged or participating in youth athletics; concussions and head trauma; and heat and extreme weather-related injuries.
Changes the act's effective date from October 1, 2025, to August 1, 2026, and specifies that it applies to causes of action arising on or after that date.