HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3300        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2840

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Nick Collins

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to student safety in interscholastic athletic activities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Nick Collins

4th Suffolk

1/20/2017

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

 

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

 

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

 

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

 

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

 

William Driscoll

7th Norfolk

 

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

 

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3300        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2840

By Mr. Collins of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2840) of Nick Collins and others relative to requiring head injury athletic trainers at high schools offering interscholastic athletic activities.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to student safety in interscholastic athletic activities.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 54A of chapter 71 of the general laws is hereby amended by inserting after the words “eleven C“ the following: -

“, or a licensed athletic trainer, who has completed the annual head injury safety training, as required by 105 CMR 201.007,”

SECTION 2. Said Section 54A is further amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph:-

“A licensed athletic trainer shall be employed by a superintendent or school committee at every high school in the commonwealth offering interscholastic athletic activities.”