SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1847        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 310

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael F. Rush

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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:

 

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

 

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2017

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/1/2017

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

2/2/2017

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

2/2/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/2/2017

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

2/3/2017

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/7/2017

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

3/30/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1847        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 310

By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 310) of Michael F. Rush, Marc R. Pacheco, Barbara A. L'Italien, Paul McMurtry and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to student safety in 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, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “eleven C“, in line 3, the following words:-

, 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 of said chapter 71 is hereby further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following 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.