HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 298        FILED ON: 1/9/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1905

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia A. Haddad

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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 clarifying participation in athletic safety programs.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

1/9/2019

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/1/2019

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

2/1/2019

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/30/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 298        FILED ON: 1/9/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1905

By Mrs. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1905) of Patricia A. Haddad and others for legislation to establish an interscholastic athletic head injury safety training program within the Department of Public Health.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1168 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act clarifying participation in athletic safety programs.

 

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

Subsection (a) of section 222 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is amended by inserting after the second sentence the following sentence:-

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, coaches, athletic directors and parents or legal guardians of a child who participates in an extracurricular athletic activity shall be required to take such program every 2 years; provided however if the department has made changes to the program since the prior year, coaches, athletic directors and parents or legal guardians must participate in the updated program.