HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3234        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1950

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John J. Lawn, Jr.

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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:

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

1/18/2019

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/30/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3234        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1950

By Mr. Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1950) of John J. Lawn, Jr. and others relative to clarifying participation in athletic safety programs.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3719 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:
 

SECTION 1. Subsection (a) of section 222 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following:—

Participation in the program shall be required of coaches, trainers and parent volunteers for any extracurricular athletic activity; physicians and nurses who are employed by a school or school district or who volunteer to assist with an extracurricular athletic activity; school athletic directors; directors responsible for a school marching band; and a parent or legal guardian of a child who participates in an extracurricular athletic activity. The persons required to participate in the program under this subsection 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, such persons must participate in the updated program.