HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3697        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 408

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David Biele

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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:

David Biele

4th Suffolk

1/15/2019

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/28/2019

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

1/29/2019

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/29/2019

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

1/30/2019

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/30/2019

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/30/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/30/2019

John Barrett, III

1st Berkshire

1/31/2019

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

1/31/2019

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/31/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

1/31/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/31/2019

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

1/31/2019

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

1/31/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/31/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Paul F. Tucker

7th Essex

2/1/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

2/1/2019

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

2/1/2019

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/1/2019

William J. Driscoll, Jr.

7th Norfolk

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3697        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 408

By Mr. Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 408) of David Biele and others relative to requiring head injury athletic trainers at high schools offering interscholastic athletic activities.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2840 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 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.”