SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1077        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 329

 

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

 

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

1/29/2019

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/29/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/30/2019

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

1/30/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/30/2019

John Barrett, III

1st Berkshire

1/31/2019

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

1/31/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

2/1/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019

Edward F. Coppinger

10th Suffolk

2/1/2019

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

2/1/2019

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Nick Collins

First Suffolk

2/5/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/8/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1077        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 329

By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 329) of Michael F. Rush, Anne M. Gobi, Patrick M. O'Connor, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to student safety in interscholastic athletic activities.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 310 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, 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.