Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 23, 2014 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A8573
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BENEDETTO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-A8573 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 25 Title 7 ยง2595, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
-
A5755
2013-A8573 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8573 I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BENEDETTO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting chil- dren thirteen years old and younger from heading while participating in organized soccer THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 25 of the public health law is amended by adding a new title 7 to read as follows: TITLE VII YOUTH SPORTS SECTION 2595. PROHIBITION OF HEADING IN SOCCER. S 2595. PROHIBITION OF HEADING IN SOCCER. 1. (A) NO CHILD THIRTEEN YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER SHALL ENGAGE IN HEADING WHILE PARTICIPATING IN ORGANIZED SOCCER; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING WITHIN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT CHILDREN THIRTEEN YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER FROM PLAYING, PRACTICING, OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN ANY FORM OF SOCCER WHICH DOES NOT INVOLVE HEADING. (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "ORGANIZED SOCCER" SHALL INCLUDE ANY PRACTICE, GAME OR OTHER ACTIVITY WHICH INVOLVES ENGAGING IN SOCCER AND WHICH IS ORGANIZED BY A SCHOOL, ADULT, OR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LEAGUE OR OTHER ENTITY WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO ALLOW CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCCER. 2. ANY SCHOOL, ADULT, OR LEAGUE OR OTHER ENTITY WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO ALLOW CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCCER, WHO ALLOWS CHILDREN THIRTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER TO ENGAGE IN HEADING WHILE PLAYING, PRACTICING, OR OTHERWISE ENGAGING IN SOCCER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE TWO OF ARTICLE ONE OF THIS CHAPTER. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08053-02-4
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