Assembly Bill A5739

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires information on concussions and sub-concussive blows to be provided to all parents of children playing tackle football

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A5739 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7624
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 25 Title 7 ยง2595, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9723
2017-2018: A5745, S1943, S7244
2019-2020: A6968, S2958

2015-A5739 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires information on concussions and sub-concussive blows to be provided to all parents of children playing tackle football.

2015-A5739 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5739

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2015
                               ___________

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 requiring informa-
  tion on concussions to be provided to all parents of children  playing
  tackle football

  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. FOOTBALL PROGRAMS; INFORMATION ON CONCUSSIONS.
  S  2595.  FOOTBALL PROGRAMS; INFORMATION ON CONCUSSIONS. 1. ALL TACKLE
FOOTBALL PROGRAMS IN THE STATE SHALL  PROVIDE  AN  INFORMATIONAL  PACKET
ABOUT  CONCUSSIONS AND SUB-CONCUSSIVE BLOWS, AND THE INJURIES THAT MIGHT
OCCUR AS A RESULT OF RECEIVING SUCH BLOWS, TO THE PARENTS  OR  GUARDIANS
OF  ALL  CHILDREN  PARTICIPATING  IN  SUCH  TACKLE FOOTBALL PROGRAM. THE
INFORMATIONAL PACKET SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT  AND  SHALL  BE
AVAILABLE TO BE DOWNLOADED FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
  2.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "TACKLE FOOTBALL PROGRAM" SHALL
INCLUDE ANY PRACTICE, GAME OR OTHER ACTIVITY WHICH INVOLVES ENGAGING  IN
TACKLE  FOOTBALL 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 CONTACT FOOTBALL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09707-01-5

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