Senate Bill S1074A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Updates school concussion management and response protocols and increases concussion data collection and reporting

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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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2021-S1074 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2564
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8550, A10648
2023-2024: S3184, A1977

2021-S1074 - Summary

Relates to updating school concussion management and response protocols; increases concussion data collection and reporting.

2021-S1074 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1074 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1074
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  updating  school
   concussion management and response protocols and increasing concussion
   data collection and reporting

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "concussion
 management and awareness improvement act of 2021".
   § 2. Subdivision 42 of section 305 of the education law, as  added  by
 chapter 496 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   42.  a.  The  commissioner,  in  conjunction  with the commissioner of
 health, shall promulgate and review as necessary rules  and  regulations
 relating  to  pupils  who  suffer  mild  traumatic  brain injuries, also
 referred to as a "concussion," while receiving instruction  or  engaging
 in  any  school  sponsored or related activity. In developing such rules
 and regulations, the commissioner shall consider  comments  from  stake-
 holders  and  other  interested  parties  including  but  not limited to
 parents, teachers,  students,  school  administrators,  school  athletic
 trainers,  sport  coaches,  medical and health professionals, the public
 schools athletic league (PSAL), the New York state  public  high  school
 athletic  association  (NYSPHSAA), and other athletic associations. Such
 regulations shall include, but not be limited to:
   (i) requiring a course of  instruction  relating  to  recognizing  the
 symptoms  of  mild  traumatic  brain injuries and monitoring and seeking
 proper medical treatment for pupils  who  suffer  mild  traumatic  brain
 injuries.  Such  course of instruction shall be required to be completed
 on a biennial basis by all school coaches, physical education  teachers,
 nurses  and  athletic  trainers. SUCH COURSE OF INSTRUCTION OR AN EQUIV-
 ALENT HOUR OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION SHALL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO  BE
 COMPLETED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY ALL MEDICAL DIRECTORS, PHYSICIANS, NURSE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-S1074A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2564
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8550, A10648
2023-2024: S3184, A1977

2021-S1074A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to updating school concussion management and response protocols; increases concussion data collection and reporting.

2021-S1074A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1074A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1074--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HOYLMAN, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education  --  recom-
   mitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
   sec.  8  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  updating  school
   concussion management and response protocols and increasing concussion
   data collection and reporting
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "concussion
 management and awareness improvement act of 2022".
   § 2. Subdivision 42 of section 305 of the education law, as  added  by
 chapter 496 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   42.  a.  The  commissioner,  in  conjunction  with the commissioner of
 health, shall promulgate and review as necessary rules  and  regulations
 relating  to  pupils  who  suffer  mild  traumatic  brain injuries, also
 referred to as a "concussion," while receiving instruction  or  engaging
 in  any  school sponsored [or], SCHOOL related activity, OR COMPETITIVE,
 TRAVEL YOUTH SPORT ON SCHOOL DISTRICT  PROPERTY.    In  developing  such
 rules  and  regulations,  the  commissioner shall consider comments from
 stakeholders and other interested parties including but not  limited  to
 parents,  teachers,  students,  school  administrators,  school athletic
 trainers, sport coaches, medical and health  professionals,  the  public
 schools  athletic  league  (PSAL), the New York state public high school
 athletic association (NYSPHSAA), and other athletic  associations.  Such
 regulations shall include, but not be limited to:
   (i)  requiring  a  course  of  instruction relating to recognizing the
 symptoms of mild traumatic brain injuries  and  monitoring  and  seeking
 proper  medical  treatment  for  pupils  who suffer mild traumatic brain
 injuries. Such course of instruction shall be required to  be  completed
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02372-02-1
              

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