Florida Senate Bill 948 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-09 - Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 291 (Ch.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requiring an independent sanctioning authority for a youth athletic team to adopt guidelines to inform youth athletes and their parents of the nature and risk of certain head injuries; requiring that a signed consent form be obtained before the youth participates in athletic practices or competitions; requiring that a youth athlete be immediately removed from an athletic activity following a suspected head injury; requiring medical clearance before the youth resumes athletic activities; requiring the Florida High School Athletic Association or an organization that governs athletics to adopt bylaws that create a sports medicine advisory committee, etc.

Youth Athletics

Sen. Dennis Jones [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-09		Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 291 (Ch.
2012-01-10		Introduced -SJ 79
2011-12-06		Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Health Regulation; Budget -SJ 79
2011-11-15		Filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1006	20		Amended Code	See Bill Text
943	0438		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/948
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0948/BillText/Filed/HTML