Bill Text: IA HF474 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act establishing a municipal youth sports injury prevention study and report.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [HF474 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF474-Introduced.html
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BY
KOESTER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
municipal
youth
sports
injury
prevention
1
study
and
report.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
MUNICIPAL
YOUTH
SPORTS
INJURY
PREVENTION
STUDY
1
AND
REPORT.
2
1.
A
municipal
youth
sports
injury
prevention
study
is
3
established
to
make
recommendations
regarding
how
cities
can
4
most
effectively
prevent
concussions
and
other
sports-related
5
injuries
in
children
participating
in
municipal
youth
6
sports
programs.
The
national
center
for
sports
safety
is
7
requested
to
administer
the
study
in
coordination
with
the
8
department
of
public
health
and
interested
parties
representing
9
cities,
municipal
youth
sports
programs,
parents,
coaches,
10
trainers,
and
other
stakeholders.
The
study
shall
include
11
recommendations
for
safety
equipment
for
participants
and
12
training
for
employees
and
volunteers
to
be
required
by
cities
13
as
part
of
municipal
youth
sports
programs.
14
2.
The
national
center
for
sports
safety
is
requested
to
15
submit
a
report
on
its
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
16
general
assembly
by
January
10,
2014.
17
EXPLANATION
18
This
bill
establishes
a
municipal
youth
sports
injury
19
prevention
study
to
make
recommendations
regarding
how
cities
20
can
most
effectively
prevent
sports-related
injuries
in
21
children
participating
in
municipal
youth
sports
programs.
The
22
national
center
for
sports
safety
is
requested
to
administer
23
the
study
in
coordination
with
the
Iowa
department
of
public
24
health
and
other
interested
parties.
The
study
must
include
25
recommendations
for
safety
equipment
for
participants
and
26
training
for
employees
and
volunteers
to
be
required
by
27
cities
as
part
of
municipal
youth
sports
programs.
The
28
center
is
requested
to
submit
a
report
on
its
findings
and
29
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
by
January
10,
2014.
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