Bill Text: IA HF563 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for certain emergency medical procedures training requirements for school coaches and concussion and brain injury policies for certain extracurricular interscholastic activities, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 17.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-04-12 - Amendment S-3311 filed. S.J. 1002. [HF563 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF563-Amended.html
House File 563 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO HF 17) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 15, 2017) A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing for certain emergency medical procedures 2 training requirements for school coaches and concussion 3 and brain injury policies for certain extracurricular 4 interscholastic activities, and including applicability 5 provisions. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: HF 563 (3) 87 je/jh/rj/md PAG LIN 1 1 DIVISION I 1 2 SCHOOL COACHES ==== EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROCEDURES TRAINING 1 3 Section 1. Section 272.31, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 1 4 2017, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 1 5 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (05) Successful completion of a 1 6 certification course for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use 1 7 of an automated external defibrillator. 1 8 Sec. 2. Section 279.19B, subsection 1, Code 2017, is amended 1 9 by adding the following new paragraph: 1 10 NEW PARAGRAPH. 0b. An individual employed under paragraph 1 11 "a" shall possess a valid certificate of completion of a 1 12 nationally recognized course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation 1 13 and use of an automated external defibrillator. 1 14 Sec. 3. APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS. A person who possesses 1 15 a valid teaching license with a coaching endorsement or a 1 16 coaching authorization issued by the board of educational 1 17 examiners prior to July 1, 2017, shall have until July 1, 2018, 1 18 to meet the requirements of this division of this Act. 1 19 DIVISION II 1 20 CONCUSSIONS OR BRAIN INJURY POLICIES 1 21 Sec. 4. Section 280.13C, Code 2017, is amended by striking 1 22 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 1 23 280.13C Concussion and brain injury policies. 1 24 1. Legislative findings. The general assembly finds and 1 25 declares all of the following: 1 26 a. Concussions are one of the most commonly reported 1 27 injuries in children and adolescents who participate in sports 1 28 and recreational activities. A concussion is caused by a blow 1 29 or motion to the head or body that causes the brain to move 1 30 rapidly inside the skull. The risk of catastrophic injuries or 1 31 death is significant when a concussion or head injury is not 1 32 properly evaluated and managed. 1 33 b. Concussions are a type of brain injury that can range 1 34 from mild to severe and can disrupt the way the brain normally 1 35 works. Concussions can occur in any organized or unorganized 2 1 sport or recreational activity and can result from a fall or 2 2 from players colliding with each other, the ground, or with 2 3 obstacles. Concussions can occur with or without loss of 2 4 consciousness, but the vast majority of concussions occur 2 5 without loss of consciousness. 2 6 c. Continuing to play with a concussion or symptoms of a 2 7 head injury leaves a young athlete especially vulnerable to 2 8 greater injury and even death. The general assembly recognizes 2 9 that, despite having generally recognized return=to=play 2 10 standards for concussions and head injuries, some affected 2 11 youth athletes are prematurely returned to play, resulting in 2 12 actual or potential physical injury or death to youth athletes 2 13 in this state. 2 14 d. A student athlete who has sustained a concussion may 2 15 need informal or formal accommodations, modifications of 2 16 curriculum, and monitoring by medical or educational staff 2 17 until the student is fully recovered. To that end, the Iowa 2 18 high school athletic association and the Iowa girls high school 2 19 athletic union are encouraged to establish and disseminate to 2 20 all schools in this state a return=to=school protocol that is 2 21 based on peer=reviewed scientific evidence consistent with 2 22 federal guidelines. Furthermore, all schools in this state are 2 23 encouraged to adopt such protocols. 2 24 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this section: 2 25 a. "Contest" means an interscholastic athletic game. 2 26 b. "Contest official" means a referee, umpire, judge, or 2 27 other official in an athletic contest. 2 28 c. "Extracurricular interscholastic activity" means any 2 29 extracurricular interscholastic activity, contest, or practice, 2 30 including sports, dance, or cheerleading. 2 31 d. "Licensed health care provider" means a physician, 2 32 physician assistant, chiropractor, advanced registered nurse 2 33 practitioner, nurse, physical therapist, or athletic trainer 2 34 licensed by a board designated under section 147.13. 2 35 3. Training. 3 1 a. The Iowa high school athletic association and the Iowa 3 2 girls high school athletic union shall work together to develop 3 3 training materials and courses regarding concussions and brain 3 4 injuries, including training regarding evaluation, prevention, 3 5 symptoms, risks, and long=term effects of concussions and brain 3 6 injuries. Each coach or contest official shall complete such 3 7 training at least every two years. 3 8 b. Individuals required to complete training pursuant to 3 9 this subsection shall submit proof of such completion to the 3 10 board of directors of the school district or the authorities in 3 11 charge of the accredited nonpublic school within thirty days 3 12 of such completion. 3 13 4. Guidelines and information sheet. 3 14 a. The Iowa high school athletic association and the 3 15 Iowa girls high school athletic union shall work together to 3 16 distribute the centers for disease control and prevention 3 17 guidelines and other pertinent information to inform and 3 18 educate coaches, students, and the parents and guardians 3 19 of students of the risks, signs, symptoms, and behaviors 3 20 consistent with a concussion or brain injury, including 3 21 the danger of continuing to participate in extracurricular 3 22 interscholastic activities after suffering a concussion or 3 23 brain injury and their responsibility to report such signs, 3 24 symptoms, and behaviors if they occur. 3 25 b. Annually, each school district and nonpublic school shall 3 26 provide to the parent or guardian of each student a concussion 3 27 and brain injury information sheet, as provided by the Iowa 3 28 high school athletic association and the Iowa girls high 3 29 school athletic union. The student and the student's parent 3 30 or guardian shall sign and return the concussion and brain 3 31 injury information sheet to the student's school prior to the 3 32 student's participation in any extracurricular interscholastic 3 33 activity for grades seven through twelve. 3 34 5. Removal from participation. If a student's coach, 3 35 contest official, or licensed health care provider observes 4 1 signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a concussion or 4 2 brain injury in an extracurricular interscholastic activity, 4 3 the student shall be immediately removed from participation. 4 4 6. Return=to=play protocols. The Iowa high school athletic 4 5 association and the Iowa girls high school athletic union 4 6 shall work together to develop a return=to=play protocol, 4 7 based on peer=reviewed scientific evidence consistent with the 4 8 guidelines of the centers for disease control and prevention 4 9 of the United States department of health and human services, 4 10 for a student's return to participation in an extracurricular 4 11 interscholastic activity after showing signs, symptoms, or 4 12 behaviors consistent with a concussion or brain injury. The 4 13 board of directors of each school district and the authorities 4 14 in charge of each accredited nonpublic school with enrolled 4 15 students who participate in an extracurricular interscholastic 4 16 activity which is a contest in grades seven through twelve 4 17 shall adopt such protocols. 4 18 7. Protective gear. For school budget years beginning on 4 19 or after July 1, 2017, the board of directors of each school 4 20 district and the authorities in charge of each accredited 4 21 nonpublic school with enrolled students who participate 4 22 in an extracurricular interscholastic activity which is a 4 23 contest in grades seven through twelve shall provide students 4 24 participating in such contests with any protective gear, 4 25 including but not limited to helmets and pads required for the 4 26 activity by law, by the rules for such contests, or by Iowa 4 27 high school athletic association or Iowa girls high school 4 28 athletic union guidelines. However, an individual student 4 29 is responsible for other protective gear that the individual 4 30 student needs but that is not required for participation in the 4 31 contest as provided in this subsection. 4 32 Sec. 5. APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS. A person required to 4 33 complete training pursuant to section 280.13C, subsection 3, as 4 34 enacted by this division of this Act, has until July 1, 2018, 4 35 to initially complete such training. 5 1 Sec. 6. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance 5 2 with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring 5 3 compliance with any state mandate included in this division 5 4 of this Act shall be paid by a school district from state 5 5 school foundation aid received by the school district under 5 6 section 257.16. This specification of the payment of the state 5 7 cost shall be deemed to meet all of the state funding=related 5 8 requirements of section 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional 5 9 state funding shall be necessary for the full implementation of 5 10 this division of this Act by and enforcement of this division 5 11 of this Act against all affected school districts. HF 563 (3) 87 je/jh/rj/md
