Bill Text: NY A05755 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5755 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits children thirteen years old and younger from heading in organized youth soccer.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to health [A05755 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A05755-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5755
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 4, 2015
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       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 prohibiting  chil-
         dren  thirteen  years old and younger from heading while participating
         in organized soccer
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Article 25 of the public health law is amended by adding a
    2  new title 7 to read as follows:
    3                                  TITLE VII
    4                                YOUTH SPORTS
    5  SECTION 2595. PROHIBITION OF HEADING IN SOCCER.
    6    S 2595. PROHIBITION OF HEADING IN SOCCER. 1.  (A)  NO  CHILD  THIRTEEN
    7  YEARS  OLD  OR  YOUNGER  SHALL  ENGAGE IN HEADING WHILE PARTICIPATING IN
    8  ORGANIZED SOCCER; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT  NOTHING  WITHIN  THIS  SECTION
    9  SHALL  PROHIBIT  CHILDREN  THIRTEEN  YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER FROM PLAYING,
   10  PRACTICING, OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN ANY FORM OF SOCCER WHICH  DOES
   11  NOT INVOLVE HEADING.
   12    (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "ORGANIZED SOCCER" SHALL INCLUDE
   13  ANY  PRACTICE,  GAME OR OTHER ACTIVITY WHICH INVOLVES ENGAGING IN SOCCER
   14  AND WHICH IS ORGANIZED BY A SCHOOL, ADULT, OR PUBLIC OR  PRIVATE  LEAGUE
   15  OR  OTHER  ENTITY  WHOSE  PURPOSE IS TO ALLOW CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN
   16  SOCCER.
   17    2. ANY SCHOOL, ADULT, OR LEAGUE OR OTHER ENTITY WHOSE  PURPOSE  IS  TO
   18  ALLOW  CHILDREN  TO  PARTICIPATE IN SOCCER, WHO ALLOWS CHILDREN THIRTEEN
   19  YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER TO ENGAGE IN HEADING WHILE PLAYING,  PRACTICING,
   20  OR  OTHERWISE  ENGAGING  IN  SOCCER  SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY
   21  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE TWO OF ARTICLE ONE OF THIS CHAPTER.
   22    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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