Bill Text: NY S09463 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Enacts Josh's law; requires training plans be approved annually prior to implementation in modified and high school football by either the PSLA or NYSPHSAA, whichever is applicable; requires certain information regarding injuries be reported that occur during such practices.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-15 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S09463 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S09463-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9463

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 15, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  MURRAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  enacting  "Josh's
          law",  requires  training plans be approved prior to implementation in
          modified and high school football

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
     2  "Josh's law".
     3    § 2. The title heading of title 7 of article 25 of the  public  health
     4  law,  as added by chapter 243 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
     5  follows:
     6                   YOUTH, MODIFIED AND HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
     7    § 3. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2596  to
     8  read as follows:
     9    §  2596.  Modified  and  high  school football; training plans. 1. Any
    10  member school of either the public schools athletic league (PSAL) or the
    11  New York state public high school athletic association  (NYSPHSAA)  that
    12  has  a  modified  and/or  high school football program shall prepare and
    13  provide a team training plan for each level for  review  no  later  than
    14  July  fifteenth  annually in order for such plan to be approved prior to
    15  the beginning of the fall sports season. Such plan shall be prepared and
    16  submitted by the coach or athletic director  to  the  section  executive
    17  director  for approval if such program belongs to a member school of the
    18  NYSPHSAA or to the football sports coordinator if such  program  belongs
    19  to a member school of the PSAL. A training plan may be approved in whole
    20  or  in part and a request for additional information may be requested if
    21  necessary. For purposes of this section, "training plan"  shall  mean  a
    22  comprehensive  list  and  description  of  all drills and activities the
    23  program plans to use throughout the season during  practice,  including,
    24  but not limited to, warmups, work outs, conditioning, and sport-specific
    25  activities,  etc.    Such training plan shall include a complete list of
    26  all equipment utilized for each drill or activity. Any new  addition  to

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15621-01-4
        S. 9463                             2

     1  an  approved training plan shall be submitted for review prior to imple-
     2  mentation.
     3    2.  Any  injury  that occurs during practice should be recorded by the
     4  coach and reported to the school's athletic director. Such report  shall
     5  include:  (a) the individual's team level; (b) the injury that occurred;
     6  (c) the activity the individual was participating  in  when  the  injury
     7  occurred;  (d) where such activity was listed in their approved training
     8  plan; and (e) whether or not outside medical assistance  was  necessary.
     9  NYSPHSAA  member  schools  shall  report such information to the section
    10  executive director who shall compile a complete list and  shall  provide
    11  such  list to the NYSPHSAA. PSAL member schools shall report such infor-
    12  mation to the football sports coordinator who shall compile  a  complete
    13  list  for  the league. Such records should be reviewed and utilized when
    14  future training plans are submitted for approval.
    15    § 4. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
    16  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    17  repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
    18  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
    19  on or before such effective date.