US Congress House Bill 6172 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Introduced on September 22 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-11-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2010 - Requires each state educational agency, in order to be eligible to receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in FY2013 or subsequent fiscal years, to issue regulations establishing the following minimum requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions. Requires each local educational agency in the state to develop and implement a standard plan for concussion safety and management that includes: (1) the education of students, parents, and school personnel about concussions; (2) supports for students recovering from a concussion; and (3) best practices designed to ensure the uniformity of safety standards, treatment, and management. Requires each public elementary and secondary school to post on school grounds and make publicly available on the school website information on concussions, including information on risks, responses, symptoms, and effects. Requires public school personnel who suspect that a student has sustained a concussion during a school-sponsored activity to: (1) remove the student from the activity and prohibit such student from participating in school athletic activities until the student submits a written release from a health care professional; and (2) report to the student's parent or guardian regarding such injury and the treatment provided. Prohibits a student who has sustained a concussion in a school-sponsored athletic activity from resuming participation in school-sponsored athletic or academic activities until the school receives a written release from a health care professional that: (1) states that the student is capable of resuming participation; and (2) may require the student to follow a plan designed to aid such individual in recovering and resuming participation in a manner that is coordinated with periods of cognitive and physical rest, and that reintroduces cognitive and physical demands on a progressive basis, based on the student's symptoms.

Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2010

Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-11-18		Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2010-09-23		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1722)
2010-09-23		Committee Hearings Held.
2010-09-22		Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/6172/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr6172/BILLS-111hr6172ih.pdf