Bill Text: VA SB665 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Middle school student-athletes, public; pre-participation physical examination.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0692) [SB665 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-SB665-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 665 Offered January 19, 2016 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-271.7, relating to middle school athletics; pre-participation physical examination. ---------- Patron-- Marsden ---------- Referred to Committee on Education and Health ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-271.7 as follows:

§22.1-271.7. Middle school student-athletes; pre-participation physical examination.

No middle school student shall be a participant on or try out for any school athletic team or squad unless such student has submitted to the school principal a signed report from a licensed physician, a licensed nurse practitioner practicing in accordance with his practice agreement, or a licensed physician assistant acting under the supervision of a licensed physician attesting that such student has been examined and found to be physically fit for athletic competition.