A BILL
To protect youth athletes from the effects of traumatic brain injury.
Be it enacted by the Parliament of Frémont assembled;
Section 1. Title
This legislation may be cited as the Defend Your Head Act.
Section 2. Procedures for Responding to Concussions and Head Injuries
1. Any student who exhibits symptoms of a concussion or head injury while participating in an athletic practice or competition shall be removed from the practice or competition by either:
(a) The individual who is serving as the student's coach during that practice or competition;
(b) The individual who is serving as the student's athletic trainer during that practice or competition;
(c) An individual who is serving as a referee during that practice or competition.
2. A student who is diagnosed with a concussion is prohibited from engaging in sporting competition or practice, until the student is evaluated by a licensed health care professional and receives written clearance from the licensed health care professional to participate in practice and competition. The student may take part in other forms of physical activity if given such indication by the licensed health care professional who diagnosed the concussion. The licensed health care provider evaluating the student may be a volunteer.
Section 3. Requirements to Coach or Referee Interscholastic Athletics
1. No school shall permit an individual to coach or referee interscholastic athletics unless the individual presents evidence that they have successfully completed, within the previous five years, a training program in recognizing the symptoms of concussions and head injuries from the regional department of health or a training program authorized for interscholastic athletic competition.
Section 4. Effectiveness
1. This act is effective six months after its passage in parliament.
Frémont House of CommonsPassed 4-0-0 in the Frémont Parliament Assembled,
