HR 3532 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act of 2013

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 22, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedNov 19, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to condition each state's receipt of ESEA funds, beginning in FY2015, on the state having in effect and enforcing a law or regulation that meets the minimum requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions set forth in this Act.

Requires each local educational agency in the state to develop and implement a standard plan for concussion safety and management for its public schools that includes: (1) the education of students, parents, and school personnel about concussions through specified activities; (2) specified supports for each student recovering from a concussion; and (3) specified best practices designed to ensure the uniformity of safety standards, treatment, and management.

Requires each public school to post on school grounds and make publicly available on the school website specified information on concussions.

Provides that if any public school personnel suspects that a student has sustained a concussion during a school-sponsored activity: (1) the student is to be immediately removed from participation in that activity and prohibited from participating in school-sponsored athletic activities until the student submits a written release from a health care professional; and (2) that individual is to report all available information regarding the student's injury to a concussion management team that will then confirm and report to the student's parents the date, time, and type of the injury suffered by the student and any actions taken to treat the student.

Requires each concussion management team to include a health care professional, the student's parents, other relevant school personnel, and an individual assigned by the public school to oversee and manage the students' recovery.

Requires the school's concussion management team to consult with and make recommendations to relevant school personnel and the student to ensure that the student is receiving the appropriate academic supports, including: (1) periods of cognitive rest over the course of the school day, (2) modified academic assignments, (3) gradual reintroduction to cognitive demands, and (4) other appropriate academic accommodations or adjustments.

Cosponsors 9

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 19, 2013 to Sep 18, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalNov 19, 2013
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJan 7, 2014
D-MNKeith EllisonJan 7, 2014
D-NYEliot L. EngelFeb 11, 2014
D-COJared PolisFeb 11, 2014
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterFeb 11, 2014
D-WIMark PocanFeb 11, 2014
D-CASam FarrMay 19, 2014
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterSep 18, 2014

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 22, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
  2. Nov 19, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Nov 19, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1546Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2013Related billSep 25, 2013
S 2718SAFE PLAY ActRelated billJul 31, 2014
HR 5324SAFE PLAY ActRelated billNov 17, 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

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  1. Nov 19, 2013Introduced in House

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