General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5875
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 926
Referred to Committee on General Law
Introduced by:
REP. DAVIS P., 117th Dist. (By Request)
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5875
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 926
Referred to Committee on General Law
Introduced by:
REP. DAVIS P., 117th Dist.
(By Request)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PREVENTION OF SPINAL CORD INJURIES WHILE SWIMMING OR DIVING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to provide that: (1) Any person or entity that owns, operates or maintains a swimming pool or other body of water where swimming is permitted shall ensure that there is no head-first diving in any area of such pool or body of water where the water is less than eight feet in depth; (2) the use of starting blocks for swimming related activities shall be limited to competitive swimming events and related training activities; and (3) any new installation of starting blocks for a swimming pool in which competitive swimming occurs shall be in a section of the pool that is adjacent to water that is not less than six feet in depth.
Statement of Purpose:
To prevent the occurrence of spinal cord injuries while swimming or diving.