Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06870 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/24/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6870
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 2223
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Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
REP. LESSER, 100th Dist. REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6870 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 2223

*02223*

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT 

Introduced by:

REP. LESSER, 100th Dist.

REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.

AN ACT PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF COLLEGE ATHLETES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 10a of the general statutes be amended to establish the athletic protection commission for the purpose of protecting the health and safety of college athletes participating in an interscholastic athletic program by developing guidelines, gathering best practices, receiving and investigating complaints, and issuing remedies and penalties for violations.

Statement of Purpose: 

To protect the health and safety of college athletes.