Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06492 Compare Versions

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	7	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6492
	8	+	January Session, 2021
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	12	+	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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	15	+	Introduced by:
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4		-	House Bill No. 6492
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6		-	Public Act No. 21-87
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9		-	AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN
10		-	EXERTIONAL HEAT ILLNESS FOR COACHES, PARENTS,
11		-	GUARDIANS AND STUDENTS.
	20	+	AN ACT CONCERNING ED UCATION AND TRAINING IN EXERTIONAL
	21	+	HEAT ILLNESS FOR COA CHES, PARENTS, GUARD IANS AND
	22	+	STUDENTS.
12	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
13	24		Assembly convened:
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15		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) As used in this section:
16		-	(1) "Exertional heat illness" means an illness resulting from engaging
17		-	in physical activity in the heat, including, but not limited to, heat
18		-	cramps, heat syncope, heat exhaustion and heat stroke;
19		-	(2) "Heat cramps" means sudden or progressively and noticeably
20		-	evolving, involuntary, painful contractions of skeletal muscle during or
21		-	after engaging in physical activity in the heat;
22		-	(3) "Heat exhaustion" means the inability to effectively engage in
23		-	physical activity in the heat, secondary to a combination of factors,
24		-	including, but not limited to, cardiovascular insufficiency, hypotension,
25		-	energy depletion and central fatigue and is manifested by an elevated
26		-	core body temperature and associated with a high rate or volume of skin
27		-	blood flow, heavy sweating and dehydration;
28		-	(4) "Heat stroke" means a medical emergency characterized by
29		-	neuropsychiatric impairment and a high core body temperature, House Bill No. 6492
	26	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) As used in this section: 1
	27	+	(1) "Exertional heat illness" means an illness resulting from engaging 2
	28	+	in physical activity in the heat, including, but not limited to, heat 3
	29	+	cramps, heat syncope, heat exhaustion and heat stroke; 4
	30	+	(2) "Heat cramps" means sudden or progressively and noticeably 5
	31	+	evolving, involuntary, painful contractions of skeletal muscle during or 6
	32	+	after engaging in physical activity in the heat; 7
	33	+	(3) "Heat exhaustion" means the inability to effectively engage in 8
	34	+	physical activity in the heat, secondary to a combination of factors, 9
	35	+	including, but not limited to, cardiovascular insufficiency, hypotension, 10
	36	+	energy depletion and central fatigue and is manifested by an elevated 11
	37	+	core body temperature and associated with a high rate or volume of skin 12
	38	+	blood flow, heavy sweating and dehydration; 13 Raised Bill No. 6492
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33		-	typically 105.8° Fahrenheit or above;
34		-	(5) "Heat syncope" means sudden dizziness, feeling faint and fainting
35		-	experienced after engaging in physical activity in the heat; and
36		-	(6) "Intramural or interscholastic athletics" shall include any activity
37		-	sponsored by a school or local education agency, as defined in section
38		-	10-15f of the general statutes, or an organization sanctioned by the local
39		-	education agency that involves any athletic contest, practice,
40		-	scrimmage, competition, demonstration, display or club activity.
41		-	(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year
42		-	thereafter, any person who holds or is issued a coaching permit by the
43		-	State Board of Education and is a coach of intramural or interscholastic
44		-	athletics shall complete an exertional heat illness awareness education
45		-	program prior to commencing the coaching assignment for the season
46		-	of such intramural or interscholastic athletics. Such program shall be
47		-	developed or approved pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. For the
48		-	school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year thereafter,
49		-	any person who holds or is issued a coaching permit by the State Board
50		-	of Education and is a coach of intramural or interscholastic athletics
51		-	shall annually review the program developed or approved pursuant to
52		-	subsection (c) of this section, prior to commencing the coaching
53		-	assignment for the season of such intramural or interscholastic athletics.
54		-	(c) On or before January 1, 2022, the governing authority for
55		-	intramural and interscholastic athletics, in consultation with an
56		-	appropriate organization representing licensed athletic trainers, an
57		-	organization representing sports medical doctors, an organization that
58		-	researches best practices in managing heat illness, and an organization
59		-	representing county medical associations, shall develop or approve an
60		-	exertional heat illness awareness education program for use by local and
61		-	regional boards of education. Such program shall be published on the
62		-	State Board of Education's Internet web site and shall include, but need House Bill No. 6492
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	45	+	(4) "Heat stroke" means a medical emergency characterized by 14
	46	+	neuropsychiatric impairment and a high core body temperature, 15
	47	+	typically 105.8° Fahrenheit or above; 16
	48	+	(5) "Heat syncope" means sudden dizziness, feeling faint and fainting 17
	49	+	experienced after engaging in physical activity in the heat; and 18
	50	+	(6) "Intramural or interscholastic athletics" shall include any activity 19
	51	+	sponsored by a school or local education agency, as defined in section 20
	52	+	10-15f of the general statutes, or an organization sanctioned by the local 21
	53	+	education agency that involves any athletic contest, practice, 22
	54	+	scrimmage, competition, demonstration, display or club activity. 23
	55	+	(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year 24
	56	+	thereafter, any person who holds or is issued a coaching permit by the 25
	57	+	State Board of Education and is a coach of intramural or interscholastic 26
	58	+	athletics shall complete an exertional heat illness awareness education 27
	59	+	program prior to commencing the coaching assignment for the season 28
	60	+	of such intramural or interscholastic athletics. Such program shall be 29
	61	+	developed or approved pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. For the 30
	62	+	school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year thereafter, 31
	63	+	any person who holds or is issued a coaching permit by the State Board 32
	64	+	of Education and is a coach of intramural or interscholastic athletics 33
	65	+	shall annually review the program developed or approved pursuant to 34
	66	+	subsection (c) of this section, prior to commencing the coaching 35
	67	+	assignment for the season of such intramural or interscholastic athletics. 36
	68	+	(c) On or before January 1, 2022, the governing authority for 37
	69	+	intramural and interscholastic athletics, in consultation with an 38
	70	+	appropriate organization representing licensed athletic trainers, an 39
	71	+	organization representing sports medical doctors, an organization that 40
	72	+	researches best practices in managing heat illness, and an organization 41
	73	+	representing county medical associations, shall develop or approve an 42
	74	+	exertional heat illness awareness education program for use by local and 43
	75	+	regional boards of education. Such program shall be published on the 44
	76	+	State Board of Education's Internet web site and shall include, but need 45 Raised Bill No. 6492
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66		-	not be limited to, (1) the recognition of the symptoms of an exertional
67		-	heat illness, (2) the means of obtaining proper medical treatment for a
68		-	person suspected of having an exertional heat illness, and (3) the nature
69		-	and risk of exertional heat illness, including the danger of continuing to
70		-	engage in athletic activity after sustaining exertional heat illness and the
71		-	proper method of allowing a student athlete who has sustained
72		-	exertional heat illness to return to athletic activity.
73		-	(d) On or before October 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the
74		-	governing authority for intramural and interscholastic athletics, in
75		-	consultation with an appropriate organization representing licensed
76		-	athletic trainers, an organization representing sports medical doctors,
77		-	an organization that researches best practices in managing heat illness
78		-	and an organization representing county medical associations, shall
79		-	develop or approve annual review materials regarding current and
80		-	relevant information regarding exertional heat illness for use by local
81		-	and regional boards of education.
82		-	(e) On or before January 1, 2022, the governing authority for
83		-	intramural and interscholastic athletics, in consultation with an
84		-	appropriate organization representing licensed athletic trainers, an
85		-	organization representing sports medical doctors, an organization that
86		-	researches best practices in managing heat illness and an organization
87		-	representing county medical associations, shall develop a model
88		-	exertional heat illness awareness plan for use by local and regional
89		-	boards of education. Each local and regional board of education shall
90		-	implement such plan by utilizing written materials, online training or
91		-	videos or in-person training that shall address, at a minimum: (1) The
92		-	recognition of signs or symptoms of exertional heat illness, (2) the means
93		-	of obtaining proper medical treatment for a person suspected of an
94		-	exertional heat illness, (3) the nature and risks of exertional heat illness,
95		-	including the danger of continuing to engage in athletic activity after
96		-	experiencing exertional heat illness, (4) the proper procedures for House Bill No. 6492
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100		-	allowing a student athlete who has experienced exertional heat illness
101		-	to return to athletic activity, and (5) best practices in the prevention and
102		-	treatment of exertional heat illness.
103		-	(f) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year
104		-	thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall prohibit a
105		-	student athlete from participating in any intramural or interscholastic
106		-	activity unless the student athlete, and a parent or guardian of such
107		-	student athlete, (1) reads written materials, (2) views online training or
108		-	videos, or (3) attends in-person training developed or approved
109		-	pursuant to this section. Acknowledgment of adherence to this standard
110		-	by the student athlete and the parent or guardian shall be made by the
111		-	parent's or guardian's signature on an athletic participation informed
112		-	consent form issued by the applicable local or regional board of
113		-	education.
114		-	(g) The State Board of Education may revoke the coaching permit, in
115		-	accordance with the provisions of subsection (i) of section 10-145b of the
116		-	general statutes, of any coach found to be in violation of this section.
	83	+	not be limited to, (1) the recognition of the symptoms of an exertional 46
	84	+	heat illness, (2) the means of obtaining proper medical treatment for a 47
	85	+	person suspected of having an exertional heat illness, and (3) the nature 48
	86	+	and risk of exertional heat illness, including the danger of continuing to 49
	87	+	engage in athletic activity after sustaining exertional heat illness and the 50
	88	+	proper method of allowing a student athlete who has sustained 51
	89	+	exertional heat illness to return to athletic activity. 52
	90	+	(d) On or before October 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the 53
	91	+	governing authority for intramural and interscholastic athletics, in 54
	92	+	consultation with an appropriate organization representing licensed 55
	93	+	athletic trainers, an organization representing sports medical doctors, 56
	94	+	an organization that researches best practices in managing heat illness 57
	95	+	and an organization representing county medical associations, shall 58
	96	+	develop or approve annual review materials regarding current and 59
	97	+	relevant information regarding exertional heat illness for use by local 60
	98	+	and regional boards of education. 61
	99	+	(e) On or before January 1, 2022, the governing authority for 62
	100	+	intramural and interscholastic athletics, in consultation with an 63
	101	+	appropriate organization representing licensed athletic trainers, an 64
	102	+	organization representing sports medical doctors, an organization that 65
	103	+	researches best practices in managing heat illness and an organization 66
	104	+	representing county medical associations, shall develop a model 67
	105	+	exertional heat illness awareness plan for use by local and regional 68
	106	+	boards of education. Each local and regional board of education shall 69
	107	+	implement such plan by utilizing written materials, online training or 70
	108	+	videos or in-person training that shall address, at a minimum: (1) The 71
	109	+	recognition of signs or symptoms of exertional heat illness, (2) the means 72
	110	+	of obtaining proper medical treatment for a person suspected of an 73
	111	+	exertional heat illness, (3) the nature and risks of exertional heat illness, 74
	112	+	including the danger of continuing to engage in athletic activity after 75
	113	+	experiencing exertional heat illness, (4) the proper procedures for 76
	114	+	allowing a student athlete who has experienced exertional heat illness 77
	115	+	to return to athletic activity, and (5) best practices in the prevention and 78 Raised Bill No. 6492
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	122	+	treatment of exertional heat illness. 79
	123	+	(f) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year 80
	124	+	thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall prohibit a 81
	125	+	student athlete from participating in any intramural or interscholastic 82
	126	+	activity unless the student athlete, and a parent or guardian of such 83
	127	+	student athlete, (1) reads written materials, (2) views online training or 84
	128	+	videos, or (3) attends in-person training developed or approved 85
	129	+	pursuant to this section. Acknowledgment of adherence to this standard 86
	130	+	by the student athlete and the parent or guardian shall be made by the 87
	131	+	parent's or guardian's signature on an athletic participation informed 88
	132	+	consent form issued by the applicable local or regional board of 89
	133	+	education. 90
	134	+	(g) The State Board of Education may revoke the coaching permit, in 91
	135	+	accordance with the provisions of subsection (i) of section 10-145b of the 92
	136	+	general statutes, of any coach found to be in violation of this section. 93
	137	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	138	+	sections:
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	140	+	Section 1 July 1, 2021 New section
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	142	+	PH Joint Favorable
	143	+	APP Joint Favorable
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