CS for CS for CS for SB 1070 First Engrossed 20251070e1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to electrocardiograms for student 3 athletes; providing a short title; amending s. 4 1002.20, F.S.; making technical changes; conforming 5 provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 6 1006.20, F.S.; requiring the Florida High School 7 Athletic Association (FHSAA) to adopt bylaws requiring 8 all students to pass an electrocardiogram screening 9 before participating in certain activities; requiring 10 certain students to complete an electrocardiogram 11 screening; authorizing FHSAA member schools to 12 collaborate with certain entities to offer low cost or 13 free electrocardiogram screenings; providing 14 electrocardiogram requirements for students whose 15 primary residence is outside of this state; providing 16 requirements for the form for reporting 17 electrocardiogram results; providing requirements for 18 a student to be granted an exception to the 19 electrocardiogram requirement; requiring students 20 seeking an exception to submit a form developed by the 21 FHSAA before they may participate in an 22 interscholastic activity; providing an effective date. 23 24 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 25 26 Section 1.This act may be cited as the Second Chance 27 Act. 28 Section 2.Paragraph (b) of subsection (17) of section 29 1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 30 1002.20K-12 student and parent rights.Parents of public 31 school students must receive accurate and timely information 32 regarding their childs academic progress and must be informed 33 of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12 34 students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory 35 rights including, but not limited to, the following: 36 (17)ATHLETICS; PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL. 37 (b)Medical evaluation.Before participating in athletics, 38 students must: 39 1.Satisfactorily pass a medical evaluation each year 40 before participating in athletics, unless the parent objects in 41 writing based on religious tenets or practices, in accordance 42 with the provisions of s. 1006.20(2)(d); and 43 2.As applicable under s. 1006.20, receive an 44 electrocardiogram, unless the parent objects in writing based on 45 religious tenets or practices or secures a certificate of 46 medical exception in accordance with s. 1006.20(2)(d). 47 Section 3.Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (2) of 48 section 1006.20, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 49 1006.20Athletics in public K-12 schools. 50 (2)ADOPTION OF BYLAWS, POLICIES, OR GUIDELINES. 51 (c)1.The FHSAA shall adopt bylaws that require all 52 students participating or seeking to participate in 53 interscholastic athletic competition or who are candidates for 54 an interscholastic athletic team to satisfactorily pass a 55 medical evaluation each year before participating in 56 interscholastic athletic competition or engaging in any 57 practice, tryout, workout, conditioning, or other physical 58 activity associated with the students candidacy for an 59 interscholastic athletic team, including activities that occur 60 outside of the school year. Such medical evaluation may be 61 administered only by a practitioner licensed under chapter 458, 62 chapter 459, chapter 460, or s. 464.012 or registered under s. 63 464.0123 and in good standing with the practitioners regulatory 64 board. 65 2.The FHSAA shall adopt bylaws that require all students 66 participating or seeking to participate in interscholastic 67 athletic competition to pass an electrocardiogram screening 68 before participating in interscholastic athletic competition or 69 engaging in any practice, tryout, workout, conditioning, or 70 other physical activity associated with the students candidacy 71 for an interscholastic athletic team, including activities that 72 occur outside of the school year. The electrocardiogram 73 screening must be conducted in accordance with standards 74 established by the FHSAAs Sports Medicine Advisory Committee. 75 Beginning in the 2028-2029 school year, every high school 76 student participating or seeking to participate in 77 interscholastic athletic competition for the first time must 78 complete at least one electrocardiogram screening. FHSAA member 79 schools may collaborate with public and private entities to 80 offer low cost or free electrocardiogram screenings for this 81 purpose. 82 3.Students whose primary residence is outside of this 83 state and who attend a boarding school in this state which 84 complies with the requirements of s. 409.175(17) may have the 85 medical evaluation and the electrocardiogram required under this 86 paragraph performed by a practitioner who holds an active 87 equivalent licensure issued by the state in which the medical 88 evaluation or electrocardiogram is performed and who is in good 89 standing with the practitioners regulatory authority as 90 verified by the students boarding school. 91 4.The FHSAA bylaws must shall establish requirements for 92 eliciting a students medical history and performing the medical 93 evaluation and electrocardiogram required under this paragraph, 94 which shall include a physical assessment of the students 95 physical capabilities to participate in interscholastic athletic 96 competition as contained in a uniform preparticipation physical 97 evaluation and history form. The evaluation form must: shall 98 a.Incorporate the recommendations of the American Heart 99 Association for participation cardiovascular screening. 100 b.and shall Provide a place for the signature of the 101 practitioner performing the evaluation with an attestation that 102 each examination procedure listed on the form was performed by 103 the practitioner or by someone under the direct supervision of 104 the practitioner. The form must shall also contain a place for 105 the practitioner to indicate whether if a referral to another 106 practitioner was made in lieu of completion of a certain 107 examination procedure. The form must shall provide a place for 108 the practitioner to whom the student was referred to complete 109 the remaining sections and attest to that portion of the 110 examination. 111 c.The preparticipation physical evaluation form shall 112 Advise students to complete a cardiovascular assessment and 113 electrocardiogram, shall include information concerning 114 alternative cardiovascular evaluation and diagnostic tests, and 115 require the. results of such medical evaluation to must be 116 provided to the school. 117 d.Include a section to record either a medical clearance 118 based on the results of the medical evaluation and 119 electrocardiogram required under this paragraph, allowing the 120 student to participate in interscholastic athletic competition, 121 or recommendations for follow-up treatment by an appropriate 122 health care practitioner trained in the diagnosis, evaluation, 123 and management of cardiovascular abnormalities in athletes as 124 defined by the FHSAAs Sports Medicine Advisory Committee. 125 5.A student is not eligible to participate, as provided in 126 s. 1006.15(3), in any interscholastic athletic competition or 127 engage in any practice, tryout, workout, or other physical 128 activity associated with the students candidacy for an 129 interscholastic athletic team until the results of the medical 130 evaluation have been received and approved by the school. 131 (d)Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (c), a 132 student shall be granted an exception to the electrocardiogram 133 requirement if the parent of the student objects in writing to 134 the student receiving an electrocardiogram because the 135 electrocardiogram is contrary to his or her religious tenets or 136 practices or if a physician licensed under chapter 458 or 137 chapter 459 in good standing with the Board of Medicine or Board 138 of Osteopathic Medicine, as applicable, provides a certificate 139 of medical exception. A student may participate in 140 interscholastic athletic competition or be a candidate for an 141 interscholastic athletic team if the parent of the student 142 objects in writing to the student undergoing a medical 143 evaluation because such evaluation is contrary to his or her 144 religious tenets or practices. However, in such case of any such 145 exception or objection, there shall be no liability on the part 146 of any person or entity in a position to otherwise rely on the 147 results of such medical evaluation or electrocardiogram for any 148 damages resulting from the students injury or death arising 149 directly from the students participation in interscholastic 150 athletics where an undisclosed medical condition that would have 151 been revealed in the medical evaluation or electrocardiogram is 152 a proximate cause of the injury or death. To exercise an 153 exception or objection under this paragraph, a student must 154 submit a standard form, developed by the FHSAA, to document 155 exceptions granted under this paragraph which must be signed and 156 notarized by a students parent or legal guardian and received 157 by the FHSAA member school before a student may participate in 158 any interscholastic activity. 159 Section 4.This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.