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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1138 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1370 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Paul R. Feeney |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to student safety in interscholastic athletic activities. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Paul R. FeeneyBristol and NorfolkJack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex3/7/2023John J. CroninWorcester and Middlesex3/8/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1138 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1370 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1370) of Paul R. Feeney, Jack |
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| 19 | 19 | | Patrick Lewis and John J. Cronin for legislation relative to student safety in interscholastic |
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| 20 | 20 | | athletic activities. Public Health. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 1526 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to student safety in interscholastic athletic activities. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 54A of chapter 71 of the general laws, as appearing in the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 22014Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “eleven C“, in line 3, the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3following words:- , or a licensed athletic trainer, who has completed the annual head injury |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4safety training, as required by 105 CMR 201.007. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 SECTION 2. Said section 54A of said chapter 71 is hereby further amended by inserting |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6at the end thereof the following new paragraph:- A licensed athletic trainer shall be employed by |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7a superintendent or school committee at every high school in the commonwealth offering |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8interscholastic athletic activities. 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 SECTION 3. Section 8A (b)(7) of chapter 69 is amended by inserting the word “athletic” |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10after “coaches” and before “trainers”. Section 8A (c) of chapter 69 is hereby amended by |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11inserting the word “athletic” after “coaches” and before “trainers”. |
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