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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1639
Author: Maienschein (R), et al.
Amended: 8/15/16 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 9-0, 6/29/16
AYES: Liu, Block, Hancock, Huff, Leyva, Mendoza, Monning, Pan,
Vidak
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: 7-0, 8/11/16
AYES: Lara, Bates, Beall, Hill, McGuire, Mendoza, Nielsen
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 4/28/16 (Consent) - See last page for
vote
SUBJECT: Pupil health: The Eric Paredes Sudden Cardiac
Arrest Prevention Act
SOURCE: Eric Paredes Save A Life Foundation
DIGEST: This bill, beginning July 1, 2017, establishes a
return-to-play protocol for students who pass out or faint
during an athletic activity, requires coaches to complete a
sudden cardiac arrest training course, and requires schools to
retain a copy of a sudden cardiac arrest information sheet
before a student participates in an athletic activity.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
1)Requires a school district, charter school, or private school
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that elects to offer an athletic program to comply with all of
the following:
a) Immediately removed from the athletic activity for the
remainder of the day an athlete who is suspected of
sustaining a concussion or head injury.
b) Prohibits the athlete from returning to the athletic
activity until he or she is evaluated and provided written
clearance by a licensed health care provider.
c) Requires the athlete, if the health care provider
determines a concussion or head injury was sustained, to
complete a graduated return-to-play protocol of at least
seven days in duration.
d) Requires a concussion and head injury information sheet
to be signed and returned by the athlete and the parent
annually before the athlete initiates practice or
competition. (Education Code § 49475)
2)States legislative intent that high school athletic coaches
complete training regarding the identification of and
appropriate response to concussions, among other things. (EC
§ 35179.1)
This bill:
Return-to-play protocol
1) Requires that a student who passes out or faints while
participating in or immediately following an athletic
activity, or who is known to have passed out or fainted while
participating in or immediately following an athletic
activity, be removed from participation at that time by the
athletic director, coach, athletic trainer, or authorized
person.
2) Authorizes an athletic trainer or authorized person to
remove from participation a student who exhibits unexplained
shortness of breath, chest pains, dizziness, racing heart
rate, or extreme fatigue during an athletic activity, if the
athletic trainer or authorized person reasonably believes
that the symptoms are cardiac related.
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3) Prohibits a student who is removed from play from being
permitted to return to an athletic activity until the student
is evaluated and cleared to return in writing by a physician
and surgeon, or a nurse practitioner or physician assistant,
as specified.
4) Requires, in the absence of an athletic trainer or
authorized person, any coach who observes any of the symptoms
of sudden cardiac arrest to notify the parent so that the
parent can determine what treatment, if any, the student
should seek.
5) Exempts from these protocols athletic activities during the
regular schoolday or as part of a physical education course
unless it constitutes a practice, interscholastic practice,
or scrimmage.
Training
6) Requires coaches, by July 1, 2019, prior to coaching an
athletic activity, to complete the sudden cardiac arrest
training course using the information posted on the
California Department of Education's (CDE's) Web site.
7) Requires coaches to retake the training course every two
years.
8) Prohibits a coach from being eligible to coach an athletic
activity until the coach completes the training course.
9) Requires that a coach who does not receive the training, by
July 1, 2019, be subject to suspension from coaching any
athletic activity until completion of the required training.
Sudden cardiac arrest information sheet
10)Requires, annually before a student participates in an
athletic activity governed by the California Interscholastic
Federation (CIF), the school to collect and retain a copy of
the sudden cardiac arrest information sheet required by the
CIF for that student.
11)Requires, before a student participates in an athletic
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activity not governed by the CIF, the student and the
student's parent to sign and return to the school an
acknowledgment of receipt and review of the information sheet
posted on the CDE's Web site.
Posting of guidelines and information
12)Requires the CDE to post on its Web site guidelines, videos,
and an information sheet on sudden cardiac arrest symptoms
and warning signs, and other relevant materials to inform and
educate students and parents, and to train coaches about the
nature and warning signs, including the risks associated with
continuing to play or practice after experiencing fainting or
seizures during exercise, unexplained shortness of breath,
chest pains, dizziness, racing heart rate, or extreme
fatigue.
13)Authorizes materials to include but not be limited to, those
developed or used for sudden cardiac arrest education and
coaches training by the National Federation of High School
Associations, the Eric Paredes Save A Life Foundation, or the
CIF.
14)Encourages schools and school districts to post the
information and materials on their Web sites to give
students, parents, and coaches ready access to the
information.
Miscellaneous
15)Provides that this bill is to become effective on July 1,
2017.
16)Authorizes a school to hold an informational meeting before
the start of each athletic season for all ages of competitors
regarding the symptoms and warning signs of sudden cardiac
arrest. This bill authorizes the meetings to include
physicians, pediatric cardiologists, athletic trainers, and
authorized persons, in addition to students, parents, coaches
and other school officials.
17)Encourages the sponsors of youth athletic activities to
follow the guidelines specified in this bill.
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18)Defines "athletic activity" to include all of the following:
a) Interscholastic athletics.
b) An athletic contest or competition, other than
interscholastic athletics, that is sponsored by a school
including cheerleading and club-sponsored sports
activities.
c) Non-competitive cheerleading that is sponsored by a
school.
d) Practices, interscholastic practice, and scrimmages
for all of the activities listed above.
19)Defines "authorized person" as an employee, volunteer, or
contractor authorized to provide health or medical services
to student athletes.
20)Defines "school" as a public school, including a charter
school, or private school that elects to conduct athletic
activities.
Comments
Existing CIF bylaw. The CIF governs competitive athletics in
grades 9-12, and had adopted a bylaw that mirrors the
return-to-play protocol and information sheet requirements
contained in this bill. This bill essentially extends the CIF
bylaw to athletic activities at schools that are not governed by
CIF, as well as requiring all coaches to receive training and
the posting of information on the Web site of the CDE.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
The CDE estimates one-time costs of $85,000 General Fund to
post required information on its Web site.
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Significant local costs for schools that elect to conduct
athletic activities to comply with the bill's requirements.
These activities are unlikely to be deemed a state
reimbursable mandate since this bill's requirements are based
upon a school's decision to conduct athletic activities.
SUPPORT: (Verified8/12/16)
Eric Paredes Save A Life Foundation (source)
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/12/16)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 4/28/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker,
Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke,
Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper,
Dababneh, Dahle, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines,
Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson,
Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger
Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey,
Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mayes, McCarty,
Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell,
Patterson, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago,
Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber,
Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Chávez, Daly, Mathis, Olsen
Prepared by:Lynn Lorber / ED. / (916) 651-4105
8/15/16 20:10:05
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