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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS


          AB  
          2007 (McCarty)


          As Amended  August 3, 2016


          Majority vote


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          Original Committee Reference:  A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M.


          SUMMARY:  Youth athletics: youth sports organizations:   
          concussions or other head injuries


          The Senate amendments:


          1)Change the designation of one covered sport from "Contact  
            martial arts" to "Full contact martial arts." 


          2)Strike the requirement that a youth sports organization (YSO)  
            must appoint an individual within the organization to be  
            responsible for ensuring compliance by the organization, to  
            instead require the YSO to adopt procedures to ensure  
            compliance with the bill's provisions.










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          3)Add swimming and synchronized swimming to the list of covered  
            sports.


          4)Make additional technical and conforming changes.


          EXISTING LAW:  


          Requires, a school district, charter school, or private school  
          that elects to offer an athletic program, to comply with the  
          following:


          1)Requires an athlete who is suspected of sustaining a  
            concussion or head injury in an athletic activity to be  
            immediately removed from the athletic activity for the  
            remainder of the day, and not permitted to return to the  
            athletic activity until he or she is evaluated by a licensed  
            health care provider who is trained in the management of  
            concussions and is acting within the scope of his or her  
            practice. Prohibits the athlete from returning to the athletic  
            activity until he or she receives written clearance to return  
            to the athletic activity from that licensed health care  
            provider.  


          2)Requires, if the licensed health care provider determines that  
            the athlete sustained a concussion or a head injury, the  
            athlete to also complete a graduated return-to-play protocol  
            of no less than seven days in duration under the supervision  
            of a licensed health care provider. 


          3)Urges the California Interscholastic Federation to work in  
            consultation with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the  
            American Medical Society for Sports Medicine to develop and  
            adopt rules and protocols to implement b) above.


          4)Requires, on a yearly basis, a concussion and head injury  








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            information sheet to be signed and returned by the athlete and  
            the athlete's parent or guardian before the athlete initiates  
            practice or competition.


          5)Exempts an athlete engaging in an athletic activity during the  
            regular school day or as part of a physical education course,  
            as specified.


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          COMMENTS:  According to the author the amendments which replaced  
          the requirement that a YSO must appoint an individual within the  
          organization to be responsible for ensuring compliance by the  
          organization, to instead require the YSO to adopt procedures to  
          ensure compliance, were taken at the request of American Youth  
          Soccer Organization to address their concern that the stricken  
          language could create liability for one individual and not the  
          league or organization as intended.  In addition, the author  
          points out that "Full contact martial arts" is defined in  
          Business and Professions Code Section 18627, as:  "The use of  
          full unrestrained physical force in a martial arts contest,"  
          whereas "contact martial arts" has no existing definition.


          Analysis Prepared by:                                             
                          Dana Mitchell / A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. / (916)  
                          319-3450                                          
            FN:  0004237



















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