Concussions in student-athletes; guidelines, policies, and procedures shall be biennially updated.
Summary
Requires (i) the Board of Education to collaborate with various stakeholders to biennially update its guidelines on policies to inform and educate coaches, student-athletes, and student-athletes' parents or guardians of the nature and risk of concussions, criteria for removal from and return to play, risks of not reporting the injury and continuing to play, and the effects of concussions on student-athletes' academic performance and (ii) each local school division to biennially update its policies and procedures regarding the identification and handling of suspected concussions in student-athletes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 5, 2019
Signed Feb 22, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2019 · House of Delegates Jan 21, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 8, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 22, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 142 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 8, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1930E
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 21, 2019
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0)
house of delegates
Jan 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 5, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102703D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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