Student-athletes; sudden cardiac arrest prevention.
Summary
Sudden cardiac arrest prevention in student-athletes. Directs the Board of Education to develop, biennially update, and distribute to each local school division guidelines on policies to inform and educate coaches, student-athletes, and student-athletes' parents or guardians about the nature and risk of sudden cardiac arrest, procedures for removal from and return to play, and the risks of not reporting symptoms. The bill also requires local school divisions to develop and biennially update policies and procedures regarding the identification and handling of symptoms that may lead to sudden cardiac arrest in student-athletes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 6, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Apr 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 694 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB463E
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102345D
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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