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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1887 By: Murdock
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 1-116.3, as amended by Section 2, Chapter
8 184, O.S.L. 2025 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1-
8 116.3), which relates to school medication policies;
9 updating statutory language; updating statutory
9 reference; modifying frequency of certain required
10 training; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 24-155,
10 which relates to concussion management guidelines;
11 updating statutory references; updating statutory
11 language; modifying frequency of required training;
12 providing an effective date; and declaring an
12 emergency.
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1-116.3, as
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17 amended by Section 2, Chapter 184, O.S.L. 2025 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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18 Section 1-116.3), is amended to read as follows:
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19 Section 1-116.3. A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
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20 1-116.2 of this title, the board of education of each school
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21 district shall adopt a policy on or before September 1, 2008, that
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22 permits the self-administration of inhaled asthma medication by a
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23 student for treatment of asthma, the self-administration of
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24 anaphylaxis medication by a student for treatment of anaphylaxis,
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1 and the self-administration of replacement pancreatic enzymes by a
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2 student for treatment of cystic fibrosis. The policy shall require:
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3 1. The parent or guardian of the student to authorize in
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4 writing the student's self-administration of medication;
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5 2. The parent or guardian of the student to provide to the
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6 school a written statement from the physician treating the student
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7 that the student has asthma, anaphylaxis, or cystic fibrosis and is
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8 capable of, and has been instructed in the proper method of, self-
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9 administration of medication;
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10 3. The parent or guardian of the student to provide to the
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11 school an emergency supply of the student's medication to be
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12 administered pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-116.2 of this
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13 title;
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14 4. The school district to inform the parent or guardian of the
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15 student, in writing, that the school district and its employees and
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16 agents shall incur no liability as a result of any injury arising
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17 from the self-administration of medication by the student; and
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18 5. The parent or guardian of the student to sign a statement
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19 acknowledging that the school district shall incur no liability as a
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20 result of any injury arising from the self-administration of
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21 medication by the student.
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22 B. The school board of education of each school district that
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23 elects to stock Epinephrine epinephrine or inhalers shall amend the
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24 policy identified in subsection A of this section.
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1 1. The amended policy for Epinephrine epinephrine shall
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3 a. the school district to inform the parent or guardian
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4 of each student, in writing, that a school nurse or
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5 school employee trained by a health care professional
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6 or trained pursuant to subsection G of this section
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7 may administer Epinephrine epinephrine to a student
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8 whom the school nurse or trained school employee in
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9 good faith believes is having an anaphylactic
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10 reaction,
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11 b. a waiver of liability executed by a parent or guardian
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12 be on file with the school district prior to the
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13 administration of Epinephrine epinephrine pursuant to
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14 subparagraph a of this paragraph 1 of this subsection,
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15 and
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16 c. the school district to designate the employee
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17 responsible for obtaining the Epinephrine epinephrine
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18 at each school site.
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19 2. The amended policy for inhalers shall require:
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20 a. the school district to inform the parent or guardian
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21 of each student, in writing, that a school nurse or
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22 school employee trained by a health care professional
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23 may administer an inhaler to a student whom the school
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1 nurse or trained school employee in good faith
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2 believes is having respiratory distress,
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3 b. the school district to designate the employee
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4 responsible for obtaining the inhalers and spacers or
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5 holding chambers at each school site, and
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6 c. the school district to notify the parent or guardian
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7 of a student after administration of an inhaler.
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8 C. The school district and its employees and agents shall incur
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9 no liability as a result of any injury arising pursuant to the
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10 discharge or nondischarge of the powers provided for pursuant to
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11 subparagraph a of paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection B of this
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12 section.
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13 D. A licensed physician who has prescriptive authority may
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14 write a prescription for Epinephrine epinephrine and inhalers and
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15 spacers or holding chambers to the school district in the name of
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16 the district as a body corporate as specified in Section 5-105 of
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17 this title which shall be maintained at each school site. Such
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18 physician shall incur no liability as a result of any injury arising
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19 from the use of Epinephrine epinephrine or the inhalers and spacers
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20 or holding chambers.
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21 E. The school district may maintain at each school a minimum of
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22 two Epinephrine epinephrine devices and two inhalers with spacers or
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23 holding chambers in a secure location. Provided, however, that
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24 nothing in this section shall be construed as creating or imposing a
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1 duty on a school district to maintain Epinephrine epinephrine
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2 injectors or inhalers with spacers or holding chambers at a school
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3 site or sites.
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4 F. In the event a student is believed to be having an
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5 anaphylactic reaction or respiratory distress, a school employee
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6 shall contact 911 as soon as possible. If Epinephrine epinephrine
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7 is administered to a student, a school employee shall contact 911 as
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8 soon as possible. The school district shall notify the parent or
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9 guardian of any student who experiences a possible allergic reaction
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10 as soon as possible.
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11 G. The State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
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12 Board of Health, shall develop model policies which school districts
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13 shall use in compliance with this section. The model policies shall
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14 include, at a minimum, required annual training for teachers and
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15 school employees who are directly responsible for students on the
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16 topics of food allergies, recognizing anaphylaxis, and instruction
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17 on how to administer Epinephrine epinephrine. The training shall be
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18 completed before the school year begins or upon hiring the first
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19 year a teacher or school employee is employed by the school district
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20 and then once every other academic year thereafter. Documentation
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21 certifying completion of the required training shall be retained in
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22 the personnel file of the teacher or school employee. The training
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23 may be provided online or in person by the school nurse or a
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24 recognized food allergy and anaphylaxis training program.
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1 H. The State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
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2 Board of Health, shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
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3 I. As used in this section:
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4 1. "Medication" means a metered dose metered-dose inhaler or a
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5 dry powder inhaler to alleviate asthmatic symptoms, prescribed by a
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6 physician and having an individual label, an anaphylaxis medication
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7 used to treat anaphylaxis including, but not limited to, Epinephrine
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8 epinephrine prescribed by a physician and having an individual
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9 label, or replacement pancreatic enzymes prescribed by a physician
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10 and having an individual label;
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11 2. "Self-administration" means a student's use of medication
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12 pursuant to prescription or written direction from a physician;
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13 3. "Respiratory distress" means the perceived or actual
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14 presence of coughing, wheezing, or shortness of breath; and
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15 4. "Inhaler" means a device that delivers a bronchodilator to
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16 alleviate symptoms of respiratory distress that is manufactured in
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17 the form of a metered-dose inhaler or dry-powder dry powder inhaler
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18 and that may include a spacer or holding chamber that attaches to
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19 the inhaler to improve the delivery of the bronchodilator.
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20 J. The permission for self-administration of asthma,
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21 anaphylaxis, or replacement pancreatic enzyme medication is
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22 effective for the school year for which it is granted and shall be
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23 renewed each subsequent school year upon fulfillment of the
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1 K. A student who is permitted to self-administer asthma,
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2 anaphylaxis, or replacement pancreatic enzyme medication pursuant to
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3 this section shall be permitted to possess and use a prescribed
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4 inhaler, anaphylaxis medication including, but not limited to,
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5 Epinephrine epinephrine, or replacement pancreatic enzyme medication
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6 at all times.
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7 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 24-155, is
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8 amended to read as follows:
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9 Section 24-155. A. As defined in this act section:
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10 1. "Athlete" means a secondary-school-age individual who is
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11 participating in a sport which is individual- and/or team-based,
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12 outside of school or within school and either competitive or in an
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13 organized practice; and
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14 2. "Health care provider" means an individual who is
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15 registered, certified, licensed, or otherwise recognized by the
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16 state to provide medical or psychological treatment and who is
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17 trained and experienced in the evaluation, management, and care of
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18 concussions.
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19 B. The State Department of Health shall create a concussion
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20 management section on its website to provide the guidelines
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21 necessary for each school district board of education and youth
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22 sports organization to develop their its own policies and procedures
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23 pertaining to, but not limited to:
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1 1. A concussion and head injury information sheet for game
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2 officials, team officials, athletes, parents or guardians, and other
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3 persons having care or charge of athletes of the signs and symptoms
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4 of concussion or head injury and the risk of continuing to practice
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5 or compete in an athletic event or activity after sustaining a
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6 concussion or head injury;
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7 2. "Return to Learn" guidelines for teachers and relevant
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8 school personnel pertaining to athletes who are returning to the
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9 classroom after sustaining a concussion or head injury;
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10 3. "Graduated Stepwise Return to Athletic Participation"
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11 guidelines for team officials pertaining to athletes returning to
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12 practice or competition after a concussion or head injury; and
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13 4. Links to one or more free online concussion training
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14 programs as provided by the Centers for Disease Control and
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15 Prevention (CDC), the National Federation of State High School
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16 Associations (NFHS), or a comparable program or resource.
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17 The Department shall periodically review the guidelines and
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18 update it them accordingly.
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19 C. Each school district board of education and youth sports
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20 organization or association shall develop policies and procedures
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21 pursuant to subsection B of this section to inform and educate their
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22 its respective coaches, game officials, team officials, athletes,
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23 and their parents or guardians of the nature and risk of concussion
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24 and head injury, including continuing to play after concussion or
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1 head injury. On an annual basis, information regarding concussion
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2 and head injuries shall be disseminated to the athlete and his or
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3 her parent or guardian. Acknowledgment and understanding of the
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4 information shall be completed by the athlete and the athlete's
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5 parent or guardian and maintained by the school or the youth sports
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6 organization or association prior to the athlete's participation in
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7 practice or competition.
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8 1. On an annual basis, game Game officials and team officials
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9 shall undergo concussion training provided by the CDC, the NFHS, or
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10 a comparable program or resource. The training shall be completed
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11 the first year a game official or team official is employed by or
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12 volunteers for the school district or youth sports organization or
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13 association and then once every other academic year thereafter. A
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14 record of completion of the training course shall be readily
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15 available upon request.
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16 2. If any game official or team official responsible for the
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17 care and safety of an athlete in an athletic event becomes aware or
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18 suspects an athlete is exhibiting signs, symptoms, or behaviors
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19 consistent with having sustained a concussion or head injury, he or
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20 she shall remove the athlete from the practice or competition.
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21 3. If an athlete is removed from practice or competition as
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22 provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, the athlete shall not,
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23 on the same day the athlete is removed, be permitted to return to
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1 or competition, unless deemed eligible pursuant to the provisions of
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2 paragraph 4 of this subsection.
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3 4. An athlete who has been removed from participation as
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4 provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection may not participate until
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5 the athlete is evaluated by a health care provider and receives
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6 written clearance to return to participation from that health care
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7 provider. The health care provider may be a volunteer. A health
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8 care provider, game official, or team official, whether volunteer or
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9 employee, shall not be liable for civil damages for injury, death,
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10 or loss to person or property allegedly arising from any act or
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11 omission in providing services or performing duties unless the acts
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12 or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton
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13 misconduct.
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14 D. Respective governing boards shall establish the following
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15 minimum penalties for a violation of paragraph 2 of subsection C of
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16 this section for those individuals set forth in paragraph 1 of
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17 subsection C of this section:
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18 1. First violation shall be additional concussion recognition
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19 and management education as predetermined by the governing board;
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20 2. Second violation shall be suspension from the sport until
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21 appearance before the governing board; and
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22 3. Monetary fines shall not be considered as a penalty.
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24 rules necessary to implement the provisions of this act section.
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1 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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2 SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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3 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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4 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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