CONSENT  

Bill No: AB 2300

Author: Cooper (D)

Amended: 5/18/20 in Assembly

Vote: 21

SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE: 8-0, 8/1/20

AYES: Pan, Lena Gonzalez, Grove, Hurtado, Leyva, Mitchell, Monning, Rubio

NO VOTE RECORDED: Melendez

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 77-0, 6/8/20 - See last page for vote

SUBJECT: California Youth Football Act

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST:

This bill revises the California Youth Football Act to delete the ability of an emergency medical technician or paramedic to “evaluate” youth tackle football participants, and instead specifies that an emergency medical technician or paramedic has the authority to provide prehospital emergency medical care or rescue services consistent with their certification or license.

ANALYSIS:

Existing law:

1. Defines "Emergency Medical Technician" or "EMT" as an individual trained in all facets of basic life support, as specified. Defines "Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic" as an individual whose scope of practice includes the ability to provide advanced life support, as specified, including administering specified medications. [HSC §1787.80, §1797.84]
2. Enacts the California Youth Football Act (CYF Act), which among other provisions, establishes limits on the number and length of time of full-contact practices. All provisions of the CYF Act take effect on and after January 1, 2021. [HSC §124241, et seq.]
3. Requires, as part of the CYF Act, each youth tackle football administrator, coach, and referee to annually complete concussion and head injury education, as specified, and training in the basic understanding of the signs, symptoms, and appropriate responses to heat-related illness. [HSC §124241(e)]
4. Requires, as part of the CYF Act, at least one independent nonrostered individual, appointed by the youth sports organization, to be present at all practice locations. Requires this individual to hold current and active certification in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, automated external defibrillator, and concussion protocols. Requires this individual to have the authority to evaluate and remove any youth tackle football participant from practice who exhibits an injury, including, but not limited to, symptoms of a concussion or other head injury. [HSC §124241(j)]
5. Requires, as part of the CYF Act, a minimum of one state-licensed EMT, paramedic, or higher-level licensed medical professional to be present during all preseason, regular season, and postseason games. Requires the EMT, paramedic, or higher-level licensed medical professional to have the authority to evaluate and remove any participant from the game who exhibits an injury, including, but not necessarily limited to, symptoms of a concussion or other head injury. [HSC §124241(h)]

This bill revises the California Youth Football Act to delete the ability of an emergency medical technician or paramedic to “evaluate” youth tackle football participants, and instead specifies that an emergency medical technician or paramedic has the authority to provide prehospital emergency medical care or rescue services consistent with their certification or license.

Comments

1. Author’s statement. According to the author, legislation enacted last year established safety standards for youth tackle football consistent with safety standards at the high school football level. This bill is a clean-up measure to resolve the issue of EMTs practicing outside the scope of practice by clarifying their authority to provide prehospital emergency medical care or rescue services consistent with their certification or license. This bill maintains the authorization for EMTs, along with higher-level licensed medical professionals, to remove any player who exhibits an injury, including symptoms of a concussion or other head injuries.
2. Policy statement on youth tackling by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). In November of 2015, the AAP published a policy statement, entitled Tackling in Youth Football. According to the AAP, there are approximately 250,000 youth football players five to 15 years of age in Pop Warner leagues alone, and that the injuries sustained during football, especially to the head and neck, have been a topic of intense interest. More recently, AAP states that the cumulative effects of concussions and the potential for a cumulative effect of subconcussive blows to the head, have been hypothesized as a causative risk factor for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The recognition of these injuries and the potential for long term consequences have led some physicians to call for a reduction in the number of contact practices, a postponement of tackling until a certain age, and even a ban on high school football. According to AAP, the most commonly injured body parts in football at all ages are the knee, ankle, hand, and back. The head and neck sustain a relatively small proportion of overall injuries, ranging from 5% to 13%. AAP states that available data suggest that both the overall incidence and the severity of injuries sustained by younger football players are lower than those sustained by older players, though this finding is not universally consistent. Tackling is the most common player activity at the time of injury, and at the time of severe injury. AAP points at that delaying the age at which tackling is introduced to the game would likely decrease the risk of injuries for the age levels at which tackling would be prohibited. Once tackling is introduced, however, AAP states that athletes who have no previous experience with tackling would be exposed to collisions for the first time at an age at which speeds are faster, collision forces are greater, and injury risk is higher. AAP states that removing tackling from football altogether would likely lead to a decrease in the incidence of overall injuries, but it recognizes that the removal of tackling from football would lead to a fundamental change in the way the game is played. According to AAP, participants in football must decide whether the potential health risks of sustaining these injuries are outweighed by the recreational benefits associated with proper tackling.
3. Concussions and brain injuries in youth sports. One study published in December 2015 in the Rhode Island Medical Journal, provided by the author, indicates that about 1.6-3.8 million sports-related concussions occur every year. Symptoms may appear mild but the injury can lead to life-long problems with physical function, concentration, memory, behavior, and emotional issues. Most concussions resolve within seven to ten days but the recovery process can be longer and more complicated in children and adolescents. Athletes with concussions are vulnerable to the second-impact syndrome where ongoing symptoms lead to another injury. Young athletes experience a complex recovery process after concussions. Recurrent concussions are especially destructive to the brain and are more likely during the first ten days after a concussion. It is recommended waiting at least seven days until returning to play. The article indicates that education does reduce injuries. Among three groupings of coaches with none to varying levels of education about concussions, concussions in youth football players were lower in the group with the highest level injury prevention education compared to the non-educated cohort.

Related/Prior Legislation

AB 1 (Cooper, Chapter 158, Statutes of 2019) enacted the CYF Act, which established certain requirements on youth football, including limiting full-contact practices to 30 minutes per day, and no more than two days per week, and requires an EMT or higher-level medical professional to be present during all games, and one independent non-rostered individual to be present at all practice locations with the authority to evaluate and remove any youth tackle football participant from practice who exhibits an injury.

AB 2108 (McCarty of 2018) would have prohibited anyone under the age of 12 from playing tackle football with a youth sports organization. AB 2108 was not heard in the Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committee.

AB 2007 (McCarty, Chapter 516, Statutes of 2016) established requirements for youth sports organizations to remove an athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or other head injury until he or she is evaluated and cleared by a licensed health care provider.

AB 2127 (Cooley, Chapter 165, Statutes of 2014) limited full-contact football practices and requires a student-athlete who has suffered a concussion or head injury to complete a graduated return-to-play protocol of at least seven days, as specified.

AB 1451 (Hayashi, Chapter 173, Statutes of 2012) included a basic understanding of the signs and symptoms of concussions and the appropriate response to concussions within the High School Coaching Education and Training Program, administered by school districts.

AB 25 (Hayashi, Chapter 465, Statutes of 2011) required a school district that elects to offer athletic programs to immediately remove an athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury during that activity; prohibited the return of the athlete to that activity until he or she is evaluated by, and receives written clearance from, a licensed health care provider; and required, on a yearly basis, a concussion and head injury information sheet to be signed and returned by the athlete and the athlete’s parent or guardian before the athlete’s initiating practice or competition.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 8/3/20)

California Professional Firefighters

OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/3/20)

None received

ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: This bill is supported by the California Professional Firefighters (CPF), which states that it clarifies that an EMT or paramedic can only perform services consistent with their certification or license and not be tasked with “evaluating” a player for fitness to return to play. Asking EMTs and paramedics to operate outside of their scope of practice for such injuries puts them and the athletes at risk, and this bill provides an important clarification that protects both the athletes and the professionals treating them.

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 77-0, 6/8/20

AYES: Aguiar-Curry, Arambula, Bauer-Kahan, Berman, Bigelow, Bloom, Boerner Horvath, Bonta, Brough, Burke, Calderon, Carrillo, Cervantes, Chau, Chen, Chiu, Choi, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Cunningham, Megan Dahle, Daly, Diep, Eggman, Flora, Fong, Frazier, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gloria, Gonzalez, Gray, Grayson, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kamlager, Kiley, Lackey, Levine, Limón, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Patterson, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Salas, Santiago, Smith, Mark Stone, Ting, Voepel, Waldron, Weber, Wicks, Wood, Rendon

NO VOTE RECORDED: Muratsuchi, Quirk

Prepared by: Vincent D. Marchand / HEALTH / (916) 651-4111

8/5/20 12:01:41

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Dr. Richard Pan, Chair

BILL NO: AB 2300

SUBJECT: California Youth Football Act

SUMMARY:

Revises the California Youth Football Act to delete the ability of an emergency medical technician or paramedic to “evaluate” youth tackle football participants, and instead specifies that an emergency medical technician or paramedic has the authority to provide prehospital emergency medical care or rescue services consistent with their certification or license.

Existing law:

1. Defines "Emergency Medical Technician" or "EMT" as an individual trained in all facets of basic life support, as specified. Defines "Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic" as an individual whose scope of practice includes the ability to provide advanced life support, as specified, including administering specified medications. [HSC §1787.80, §1797.84]
2. Enacts the California Youth Football Act (CYF Act), which among other provisions, establishes limits on the number and length of time of full-contact practices. All provisions of the CYF Act take effect on and after January 1, 2021. [HSC §124241, et seq.]
3. Requires, as part of the CYF Act, each youth tackle football administrator, coach, and referee to annually complete concussion and head injury education, as specified, and training in the basic understanding of the signs, symptoms, and appropriate responses to heat-related illness. [HSC §124241(e)]
4. Requires, as part of the CYF Act, at least one independent nonrostered individual, appointed by the youth sports organization, to be present at all practice locations. Requires this individual to hold current and active certification in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, automated external defibrillator, and concussion protocols. Requires this individual to have the authority to evaluate and remove any youth tackle football participant from practice who exhibits an injury, including, but not limited to, symptoms of a concussion or other head injury. [HSC §124241(j)]
5. Requires, as part of the CYF Act, a minimum of one state-licensed EMT, paramedic, or higher-level licensed medical professional to be present during all preseason, regular season, and postseason games. Requires the EMT, paramedic, or higher-level licensed medical professional to have the authority to evaluate and remove any participant from the game who exhibits an injury, including, but not necessarily limited to, symptoms of a concussion or other head injury. [HSC §124241(h)]

This bill: Revises the California Youth Football Act to delete the ability of an emergency medical technician or paramedic to “evaluate” youth tackle football participants, and instead specifies that an emergency medical technician or paramedic has the authority to provide prehospital emergency medical care or rescue services consistent with their certification or license.

FISCAL EFFECT:

This bill is keyed non-fiscal.

PRIOR VOTES:

COMMENTS:

1. Author’s statement. According to the author, legislation enacted last year established safety standards for youth tackle football consistent with safety standards at the high school football level. This bill is a clean-up measure to resolve the issue of EMTs practicing outside the scope of practice by clarifying their authority to provide prehospital emergency medical care or rescue services consistent with their certification or license. This bill maintains the authorization for EMTs, along with higher-level licensed medical professionals, to remove any player who exhibits an injury, including symptoms of a concussion or other head injuries.
2. Policy statement on youth tackling by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). In November of 2015, the AAP published a policy statement, entitled Tackling in Youth Football. According to the AAP, there are approximately 250,000 youth football players five to 15 years of age in Pop Warner leagues alone, and that the injuries sustained during football, especially to the head and neck, have been a topic of intense interest. More recently, AAP states that the cumulative effects of concussions and the potential for a cumulative effect of subconcussive blows to the head, have been hypothesized as a causative risk factor for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The recognition of these injuries and the potential for long term consequences have led some physicians to call for a reduction in the number of contact practices, a postponement of tackling until a certain age, and even a ban on high school football. According to AAP, the most commonly injured body parts in football at all ages are the knee, ankle, hand, and back. The head and neck sustain a relatively small proportion of overall injuries, ranging from 5% to 13%. AAP states that available data suggest that both the overall incidence and the severity of injuries sustained by younger football players are lower than those sustained by older players, though this finding is not universally consistent. Tackling is the most common player activity at the time of injury, and at the time of severe injury. AAP points at that delaying the age at which tackling is introduced to the game would likely decrease the risk of injuries for the age levels at which tackling would be prohibited. Once tackling is introduced, however, AAP states that athletes who have no previous experience with tackling would be exposed to collisions for the first time at an age at which speeds are faster, collision forces are greater, and injury risk is higher. AAP states that removing tackling from football altogether would likely lead to a decrease in the incidence of overall injuries, but it recognizes that the removal of tackling from football would lead to a fundamental change in the way the game is played. According to AAP, participants in football must decide whether the potential health risks of sustaining these injuries are outweighed by the recreational benefits associated with proper tackling.
3. Concussions and brain injuries in youth sports. One study published in December 2015 in the Rhode Island Medical Journal, provided by the author, indicates that about 1.6-3.8 million sports-related concussions occur every year. Symptoms may appear mild but the injury can lead to life-long problems with physical function, concentration, memory, behavior, and emotional issues. Most concussions resolve within seven to ten days but the recovery process can be longer and more complicated in children and adolescents. Athletes with concussions are vulnerable to the second-impact syndrome where ongoing symptoms lead to another injury. Young athletes experience a complex recovery process after concussions. Recurrent concussions are especially destructive to the brain and are more likely during the first ten days after a concussion. It is recommended waiting at least seven days until returning to play. The article indicates that education does reduce injuries. Among three groupings of coaches with none to varying levels of education about concussions, concussions in youth football players were lower in the group with the highest level injury prevention education compared to the non-educated cohort.
4. Prior legislation. AB 1 (Cooper, Chapter 158, Statutes of 2019) enacted the CYF Act, which establishes certain requirements on youth football, including limiting full-contact practices to 30 minutes per day, and no more than two days per week, and requires an EMT or higher-level medical professional to be present during all games, and one independent non-rostered individual to be present at all practice locations with the authority to evaluate and remove any youth tackle football participant from practice who exhibits an injury.
   
   AB 2108 (McCarty of 2018) would have prohibited anyone under the age of 12 from playing tackle football with a youth sports organization. AB 2108 was not heard in the Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committee.
   
   AB 2007 (McCarty, Chapter 516, Statutes of 2016) establishes requirements for youth sports organizations to remove an athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or other head injury until he or she is evaluated and cleared by a licensed health care provider.
   
   AB 2127 (Cooley, Chapter 165, Statutes of 2014) limits full-contact football practices and requires a student-athlete who has suffered a concussion or head injury to complete a graduated return-to-play protocol of at least seven days, as specified.
   
   AB 1451 (Hayashi, Chapter 173, Statutes of 2012) includes a basic understanding of the signs and symptoms of concussions and the appropriate response to concussions within the High School Coaching Education and Training Program, administered by school districts.
   
   AB 25 (Hayashi, Chapter 465, Statutes of 2011) requires a school district that elects to offer athletic programs to immediately remove an athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury during that activity; prohibits the return of the athlete to that activity until he or she is evaluated by, and receives written clearance from, a licensed health care provider; requires, on a yearly basis, a concussion and head injury information sheet to be signed and returned by the athlete and the athlete’s parent or guardian before the athlete’s initiating practice or competition.
5. Support. This bill is supported by the California Professional Firefighters (CPF), which states that it clarifies that an EMT or paramedic can only perform services consistent with their certification or license and not be tasked with “evaluating” a player for fitness to return to play. Asking EMTs and paramedics to operate outside of their scope of practice for such injuries puts them and the athletes at risk, and this bill provides an important clarification that protects both the athletes and the professionals treating them.

SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION:

Support: California Professional Firefighters

Oppose: None received

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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING

ATR Bill Id:AB 2300

Author:(Cooper)

As Amended Ver:May 18, 2020

Majority vote

SUMMARY:

Clarifies that under the California Youth Football Act, specified medical personnel have the authority to provide emergency and rescue care as defined, and remove any youth tackle football participant from the game, as provided.

Major Provisions

1. Provide that a minimum of one certified emergency medical technician, state-licensed paramedic, or higher-level licensed medical professional shall be present during all preseason, regular season, and postseason games.
2. Further provide the emergency medical technician, paramedic, or higher-level licensed medical professional shall have the authority to provide prehospital emergency medical care or rescue services consistent with their certification or license, and remove any youth tackle football participant from the game who exhibits an injury, including, but not necessarily limited to, symptoms of a concussion or other head injury.

COMMENTS:

Please see the policy analysis for a full discussion of the measure.

According to the Author:

"Late last year as AB 1 was making its way through the Legislative process, the author was approached by the California Professional Firefighters [(CPF)] about language in the bill which appeared to require Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and Paramedics to perform medical evaluations of football players when assessing a player for potential concussion symptoms. As medical diagnosis is beyond the scope of EMT and Paramedic training, this requirement created a potential liability issue for EMTs and paramedics working sideline at football games. The author agreed to address CPF's concerns the following legislative year. AB 2300 seeks to resolve that issue of EMTs practicing outside the scope of their profession by clarifying their authority to provide prehospital emergency medical care or rescue services consistent with their certification or license, and authorizing them, along with higher-level licensed medical professionals, to remove any player who exhibits injury, including symptoms of concussion or other head injury."

Arguments in Support:

The California Professional Firefighters support this bill because they believe, "AB 2300 provides an important clarification that protects both the athletes and the professionals treating them…"

Arguments in Opposition:

There is no opposition on file.

FISCAL COMMENTS:

This bill is keyed non-fiscal by the Legislative Counsel.

VOTES:

ASM ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, TOURISM, AND INTERNET MEDIA: 7-0-0

YES: Chu, Diep, Chiu, Mathis, Friedman, Kamlager, Nazarian

UPDATED:

VERSION: May 18, 2020

CONSULTANT: Dana Mitchell / A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. / (916) 319-3450 FN: 0002776

Date of Hearing: May 14, 2020

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, TOURISM, AND INTERNET MEDIA

Kansen Chu, Chair

ABPCA Bill Id:AB 2300 (

Author:Cooper) – As Introduced Ver:February 14, 2020

THIS BILL IS BEING ANALYZED AS PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED

SUBJECT: California Youth Football Act.

SUMMARY: Clarifies that under the California Youth Football Act, specified medical personnel have the authority to provide emergency and rescue care as defined, and remove any youth tackle football participant from the game, as provided. Specifically, this bill:

1. Provides that a certified emergency medical technician, state licensed paramedic, or higher-level licensed medical professional (medical professional) shall have the authority to provide prehospital emergency medical care or rescue services consistent with their certification or license.
2. Further provides the medical professional shall have the authority to remove any youth tackle football participant from the game who exhibits an injury, including, but not necessarily limited to, symptoms of a concussion or other head injury.
3. Makes technical clarifying changes to professional titles used in the Section.

EXISTING LAW:

1. Contains the California Youth Football Act, which establishes a comprehensive safety scheme for youth tackle football and provides, among other requirements, that a youth sports organization that conducts a tackle football program shall comply with all of the following requirements:
2. A minimum of one state-licensed emergency medical technician, paramedic, or higher-level licensed medical professional shall be present during all preseason, regular season, and postseason games.
3. The emergency medical technician, paramedic, or higher-level licensed medical professional shall have the authority to evaluate and remove any youth tackle football participant from the game who exhibits an injury, including, but not necessarily limited to, symptoms of a concussion or other head injury.

FISCAL EFFECT: This measure has been keyed as nonfiscal by the Legislative Counsel.

COMMENTS:

1. Author and supporters statement of need. According to the author, “Late last year as AB 1 was making its way through the Legislative process, the author was approached by the California Professional Firefighters about language in the bill which appeared to require Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and Paramedics to perform medical evaluations of football players when assessing a player for potential concussion symptoms. As medical diagnosis is beyond the scope of EMT and Paramedic training, this requirement created a potential liability issue for EMTs and paramedics working sideline at football games. The author agreed to address CPF’s concerns the following legislative year. AB 2300 seeks to resolve that issue of EMTs practicing outside the scope of their profession by clarifying their authority to provide prehospital emergency medical care or rescue services consistent with their certification or license, and authorizing them, along with higher-level licensed medical professionals, to remove any player who exhibits injury, including symptoms of concussion or other head injury.”

The bill is supported by the California Professional Firefighters, who write in support to say, “Football is one of the nation's and California's most popular sports, and the health and safety of the players is and should continue to be youth football's top priority. AB 2300 provides an important clarification that protects both the athletes and the professionals treating them, and for these reasons, we urge your support for AB 2300.”

1. Return to play protocol. While the existing law allows a broad number of individuals to remove a player from competition when a concussion, heat illness or cardiac emergency is suspected, including coaches, non-rostered health oversight personnel and medical professionals, it is much stricter on who can authorize a player to return to play.

The Health and Safety Code provides that a youth sports organization that elects to offer an athletic program shall comply with all of the following:

An athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or other head injury, or who has passed out or fainted, in an athletic activity shall be immediately removed from the athletic activity for the remainder of the day, and shall not be permitted to return to any athletic activity until the athlete is evaluated by a licensed healthcare provider. If the licensed healthcare provider determines that the athlete sustained a concussion or other head injury, the athlete shall also complete a graduated return-to-play protocol of no less than seven days in duration under the supervision of a licensed healthcare provider.

If the licensed healthcare provider suspects the athlete has a cardiac condition that puts the athlete at risk for sudden cardiac arrest or other heart-related issues, the athlete shall remain under the care of the licensed healthcare provider to pursue follow-up testing until the athlete is cleared to play.

If an athlete who is 17 years of age or younger has been removed from athletic activity due to a suspected concussion or due to fainting or another suspected cardiac condition, the youth sports organization shall notify a parent or guardian of that athlete of the time and date of the injury, the symptoms observed, and any treatment provided to that athlete for the injury.

The athlete shall not be permitted to return to athletic activity until the athlete receives written clearance to return to athletic activity from a licensed healthcare provider.

1. Author’s amendments to be taken in committee. The author will be amending this bill to clarify that EMTs and paramedics may offer sideline care as consistent with the scope of their professions, and may also make decisions relating to removal of injured players from competition. Specifically, the changes are:

”A minimum of one state-licensed certified emergency medical technician, state-licensed paramedic, or higher-level licensed medical professional shall be present during all preseason, regular season, and postseason games. The emergency medical technician, paramedic, or higher-level licensed medical professional shall have the authority to provide prehospital emergency medical care or rescue services consistent with their certification or license, evaluate and remove any youth tackle football participant from the game who exhibits an injury, including, but not necessarily limited to, symptoms of a concussion or other head injury.”

1. Prior related legislation.
2. AB 1 (Cooper), Chapter 158, Statues of 2019, established a comprehensive safety scheme for youth tackle football, including the provision requiring a youth tackle football program to have a minimum of one state-licensed emergency medical technician, paramedic, or higher-level licensed medical professional present during all preseason, regular season, and postseason games, with the authority to evaluate and remove any youth tackle football participant from the game who exhibits an injury, including, but not necessarily limited to, symptoms of a concussion or other head injury.
3. AB 379 (Mainschein), Chapter 174, Statutes of 2019, added similar protocols relating to sudden cardiac arrest prevention to the concussion protocols imposed on youth sports organizations under existing law, and deleted specific designation of 27 covered sports from the definition of youth sports organization for purposes of this provision, thus expanding the scope of covered youth sports organizations.
4. AB 2007 (McCarty), Chapter 516, Statutes of 2016, requires amateur youth sports organizations to adopt concussion treatment and recognition protocols similar to those in existing law for student athletes in 27 designated sports, as specified. Would also require youth sports organizations to develop return-to-play protocols, and provide yearly concussion and head injury information sheets and education, as provided.
5. AB 1639 (Mainschein), Chapter 792, Statutes of 2016, established the Eric Paredes Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act that requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to make available specified guidelines and materials on sudden cardiac arrest (SCA): pupils and parents to sign informational materials before athletic participation; training of coaches; and set requirements for action in the event a pupil experiences specified symptoms.
6. AB 2127 (Cooley), Chapter 165, Statutes of 2014, among other things, limits full-contact practices for high school and middle school football teams for concussion and head injury prevention, and requires that a return-to-play protocol after concussion or head injury be no less than seven days in duration.

REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:

Support

California Professional Firefighters

Opposition

There is no opposition on file.

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