South Carolina Legislature MobileSession 120 - (2013-2014)
H 3061 General Bill, By McCoy, M.S. McLeod, Stavrinakis and Sellers
Summary: Student athletes
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-95 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE MODEL POLICIES CONCERNING THE NATURE AND RISK OF CONCUSSIONS SUSTAINED BY STUDENT ATHLETES, TO REQUIRE EACH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DEVELOP ITS OWN POLICY, TO REQUIRE THE REVIEW OF THE POLICY BY STUDENT ATHLETES AND THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, TO REQUIRE THE REMOVAL FROM PLAY AND MEDICAL EVALUATION OF A STUDENT ATHLETE BELIEVED TO HAVE SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION DURING PLAY, TO ALLOW FOR THE EVALUATION TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY A VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, AND TO PROVIDE THAT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
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Summary: Student athletes
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-95 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE MODEL POLICIES CONCERNING THE NATURE AND RISK OF CONCUSSIONS SUSTAINED BY STUDENT ATHLETES, TO REQUIRE EACH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DEVELOP ITS OWN POLICY, TO REQUIRE THE REVIEW OF THE POLICY BY STUDENT ATHLETES AND THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, TO REQUIRE THE REMOVAL FROM PLAY AND MEDICAL EVALUATION OF A STUDENT ATHLETE BELIEVED TO HAVE SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION DURING PLAY, TO ALLOW FOR THE EVALUATION TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY A VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, AND TO PROVIDE THAT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
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| 12/11/12 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/11/12 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works |
| 01/08/13 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 71) |
| 01/08/13 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 71) |
| 01/10/13 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.S.McLeod |
| 01/22/13 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stavrinakis |
| 01/23/13 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sellers |
| 03/11/13 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 1) |
| 03/12/13 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 03/20/13 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 92) |
| 03/20/13 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 92) |
| 03/20/13 | House | Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 94) |
| 03/21/13 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 24) |
| 03/21/13 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11) |
| 03/21/13 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 11) |
| 05/13/13 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education |
| 05/23/13 | Senate | Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted |
| 05/23/13 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-0 |