South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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H. 3402

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Cobb-Hunter and S. Williams
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19423wab19.docx

Introduced in the House on January 8, 2019
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Student athletes

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/18/2018  House   Prefiled
  12/18/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
    1/8/2019  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 225)
    1/8/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 225)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/18/2018

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-77 SO AS TO REQUIRE A STUDENT WHO PARTICIPATES ON A SCHOOL-SPONSORED ATHLETIC TEAM TO BE ADMINISTERED AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TEST DURING THE STUDENT'S PREPARTICIPATION PHYSICAL AND TO REQUIRE THE DOCTOR WHO ADMINISTERS THE TEST TO CLEAR THE STUDENT FOR PARTICIPATION ON THE TEAM BEFORE HE IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE; AND TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 63, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-63-77.    (A)    In order for a student to participate on a school-sponsored athletic team, the student must undergo a preparticipation physical, during which an electrocardiogram test must be administered. The physician who administers the test must clear the student for participation on the team before the student is eligible to participate.

(B)    For purposes of this section:

(1)    'Physician' is defined in the same manner as provided in Section 40-47-20(35).

(2)    'Student athlete' includes cheerleaders."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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