House
File
471
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Amend
House
File
471
as
follows:
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1.
Page
1,
after
line
9
by
inserting:
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<
Sec.
___.
Section
280.13C,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
3
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
b.
For
school
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2018,
5
each
Each
school
district
and
nonpublic
school
shall
provide
6
to
the
parent
or
guardian
of
each
student
in
grades
seven
7
through
twelve
a
the
most
recent
version
of
the
concussion
and
8
brain
injury
information
sheet,
as
provided
by
the
department
9
of
health
and
human
services
,
the
Iowa
high
school
athletic
10
association,
and
the
Iowa
girls
high
school
athletic
union
11
pursuant
to
subsection
7A
.
The
student
and
the
student’s
parent
12
or
guardian
shall
sign
and
return
a
copy
of
the
concussion
13
and
brain
injury
information
sheet
to
the
student’s
school
14
prior
to
the
student’s
participation
in
any
extracurricular
15
interscholastic
activity.
16
Sec.
___.
Section
280.13C,
subsection
6,
paragraphs
a
and
b,
17
Code
2025,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
a.
(1)
The
department
of
health
and
human
services,
in
19
cooperation
with
the
Iowa
high
school
athletic
association
20
and
the
Iowa
girls
high
school
athletic
union,
shall
develop
21
a
return-to-play
protocol
based
on
peer-reviewed
scientific
22
evidence
consistent
with
the
guidelines
of
the
centers
for
23
disease
control
and
prevention
of
the
United
States
department
24
of
health
and
human
services,
for
a
student’s
return
to
25
participation
in
any
extracurricular
interscholastic
activity
26
after
showing
signs,
symptoms,
or
behaviors
consistent
with
a
27
concussion
or
brain
injury.
28
(2)
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
adopt
29
the
return-to-play
protocol
by
rule
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
30
and
shall
review
and
update
the
return-to-play
protocol,
and
31
the
rules
implementing
the
return-to-play
protocol,
pursuant
32
to
subsection
7A
.
33
(3)
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
34
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
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with
enrolled
students
who
participate
in
an
extracurricular
1
interscholastic
activity
which
is
a
contest
in
grades
seven
2
through
twelve
shall
adopt
such
protocol
by
July
1,
2019
the
3
most
recent
version
of
the
return-to-play
protocol
adopted
4
by
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
pursuant
to
5
subparagraph
(2)
.
6
b.
(1)
Personnel
of
a
school
district
or
accredited
7
nonpublic
school
with
enrolled
students
who
participate
in
an
8
extracurricular
interscholastic
activity
which
is
a
contest
9
in
grades
seven
through
twelve
The
department
of
health
10
and
human
services,
in
consultation
with
the
department
of
11
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing,
the
Iowa
high
school
12
athletic
association,
and
the
Iowa
girls
high
school
athletic
13
union,
shall
develop
a
return-to-learn
plan
based
on
guidance
14
developed
by
the
brain
injury
association
of
America
in
15
cooperation
with
a
student
removed
from
participation
in
16
an
extracurricular
interscholastic
activity
and
diagnosed
17
with
a
concussion
or
brain
injury,
the
student’s
parent
or
18
guardian,
and
the
student’s
licensed
health
care
provider
to
19
accommodate
the
student
students
removed
from
participation
in
20
an
extracurricular
interscholastic
activity
and
diagnosed
with
21
a
concussion
or
brain
injury
as
the
student
returns
students
22
return
to
the
classroom.
23
(2)
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
adopt
24
the
return-to-learn
plan
by
rule
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
and
25
shall
review
and
update
the
return-to-learn
plan,
and
the
rules
26
implementing
the
return-to-learn
plan,
pursuant
to
subsection
27
7A.
28
(3)
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
29
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
30
with
enrolled
students
who
participate
in
an
extracurricular
31
interscholastic
activity
which
is
a
contest
in
grades
seven
32
through
twelve
shall
adopt
the
most
recent
version
of
the
33
return-to-learn
plan
adopted
by
the
department
of
health
and
34
human
services
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2).
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Sec.
___.
Section
280.13C,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
Review
and
update.
At
least
once
every
3
four
years,
the
department
of
health
and
human
services,
in
4
consultation
with
the
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
5
licensing,
the
Iowa
high
school
athletic
association,
and
the
6
Iowa
girls
high
school
athletic
union,
shall
review
and
update
7
all
of
the
following:
8
a.
The
information
sheet
described
in
subsection
4,
9
paragraph
“b”
.
10
b.
Any
standards
that
the
department
of
health
and
human
11
services
has
adopted
under
subsection
5
related
to
the
12
removal
of
a
student
from
participation
in
an
extracurricular
13
interscholastic
activity.
14
c.
The
return-to-play
protocol
described
in
subsection
6,
15
paragraph
“a”
,
and
the
rules
implementing
the
return-to-play
16
protocol.
17
d.
The
return-to-learn
plan
described
in
subsection
6,
18
paragraph
“b”
,
and
the
rules
implementing
the
return-to-learn
19
plan.
>
20
2.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
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