House File 118 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 118 BY LUKAN , KAUFMANN , SWEENEY , DOLECHECK , J. TAYLOR , JORGENSEN , and GRASSLEY A BILL FOR An Act requiring regents institutions to adopt policies to 1 provide student athletes injured while participating 2 in intercollegiate sports with information relating to 3 available services. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1535YH (4) 84 je/nh

H.F. 118 Section 1. Section 262.9, Code 2011, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 36. Direct each institution of higher 3 education under its control to adopt a policy to facilitate the 4 provision of information, to any student athlete who suffers an 5 injury while participating in intercollegiate sports, relating 6 to academic, medical, rehabilitative, accommodative, and other 7 services available to such students from the institution. 8 a. Pursuant to this subsection, the board shall direct 9 each such institution to appoint a student athlete injury 10 information coordinator from among the institution’s staff. 11 The coordinator shall be responsible for maintaining all 12 information required by this subsection. The coordinator shall 13 provide all such information to any student athlete injured 14 while participating in intercollegiate sports who requests 15 it, and shall offer assistance in accessing the services as 16 the student may require. The policy shall ensure that the 17 student athlete injury information coordinator is provided with 18 up-to-date information on all services available to injured 19 student athletes from the institution. 20 b. The policy adopted pursuant to this subsection shall 21 provide for prompt notification to each student athlete of 22 the availability of the student athlete injury information 23 coordinator, how to contact the student athlete injury 24 information coordinator, and the information which the student 25 athlete injury information coordinator can provide. 26 c. For purposes of this subsection: 27 (1) “Intercollegiate sport” means a sport played at 28 the collegiate level for which eligibility requirements 29 for participation by a student athlete are established by 30 a national association for the promotion or regulation of 31 collegiate athletics. 32 (2) “Student athlete” means a person who engages in any 33 intercollegiate sporting event, contest, exhibition, or 34 program. 35 -1- LSB 1535YH (4) 84 je/nh 1/ 2

H.F. 118 EXPLANATION 1 This bill requires the board of regents to direct each 2 institution of higher education under its control to adopt 3 a policy to facilitate the provision to any student athlete 4 injured while participating in intercollegiate sports of 5 information relating to all relevant services available to such 6 students from the institution. The bill requires the board to 7 direct each institution to appoint a student athlete injury 8 information coordinator from among the institution’s staff 9 to collect such information, provide it to injured student 10 athletes upon request, and assist such students in accessing 11 the services. The bill requires the policy to ensure the 12 student athlete injury information coordinator is provided with 13 up-to-date information about such services. The bill requires 14 the policy to provide for prompt notice to each student athlete 15 regarding the availability of the student athlete injury 16 information coordinator. 17 -2- LSB 1535YH (4) 84 je/nh 2/ 2