S.F. 153 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 280.13C Head injury policies. 1 1. a. The board of directors of each public school district 2 and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall 3 develop guidelines and other pertinent information and forms to 4 inform and educate coaches, student athletes, and the parents 5 and guardians of student athletes of the nature and risk of 6 concussions and other head injuries, including the danger 7 of continuing to participate in athletic activities after 8 suffering a concussion or head injury. 9 b. Annually, each school district and nonpublic school 10 shall provide to the parent or guardian of each student athlete 11 a concussion and head injury information sheet. The student 12 athlete and the student athlete’s parent or guardian shall sign 13 and return the concussion and head injury information sheet to 14 the student athlete’s school prior to the student athlete’s 15 participation in any extracurricular interscholastic athletic 16 activity. 17 2. If a coach or other school official suspects a student 18 athlete may have sustained a concussion or other head injury 19 in an athletic practice or game, the student athlete shall be 20 immediately removed from participation. 21 3. A student athlete who has been removed from participation 22 shall not recommence such participation until the student 23 athlete has been evaluated by a licensed health care provider 24 trained in the evaluation and management of concussions and 25 other head injuries and the student athlete has received 26 written clearance to return to participation from the health 27 care provider. The health care provider may be a volunteer. 28 A volunteer who authorizes a student athlete to return to 29 participation is not liable for civil damages resulting from 30 any act or omission in the rendering of such care, other than 31 acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or 32 wanton misconduct. 33 4. The board of directors of each public school district 34 and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall 35 -1- LSB 1983SS (4) 84 je/nh 1/ 3

S.F. 153 require any private entity which carries out a student athletic 1 activity in coordination with the school district or nonpublic 2 school to comply with the requirements of this section. 3 5. The board of directors of each public school district and 4 the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall adopt 5 rules and procedures necessary to carry out the requirements of 6 this section. 7 EXPLANATION 8 This bill directs the board of directors of each public 9 school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic 10 school to develop guidelines and other pertinent information 11 and forms to inform and educate coaches, student athletes, and 12 parents and guardians of student athletes of the nature and 13 risk of concussions and other head injuries, including the 14 danger of continuing to participate in athletic activities 15 after a concussion or head injury. The bill requires school 16 districts and nonpublic schools to annually provide the 17 parent or guardian of a student athlete with a concussion 18 and head injury information sheet which must be signed and 19 returned before the student athlete may participate in an 20 extracurricular interscholastic athletic activity. 21 The bill provides that if a coach or other school official 22 suspects a student athlete may have sustained a concussion 23 or other head injury in an athletic practice or game, the 24 student athlete must be removed from participation. The bill 25 provides that a student athlete removed from participation 26 shall not recommence participation until the student athlete 27 has been evaluated by a licensed health care provider trained 28 in the evaluation and management of concussions and other 29 head injuries and received written clearance to return to 30 play. The bill specifies that the health care provider may 31 be a volunteer. The bill provides that such a volunteer 32 is not liable for civil damages resulting from any act or 33 omission in the rendering of care, other than acts or omissions 34 constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. 35 -2- LSB 1983SS (4) 84 je/nh 2/ 3

S.F. 153 The bill directs the board of directors of each school 1 district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school 2 to require any private entity which carries out a student 3 athletic activity in coordination with the school district or 4 nonpublic school to comply with the requirements of the bill. 5 The bill directs the board of directors of each school 6 district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school 7 to adopt rules and procedures necessary to carry out the 8 requirements of the bill. 9 -3- LSB 1983SS (4) 84 je/nh 3/ 3