Revision: June 9, 2011, midnight
HB 136-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
06/01/11 2280s
2011 SESSION
05/10
HOUSE BILL 136-FN
AN ACT establishing a commission to study youth sports concussions and other concussions received while at school.
SPONSORS: Rep. C. McGuire, Merr 8
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill establishes a commission to study youth sports concussions and other concussions received while at school.
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06/01/11 2280s
11-0115
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT establishing a commission to study youth sports concussions and other concussions received while at school.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Commission Established. There is established a commission to study youth sports concussions and other concussions received while at school.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) One member of the senate, appointed by the senate president.
(b) One member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(c) A physician licensed in New Hampshire or other health care professional, appointed by the governor.
(d) A member from the New Hampshire School Boards Association, appointed by that association.
(e) A member from the New Hampshire Athletic Trainers’ Association, appointed by that association.
(f) A member from the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire, appointed by that association.
(g) An athletics coach from a New Hampshire high school, appointed by the governor.
(h) The director of the division of parks and recreation, or designee.
(i) A member from the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association, appointed by that association.
(j) A member from the New Hampshire School Nurses’ Association, appointed by that association.
(k) The president of a New Hampshire company specializing in head impact biomechanics, or designee, appointed by the governor.
(l) The bureau chief of the bureau of developmental services, department of health and human services, or designee.
II. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation.
3 Duties.
I. The commission shall study:
(a) Youth sports concussions and other concussions received while at school and how the adults involved should educate youths and their parents or guardians about the nature and risk of head injury and concussion, and how best to identify and handle suspected and confirmed youth concussions and brain injuries.
(b) The logistics of implementing a so-called “return-to-play” system, including who can provide medical clearance in a return-to-play system.
(c) What training or certification is necessary to certify that a youth is safe to return to play.
(d) The impact, including but not limited to costs and liabilities, on municipalities and school-based athletic activities of implementing a return-to-play system.
II. The commission shall solicit the advice and expertise of helmet manufacturers on concussion-related issues and any other issue that the commission deems appropriate.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the senate member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.
5 Report. The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2011. The commission shall submit an electronic copy of the signed final report to the office of information technology which shall post the report on the state of New Hampshire’s website.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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11-0115 Amended 06/07/11
HB 136 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT establishing a commission to study youth sports concussions and other concussions received while at school.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation, as amended by the Senate (Amendment #2011-2280s), will have no fiscal impact on state, county and local expenditures or revenue.
METHODOLOGY:
This bill as amended establishes a committee to study youth sports concussions and other concussions received while at school.