75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
SA to SB 348
 
LC 295/SB 348-5
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 348
 
        By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT
 
                            April 17
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 4 through 28.
  On page 2, delete lines 1 and 2 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1) As used in this section,
'coach' means a person who instructs or trains members on a
school athletic team, as identified by criteria established by
the State Board of Education by rule.
  ' (2)(a) Each school district shall ensure that coaches receive
annual training to learn how to recognize the symptoms of a
concussion and how to seek proper medical treatment for a person
suspected of having a concussion.
  ' (b) The board shall establish by rule:
  ' (A) The requirements of the training described in paragraph
(a) of this subsection, which shall be provided by using
community resources to the extent practicable; and
  ' (B) Timelines to ensure that, to the extent practicable,
every coach receives the training described in paragraph (a) of
this subsection before the beginning of the season for the school
athletic team.
  ' (3)(a) A coach may not allow a member of a school athletic
team to participate in any athletic event or training on the same
day that the member:
  ' (A) Exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a
concussion following an observed or suspected blow to the head or
body; or
  ' (B) Has been diagnosed with a concussion.
  ' (b) A coach may allow a member of a school athletic team who
is prohibited from participating in an athletic event or
training, as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, to
participate in an athletic event or training no sooner than the
day after the member experienced a blow to the head or body and
only after the member:
  ' (A) No longer exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors
consistent with a concussion; and
  ' (B) Receives a medical release form from a health care
professional. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + Section 1 of this 2009 Act first
applies to the 2010-2011 school year. + } ' .
  In line 3, delete '5' and insert '3'.
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