H 3040 General Bill, By King and Butler Garrick
Summary: Student athletes
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-72 SO AS TO REQUIRE A STUDENT WHO PARTICIPATES ON A SCHOOL-SPONSORED ATHLETIC TEAM TO BE ADMINISTERED AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TEST AND A TEST TO DETERMINE IF THE STUDENT HAS SICKLE CELL ANEMIA OR CARRIES THE SICKLE CELL ANEMIA TRAIT DURING THE STUDENT'S PREPARTICIPATION PHYSICAL, AND TO REQUIRE THE DOCTOR WHO ADMINISTERS THE TESTS TO CLEAR THE STUDENT FOR PARTICIPATION ON THE TEAM BEFORE HE IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.
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12/07/10	House	Prefiled
12/07/10	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
01/11/11	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 20)
01/11/11	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 21)
01/26/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Butler Garrick