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H*3061 (Rat #0065, Act #0033 of 2013) General Bill, By McCoy, M.S. McLeod, Stavrinakis and Sellers
Summary: Student athletes
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-75 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO POST ON ITS WEBSITE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE MANAGEMENT OF CONCUSSIONS SUSTAINED BY STUDENT ATHLETES, TO REQUIRE EACH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DEVELOP ITS OWN GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES BASED ON THE MODEL GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES, TO REQUIRE AN INFORMATION SHEET ON CONCUSSIONS AND BRAIN INJURY BE PROVIDED TO CERTAIN PERSONS EACH YEAR WHO PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS, TO REQUIRE THE REMOVAL FROM PLAY AND EVALUATION OF A STUDENT ATHLETE BELIEVED TO HAVE SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION DURING PLAY, TO ALLOW FOR THE EVALUATION TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY CERTAIN TRAINED PERSONS, TO PROVIDE LIMITED LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN TRAINED PERSONS WHO EVALUATE STUDENT ATHLETES, TO PROVIDE A STUDENT ATHLETE REMOVED FROM PLAY AND EVALUATED MAY NOT RETURN TO PLAY UNTIL HE HAS RECEIVED WRITTEN MEDICAL CLEARANCE BY A PHYSICIAN, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - ratified title
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Summary: Student athletes
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-75 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO POST ON ITS WEBSITE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE MANAGEMENT OF CONCUSSIONS SUSTAINED BY STUDENT ATHLETES, TO REQUIRE EACH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DEVELOP ITS OWN GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES BASED ON THE MODEL GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES, TO REQUIRE AN INFORMATION SHEET ON CONCUSSIONS AND BRAIN INJURY BE PROVIDED TO CERTAIN PERSONS EACH YEAR WHO PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS, TO REQUIRE THE REMOVAL FROM PLAY AND EVALUATION OF A STUDENT ATHLETE BELIEVED TO HAVE SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION DURING PLAY, TO ALLOW FOR THE EVALUATION TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY CERTAIN TRAINED PERSONS, TO PROVIDE LIMITED LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN TRAINED PERSONS WHO EVALUATE STUDENT ATHLETES, TO PROVIDE A STUDENT ATHLETE REMOVED FROM PLAY AND EVALUATED MAY NOT RETURN TO PLAY UNTIL HE HAS RECEIVED WRITTEN MEDICAL CLEARANCE BY A PHYSICIAN, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - ratified title
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| 12/11/12 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/11/12 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works |
| 01/08/13 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 71) |
| 01/08/13 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 71) |
| 01/10/13 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.S.McLeod |
| 01/22/13 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stavrinakis |
| 01/23/13 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sellers |
| 03/11/13 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 1) |
| 03/12/13 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 03/20/13 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 92) |
| 03/20/13 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 92) |
| 03/20/13 | House | Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 94) |
| 03/21/13 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 24) |
| 03/21/13 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11) |
| 03/21/13 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 11) |
| 05/13/13 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education |
| 05/23/13 | Senate | Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted (Senate Journal-page 27) |
| 05/23/13 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 27) |
| 05/28/13 | Senate | Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 12) |
| 05/29/13 | House | Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 40) |
| 05/29/13 | House | Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 40) |
| 06/04/13 | Ratified R 65 | |
| 06/07/13 | Signed By Governor | |
| 06/14/13 | Effective date 06/07/13 | |
| 06/14/13 | Act No. 33 |