HB0087S01 | Youth Sport Safety Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill addresses cardiac safety for participants in school athletic activities and organized youth sporting events.

Highlighted Provisions: 

16          ▸     requires the board to publish the training and informational materials online;
17          ▸     requires a school coach to annually participate in the training;
18          ▸     allows a school to hold an informational meeting regarding warning signs of sudden
19     cardiac arrest before the beginning of an athletic season;
20          ▸     requires a student who participates in a school athletic activity and the student's
21     parent or guardian to sign an acknowledgment of receipt of information on the
22     warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest;
23          ▸     requires a coach and certain other individuals to remove a student from participation
24     in a school athletic activity if the student shows certain symptoms and limits the
25     liability of the coach or other individual for certain action or inaction;
26          ▸     requires a student who is removed from participation in a school athletic activity to
27     be evaluated by a physician before returning to participation;

Bill Details
Year: 
2023
Status: 
House/ filed
Last Action: 
Mar 03, 2023
Sponsor
Representative
Republican - District 20
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Impact on Children: 

To further the health of student athletes by increasing the awareness of sudden cardiac arrest in the school community and training in coaches.

Commission: 
Health
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

That Utah PTA work with school districts and local schools to encourage first aid training and use of universal precautions for all school personnel; 

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS
That National PTA and its constituent associations support the development and implementation of a practiced plan at each public school to summon help, perform CPR and use AEDs to save lives;