S 5499 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Updates school concussion management and response protocols

Summary

Relates to updating school concussion management and response protocols; requires that the injured student have returned to a full class schedule without academic accommodations prior to resuming athletic activity.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2025

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S5499 → S5499A · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends New York's concussion management rules for schools by simplifying the scope of activities covered, expanding who must receive concussion training, and updating who can authorize a student's return to play. The changes aim to improve concussion response protocols and make the regulations more flexible for schools.

Scope change

The bill removes the requirement that concussion rules apply only to activities on school district property, expanding coverage to all school-sponsored or school-related activities. It also broadens the group of school staff required to complete concussion training.

SCOPE

Removed the restriction limiting concussion rules to activities on school district property, now applying to all school-sponsored or school-related activities.

REQUIREMENT

Added nurses, athletic trainers, and medical directors to the list of school staff who must complete mandatory concussion training.

Expanded who can authorize a student's return to athletic activity to include licensed physicians, physician assistants, or nurse practitioners.

Changed concussion management teams from being required to be established to being authorized for schools to establish at their discretion.

Added a new requirement for concussion management teams to provide information about mild traumatic brain injuries to parents throughout each school year.

TECHNICAL

Removed the requirement for concussion management teams to include a school physician, replacing it with a district medical director option.

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 5499A

upper

Feb 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

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Feb 21, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors