Florida Senate - 2012 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 256 Barcode 604740 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: WD . 02/01/2012 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations (Ring) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete lines 55 - 62 4 and insert: 5 3. Adopt bylaws or policies that require a youth athlete 6 who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury in a 7 practice, game, or competition to be immediately removed from 8 the activity. A youth athlete who has been removed from a 9 practice, game, or competition may not return to that practice, 10 game, or competition in which he or she is suspected of 11 sustaining the concussion or head injury. A youth athlete who 12 has been removed due to the suspected concussion or head injury 13 may not return to any subsequent practices, games, or 14 competitions until the youth receives written clearance to 15 return from a physician, licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 16 459, who has received neurological training. Before issuing a 17 written clearance to return to practice or competition, a 18 physician may: 19 20 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 21 And the title is amended as follows: 22 Delete lines 11 - 13 23 and insert: 24 activity following a suspected head injury; 25 prohibiting a youth athlete from returning to the 26 athletic activity in which he or she sustained the 27 suspected head injury; requiring written clearance 28 from a medical professional before the youth resumes 29 any subsequent athletic activities; authorizing a