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HOUSE
FILE
858
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
220)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
concussion
and
brain
injury
training
for
1
coaches.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
280.13C,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services,
the
Iowa
3
high
school
athletic
association,
and
the
Iowa
girls
high
4
school
athletic
union
shall
work
together
to
develop
training
5
materials
and
courses
regarding
concussions
and
brain
injuries,
6
including
training
regarding
evaluation,
prevention,
symptoms,
7
risks,
and
long-term
effects
of
concussions
and
brain
injuries.
8
Each
coach
or
contest
official
shall
complete
such
training
9
at
least
every
two
years
,
and
each
coach
shall
complete
such
10
training
every
two
years
.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
relates
to
concussion
and
brain
injury
training
15
for
coaches.
Current
law
requires
the
department
of
health
and
16
human
services,
the
Iowa
high
school
athletic
association,
and
17
the
Iowa
girls
high
school
athletic
union
to
work
together
to
18
develop
training
materials
and
courses
regarding
concussions
19
and
brain
injuries,
and
requires
coaches
and
contest
officials
20
to
complete
the
training
at
least
every
two
years.
The
bill
21
modifies
this
provision
to
provide
that
coaches
shall
complete
22
the
training
every
two
years.
23
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