CT HB06534

Local and regional boards of education and nonpublic school supervisory agents must develop and implement emergency action plans for responding to serious and life-threatening sports-related injuries during interscholastic and intramural athletic events, effective for the school year beginning July 1, 2022.

Emergency action plans must include designated personnel and their responsibilities, event locations, available equipment and supplies, procedures for serious injuries, protocols for cardiac/respiratory emergencies, concussion protocols, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury protocols, and heat/cold-related emergency protocols.

School personnel responsible for implementing the emergency action plan must be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and complete a first aid course from the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, Department of Public Health, or equivalent organization.

Boards of education and supervisory agents must annually review and update emergency action plans, ensure all identified personnel rehearse the plan annually, distribute it to relevant staff, post it in all athletic facilities and websites, and make it available online.

Schools may utilize existing public or private materials, models, and resources, and may accept gifts, grants, and donations to support development and implementation of the emergency action plan.