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FL S1346
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/1/2017
Primary Sponsor
Victor Torres
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AI Summary
- Recognizes August 2017 as "School Backpack Awareness Month" in Florida to promote awareness of health risks associated with overloaded or improperly worn school backpacks
- Cites that more than 7,000 emergency room visits annually result from school-backpack-related injuries, with nearly 28,000 treatments for strains, sprains, dislocations, and fractures in 2010 alone
- Notes that overloaded backpacks exceeding 10 percent of a child's body weight can increase spinal curvatures and compress intervertebral discs, with some backpacks weighing as much as 25 percent of a child's body weight
- Identifies that children's spinal ligaments and muscles do not fully develop until after age 16, making them vulnerable to chronic neck, shoulder, and back pain from repeated stress
- Encourages school districts statewide, in collaboration with community organizations and parent-teacher associations, to educate students, parents, and school personnel about proper backpack loading and wearing techniques
Legislative Description
School Backpack Awareness Month
Last Action
Died, not introduced, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 8063 (Adopted)
5/5/2017
Full Bill Text
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