FL H0563

Creates the "Mac Parkman and Ray Lewis III Act" requiring parents registering children in high-risk sports (football, soccer, hockey, boxing, lacrosse, wrestling, rugby, cheerleading) to receive educational materials on repetitive head impacts and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and sign acknowledgment forms starting with the 2026-2027 school year

Mandates annual training on repetitive head impacts and CTE awareness for athletic directors, coaches, referees, and trainers of youth and high school high-risk sports, approved by the Department of Health

Establishes the Florida Brain Health in Sports Panel within the Department of Health to provide annual reports to the Legislature beginning January 1, 2027, with policy recommendations on parental education and strategies to reduce head impact exposure

Requires the State Surgeon General to develop continuing education courses on head impacts and CTE for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, psychiatrists, psychologists, coroners, suicide-prevention specialists, athletic trainers, coaches, and youth sports officials

Designates September 24 of each year as "Parkman-Lewis Day" during National Concussion Awareness Month, with an effective date of July 1, 2026