HI SR112

Requests the Department of Education to establish a Task Force to create an educational program for high school coaches, trainers, and athletic department personnel on injury prevention and minimization for high school athletes.

Task Force membership includes the Superintendent of Education, one Board of Education member, one Charter School Review Panel member, athletic directors and coaches from each school complex area, a charter school athletic director, Hawaii High School Athletic Association representative, University of Hawaii athletic department representative, and a sports medicine professional.

Task Force must develop a mandatory training program covering identification of outdated or harmful exercises, detection of early injury signs in individual athletes, and education on injury identification and treatment methods.

Task Force shall select a chairperson from its members and submit a report with recommendations and proposed legislation no later than twenty days before the 2011 Regular Session convening.

Certified copies of the resolution shall be transmitted to the Board of Education, Superintendent of Education, Charter School Administrative Office, University of Hawaii Athletic Director, and Hawaii High School Athletic Association Executive Director.