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IN SB0165

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/3/2019

Primary Sponsor

Timothy Lanane

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Indiana Department of Education must develop and disseminate a "return to classroom" protocol for students who have suffered concussions or head injuries by July 1, 2020

  • Public schools (including charter schools) and accredited nonpublic schools must comply with the protocol when determining conditions for a student's return to classroom work after a concussion

  • Department may consult with medical professionals and consider protocols from other states, including the "Return to Learn" protocols from the Brain Injury Association of America

  • Schools must provide a copy of the concussion protocol to parents of each student, which may be distributed electronically

  • Department must post the concussion protocol on its website; effective date is July 1, 2019

Legislative Description

School concussion recovery protocol. Requires the department of education to develop and disseminate, before July 1, 2020, a protocol for allowing a student who has received a concussion or head injury to return to classroom work. Requires: (1) a public school, including a charter school; and (2) an accredited nonpublic school; to comply with the protocol in determining the conditions under which a student who has received a concussion or head injury may return to classroom work.

Last Action

Senator Stoops added as coauthor

1/31/2019

Committee Referrals

Education and Career Development1/3/2019

Full Bill Text

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