H.B. 1051 Summary

• Establishes the "Safe Sports School Act" requiring each public school district to review Safe Sports School criteria published by a nationwide association of athletic trainers and evaluate how to improve overall sports safety.

• Requires school districts to utilize guidelines and resource information from a statewide organization of athletic trainers in effort to achieve a Safe Sports School Award.

• Provides a one-time grant award of $7,500.00 to each public school district that achieves a Safe Sports School Award, distributed over a five-year period to no more than fifteen school districts per year, with preference given to districts that have not previously hired a comprehensive athletic healthcare team coordinator.

• Directs the State Board of Education to promulgate rules to implement the grant award provisions.

• Effective date: November 1, 2015.