OK SB700

State Department of Education and State Department of Health shall jointly develop and post guidelines on their websites for prevention and management of exertional heat-related illness in student interscholastic athletics and activities.

Guidelines must include identification of environmental conditions requiring practice and play limitations using acclimatization periods, with football teams having 18 days to complete 14 practices prior to first scrimmage.

Guidelines must require Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) readings taken at practice sites every hour beginning 30 minutes before practice, with all readings recorded and documented on WBGT Heat Participation Policy Record Chart.

School district governing bodies must develop venue-specific exertional heat-related illness emergency action plans including WBGT index assessments, cooling zone criteria, hydration guidelines, competition modifications, and evidence-based treatment practices.

School districts may hold informational meetings before each athletic season to educate competitors, parents, and guardians about warning signs, symptoms, and treatment of exertional heat-related illness.