Rep. Cyril Nichols
Filed: 3/23/2023
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3844
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3844 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
| 5 | Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention Screening Act. | ||||||
| 6 | Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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| 7 | "Sport" means any activity organized by the school where | ||||||
| 8 | student athletes compete against one another or against other | ||||||
| 9 | schools for enjoyment and entertainment.
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| 10 | "Student athlete" means a student who is in any type of | ||||||
| 11 | school, including, but not limited to, middle school, high | ||||||
| 12 | school, or postsecondary education, that participates in a | ||||||
| 13 | sport.
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| 14 | Section 10. Screening for sudden cardiac death.
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| 15 | (a) A student athlete over the age of 12 is strongly | ||||||
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| 1 | encouraged to undergo sudden cardiac death screening before | ||||||
| 2 | the student athlete may participate in sports.
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| 3 | (b) A student athlete is strongly encouraged to undergo | ||||||
| 4 | sudden cardiac death screening once in middle school or high | ||||||
| 5 | school and once before postsecondary-education-level sports.".
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