http://www.subtlebraininjury.com/blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:47:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.subtlebraininjury.com/blog/2010/01/connecticut-considers-%e2%80%98concussion%e2%80%99-bill-to-protect-student-athletes.html http://www.subtlebraininjury.com/blog/2010/01/connecticut-considers-%e2%80%98concussion%e2%80%99-bill-to-protect-student-athletes.html#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:29:00 +0000 gjohnson http://www.subtlebraininjury.com/blog/2010/01/connecticut-considers-%e2%80%98concussion%e2%80%99-bill-to-protect-student-athletes.html
Democratic lawmakers in the Nutmeg State have proposed the legislation, according to The Hartford Courant. http://www.courant.com/sports/other/hc-concussions0126.artjan26,0,93453.story

The law’s slogan is “When in doubt, sit it out.”

So far two states, Washington and Oregon, have already passed laws protecting student athletes from the effects of concussion. California has similar legislation pending.

The proposed Connecticut law mandates that student athletes who are believed to have suffered a concussion wait a day until they return to play their sport. The law also requires that coaches be educated about concussions.

The Connecticut bill is being sponsored by State Sen. Majority Leader Martin Looney of New Haven and Sen. Thomas Gaffey of Meriden.]]> http://www.subtlebraininjury.com/blog/2010/01/connecticut-considers-%e2%80%98concussion%e2%80%99-bill-to-protect-student-athletes.html/feed 0