SB1104
Public schools; guidelines and policies on student-athlete extreme heat safety and protection.
Summary
As Introduced. Public schools; interscholastic sports and athletics; guidelines and policies on student-athlete extreme heat safety and protection; development and implementation.
Requires the Board of Education to develop, biennially review and update as necessary, and distribute to each local school division guidelines on policies relating to extreme heat safety and protection for student-athletes. The bill requires each school board to develop and update, in accordance with the guidelines developed by the ... (More) Board of Education, policies on student-athlete extreme heat safety and protection that (i) are consistent with any heat guidelines based on Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) levels developed by an organization or entity whose purpose it is to regulate or govern interscholastic athletics programs in the Commonwealth; (ii) establish tiered heat-acclimatization and modification procedures for outdoor athletics practices or games based on the WBGT levels to reduce the risks associated with extreme heat faced by student-athletes; (iii) require student-athletes to be given unhindered access to hydration at all times; (iv) include procedures relating to preventing, recognizing, and addressing heat-related illnesses; and (v) establish a process for reporting and investigating any instance in which a student-athlete experiences a heat-related illness requiring emergency medical treatment or resulting in death. This bill is identical to HB 1663. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101623D
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/14/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1104)
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/05/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/10/2025 - House: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 02/10/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/11/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
- 02/14/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/17/2025 - House: Reported from Education (16-Y 6-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/20/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/20/2025 - House: Passed House (80-Y 18-N)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1104ER)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1104)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 493 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0493)
