SAFE PLAY Act

Bill: 117-hr-7478
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Athletes
Atmospheric science and weather
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency communications systems
Emergency medical services and trauma care
First responders and emergency personnel
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical research
Neurological disorders
Nutrition and diet
Research administration and funding
School administration
School athletics
Special education
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Supporting Athletes, Families and Educators to Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth Act or the SAFE PLAY Act

 
This bill directs several agencies to undertake specified activities and expand surveillance related to cardiac conditions, concussions, and heat-related illnesses among young athletes. The bill also establishes requirements for schools with respect to concussions and excessive heat.
 
Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must (1) develop information for schools, childcare centers, and others on high-risk cardiac conditions in children, adolescents, and young adults; and (2) incorporate questions about cardiac conditions in an existing school-based health survey.
 
In addition, the CDC must develop guidelines for emergency action plans for youth athletics programs, and the Food and Drug Administration may issue guidelines related to youth consumption of energy drinks.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award matching grants to local educational agencies for automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation trainings. 
 
The Department of Education, in consultation with HHS and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, must develop public education materials focused on the health risks of exposure to extreme heat and humidity, and public schools must develop action plans for athletic activities during periods of excessive heat or humidity. 
 
The bill establishes minimum requirements for elementary and secondary schools related to concussions, including but not limited to (1) implementing a standard plan for concussion safety and management, and (2) ensuring students returning to academics after a concussion receive certain services and supports. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House