Enrolled SB 119: Relating to athletic trainers; relating to student participation in interscholastic activities; and providing for an effective date.
00Enrolled SB 119 01 Relating to athletic trainers; relating to student participation in interscholastic activities; and 02 providing for an effective date. 03 _______________ 04 * Section 1. AS 14.30.142(d) is amended to read: 05 (d) A student who has been removed from participation in a practice or game 06 for suspicion of concussion may not return to participation in practice or game play 07 until the student has been evaluated and cleared for participation in writing by an 08 athletic trainer or other [A] qualified person who has received training [AND IS 09 CURRENTLY CERTIFIED], as verified in writing or electronically by the qualified 10 person, in the evaluation and management of concussions. In this subsection, 11 "qualified person" means either a 12 (1) health care provider who is licensed in the state or exempt from 13 licensure under state law; or 14 (2) person who is acting at the direction and under the supervision of a
01 physician who is licensed in the state or exempt from licensure under 02 AS 08.64.370(1), (2), or (4). 03 * Sec. 2. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: 04 Sec. 14.30.365. Interscholastic activities; eligibility. (a) A full-time student 05 who is eligible under (b) of this section who is enrolled in grades nine through 12 in an 06 alternative education program that is located entirely in the state and that does not 07 offer interscholastic activities is eligible to participate in any interscholastic activities 08 program available in a public school 09 (1) that, based on the residence of the parent or legal guardian, the 10 student would be eligible to attend were the student not enrolled in an alternative 11 education program; or 12 (2) at which the student requests to participate, if 13 (A) the student shows good cause; and 14 (B) the governing body of the school approves. 15 (b) A student is eligible to participate in interscholastic activities under this 16 section if the student 17 (1) is otherwise eligible to participate in interscholastic activities under 18 requirements established by the school, the school district, and the statewide 19 interscholastic activities governing body; 20 (2) provides documentation, including academic transcripts, proof of 21 full-time enrollment, and applicable disciplinary records, and, if required for 22 participation in an activity by the school, requested medical records, to the school 23 providing the interscholastic activities program; and 24 (3) claims the same school for interscholastic activities eligibility 25 purposes during a school year. 26 (c) In this section, 27 (1) "alternative education program" means a public secondary school 28 that provides a nontraditional education program, including the Alaska Military Youth 29 Academy; a public vocational, remedial, or theme-based program; a home school 30 program that is accredited by a recognized accrediting body; a charter school 31 authorized under AS 14.03.250 - 14.03.290; and a statewide correspondence school
01 that enrolls students who reside outside of the district in which the student resides and 02 provides less than three hours a week of scheduled face-to-face student interactions in 03 the same location with a teacher who is certified under AS 14.20.020; 04 (2) "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990; 05 (3) "full-time student" means a student who 06 (A) is enrolled in not less than five classes in grades nine 07 through 11 and not less than four classes in grade 12; and 08 (B) is on track to graduate from secondary school in not more 09 than four years of attendance in secondary school; 10 (4) "interscholastic activities" means preparation for and participation 11 in events or competitions involving another school when the preparation or 12 participation 13 (A) is sanctioned or supported by the statewide interscholastic 14 activities governing body; 15 (B) is conducted outside of the regular school curriculum; and 16 (C) does not involve participation in student government at a 17 school. 18 * Sec. 3. Section 1 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 19 * Sec. 4. Section 2 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2013.