New Jersey § 18a:40-41
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§ 18a:40-41.
a. The Department of Education shall work to develop and implement, by the 2011-2012
school year, an athletic head injury safety training program. The program shall be completed by a school physician, a person who coaches a public
school district or nonpublic school interscholastic sport , intramural sport, or cheerleading program, and an athletic trainer involved in a public or nonpublic
school interscholastic sports program , intramural sports program, or cheerleading program. The safety training program shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) the recognition of the symptoms of head and neck injuries, concussions, and injuries
related to second-impact syndrome; and (2) the appropriate amount of time to delay the return to competition or practice
of a student-athlete or cheerleader who has sustained a concussion or other head injury. b. The department shall update the safety training program as necessary to ensure
that it reflects the most current information available on the nature, risk, and treatment
of sports-related concussions and other head injuries. c. The department shall develop an educational fact sheet that provides information
about sports-related concussions and other head injuries. A school district or a nonpublic school that participates in an interscholastic
sports program , intramural sports program, or cheerleading program shall distribute the educational fact sheet annually to the
parents or guardians of student-athletes and cheerleaders and shall obtain a signed
acknowledgment of the receipt of the fact sheet by the student-athlete or cheerleader
and his parent or guardian. d. As used in P.L.2010, c. 94 ( C.18A:40-41.1 et seq. ), “ student-athlete ” means any student enrolled in a public or nonpublic school in this State who is
a participant in an interscholastic sports program or intramural sports program organized
by the school.
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