Bill Text: VA SB665 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Middle school student-athletes, public; pre-participation physical examination.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0692) [SB665 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2016-SB665-Chaptered.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-271.7 as follows: §22.1-271.7. Public middle school student-athletes; pre-participation physical examination. No public middle school student shall be a participant on or try out for any school athletic team or squad with a predetermined roster, regular practices, and scheduled competitions with other middle schools unless such student has submitted to the school principal a signed report from a licensed physician, a licensed nurse practitioner practicing in accordance with his practice agreement, or a licensed physician assistant acting under the supervision of a licensed physician attesting that such student has been examined, within the preceding 12 months, and found to be physically fit for athletic competition. |
