New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A10675: Updates school concussion management and response protocols
Status: In committee, September 2, 2026
Updates school concussion management and response protocols; requires that the injured student have returned to a full class schedule without academic accommodations prior to resuming athletic activity; authorizes physician assistants to evaluate pupils with concussions.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to updating school concussion management and response protocols.
From the amended text, September 2, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to updating school concussion management and response protocols THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "concussion management and awareness improvement act of 2027". § 2. Subdivisions 28 and 31 of section 206 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 159 of the laws of 2026, are amended to read as follows: 28. The commissioner shall assist the commissioner of education in developing rules and regulations, relating to pupils who suffer mild traumatic brain injuries and the physicians, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS and nurse practitioners authorized to evaluate such pupils, in accordance with subdivision forty-two of section three hundred five of the education law, and provide for the posting on the department's internet website of such information as shall be required pursuant to such subdivision. 31. The commissioner shall develop information, in conjunction with the commissioner of education related to students who exhibit signs or symptoms of pending or increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest. Such information shall include, but not be limited to, the definition of sudden cardiac arrest, signs and symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest, and information for the physicians, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS …
Sponsors
- Sam Berger (D, 27) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : PRINT NUMBER 10675B
- : AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
- : PRINT NUMBER 10675A
- : AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
- : REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is A10675?
- A10675 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Updates school concussion management and response protocols.
- What does A10675 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to updating school concussion management and response protocols.
- What is the status of A10675?
- In committee as of September 2, 2026. Latest action: PRINT NUMBER 10675B (September 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored A10675?
- Sam Berger (D, 27).
- Where is the official record for A10675?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10675
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