Public Schools - Student Athletics - Requirements and Emergency Action Plans (Elijah Gorham Act)
What this bill does
Altering the requirements for an automated external defibrillator program in public middle and high schools; altering the requirements for actions to be taken by county boards of education regarding heat acclimatization for student athletes; and requiring middle schools and high schools to develop venue-specific emergency action plans for the operation and use of automatic external defibrillators, heat acclimatization, and coordination of care for other emergent injuries and severe weather for outdoor facilities.
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Testimony (12)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hettleman, Shelly | MGA- Senator Hettleman | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hettleman, Shelly | MGA- Senator Hettleman | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Robinson, William | Maryland Athletic Trainers' Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNair, Martin | The Jordan McNair Foundation Inc | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gorham, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Phillips, Douglas | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Shaw, Shantres | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Robinson, William | Maryland Athletic Trainers' Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Amerikaner, Ary | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |