CaliforniaCalifornia marks May 2026 as ACL Injury Awareness Month
The resolution proclaims May 2026 as ACL Injury Awareness Month and encourages injury prevention education while state officials study school programs and injury tracking.
What it does
The Legislature proclaims May 2026 as ACL Injury Awareness Month in California.
State education officials and the California Interscholastic Federation are encouraged to study whether school sports should recommend or include evidence-based injury prevention programs.
The Legislature requests a study of whether California should track youth sports ACL injuries and report findings to lawmakers.
Schools, youth sports groups, athletic programs, and health professionals are encouraged to promote proven injury prevention education, with attention to girls and women.
Argument forAthletes may learn safer training habits if schools and sports groups promote injury prevention, especially for girls and women.
Argument againstSchools may face added work if the state later recommends prevention programs, though this resolution only asks officials to study whether to do so.
More detail
The Legislature proclaims May 2026 as ACL Injury Awareness Month in California. The proclamation applies in California. The proclamation is for May 2026.
The Legislature encourages education and school officials to assess whether to recommend or include evidence-based injury prevention programs in school sports. This applies to school-sanctioned athletic programs statewide. Officials would consult certified strength and conditioning coaches, athletic trainers, physical therapists, and sports medicine physicians.
The Legislature requests a feasibility assessment of a statewide system to track youth sports ACL injuries and report findings to lawmakers. The proposed tracking system would cover youth sports ACL injuries, including injury rates, demographics, sports, and prevention program use. The assessment would be done with the California Interscholastic Federation, State Department of Education, and relevant medical associations.
The Legislature encourages schools, youth sports organizations, athletic programs, and health professionals to promote evidence-based injury prevention education and training. This encouragement covers schools, youth sports groups, athletic programs, and health professionals. The resolution calls for particular attention to the disproportionate impact of ACL injuries on girls and women.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 9Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 87, Statutes of 2026.Became Law
- Jun 9Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2 p.m.To Governor
- Jun 4In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded SCR 151 Umberg Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 4Read. Adopted. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 5601.) Ordered to the Senate.Major
- Jun 1From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 1).Passed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- May 26Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- May 19In Assembly. Held at Desk.
- May 18Read. Adopted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4298.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading SCR151 Umberg et al. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 30Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 29Ordered to second reading.Minor
- Apr 29Read third time and amended.Major
- Apr 8From committee: Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Mar 25Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.Introduced
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