VirginiaPublic schools; guidelines and policies on student-athlete extreme heat safety and protection.
What it does
Public schools; interscholastic sports and athletics; guidelines and policies on student-athlete extreme heat safety and protection; development and implementation. Requires the Board of Education to develop, biennially review and update as necessary, and distribute to each local school division guidelines on policies relating to extreme heat safety and protection for student-athletes. The bill requires each school board to develop and update, in accordance with the guidelines developed by the Board of Education, policies on student-athlete extreme heat safety and protection that (i) are consistent with any heat guidelines based on Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) levels developed by an organization or entity whose purpose it is to regulate or govern interscholastic athletics programs in the Commonwealth; (ii) establish tiered heat-acclimatization and modification procedures for outdoor athletics practices or games based on the WBGT levels to reduce the risks associated with extreme heat faced by student-athletes; (iii) require student-athletes to be given unhindered access to hydration at all times; (iv) include procedures relating to preventing, recognizing, and addressing heat-related illnesses; and (v) establish a process for reporting and investigating any instance in which a student-athlete experiences a heat-related illness requiring emergency medical treatment or resulting in death.
More detail
This bill is identical to HB 1663.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0493)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 493 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1104)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1104ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20Passed House (80-Y 18-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (80-Y 18-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Read second timeMinor
- Feb 17Reported from Education (16-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education (16-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Assigned Educ sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Placed on Calendar
- Jan 28Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Engrossed by Senate
- Jan 27Read second timeMinor
- Jan 24Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 24Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
- Jan 24Rules suspended
- Jan 23Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 20Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Jan 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1104)
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101623DIntroduced