Headline News New Concussion Law Aimed at Protecting Youth Athletes Passes in Massachusetts
 SLI Spring Campaign Pays Dividends for Athletes in the Commonwealth
SLI thanks Senator Steve Baddour for sponsoring the bill and Representative Paul Kujawski for his leadership.
Read the bill here. Read news coverage here. Listen to WBUR Radio Interview of Chris Nowinski and SLI Advisory Board Member Ted Johnson here.
Mass Department of Public Health Developing Specific Guidelines Key aspect of new law requires schools that are members of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) to participate in a sports head injury and concussion awareness program currently in development by the Department of Public Health. Read DPH advisory and FAQ document on this new regulation for athletic directors, trainers, coaches, school nurses, physicians, superintendents and principals. __________________________________________________
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SLI has been given a lot of credit for getting the Massachusetts concussion bill passed. We would like to thank Mike Morris and Jim Morris of Quinn & Morris, PC for their pro bono leadership on the campaign. Mike Morris, an SLI Advisory Board member and former Bowdoin football star led the charge, coordinating SLI's Awareness Day and creating a tidal wave of momentum that led to the bill passing the House and Senate unopposed. Thank you Mike and Jim. Read more about Mike here.
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SLI Responds to MIAA Misinformation Campaign Against Concussion Bill
MIAA spokesman Paul Wetzel has made curious statements undermining the new law.
"There are things in this law that are going to be expensive,'' he said. "Giving physicals to 13,232 band participants is clearly one of them.'' (Read full article here)
According to the law, marching band members are not required to get physicals, and the bill is not an "unfunded mandate" as Wetzel has called it. SLI is baffled by the MIAA's response and lies about the bill, and also disappointed that the Boston Globe did not bother to read the bill for themselves before confusing the Commonwealth. Thank you to all the partners that helped pass this terrific bill.
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