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2/24/2025
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Media Advisory: Senate Education Committee to hear athlete-safety bills
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STATE HOUSE – The Senate Education Committee will meet Wednesday for hearings on several bills concerning the safety of student-athletes.
The meeting is scheduled Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 4 p.m. in Room 313 on the third floor of the State House. The following bills are scheduled for hearings:
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2025-S 0236 — Sponsored by Sen. Matthew L. LaMountain (D-Dist. 31, Warwick, Cranston), this bill would mandate soft-shell helmet covers for students participating in Rhode Island Interscholastic League football.
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2025-S 0319, 2025-S 0320 — Both sponsored by Sen. Walter S. Felag Jr. (D-Dist. 10, Warren, Bristol, Tiverton), these bills respectively require school districts to develop concussion oversight teams, protocols and a concussion brochure; and designate a certified athletic trainer at each high school.
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2025-S 0321 — Also sponsored by Senator Felag, this bill would require that every licensed athletic trainer be trained and equipped with an epinephrine auto-injector while on the job.
The meeting will be televised by Capitol Television on Cox channels 15 and 61 for high definition; i3Broadband (Formerly Full Channel) channel 15; and Verizon channel 34. Senate committee hearings may also air on Channel 75 for Cox Subscribers. Livestreaming is available at https://capitoltvri.cablecast.tv.
Any written testimony must be emailed to SLegislation@rilegislature.gov prior to 3 p.m. Wednesday in order for it to be provided to the members of the committee at the hearing and to be included in the meeting records.
For more information, contact:
Meredyth R. Whitty, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-1923
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