Keywords
Health Law and Policy; education law; torts; state legislation; state statutes
Abstract
In 2009, state legislatures began to enact concussion safety laws to protect youth athletes suffering from traumatic brain injuries sustained during the course of play. By 2014, all fifty states and the District of Columbia had enacted some form of youth sports concussion legislation. Yet these statutes vary widely across states in terms of the protections offered to youth athletes. This Note provides an analysis of state legislation by classifying all fifty-one statutes among distinct tiers ranging from least to most protective.
Recommended Citation
Chris Lau,
Leaders and Laggards: Tackling State Legislative Responses to the Youth Sports Concussion Epidemic,
85 Fordham L. Rev. 2879
(2017).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flr/vol85/iss6/17
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