A New Mexico Senate panel is set to debate a measure setting strict guidelines when a middle or high school student athlete could return after suffering a concussion.
The Senate Education Committee is scheduled Friday to discuss a bill that would create rules for coaches when they could allow an athlete back in a game after showing signs of brain injury.
Under the proposal, coaches may let the student resume participation after a week.
The measure also would require coaches to go through training on recognizing brain injuries.
An Associated Press analysis of the 51 youth concussion laws — one in each state and the District of Columbia — found that fewer than half contain all of the key principles in a strict bill passed in Washington state in 2009.
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