Panel approves concussions bill
More than two years after a Rush Springs freshman football player died from a head injury during a game, a House panel Tuesday passed a bill that would prohibit high school athletes who suffer a concussion from returning to play or practice unless they receive permission from a doctor.
The House Public Safety Committee passed Senate Bill 1700 by a vote of 19-0. It now goes to the House of Representatives .
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