The Georgia Concussion Coalition is pushing legislation this session aimed at cutting down on concussions in youth football. Their efforts are part of a national push by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NCAA President Mark Emmert, who are urging 19 governors to support the proposal. In a letter last month to those governors, they say their states lack something akin to Washington state's "Zackery Lystedt Law," named for a middle school football player who sustained brain damage after he suffered a concussion and returned to play.
The letters say 31 states and Washington, D.C., already have such laws.
House Bill 673 will be heard by the Health and Human Services Committee.
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