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Senate unanimously passes Cohen Craddock Student Athlete Safety Act, creates safety committee and grant program
Summary
The legislature approved a measure to form a student-athlete safety committee and a privately funded grant program to help schools obtain safer equipment; bill was named for a student who died after a sports-related head injury.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate on March 31 passed the Cohen Craddock Student Athlete Safety Act, creating a permanent student-athlete safety committee and a grant program intended to help schools and youth sports programs obtain improved safety equipment.
The bill, named for a Boone County student who died following a football-related head injury on Aug. 24, 2024, would establish a nine-member committee including athletic-safety experts, athletic trainers and education…
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