AN ACT relating to interscholastic athletics.

Amend KRS 160.445 to require the Kentucky Board of Education or an agency designated to manage interscholastic athletics to include psychological concerns in the student athlete in sports safety courses for coaches.

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: February 20, 2025

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This bill would update Kentucky's sports safety training requirements for coaches to include psychological concerns affecting student athletes, alongside existing safety topics. It changes state law governing how the Kentucky Board of Education or its designated athletics agency designs those coaching courses. Who it may affect: school coaches, student athletes, and school athletic programs across Kentucky.

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