File #: Int 0734-2026    Version: * Name: Concussion prevention training for permitted youth sports activity in parks.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Parks and Recreation
On agenda: 3/10/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to concussion prevention training for permitted youth sports activity in parks
Sponsors: James F. Gennaro
Council Member Sponsors: 1
Summary: This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to mandate that youth athletic leagues with permits to use athletic fields under DPR’s jurisdiction have personnel who have undergone training to identify and respond to the signs of concussion injuries.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 734, 2. Int. No. 734, 3. March 10, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda

Int. No. 734

 

By Council Member Gennaro

 

A Local Law to amend to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to concussion prevention training for permitted youth sports activity in parks

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 18 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 18-168 to read as follows:

§ 18-168 Concussion training for youth sports leagues. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

Concussion. The term “concussion” means an injury to a person’s brain that results in temporary loss of normal brain function.

Youth league. The term “youth league” means a sports league whose participants are all 17 years of age or younger.

b. The department, in consultation with the department of health and mental hygiene, shall require that an adult individual associated with a youth league that applies for a permit to engage in any sports activity on any athletic field or court under the jurisdiction of the department has completed a course of instruction relating to the recognition of symptoms of concussions and other mild traumatic brain injuries, and how to monitor and seek proper medical treatment for youth league participants who may have suffered a concussion or other mild traumatic brain injury. The department shall require that such adult individual be present when the sports activity for which the department has approved a permit occurs.

c. Any training required pursuant to this section shall be conducted and completed by means approved by the department.

§ 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.

 

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LS # 19022

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