Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation (S.2958A/A.6968) requiring tackle football programs to provide the parents or guardians of all participating children with informational packets regarding concussions and sub-concussive blows, and the injuries that may result from receiving such blows.
The programs affected by this new law include any practice, game or other activity in which children participate in tackle football and which is organized by a school, league, or other adult-run organization. The required informational packets on concussions and sub-concussive blows must be available free of charge on the organization's website.
