SB 6455 - DIGEST

     Requires that, prior to the first practice for participation in interscholastic athletics in a middle level school, and prior to the first practice for participation in a high school, a student must undergo a thorough physical examination and be approved for either middle level or high school athletic competition, or both, by a health professional licensed to perform a physical examination.

     Provides that a student wishing to participate at the high school level for the first time is required to have a new physical regardless of when that student had his or her last physical examination.