Jordan McNair Student Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act

Improved Safety for Student Athletes: By requiring venue-specific emergency action plans, institutions can better prepare for and respond to heat-related illnesses such as heatstroke (Section 3 and Section 4).

Clearer Emergency Procedures: The requirement for a "symptom identification structure and a coordination of care plan" ensures that staff and athletes know exactly how to respond when someone shows signs of illness (Section 3, paragraph 2(A); Section 4, subsection (b)(1)).

Increased Awareness and Preparedness: Mandating that plans be "visibly posted" in locker rooms, training facilities, and weight rooms, as well as being distributed to and "practiced in-person" by staff and athletes, helps ensure everyone is ready for an emergency (Section 3, paragraph 2(A) and (D); Section 4, subsection (b)(1) and (4)).

Access to Information on Funding: The bill directs the Secretary of Education to inform schools about Federal funds that can be used for "preventing students and faculty from suffering from heat-related illnesses," developing training, or acquiring treatment equipment (Section 5).

Administrative and Reporting Burdens: Institutions must develop these plans in consultation with local responders and "submit to the Secretary and authorizing committees a report that demonstrates compliance" on an annual basis (Section 3, paragraph 1(A) and (B); Section 4, subsection (a)(2)).

Mandatory Training Requirements: Schools must ensure that a wide variety of individuals, including student athletes, coaches, and even legal counsel, "practice in-person" the emergency action plans every year before practical training begins (Section 3, paragraph 2(D); Section 4, subsection (b)(4)).