The Nebraska law is found at sections 71-9101 to 71-9106 of the Nebraska Code, and is entitled the Concussion Awareness Act. This Act falls under the title dealing with public health and welfare. (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 71-9101 through 71-9106).
§ 71-9104 requires that each school make concussion training available to all coaches of school athletic teams; an information sheet about concussions be distributed to students and parents on an annual basis before any participation by a student in an athletic activity; and that any student suspected of sustaining a concussion is removed from the activity and not permitted to return until evaluated by a health care professional and given written clearance from the health care professional and along with a signed permission to resume participation by their parent/guardian. The law requires parents to be notified if their child is removed from an activity under this section. §71-9104 also requires that each approved, accredited, public, private, denominational, or parochial school establish a return to learn protocol for students sustaining a concussion and returning to school.
Section 71-9105 is directed to city, village, business or nonprofit organizations that organize youth athletic activities where athletes 19 years and younger are required to pay a fee to participate or where the cost is sponsored by a business or nonprofit group. These groups are required to: make concussion training available to coaches; provide concussion information sheets to coaches and parents; and, if any player is suspected of sustaining a concussion, remove the player from the activity, and the player is not permitted to return until the player is evaluated by a licensed health care professional and given written clearance, and has written permission to return from their parent/guardian. This section requires the organization to notify a parent/guardian if their child has been removed from participation for a suspected concussion, as well as the time and date of the injury, the symptoms observed, and any attempted treatment of the symptoms.
The official versions of these sections are currently available online at:
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-9101
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-9102
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-9103
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-9104
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-9105
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-9106
The following website offers additional information regarding Nebraska concussion law:
http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/concussion/Pages/Home.aspx