Jordan McNair safety bill becomes law

Jordan McNair safety bill becomes law

THEM UP.

AND SOME LARGECICADAS ARE GONNA STARTPOPPING UP AROUND THE CITY.AND THESE SUPER-SIZED BUGSWONT BE GOING AWAY IN A FEWWEEKS.

WHY THE ARTIST WE SPOKEWITH SAYS HE CREATED THE'CICADA PARADE-A.'MAJOR CHANGES TO HOW THE STATEPROTECTS STUDENT- ATHLETES ARECOMING SOON GOVERNOR HOGANSIGNED THE 'JORDAN MCNAIR SAFEAND FAIR ACT' INTO LAW GIVINGATHLETES ACROSS THE STATECERTAIN HEALTH RELATEDPROTECTIONS.

WMAR2 NEWSKENDALL GREEN SPOKE WITHJORDAN MCNAIR'S FATHER ABOUTWHAT THE LAW COULD MEAN FORGENERATIONS TO COME.JORDAN MCNAIR DIED FROM AHEAT- RELATED INJURY ON THEFOOTBALL FIELD BACK IN 2018AND AFTER TALKING TO HISFATHER TODAY--HE'S CONFIDENTTHAT ATHLETES ACROSS MARYLANDWILL BE PROTECTED FROM ASIMILAR FATE.

MARTY MCNAIRAFTER THE DEATH OF HIS SONJORDAN IN JUNE OF 2018--BECAME AN ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTATHLETE RIGHTS ANDPROTECTIONS.

HIS SON DIED 2WEEKS AFTER FALLING ILL - ARESULT OF A HEATSTROKE ON THEFOOTBALL FIELD.

HIS PAINTURNED INTO PASSION AND THATPASSION TURNED INTO PASSINGLEGISLATION AFTER DEL.

BROOKEE.

LIERMAN AND SEN.

JUSTINREADY COSPONSORED THE 'JORDANMCNAIR SAFE AND FAIR ACT' IJORDAN'S HONOR.

MCNAIR SAYS IFHE WANTED TO MAKE ASIGNIFICANT IMPACT INADVOCATING FOR STUDENTATHLETES IT WOULD TAKESIGNIFICANT LEGISLATION ANDPOLICY.*NAT* of Gov Hogansigning it into law.

6:11 thisis a bill that protectsstudent athletes from theperspective that no one sendstheir child away to college tobe abused or worse from anadult.

MCNAIR IS HOPEFUL THATWHEN A STUDENT-ATHLETE ISEXHAUSTING HIM ORHERSELF--THEY HAVE THE RIGHTTO SPEAK UP ...SOMETHINGATHLETES WERE HESITANT TO DOON THEIR OWN BEFORE THERE WASA LAW TO BACK THEM UP 5:38"Health and wellness isprimary.

If a child gets hurtor a student athlete gets hurtand they're not ready to comeback to play, they don't haveto come back to play." THEOTHER COMPONENT OF THE SAMEBILL GIVES STUDENT ATHLETESTHE ABILITY TO PROFIT OFF OFTHEIR NAME, IMAGE ORLIKENESS... SOMETHING MCNAIRFULLY STANDS BEHIND AS WELL.OUTLINING STRICT NCAAGUIDELINES THAT LIMIT STUDENTATHLETES FROM DEVELOPING THEIROWN SKILLS SIMPLY BECAUSE THEYCOMPETE ON THE COLLEGE LEVEL.HE SAYS THE NEW LAW SERVES ASA CRUCIAL COMPONENT IN HISWORK TO LEVEL THE PLAYINGFIELD FOR ATHLETES 11:10 thisgives them a realisticopportunity to say 'hey if Iwant to play in that band, Imay want to just have somethings I like to do while Itry and find my niche beyondsports, I can get compensatedfor that, OR 11:54 "If I wantto go out here and pursuesomething on the side, I canstill go out here and getcompensated for that withoutfear of any type of penaltyfrom or fear from losing myscholarship or something likethat." NOW FOR PARENTS WHOWANT TO LEARN HOW THIS NEW LAWCAN PROTECT THEM AND THEIRSTUDENT ATHLETES THE MCNAIRSARE HOSTING THEIR SECONDANNUAL HEALTH AND WELLNESSSPORTS CLINIC COMING UP NEXTMONTH..

WE'LL HAVE THAT INFOATTACHED TO THIS STORY ON OURWEBSITE... IN BALTIMOREKENDALL GREEN WMAR 2 NEWS.THIS IS THE STATE'S LATESTPUSH TO MAKE AMENDS WITHMCNAIR'S FAMILY... AS WELL ASMAKING SURE THIS DOESN'THAPPEN AGIN.

IN JANUARY THESTATE APPROVED A THREE AND AHALF MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENTWITH MCNAIR'S FAMILY.

IN THATSETTLEMENT... THE UNIVERSITYOF MARYLAND ALSO AGREED TOPARTNER WITH THE JORDAN MCNAIRFOUNDATION.

THE NON-PROFITAIMS TO EDUCATE COMMUNITIESABOUT HEAT- RELATED ILLNESSES.FOR PARENTS WHO WANT TO LEARNHOW THIS NEW LAW CAN PROTECTTHEM AND THEIR STUDENT-ATHLETES THE MCNAIRS AREHOSTING THEIR SECOND ANNUALHEALTH AND WELLNESS SPORTSCLINIC COMING UP NEXT MONTH..WE'LL HAVE THAT INFO ATTACHEDTO THIS STORY ON OURWEBSITE.AS KENDALL MENTIONED... THESAFE AND FAIR PLAY ACT WILLALSO LET COLLEGE ATHLETES MAKEMONEY OFF THEIR NAME...IMAGE... OR LIKENESS.

SO... APLAYER LIKE ERIC AYALA COULDMAKE MONEY SIGNINGAUTOGRAPHS... OR DOINGCOMMERCIALS.

THAT PART OF THELAW HOWEVER... WILL NOT TAKEEFFECT UNTIL 20-23.

IN ALL THEGOVERNOR SIGNED 226 BILLS INTOLAW.

OTHERS INCLUDE BILLSREPEALING MARYLAND'S STATESONG.... EXTENDING ALCOHOLDELIVERY AND CARRYOUT FOR TWOMORE YEARS... AND A LAWLEGALIZING SPORTS BETTING INMARYLA