PRINTER'S NO. 3935
No. 335 Session of 1986
INTRODUCED BY LETTERMAN, LASHINGER, MAYERNIK, GEIST AND TRELLO,
SEPTEMBER 22, 1986
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, SEPTEMBER 22, 1986
A RESOLUTION
1 Amending House Resolution No. 36, adopted April 30, 1986,
2 entitled "A resolution directing the Speaker to appoint a
3 special commission to review the Commonwealth's current
4 requirements governing amateur and professional boxing"
5 extending the time for filing a report and further providing
6 for expenses.
7 RESOLVED, That House Resolution No. 36, adopted April 30,
8 1986, be amended to read:
9 A RESOLUTION
10 Directing the Speaker to appoint a special commission to review
11 the Commonwealth's current requirements governing amateur and
12 professional boxing.
13 WHEREAS, Several unfortunate deaths during the past years
14 caused by brain injuries suffered while boxing have called into
15 question the health and safety standards now governing
16 professional and amateur boxing; and
17 WHEREAS, Recent medical studies have demonstrated a serious
18 incidence of brain injury among boxers, injuries which have
19 resulted in 353 boxing-related fatalities since 1945; and
1 WHEREAS, Other states have taken direct action to improve the
2 medical supervision of boxing, a sport which is increasing in
3 popularity within our Commonwealth; therefore be it
4 RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives
5 appoint a special commission whose purpose shall be to make
6 legislative recommendations to the House of Representatives,
7 based on its studies undertaken with respect to all aspects of
8 amateur and professional boxing in Pennsylvania. This commission
9 shall consider new methods to protect the health and safety of
10 boxers, but shall not consider a possible ban on this sport in
11 the Commonwealth; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That this special commission shall consist of five
13 members of the House of Representatives, three from the majority
14 party and two from the minority party, as well as one member of
15 the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission, one boxing trainer, one
16 physical therapist, one physician, one licensed boxing referee,
17 one psychologist and one person who has experience as a
18 professional boxer; and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That all reasonable expenses of the members of this
20 special commission who are not elected members of the House of
21 Representatives shall be paid out of funds under the control of
22 the Chief Clerk in accordance with Rule 14 of the House Rules
23 and the guidelines established by the House Rules Committee for
24 elected members; and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That this special commission shall report its
26 findings to the House of Representatives [within 120 days] no
27 later than November 30, 1986.
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