Bill Text: IA HSB736 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring public schools to provide diabetes information to students' parents and guardians.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-03-12 - Subcommittee: Meyer, A., Brown-Powers and Fry. H.J. 577. [HSB736 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HSB736-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
736
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
MEYER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
public
schools
to
provide
diabetes
information
1
to
students’
parents
and
guardians.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.9,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
36.
a.
Develop,
in
coordination
with
the
3
department
of
health
and
human
services
and
any
other
entity
4
the
director
deems
appropriate,
informational
materials
related
5
to
type
one
diabetes.
The
informational
materials
shall
6
include
all
of
the
following:
7
(1)
A
description
of
type
one
diabetes.
8
(2)
A
description
of
the
risk
factors
and
warning
signs
9
associated
with
type
one
diabetes.
10
(3)
A
recommendation
related
to
the
warning
signs
11
associated
with
type
one
diabetes
that
should
cause
the
parent
12
or
guardian
of
a
student
displaying
such
warning
signs
to
13
immediately
consult
with
the
student’s
primary
care
provider
14
to
determine
if
an
immediate
screening
for
type
one
diabetes
15
is
appropriate.
16
(4)
A
description
of
the
screening
process
for
type
one
17
diabetes
and
the
implications
of
test
results.
18
(5)
A
recommendation
that,
following
a
student’s
type
one
19
diabetes
diagnosis,
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian
should
20
consult
with
the
student’s
primary
care
provider
to
develop
21
an
appropriate
treatment
plan,
which
may
include
consultation
22
with
and
examination
by
a
specialty
care
provider,
including
a
23
qualified
endocrinologist.
24
b.
Distribute
the
informational
materials
developed
under
25
paragraph
“a”
to
all
of
the
following:
26
(1)
School
districts.
27
(2)
Charter
schools
established
pursuant
to
chapter
256E
or
28
256F.
29
(3)
Innovation
zone
schools
established
pursuant
to
chapter
30
256F.
31
c.
Publish
the
informational
materials
developed
under
32
paragraph
“a”
on
the
department’s
internet
site.
33
Sec.
2.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
34
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
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NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0r.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
1
requirements
of
section
279.84
relating
to
the
provision
of
2
informational
materials
related
to
type
one
diabetes
developed
3
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
in
the
same
4
manner
as
a
school
district.
5
Sec.
3.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
6
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
7
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
p.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
8
requirements
of
section
279.84
relating
to
the
provision
of
9
informational
materials
related
to
type
one
diabetes
developed
10
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
in
the
same
11
manner
as
a
school
district.
12
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.84
Type
one
diabetes
informational
13
materials.
14
Each
school
district
shall
provide
the
parent
or
guardian
of
15
each
student
who
enrolls
in
the
school
district
for
the
first
16
time
in
grades
one
through
six
with
copies
of
the
informational
17
materials
related
to
type
one
diabetes
developed
by
the
18
director
of
the
department
of
education
pursuant
to
section
19
256.9,
subsection
36,
or
with
a
link
to
the
department’s
20
internet
site
where
such
informational
materials
are
published.
21
Sec.
5.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
22
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
23
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
be
24
paid
by
a
school
district
or
charter
school
from
state
school
25
foundation
aid
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
26
257.16
or
by
a
charter
school
from
moneys
received
by
the
27
charter
school
under
section
256E.8.
This
specification
of
the
28
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
to
meet
all
of
the
29
state
funding-related
requirements
of
section
25B.2,
subsection
30
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
shall
be
necessary
for
the
31
full
implementation
of
this
Act
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
32
against
all
affected
school
districts
and
charter
schools.
33
EXPLANATION
34
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
1
This
bill
requires
public
schools
to
provide
diabetes
2
information
to
students’
parents
and
guardians.
3
The
bill
requires
the
director
of
the
department
of
4
education
to
develop,
in
coordination
with
the
department
of
5
health
and
human
services
and
any
other
entity
the
director
6
deems
appropriate,
informational
materials
related
to
type
7
one
diabetes.
The
bill
establishes
what
the
informational
8
materials
are
required
to
include.
The
bill
requires
the
9
director
to
distribute
the
informational
materials
to
school
10
districts,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools.
The
11
bill
also
requires
the
director
to
publish
the
informational
12
materials
on
the
department’s
internet
site.
13
The
bill
requires
school
districts,
charter
schools,
and
14
innovation
zone
schools
to
provide
the
parent
or
guardian
of
15
each
student
who
enrolls
in
the
school
for
the
first
time
16
in
grades
one
through
six
with
copies
of
the
informational
17
materials
or
with
a
link
to
the
department
of
education’s
18
internet
site
where
such
informational
materials
are
published.
19
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
20
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
any
21
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
district
22
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
school
23
district
under
Code
section
257.16
or
by
the
charter
school
24
from
moneys
received
by
the
charter
school
under
Code
section
25
256E.8.
The
specification
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
26
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
funding-related
requirements
27
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
28
intended
to
reinstate
the
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
29
to
comply
with
any
state
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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