Bill Summary for H 13 (2015-2016)
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AN ACT TO REQUIRE EACH CHILD PRESENTED FOR ADMISSION INTO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE FIRST TIME TO SUBMIT PROOF OF A HEALTH ASSESSMENT; TO REQUIRE THAT ABSENCES DUE TO THE FAILURE TO PRESENT THE HEALTH ASSESSMENT TRANSMITTAL FORM NOT RESULT IN SUSPENSIONS AND TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO MAKE UP THE WORK MISSED; TO SPECIFY WHAT INFORMATION SHALL BE INCLUDED ON THE HEALTH ASSESSMENT TRANSMITTAL FORM AND WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE FORM; AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO AMEND THE HEALTH ASSESSMENT TRANSMITTAL FORM AND TO REPORT TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.Intro. by Torbett.
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Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to 3rd edition.
Adds a new section requiring the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Public Instruction to develop a health assessment transmittal form and requires public schools and health care providers to use only this form. Requires a report to specified legislative committees on the form by December 1, 2015.
Amends GS 130A-440 to provide that a child cannot be suspended for absences accrued for failure to present the required health assessment transmittal form after the termination of 30 calendar days (was, 60 calendar days) and requires a child's official school record to note when the health assessment transmittal form was received. Makes conforming changes.
Deletes certain language allowing the health assessment to include dental screening and developmental screening for cognition, language, and motor function.
Includes greater detail on the contents of the health assessment transmittal form used by the health care provider, parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis (and defines those parties) to submit health assessment results to the school principal. The transmittal form should include a statement that the form will be maintained on file in the school, the name of the school, basic demographic information about the student, a parent information section with space for the parent to share concerns about the student's health, student health information, instructions to attach the student's immunization record and certain other school health forms, and certain certifying information to be completed by the health care provider.
Specifies that a student's official school record should reflect only whether the health assessment transmittal form was received (was, should permanently maintain the student's health assessment transmittal form).
Redefines the category of persons entitled to access the health assessment transmittal form to include authorized North Carolina public school administrators, teachers, and other school personnel, as well as authorized employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, who require access to perform their assigned duties (was, authorized representatives of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Public Instruction).
Returns the time within which principals must submit health assessment status reports to 60 calendar days (was, 90 calendar days) after the commencement of a new school year.
Makes certain clarifying changes.
Deletes proposed changes to GS 115C-402(b), which required the official record to include a health assessment transmittal form.
Amends the long title.