ADMINISTERING STUDENT MEDICATION - H.B. 4672 (H-1): COMMITTEE SUMMARY
House Bill 4672 (Substitute H-1 as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative John Hansen
House Committee: Education
Senate Committee: Education
Date Completed: 2-20-02
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Revised School Code to require the Department of Education to make available, by October 1, 2002, a model local policy concerning the administration of medications to pupils at school. The policy would have to be made available to all school districts, intermediate school districts, and public school academies.
The Department would have to review all guidelines, policies, or other publications produced by the Department or another State agency concerning administration of medications to pupils at school, and revise them as necessary.
The model local policy developed by the Department would have to address the type and amount of training that would be required for people who participated in administering medications to pupils at school. In developing this part of the policy, the Department could consider training programs offered by the Michigan Association of School Nurses and by other public health organizations.
Within one year after the bill's effective date, each school board, intermediate school board, and public school academy board of directors would have to review, at a public meeting, its local policy concerning the administration of medications to pupils at school.
School boards, intermediate school boards, and public school academy boards of directors would be encouraged to align their local policies with the model policy developed by the Department and to provide appropriate training to people who participated in administering medications to pupils at school.
Proposed MCL 380.1178a - Legislative Analyst: Claire Layman
FISCAL IMPACT
The Department of Education would face increased costs to review, revise, and disseminate a model policy concerning administration of medications to school pupils.
Since local districts would be only "encouraged" (rather than required) to align their local policies with the Department's model policy, there would be no local fiscal impact from this legislation.
- Fiscal Analyst: Kathryn Summers-CotyS0102\s4672sa
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.