Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Vision screening; require certain elementary students to document having passed before enrolling.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/13 (H) Referred To Education;Public Health and Human Services | |
| 2 | 01/31 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2006 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Holland
Code Sections: BF 037-0003-0087, BF 041-0079-0005
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 37-3-88, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS ENTERING KINDERGARTEN AND GRADES 1 AND 3 TO DOCUMENT HAVING PASSED A RECENT VISION SCREENING, TO EXEMPT STUDENTS WHOSE VISION WILL BE SCREENED AT SCHOOL THAT YEAR THROUGH THE STATE STUDENT VISION SCREENING PROGRAM AND STUDENTS WHOSE PARENTS OBJECT TO SUCH SCREENING ON RELIGIOUS GROUNDS, TO REQUIRE STUDENTS WHO FAIL THE SCREENING TO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAMINATION PERFORMED BY AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST OR OPTOMETRIST, TO REQUIRE THE EXAMINER TO SUBMIT A DETAILED REPORT OF THE EXAM TO THE SCHOOL NURSE, CHILD'S PARENTS AND CHILD'S PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TO ENFORCE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-3-87, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ESTABLISHES A STUDENT VISION SCREENING PROGRAM UNDER THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND SECTION 41-79-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE SCHOOL NURSE INTERVENTION PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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