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DE HB382
Bill
Status
9/19/2024
Primary Sponsor
Debra Heffernan
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AI Summary
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Require all school districts and charter schools to provide vision screening including color blindness testing to students in kindergarten.
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Mandate vision screenings at appropriate intervals in subsequent grade levels, with intervals to be determined by the Department of Education.
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Require vision screening for all new students to a district or charter school in non-testing years if no prior screening record exists in the student's electronic health record.
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Direct schools to record vision screening results in each student's electronic health record.
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Require schools to notify parents, guardians, or relative caregivers when a student fails a vision screening.
Legislative Description
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Vision Screening.
Last Action
Signed by Governor
9/19/2024