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FL S0896
Bill
Status
Introduced
12/10/2009
Primary Sponsor
Victor Crist
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AI Summary
- Increases Diabetes Advisory Council membership from 25 to 26 citizens and adds the Florida Academy of Family Physicians as a required representative area
- Prohibits school districts from restricting assignment of diabetic students to particular schools based on diabetes status, lack of full-time school nurse, or lack of trained diabetes personnel
- Authorizes diabetic students with written parent and physician authorization to carry diabetic supplies and manage their diabetes at school, school-sponsored activities, and in transit, including blood glucose checks, insulin administration, and treating high/low blood sugar
- Requires State Board of Education to adopt rules in cooperation with Department of Health for training school personnel in diabetes care and managing student diabetes while protecting safety of all students
- Provides indemnification for school districts, county health departments, public-private partners, and their employees and volunteers from liability related to authorized student diabetes management
Legislative Description
Treatment of Diabetes [SPSC]
Last Action
Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00792; Amendment(s) adopted (244252, 193452) -SJ 00792; Substituted CS/CS/HB 747 -SJ 00792; Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 747 (Ch. 2010-57) -SJ 00792
4/23/2010
Committee Referrals
Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations4/1/2010
Health Regulation3/22/2010
Education Pre-K - 121/14/2010
Full Bill Text
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