HI HB1099

Requires schools with enrolled students with diabetes to provide diabetes care through a nurse or trained diabetes care personnel during school hours, after-school programs, field trips, extracurricular activities, and on buses.

Mandates schools consult with the Department of Education, Department of Health, and American Diabetes Association to develop training guidelines for school employees and volunteers to provide diabetes care, including blood glucose monitoring, insulin administration, and recognizing emergency situations.

Requires each school with a student with diabetes to train a minimum of three school employees as diabetes care personnel; training must occur before the school year starts or within 30 days of a student's enrollment or diagnosis.

Allows students with diabetes to self-administer their own diabetes care and possess necessary supplies at school upon written parental request and in accordance with their diabetes medical management plan.

Prohibits schools from denying enrollment to students with diabetes and from requiring parents to be the sole provider of diabetes care; establishes complaint procedures and allows parents to seek court remedies with potential attorney's fees if schools fail to comply.