MO HB1463

All public school districts must conduct Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) screenings for each student once before completion of first grade and again before completion of third grade, beginning in the 2011-2012 school year.

Screening methods must be approved by the Children's Commission on Sensory Processing Disorder and performed by a trained school nurse or qualified school district employee.

Parents or guardians of students who fail SPD screening receive notice and are asked to obtain a complete physical examination from a physician or doctor of osteopathy for their child.

A five-member Children's Commission on Sensory Processing Disorder is established, composed of two physicians, one school nurse, one representative from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and one representative from the Missouri State School Boards Association.

Parents or legal guardians may request in writing that their child be excused from participation in the SPD screening program.