HOUSE BILL No. 4672
     April 25, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Hansen, Raczkowski, Garcia, Basham, O'Neil, Woodward, Gieleghem, Rocca, Rivet,
Patterson, Howell, Wojno, Newell, Minore, Pumford, Kilpatrick, Van Woerkom, Hager, DeRossett, Bovin, Dennis, Clark, Sanborn,
Ruth Johnson, Jamnick, Kolb, Thomas, Callahan, Zelenko, Bernero, Waters, Rich Brown, McConico, Switalski, Anderson, Clarke,
Phillips, Whitmer, Lockwood, Rison, Kuipers, Murphy, Lipsey, Faunce, Stamas, Lemmons, Middaugh, Drolet, Shulman, Godchaux,
Stallworth, Plakas, Adamini, Jacobs, Richardville, Neumann, Williams, Kowall, Mans, Sheltrown, Spade, Richner, Pestka, Quarles,
Jelinek, Reeves, Schauer, Garza, Mead, Pappageorge, Bogardus, Schermesser, Frank, Julian, Caul, Stewart, Koetje, Cameron Brown,
Hardman, Bob Brown, Hart, Gosselin, Bisbee, DeWeese, Woronchak, George, Jansen, Allen, DeVuyst, Shackleton, Meyer, Gilbert,
Toy, Birkholz, Hale, Bradstreet, Daniels, Ehardt, Scranton, Vander Roest, Bishop, Vear, Cassis, Kooiman, Mortimer, LaSata, Tabor,
Vander Veen, Voorhees and Rick Johnson and referred to the Committee on Education.

        A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

   "The revised school code,"

   (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1178a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 1178A.  (1) NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 1, 2001, THE DEPART-

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      MENT SHALL DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

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           (A) REVIEW ALL GUIDELINES, POLICIES, OR OTHER PUBLICATIONS

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      PRODUCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR ANOTHER STATE AGENCY CONCERNING

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      ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS TO PUPILS AT SCHOOL AND REVISE THEM

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      AS NECESSARY.

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           (B) MAKE AVAILABLE TO ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, INTERMEDIATE

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      SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES A MODEL LOCAL

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      POLICY CONCERNING ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS TO PUPILS AT

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      SCHOOL.



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           (2) THE MODEL LOCAL POLICY DEVELOPED UNDER SUBSECTION (1)

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      SHALL ADDRESS THE TYPE AND AMOUNT OF TRAINING THAT MAY BE

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      REQUIRED FOR PERSONS WHO PARTICIPATE IN ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS

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      TO PUPILS AT SCHOOL.  IN DEVELOPING THIS PART OF THE POLICY, THE

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      DEPARTMENT MAY CONSIDER TRAINING PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE MICHIGAN

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      ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL NURSES AND BY OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH

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      ORGANIZATIONS.

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           (3) NOT LATER THAN 1 YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS

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      SECTION, EACH SCHOOL BOARD, INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL BOARD, AND PUBLIC

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      SCHOOL ACADEMY BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL REVIEW ITS LOCAL POLICY

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      CONCERNING ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS TO PUPILS AT SCHOOL.

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      THIS REVIEW SHALL TAKE PLACE AT A PUBLIC MEETING.

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           (4) SCHOOL BOARDS, INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL BOARDS, AND PUBLIC

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      SCHOOL ACADEMY BOARDS OF DIRECTORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ALIGN THEIR

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      LOCAL POLICIES WITH THE MODEL POLICY DEVELOPED UNDER SUBSECTION

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      (1) AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE TRAINING TO PERSONS

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      WHO PARTICIPATE IN ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS TO PUPILS AT SCHOOL.























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