Mississippi House Bill 253 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Mississippi Eyes On Smiling Students Health Act (messha); To Amend Section 37-3-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Comprehensive Eye Examination For All Students Entering Kindergarten, First Grade Or Enrolling For The First Time In A Public, Private Or Parochial School; To Provide Standards For Required Eye Examinations; To Direct The State Board Of Health To Develop And Issue Regulations Establishing Standards For The Student Eye Examination Program; To Require An Oral Health Assessment For All Students Entering Kindergarten, First Grade Or Enrolling For The First Time In A Public, Private Or Parochial School; To Direct The State Board Of Health To Develop And Issue Regulations Establishing Standards For The Oral Health Assessment; To Prescribe The Method And Manner For Reporting Information To Parents And Schools; To Allow Medical Professionals Providing Vision Screenings And Oral Health Assessment To Receive A Tax Deduction For The Actual Cost Of Services Provided Free Of Charge To Certain Students; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Eyes on Smiling Students Health Act; enact to require vision screening and oral health assessments for certain students.

Rep. John Hines [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2019-01-14	House	Referred To Education;Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0253.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0253IN.htm