Bill Text: WV SB1008 | 2010 | 1st Special Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to compulsory comprehensive health screenings for students
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-05-18 - Committed to Education on 2nd reading [SB1008 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2010-SB1008-Engrossed.html
A BILL to amend and reenact §18-5-17 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to gradual implementation of compulsory comprehensive health screening for students entering kindergarten, third grade, sixth grade and ninth grade; defining terms; limiting developmental screening; requiring promulgation of legislative rules; and requiring an analysis of current infrastructure in place to implement requirements.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §18-5-17 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
§18-5-17. Kids First compulsory comprehensive health screening; developmental screening for children under compulsory school age.
(a) Prior to July 1, 2014 and except for students subject to the comprehensive health screening requirement set forth in subsection (b) of this section, all children entering public school for the first time in this state shall be given prior to their enrollments screening tests to determine if they might have vision or hearing impairments or speech and language disabilities. County boards
(b) Effective July 1, 2011:
_____(1) A comprehensive health screening requirement for students entering kindergarten, third grade, sixth grade and ninth grade shall be implemented gradually as follows:
_____(A) Effective July 1, 2011, all students entering kindergarten and third grade shall have a comprehensive health screening by a licensed medical provider;
_____(B) Effective July 1, 2012, all students entering the sixth grade shall have a comprehensive health screening by a licensed medical provider; and
_____(C) Effective July 1, 2014, all students entering ninth grade shall have a comprehensive health screening by a licensed medical provider.
_____(2) Parents or guardians shall provide appropriate documentation of a comprehensive health screening in the form of a comprehensive health screening certificate within forty-five days of a student's entering kindergarten, third, sixth or ninth grade, as applicable.
_____(3) For the purposes of this section, "comprehensive health screening certificate" means a document developed by the Department of Education and reported to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability and the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability prior to December 1, 2010. The certificate shall be signed by a licensed medical provider verifying that a comprehensive health screening has been completed and shall include only the following information: Student name screening date, student height and weight, and if any referrals were issued for deficits found in the screenings for hearing, vision, speech and language, developmental and dental.
_____(3) County boards shall:
_____(A) Coordinate with parents or guardians and community health care providers to ensure that the requirements of this subsection are communicated to all parties;
_____(B) Enter all comprehensive health screening data in the West Virginia Education Information System; and___
_____(C) Coordinate with parents or guardians and community health care providers to ensure that suspected deficits identified through a comprehensive health screening are addressed through referral to specialty healthcare providers, county board student support services or both.
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(e) The state board and the Department of Health and Human Resources shall collaborate in conducting an analysis of the infrastructure currently in place for implementing the amendments to this section during the first extraordinary session of 2010. By December 1, 2010, the state board and the Department of Health and Human Resources shall report to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability and the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources on the results of their analysis.
