Senate Amendment 5119


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     1  1    Amend Senate File 2251 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  By striking everything after the enacting
     1  3 clause and inserting the following:
     1  4    <Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  280.7A  STUDENT EYE
     1  5 CARE.
     1  6    1.  A parent or guardian who registers a child for
     1  7 kindergarten or a preschool program shall be given a
     1  8 student vision card provided by the Iowa optometric
     1  9 association with a goal of every child receiving an
     1 10 eye examination by age seven, as needed.
     1 11    2.  In conjunction with the adoption of an
     1 12 individualized education program pursuant to chapter
     1 13 256B, a student may receive an eye examination by a
     1 14 licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist as part of a
     1 15 perceptual visual evaluation supervised by a
     1 16 professional member of the student's individualized
     1 17 education program or a school psychologist.  A parent
     1 18 or guardian is responsible for ensuring a student
     1 19 receives an eye examination if recommended under this
     1 20 subsection.
     1 21    3.  Area education agencies, pursuant to section
     1 22 273.3, shall make every effort to provide, in
     1 23 collaboration with local community organizations,
     1 24 vision screening services to children ages two through
     1 25 four.
     1 26    Sec. 2.  APPLICABILITY DATE.  This Act applies to
     1 27 school years beginning on or after July 1, 2009.>
     1 28 #2.  Title page, by striking lines 1 through 3 and
     1 29 inserting the following:  <An Act relating to student
     1 30 eye care and including an applicability date
     1 31 provision.>
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     1 35 FRANK B. WOOD
     1 36 SF 2251.301 82
     1 37 ak/rj/11230
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