HF 328 (LSB 2181YH (1) 90)

HOUSE FILE 328

BY  SHIPLEY

A BILL FOR

An Act establishing the multivitamin regimen pilot program in school districts to be administered by the department of education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —— MULTIVITAMIN REGIMEN PILOT PROGRAM.
   1.  The department of education shall develop and oversee a multivitamin regimen pilot program beginning no sooner than August 23, 2023, and ending April 30, 2024. The department shall establish the pilot program in twenty-five school districts in this state.
   2.  Under the pilot program, the department of education shall work with participating school districts to facilitate the administration of multivitamins to students enrolled in the school district at the beginning of each school day. A student shall not participate in the pilot program unless the department provides the student and the student’s parent or guardian with information related to the pilot program, including the multivitamin that will be administered under the program, and the student and the student’s parent or guardian consents in writing to the student’s participation in the pilot program. The student or the student’s parent or guardian may discontinue the student’s participation in the pilot program at any time by providing notice to the department or the school district in which the student is enrolled.
   3.  The department of education shall coordinate with the participating school districts to develop the resources necessary to carry out and evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program.
   4.  The department of education shall, in coordination with the participating school districts, submit a report to the general assembly on or before May 31, 2024, that evaluates the effectiveness of the pilot program. The report shall include information related to the number of students who participated in the pilot program, the academic performance of the students who participated in the pilot program, and whether and under what conditions the pilot program should be extended or expanded. The report shall not include any personally identifiable information related to students who participated in the pilot program.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill establishes the multivitamin regimen pilot program in school districts to be administered by the department of education (DE).
   The bill requires DE to develop and oversee the pilot program beginning no sooner than August 23, 2023, and ending April 30, 2024, in 25 school districts.
   The bill provides that, under the pilot program, DE is to work with participating school districts to facilitate the administration of multivitamins to students enrolled in the school district. The bill prohibits a student from participating in the pilot program unless DE provides the student and the student’s parent or guardian with information related to the pilot program and the student and the student’s parent or guardian consents in writing to the student’s participation in the pilot program. The bill authorizes a student or the student’s parent or guardian to discontinue the student’s participation in the pilot program at any time.
   The bill requires DE to coordinate with the participating school districts to develop the resources necessary to carry out and evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program.
   The bill requires DE, in coordination with the participating school districts, to submit a report to the general assembly on or before May 31, 2024, that evaluates the effectiveness of the pilot program. The bill establishes the information that is required to be included in the report. The bill provides that the report shall not include any personally identifiable information related to students who participated in the pilot program.