HSB 736 (LSB 6337YC (3) 90)

HOUSE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BILL BY CHAIRPERSON MEYER)

A BILL FOR

An Act requiring public schools to provide diabetes information to students’ parents and guardians.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 256.9, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  36.  a.  Develop, in coordination with the department of health and human services and any other entity the director deems appropriate, informational materials related to type one diabetes. The informational materials shall include all of the following:
   (1)  A description of type one diabetes.
   (2)  A description of the risk factors and warning signs associated with type one diabetes.
   (3)  A recommendation related to the warning signs associated with type one diabetes that should cause the parent or guardian of a student displaying such warning signs to immediately consult with the student’s primary care provider to determine if an immediate screening for type one diabetes is appropriate.
   (4)  A description of the screening process for type one diabetes and the implications of test results.
   (5)  A recommendation that, following a student’s type one diabetes diagnosis, the student’s parent or guardian should consult with the student’s primary care provider to develop an appropriate treatment plan, which may include consultation with and examination by a specialty care provider, including a qualified endocrinologist.
   b.  Distribute the informational materials developed under paragraph “a” to all of the following:
   (1)  School districts.
   (2)  Charter schools established pursuant to chapter 256E or 256F.
   (3)  Innovation zone schools established pursuant to chapter 256F.
   c.  Publish the informational materials developed under paragraph “a” on the department’s internet site.
    Sec. 2.  Section 256E.7, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  0r.  Be subject to and comply with the requirements of section 279.84 relating to the provision of informational materials related to type one diabetes developed by the director of the department of education in the same manner as a school district.
    Sec. 3.  Section 256F.4, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  p.  Be subject to and comply with the requirements of section 279.84 relating to the provision of informational materials related to type one diabetes developed by the director of the department of education in the same manner as a school district.
    Sec. 4.  NEW SECTION.  279.84  Type one diabetes informational materials.
   Each school district shall provide the parent or guardian of each student who enrolls in the school district for the first time in grades one through six with copies of the informational materials related to type one diabetes developed by the director of the department of education pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 36, or with a link to the department’s internet site where such informational materials are published.
    Sec. 5.  STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED.  In accordance with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring compliance with any state mandate included in this Act shall be paid by a school district or charter school from state school foundation aid received by the school district under section 257.16 or by a charter school from moneys received by the charter school under section 256E.8. This specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed to meet all of the state funding-related requirements of section 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional state funding shall be necessary for the full implementation of this Act by and enforcement of this Act against all affected school districts and charter schools.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires public schools to provide diabetes information to students’ parents and guardians.
   The bill requires the director of the department of education to develop, in coordination with the department of health and human services and any other entity the director deems appropriate, informational materials related to type one diabetes. The bill establishes what the informational materials are required to include. The bill requires the director to distribute the informational materials to school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools. The bill also requires the director to publish the informational materials on the department’s internet site.
   The bill requires school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to provide the parent or guardian of each student who enrolls in the school for the first time in grades one through six with copies of the informational materials or with a link to the department of education’s internet site where such informational materials are published.
   The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code section 25B.3. The bill requires that the state cost of any state mandate included in the bill be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid received by the school district under Code section 257.16 or by the charter school from moneys received by the charter school under Code section 256E.8. The specification is deemed to constitute state compliance with any state mandate funding-related requirements of Code section 25B.2. The inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate the requirement of political subdivisions to comply with any state mandates included in the bill.