S.B.
105
REPEAL OF EDUCATION MANDATES AND PROGRAMS
senate floor
Amendments
Amendment 1 January 23, 2002 12:53 pm
Senator Howard A. Stephenson
proposes the following amendments:
1. Page 2, Line 33: After line 33 insert:
" 53A-11-204, as enacted by Chapter 229, Laws of Utah 1996"
2. Page 2, Line 54: Delete all of line 54
3. Page 9, Line 261: After line 261 insert:
"Section 9. Section 53A-11-204 is amended to read:
53A-11-204
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Nursing services in the public schools --
Collaborative efforts.
(1)
(a)
The Legislature finds that students in the state's public
schools would be better protected against risks to health and safety
if schools were to have registered nurses readily available to assist
in providing educational and nursing services in the public schools.
(b)
Those services would be further enhanced if they could be
offered with the active support and participation of local public
health departments and private medical providers, most particularly
in those areas of the state without currently functioning
collaborative programs.
(c)
(i)
School districts, local health departments, private medical
providers, and parents of students are therefore encouraged to work
together in determining needs and risks to student health in the
state's public schools and in developing and implementing plans
to meet those needs and minimize risks to students.
(ii)
School community councils or school directors of affected
schools shall review the plans prior to their implementation.
(2)
School districts are encouraged to provide nursing services
equivalent to the services of one registered nurse for every 5,000
students or, in districts with fewer than 5,000 students, the level of
services recommended by the Department of Health.
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(3)
Funding for school nurse services may come from monies
provided by a school district, a local health department, and
donations from private medical providers or other persons.
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(4)
(a)
There is established the School Nursing Services Incentive
Program to encourage collaborative planning between school
districts and local health departments.
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(b)
The Legislature may make an annual appropriation to help
fund the program.
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(c)
(i)
Prior to April 2 of each year, the State Office of Education
shall notify school districts of the availability of school nurse
incentive monies and request submission of applications for
matching monies.
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(ii)
The Department of Health, in cooperation with the State
Office of Education, shall establish minimum operational criteria
for approved programs.
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(d)
(i)
Applications shall describe services to be provided and the
amount of funding to be provided by the school district, the local
health department, and other sources.
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(ii)
The equivalent value of nursing services to be donated to the
program may also be reported.
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(iii)
The application shall be cooperatively developed by the
school district and local health department personnel and approved
by both agencies.
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(iv)
A review committee established jointly by the Department of
Health and the State Office of Education shall review each
application.
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(e)
(i)
Approved applications shall receive incentive program
monies on a matching basis, with 2/3 coming from sources
identified in Subsection (3) and 1/3 coming from the
state-administered incentive program established under this
section.
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(ii)
Donations received by a school district or local health
department may be used in providing all or a part of the entity's
share under Subsection (e)(i).
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(f)
If incentive program monies are insufficient to match requests
in all approved applications, the State Office of Education shall
disburse the monies proportionately, based on the number of
children to be served under each application.
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4. Page 13, Lines 389-390: Delete all of lines 389 and 390
Renumber remaining sections accordingly.
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