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HB0133

Wyoming School Essential and Emergency Medication Task Force

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In one sentence

This bill proposed creating a temporary group to study how schools manage diabetes and other essential medications for students.

What it does

  • Creates a task force appointed by the governor to study medication management in schools.
  • Requires the task force to look at who should give medicine to students and how to train staff.
  • Asks the task force to review rules about legal protection for schools if injuries happen during medication administration.
  • Requires the Department of Health to provide staff support and an executive secretary for the group.
  • Sets a deadline for the task force to submit a report to the legislature and governor by September 1, 2016.
  • Ends the task force on December 31, 2016.

Who it affects

  • The Wyoming governor, who would appoint the task force members.
  • The Department of Health, which would provide staff and support.
  • Wyoming school districts and their boards of trustees.
  • School personnel responsible for administering medication to students.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and did not become law.
  • The bill does not change current school rules for giving medicine; it only creates a group to study the topic.
  • The specific recommendations the task force would make are not defined in the text.

Plain language

Terms to know

Task force
A temporary group of people appointed to study a specific issue and make recommendations.
Immunity
Legal protection that prevents a group or person from being sued for damages in certain situations.
Interim committee
A legislative group that meets between regular sessions to review issues and prepare bills.

Official record

Sources

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Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 12:16 AM

Couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Failed Introduction 29-30-1-0-02016-02-12 · House29 yes 30 no
Yes
29
No
30
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 29

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Andrew W SchwartzH23Bob NicholasR · H08BROWN SPEAKERCatherine R ConnollyH13Charles F PelkeyH45David E NorthrupH50Donald E Burkhart JrH15Eric BarlowR · H03Garry C PiiparinenH49James W ByrdH44Jerry D PaxtonH47JoAnn R DaytonH17John C EklundH10Ken A EsquibelH41Mark S KinnerH29Martha D HalversonH22Mary A ThroneH11Rita CampbellH34Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Scott M ClemH31Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Theodore J BlackburnH42Thomas J WaltersH38ZWONITZER, DNZWONITZER, DV

No 30

Allen M JaggiH19Carl R LoucksH59Cheri SteinmetzR · H05Clifford M JenningsH30Dan R KirkbrideH04David R MillerH55Elaine HarveyH26Fred A BaldwinH18Glenn W MonizH46Hans HuntH02Harlan J EdmondsH12James R AllenH33John L FreemanH60Kendell R KroekerH35LARSEN LLOYDLAURSEN DANMark H BakerH48Michael D GreearH27Michael K MaddenH40Nathan A WintersH28Norine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Robert M McKimH21Roy H EdwardsH53Susan S WilsonH07Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Timothy M StubsonH56Tyler E LindholmH01William H PownallH52

Excused 1

Gerald GayH36

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Failed Introduction 29-30-1-0-0House
  2. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  3. Bill Number AssignedLSO