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SF0109 • 2005

Public schools-use of asthma medication by pupils.

AN ACT relating to public schools; requiring school districts to permit students to possess and self-administer inhaled asthma medication; imposing requirements; delegating duties to the department of education; and providing for an effective date.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Decaria
Last action
2005-02-24
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2005

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SF0109H2001

2nd reading • HARVEY

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by HARVEY

  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
  • The official amendment text was available, but an easy plain-English summary could not be produced automatically during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2005-02-24 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 115

  2. 2005-02-24 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0046

  3. 2005-02-22 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0046

  4. 2005-02-18 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0046

  5. 2005-02-18 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0046

  6. 2005-02-18 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2005-02-17 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2005-02-17 House

    Amendment Failed

  9. 2005-02-16 House

    H Passed CoW

  10. 2005-02-15 House

    H Placed on General File

  11. 2005-02-15 House

    H04 Recommended Do Pass

  12. 2005-02-04 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04

  13. 2005-01-24 House

    H Received for Introduction

  14. 2005-01-24 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  15. 2005-01-21 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  16. 2005-01-20 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  17. 2005-01-19 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  18. 2005-01-19 Senate

    S04 Recommended Do Pass

  19. 2005-01-14 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04

  20. 2005-01-13 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  21. 2005-01-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for SF0109

Bill
No.:
SF0109
Drafter:

DRN

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0085
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
SEA0046

Chapter
No.:
115

Prime
Sponsor:
Senator Decaria

Catch Title:
Public schools-use of
asthma medication by pupils.

Subject:
Duties of
school districts.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Requires school districts to permit students to possess and
self-administer asthma medication upon receipt of written verification by the
student's parents and health care provider;

Imposes duties upon the Department of Education to prescribe the form of
written, certified statements.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0109

ENROLLED ACT NO. 46, SENATE

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to public schools; requiring school districts to permit students to possess and self-administer inhaled asthma medication; imposing requirements; delegating duties to the department of education; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 21
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310 is created to read:

21
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310.

Self-administration of asthma medication.

(a)

The district board shall permit a student to possess and self-administer asthma medication within any school of the district if a written statement is submitted to the district containing:

(i)

Parental verification that the student is responsible for and capable of self-administration and parental authorization for self-administration of asthma medication;

(ii)

Health care provider identification of the prescribed or authorized asthma medication and verification of the appropriateness of the student's possession and self-administration of the asthma medication.

(b)

The written statement shall be prescribed by the department of education, with the assistance of the department of health, and shall require the signatures of the parent or guardian of the student and the student's physician or physician's representative.

(c)

As used in this section, "asthma medication" means prescription or nonprescription inhaled asthma medication.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2005.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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