SB 6641 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

     Finds that diabetes imposes significant health risks to students enrolled in the state's public and private schools and that providing for the medical needs of students with diabetes is crucial to ensure both the safety of students with diabetes and their ability to obtain the education guaranteed to all citizens of this state.

     Provides that upon the written request of the parent or guardian and written orders by a health care provider, a student with diabetes shall be permitted to perform blood glucose tests, administer insulin through the insulin delivery system the student uses, treat hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, and otherwise attend to the care and management of his or her diabetes at any time and at the school or school grounds, on school buses, and at any school-related activity, and to possess on his or her person at all times all necessary supplies and equipment to perform these monitoring and treatment functions.

     Requires that school diabetes attendants shall be available at each school where a student with diabetes is enrolled and a student's school choice shall in no way be restricted because the student has diabetes.