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2002 SESSION
HB 90 Policies regarding medication recommendations by school personnel.
Introduced by: John J. Welch, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Policies regarding medication recommendations by school personnel. Requires the Board of Education to develop and implement policies prohibiting school personnel from recommending the use of psychotropic medications for any student. The policies will not prohibit school health staff from recommending that a student be evaluated by an appropriate medical practitioner, or prohibit school personnel from consulting with such practitioner, with the written consent of the student's parent. "Psychotropic medications" is defined as those medications the prescribed intention of which is to alter mental activity or state, including, but not limited to, antipsychotic, antidepressant, and anxiolytic medication and behavior-altering medication. Medications such as Ritalin (methylphenidate), Prozac (fluoxetine), and Paxil (paroxetine) would be included in this classification. HB 754 was incorporated in this bill.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/02 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/19/01 020109986 pdf
- 01/31/02 House: Printed as engrossed 020109986-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/02 House: Engrossed bill reprinted 020109986-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/02 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB90ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/02/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0314) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/02 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/19/01 020109986
- 01/09/02 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/28/02 House: Reported from Education with amendment (18-Y 1-N)
- 01/29/02 House: Read first time
- 01/30/02 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/02 House: Read second time
- 01/31/02 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/31/02 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 01/31/02 House: Printed as engrossed 020109986-E
- 02/01/02 House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 2-N)
- 02/01/02 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 2-N)
- 02/01/02 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/04/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/07/02 House: Engrossed bill reprinted 020109986-E
- 02/14/02 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendment (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/15/02 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/02 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/02 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/18/02 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/18/02 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/18/02 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/18/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/18/02 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/02 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/02 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/18/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/19/02 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/02 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (92-Y 7-N)
- 02/20/02 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 7-N)
- 02/25/02 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB90ER)
- 03/07/02 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/02 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/02 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/01/02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 314 (effective 7/1/02)
- 04/02/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0314)