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SENATE BILL NO. 1367 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Education and Health on January 29, 2009) (Patrons Prior to Substitute--Senators Barker and Whipple [SB 1322]) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-79.4, relating to managing students with life-threatening food allergies in public schools.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-79.4 as follows:

§ 22.1-79.4. Managing students with life-threatening allergies.

A. No later than January 1, 2010, each local school board shall develop and implement a policy for the management of public school students with life-threatening food allergies. This policy shall be based on the Department of Education's Special Care Issues Guidelines relating to food allergies and anaphylaxis.

B. No later than July 1, 2010, each school board shall ensure that all school personnel having direct contact with students receive appropriate training in the causes and prevention of food allergies, the identification of symptoms indicating exposure to allergens, and the proper management of students who have been exposed to specific allergens.