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1999 SESSION

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HB 2711 School health services.

Introduced by: Linda T. Puller | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

School health services. Provides that instructional employees, instructional aides and clerical employees may not be disciplined, placed on probation, or dismissed for refusal to perform non-emergency health-related for students. School administrative personnel and persons employed by school boards who have the specific duty to deliver health-related services are excepted from this prohibition. Further, instructional aides and clerical employees may not refuse to dispense oral medications. Currently, protection from disciplinary actions for refusal to perform nonemergency health-related services for students is only extended to licensed instructional personnel.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

School health services. Provides that instructional aides and clerical employees may not be disciplined, placed on probation, or dismissed for refusal to perform non-emergency health-related services, with the exception of dispensing oral medications, for students. Currently, this protection is extended to licensed instructional personnel. This bill specifically excludes school administrative personnel from this protection.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

School health services. Provides that instructional aides and clerical employees may not be disciplined, placed on probation or dismissed on the basis of such employee’s refusal to perform non-emergency health-related services for students. Currently, this protection is extended to licensed instructional personnel.