HOUSE BILL NO. 396

2008 Legislation

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HOUSE BILL NO. 396<br /> – Schools, children, vision screening

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H0396..........................................................by EDUCATION
SCHOOLS - VISION SCREENING - Adds to existing law to require the board of
trustees of each school district or local education agency, including
public charter schools, to provide for vision screening of children in
certain grades; to provide for notification of the parent or guardian of
children who fail such screening; and to provide that such parents be
encouraged to obtain an additional examination.

01/23    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/24    Rpt prt - to Educ

Bill Text




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 396

                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO SCHOOL CHILDREN; AMENDING CHAPTER 48, TITLE 39, IDAHO CODE, BY THE
  3        ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 39-4805, IDAHO CODE, TO  REQUIRE  THE  BOARD  OF
  4        TRUSTEES OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT OR LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY, INCLUDING PUB-
  5        LIC  CHARTER  SCHOOLS,  TO PROVIDE EYE AND VISION SCREENING OF CHILDREN IN
  6        CERTAIN GRADES, TO PROVIDE FOR NOTIFICATION OF THE PARENT OR  GUARDIAN  OF
  7        CHILDREN WHO FAIL SUCH SCREENING AND TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH PARENT OR GUARD-
  8        IAN BE ENCOURAGED TO OBTAIN AN ADDITIONAL EXAMINATION.

  9    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 10        SECTION  1.  That  Chapter  48,  Title 39, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
 11    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and  des-
 12    ignated as Section 39-4805, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

 13        39-4805.  VISION  SCREENING REQUIRED. The board of trustees of each school
 14    district or local education agency, including public  charter  schools,  shall
 15    provide  eye  and vision screening to all children in grades one (1), two (2),
 16    four (4), six (6) and eight (8). The board of trustees shall  promptly  notify
 17    the parent or guardian of a child who does not pass the eye and vision screen-
 18    ing  test and encourage the parent or guardian to obtain for such child a com-
 19    prehensive eye and vision examination conducted by a licensed  optometrist  or
 20    ophthalmologist.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                  STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                        RS 17367

The legislation will provide for vision screening for all 
students grade 1, 2, 4, 6, 8.  Vision screening is not 
consistent in all school districts across the state of Idaho.  
Not all children are screened and not all children are screened 
by qualified screeners.  The legislation will implement a 
structure to offer training to the screeners, screen children at 
consistent intervals, and screen children across the state of 
Idaho.


                       FISCAL NOTE

In order to provide vision screening for all students, there 
will be a $300,000 cost to the state general fund.




CONTACT
Name:	Aylee Schaefer
Agency:	Office of the State Board of Education
Phone:	332-1596


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE	                 H 396