SCH CD-VISION SCREENING-NOTIFY
Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that parents are encouraged to have their children undergo vision examinations at the same points in time required for health examinations. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall require that individuals conducting vision screening tests give a child's parent or guardian written notification, before the vision screening is conducted, that states that vision screening is not a substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by an eye doctor and that the child is not required to undergo the vision screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed and signed a report form indicating that an examination has been administered within the previous 12 months.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
Apr 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Aug 2003
Introduced Mar 25, 2003
Signed Aug 11, 2003
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2003 · House May 14, 2003
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 45
Mar 24, 2003
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 11, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 14, 2003
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Apr 16, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Mar 31, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 24, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-3)
senate
Mar 12, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 011-000-000
upper
Feb 26, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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