School Vision Screening Amendments

Requires local education agencies to contact parents via phone or email within 30 days after a child fails a vision screening to confirm receipt of results and offer assistance.

Mandates that non-profit entities assisting with vision screening clinics must send a notification home with students who fail the screening, providing information on additional resources.

Clarified that volunteers at vision screening clinics cannot market or promote their businesses in connection with their volunteer work.

Added 'Osteopathic Medical Practice Act' and 'Physician Assistant Act' to the list of licenses that qualify an individual as a 'health care professional' for vision screening purposes.

Reorganized the bill text and formatting to align with the latest legislative session standards and remove previous amendment markers.

The line numbering for the vision screening requirements was updated from lines 115-124 to lines 89-99, indicating a structural reorganization of the bill.

The header timestamp was slightly adjusted to include seconds (11:06 AM vs 11:02:313).

The follow-up process for parents after a failed vision screening was clarified to explicitly require the LEA to confirm receipt of results, assist with interpreting them, and help identify resources or follow-up care.

The requirement for sending follow-up notifications to parents was modified to allow both nonprofit contractors and volunteers to provide information on resources and instructions for obtaining follow-up care.

Added occupational therapists and physician assistants to the list of licensed professionals authorized to conduct vision screenings.

Extended the age eligibility for mandatory vision screening to include children up to 16 years old (previously 15).

Updated the required follow-up protocol to allow LEAs to contact parents via telephone, email, or other approved communication methods within 30 days of a failed screening.

Added liability protection for volunteers assisting with vision screening clinics, shielding them from damages unless their actions were willful or grossly negligent.

Permitted nonprofit entities to send informational letters to parents regarding resources and follow-up care for students who fail a vision screening.

Made technical formatting changes to align the enrolled text with standard legislative style.