Student vision screenings; requirements for certain students.
Summary
Requires (i) the principal of each public elementary school to cause the vision of students in kindergarten and grade two or grade three to be screened unless certain exceptions apply and (ii) the principal of each public middle school and high school to cause the vision of students in grade seven and grade 10 to be screened unless certain exceptions apply and permits any such screening to be conducted by a qualified nonprofit vision health organization that uses a digital photoscreening method pursuant to a comprehensive vision program or other methods that comply with Department of Education requirements. The bill defines "qualified nonprofit vision health organization" and "comprehensive vision program." Under current law, the frequency of such vision screenings is determined by the Board of Education pursuant to regulations. Current law is silent on the method and provider of such vision screenings.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Sep 26, 2016
Signed Mar 13, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 312 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1408S1
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105532D-S1
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Sep 26, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Sep 26, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100237D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lee Ware
RRepublican
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Roxann Robinson
RRepublican
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