Florida Senate - 2023                                    SB 1566
       
       
        
       By Senator Stewart
       
       
       
       
       
       17-01248-23                                           20231566__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to anaphylaxis in public schools;
    3         amending s. 1006.07, F.S.; requiring each district
    4         school board to adopt an anaphylactic policy;
    5         providing Department of Education responsibilities;
    6         providing requirements for such policy; requiring a
    7         certain percentage of specified school personnel to
    8         receive certain training within a specified timeframe;
    9         authorizing the State Board of Education to adopt
   10         rules; providing an effective date.
   11          
   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   13  
   14         Section 1. Subsection (12) is added to section 1006.07,
   15  Florida Statutes, to read:
   16         1006.07 District school board duties relating to student
   17  discipline and school safety.—The district school board shall
   18  provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the
   19  attendance and control of students at school, and for proper
   20  attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the
   21  welfare of students, including:
   22         (12)ANAPHYLACTIC POLICY.—
   23         (a)Each district school board must adopt an anaphylactic
   24  policy for implementation at each school within the district.
   25         (b)The policy must:
   26         1.Meet the requirements established by State Board of
   27  Education rule.
   28         2.Be reviewed and, if necessary, updated at least every 3
   29  years.
   30         3.Be published on the school district’s website. The
   31  department shall publish each district school board’s policy on
   32  its website.
   33         4.Include a procedure and treatment plan, including
   34  emergency protocols and responsibilities for school nurses and
   35  other appropriate school personnel, for responding to an
   36  allergic reaction, including anaphylaxis.
   37         5.Include training requirements for school personnel on
   38  preventing and responding to an allergic reaction, including
   39  anaphylaxis. The requirements for such training must include
   40  training in the use of an epinephrine auto-injector. For
   41  purposes of this paragraph, the term “school personnel” includes
   42  employees providing care in before- and after-school programs at
   43  schools within the district. At least 50 percent of school
   44  personnel providing care in before- and after-school programs
   45  must complete the training required by this subparagraph within
   46  3 months after the date of employment. Completion of such
   47  training must be documented in the school employee’s employment
   48  file.
   49         6.Include a procedure and guidelines for the development
   50  of individualized emergency health care plans for students with
   51  a food allergy or other allergy that could result in an allergic
   52  reaction, including anaphylaxis.
   53         7.Include a communication plan for:
   54         a.The intake and dissemination of information regarding
   55  students with a food allergy or other allergy, including a
   56  discussion of methods, treatments, and therapies to reduce the
   57  risk of an allergic reaction, including anaphylaxis.
   58         b.Discussing with students, in a developmentally
   59  appropriate manner, and parents information relating to safe and
   60  unsafe foods for students with a food allergy and strategies to
   61  avoid exposure to unsafe foods.
   62         8.Include strategies for reducing the risk of exposure to
   63  food allergens or other allergens that may cause an allergic
   64  reaction, including anaphylaxis.
   65         9.Include an annual notification to parents of enrolled
   66  students that includes the anaphylactic policy and contact
   67  information for school district employees who can provide
   68  parents and students with further information.
   69         (c)The State Board of Education may adopt rules to
   70  administer this subsection.
   71         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.