Legislation

Title: Education - Student Use of Backpacks - Assessment and Reduction of Health Effects
Sponsored by: Senators Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Guzzone, Kelley, McFadden, Robinson, and Young
Status: In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring that public school personnel, parents, and students receive educational information concerning the health effects of student use of overweight backpacks; authorizing a county board of education to allow Doctors of Chiropractic Medicine to conduct scoliosis examinations on students in the county schools; requiring school personnel to engage parent-teacher associations and students to assess matters concerning students' use of backpacks and to promote certain strategies relating to students' backpack usage; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0623

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2018

Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/15/2018 Legislative Date 1/15/2018 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Education - Student Use of Backpacks - Assessment and Reduction of Health Effects Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/17/2018 Legislative Date 1/17/2018 Action Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2018 Legislative Date 2/12/2018 Action Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/15/2018	1/15/2018	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
			Text - First - Education - Student Use of Backpacks - Assessment and Reduction of Health Effects
Senate	1/17/2018	1/17/2018	Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/12/2018	2/12/2018	Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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