ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3737 By: Dempsey of the House
and
Garvin and Hicks of the Senate
An Act relating to schools; directing the State Department of Education to develop type 1 diabetes informational materials; requiring periodic update of materials; mandating materials be made available on Department website; requiring school districts and charter schools to make materials accessible at specified times; providing for content of materials; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Schools
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.196 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The State Department of Education, in coordination with any other entity the Department deems appropriate, shall develop type 1 diabetes informational materials for parents and guardians of students. The informational materials shall undergo periodic updates as necessary and shall be made available to each school district and charter school through the Department's website.
B. Beginning August 1, 2024, the school district board of education and governing board of a charter school shall make copies of the type 1 diabetes informational materials accessible, either digitally or with printed materials, to the parent or guardian of a student when the student is initially enrolled in the school and when the student enters sixth grade.
C. The type 1 diabetes informational materials may include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. A description of type 1 diabetes;
2. A description of the risk factors and warning signs associated with type 1 diabetes;
3. A recommendation for students who display warning signs associated with type 1 diabetes that the parent or guardian should immediately consult with the student's primary care provider to determine if immediate screening for type 1 diabetes is appropriate;
4. A description of the screening process for type 1 diabetes, the significance of its stages, and the implications of test results identifying the presence of each stage of type 1 diabetes; and
5. A recommendation that, following a type 1 diabetes diagnosis, the parent or guardian should consult with the student's primary care provider to develop an appropriate treatment plan, which may include consultation with and examination by a specialty care provider, such as a properly qualified endocrinologist.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
Passed the
House of Representatives the 12th day of March, 2024.
Presiding
Officer of the House
of
Representatives
Passed the Senate the 15th day of
April, 2024.
Presiding
Officer of the Senate
OFFICE
OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________