General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6028
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2722
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6028
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 2722
*02722*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS WITH LIFE-THREATENING FOOD ALLERGIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require (1) the owner of any company that provides for the transportation of children to and from school or school activities to provide annual training of the operators of any vehicle owned, leased or hired by or operated under contract with the town or local or regional board of education regarding (A) symptoms and treatment of anaphylaxis, including, but not limited to, the administration of epinephrine auto injectors to any students who have been identified as having a life-threatening food allergy, and (B) the standards of care set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics regarding the treatment of such students, (2) that all such operators have specific knowledge of the students who have been identified as having a life-threatening food allergy, (3) that all vehicles be equipped with functioning emergency communication devices, and (4) that no food be eaten in such vehicle unless indicated by an individualized education program or 504 plan.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure the health and well-being of children with allergies traveling to and from school.