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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6034 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2734 | |
| 3 | 3 | *02734* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist. | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Proposed Bill No. 6034 | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | January Session, 2017 | |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 2734 | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 16 | *02734* | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 22 | REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist. | |
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| 24 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING THE OVERALL SAFETY MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS WITH LIFE-THREATENING FOOD ALLERGIES. | |
| 25 | 25 | ||
| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 28 | 28 | That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to create a comprehensive and strategic protocol to protect children with life-threatening food allergies in schools, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) Authorizations for students to self-carry an automatic prefilled cartridge injector containing epinephrine shall be made separate from the authorization to self-administer such injector; (2) the prohibition of food celebrations or rewards; (3) integration of food-allergy awareness into school climate and well-being programs, including the provision of information to the entire family community regarding allergy awareness, management and acceptance; (4) standardized annual training for all school staff concerning food-allergy awareness and management that is targeted at specific roles and includes a review of the district's allergy plan, allergy awareness protocols, food allergy bullying, harassment and shaming and the school's emergency response to anaphylaxis, including an opportunity for in-person review of training topics; and (5) the elimination of the ability for a parent or guardian to prohibit the administration of epinephrine to a student. | |
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| 30 | 30 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 31 | 31 | ||
| 32 | 32 | To create a comprehensive and strategic protocol to protect children with life-threatening food allergies. |