| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to early education; requiring the development and dissemination of |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 informational materials on type 1 diabetes for parents of children in preschool |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 programs; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 142D. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [142D.085] PARENT NOTIFICATION; TYPE 1 DIABETES |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7INFORMATION. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioners of health and education, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9must develop informational materials on type 1 diabetes for parents of children in preschool |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10programs. By October 1, 2025, the materials must be posted on the department's website. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (b) Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, school districts and charter schools that |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12offer preschool programs must provide the materials developed under this section to parents |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13with children in any preschool program. School districts and charter schools must disseminate |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14the materials at least once each school year. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (c) The informational materials developed under this section must include, but are not |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16limited to: |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (1) a description of type 1 diabetes; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (2) a description of the risk factors and warning signs associated with type 1 diabetes; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (3) a recommendation for parents of children displaying warning signs associated with |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20type 1 diabetes to consult with the child's primary care provider to determine if immediate |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21screening for type 1 diabetes is appropriate; |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | REVISOR DTT/RC 25-0423902/27/25 |
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| 24 | 24 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 26 | 26 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 27 | 27 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 28 | 28 | | H. F. No. 2137 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 30 | 30 | | Authored by Virnig03/10/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy 2.1 (4) a description of the screening process for type 1 diabetes and the implications of test |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2results; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.3 (5) a recommendation that, following a type 1 diabetes diagnosis, parents should consult |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.4with the child's primary care provider to develop an appropriate treatment plan, which may |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.5include consultation with and examination by a specialty care provider, including but not |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.6limited to an endocrinologist. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.7 (d) For purposes of this section, a "preschool program" means a school readiness program |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.8under sections 142D.05 and 142D.06, a school readiness plus program under section 142D.07, |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.9and a voluntary prekindergarten program under section 142D.08. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 41 | 41 | | REVISOR DTT/RC 25-0423902/27/25 |
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