| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to health; requiring the Department of Health to employ a public health |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 school health services consultant; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Statutes, chapter 144. |
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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. [144.063] PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7CONSULTANT. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subdivision 1.Employment of public health school health services consultant.The |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9Department of Health must employ a public health school health services consultant to |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10improve health and educational outcomes among children and adolescents in educational |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11settings. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 Subd. 2.Requirements for position.The public health school health services consultant |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13employed by the department under subdivision 1 must be a registered nurse who: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (1) is registered as a public health nurse in Minnesota; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (2) is licensed as a school nurse in Minnesota; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (3) has a minimum of three years of experience as a licensed school nurse serving schools; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (4) has demonstrated expertise in public health nursing as it relates to school health for |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18children and adolescents in educational settings; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (5) possesses comprehensive knowledge of population-based school health issues, access |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20to health services in schools, public health principles, health education, school-based health |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21services, and the relationship between health and educational outcomes. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-05561 as introduced04/29/25 REVISOR SGS/AC |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 3486NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: BOLDON) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading05/06/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to Health and Human Services 2.1 Subd. 3.Duties.The public health school health services consultant employed by the |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2department under subdivision 1 must: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3 (1) develop, implement, evaluate, and maintain state and local policies and programs |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4that address the health needs of children and adolescents in educational settings; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5 (2) support educational institutions in sustaining and advancing professional skills in |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6school health leadership, health communication, and health promotion; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.7 (3) provide technical assistance, guidance, training, and consultation on school health |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.8best practices that enhance the health and well-being of children and adolescents in |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.9educational settings; |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.10 (4) identify, develop, and distribute resources on school health best practices to enhance |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.11the capacity and readiness of school nurses and other school health professionals to |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.12effectively and safely meet the health needs of children and adolescents in educational |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.13settings; |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.14 (5) develop and disseminate guidance for school nurses and other school health |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.15professionals on the effective implementation of health promotion activities; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.16 (6) expand access to online and asynchronous continuing education and professional |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.17development programs for school nurses and other school health professionals, with a focus |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.18on best practices that support the health and well-being of children and adolescents in |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.19educational settings; |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.20 (7) collect school health workforce data to evaluate the effectiveness of health services |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.21provided in educational settings; |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.22 (8) collaborate with the Department of Education; school-based health centers as defined |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.23in section 145.903, subdivision 1; and other state agencies to coordinate health-related |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.24services for children and adolescents in educational settings; and |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.25 (9) provide the services and supports described in clauses (1) to (8) to public health |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2.26departments, schools, and national agencies, as necessary, to address the health-related |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2.27needs of children and adolescents in educational settings. |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 58 | 58 | | 25-05561 as introduced04/29/25 REVISOR SGS/AC |
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