SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
SENATE, No. 3057
with committee amendments
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The Senate Education Committee favorably reports Senate Bill No.
3057 with committee amendments.
As amended, this bill requires the Department of Health, in
consultation with the Department of Education, to develop
informational materials on type 1 diabetes. The amended bill also
requires that the materials be posted to the Department of
Education’s Internet website. School districts are to make the
informational materials available to the parents or guardians of the
students enrolled in the district.
Under the amended bill, the informational materials, at
minimum, are to include: (1) a description of type 1 diabetes; (2) a
description of risk factors and warning signs associated with type 1
diabetes; (3) a recommendation that the parents or guardians of
students displaying warning signs associated with type 1 diabetes
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 and the implications of test results; (5) a recommendation
that, following a type 1 diagnosis, parents or guardians 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, including a properly
qualified endocrinologist; and (6) information on the provision of
diabetes school care following a type 1 diagnosis.
As amended and reported by the committee, this bill is identical to
Assembly Bill No. 4148 (1R), which was also reported by the
committee on this date.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:
The committee amended the bill to require the Department of Health,
in consultation with the Department of Education, to develop
informational materials on type 1 diabetes.