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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3159 By: West (Kevin) of the House
and
Merrick of the Senate
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
Section 1210.194, which relates to prohibiting child
with contagious disease or head lice from attending
school; including children with a communicable
disease; striking prohibition for children with head
lice; requiring compliance with certain public health
law; authorizing certain certificatio n from a
licensed doctor; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.194, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1210.194 A. Any child afflicted with a contagious or
communicable disease or head lice may be prohibited from attending a
public, private, or parochial schoo l until such time as he the child
is free from the contagious or communicable disease or head lice in
compliance with Section 1 -505 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Stat utes
or upon certification from a licensed medical doctor or licens ed
doctor of osteopathic medicine .
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B. Any child prohibited from attending school due to head lice
shall present to the appropriate school authorities, before the
child may reenter school, certification from a health professional
as defined by Section 2601 of Title 6 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes or
an authorized representative of the State Department of Hea lth that
the child is no longer afflicted with head lice.
C. School districts and county or city-county health
departments may enter into agreements under the Interlo cal
Cooperation Act for the purpose of provi ding assistance to the
school district by ins pecting children who are returning to school
after an absence due to head lice to ensure that the child is no
longer afflicted with head lice.
D. If a school district and county or city-county health
department has entered into an agreement as authorized in subsection
C of this section, upon written authorization of the parent or
guardian of a child, the county or city-county health department may
provide treatment to the child for head lice.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective Nove mber 1, 2022.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 21st day of March, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate