RD44 - Review of HB 1440 (2008) by the Virginia Department of Health Division of Child and Adolescent Health
Executive Summary: HB1440, introduced during the 2008 Regular Session of the General Assembly, would have required local school boards to provide parental education information or implement a program for regular screening of kidney disease for pupils at all grade levels. The bill would also have directed the State Board of Education to promulgate regulations for the implementation of such screenings. An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute for HB1440 would have expanded the comprehensive physical examination required for entry into public kindergarten or elementary schools to include age appropriate testing for hypertension and diabetes. HB1440 was tabled in by the House Committee on Education. The committee chairman subsequently requested that the Virginia Department of Health review HB 1440 and the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to determine if hypertension and diabetes testing are appropriate for inclusion in the comprehensive physical examination. |
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