SB 5004 — School nurses; local school boards shall employ nurses for elementary, middle, & high schools.

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5004 OfferedAMENDMENT AugustIN 18,THE 2020NATURE PrefiledOF JulyA 21,SUBSTITUTE 2020(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Education and Health on September 19, 2020) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Kiggans) A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 22.1-253.13:222.1-253.13:2, 22.1-274 and 22.1-27422.1-274.01:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school personnel;

----------Be Patrons--it Kiggans,enacted Hashmi,by Boysko,the McClellanGeneral andAssembly Ruff;of Virginia:

Delegates:

Adams, D.M.

and Rasoul ---------- Referred to Committee on Education and Health ---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

That §§ 22.1-253.13:222.1-253.13:2, 22.1-274 and 22.1-27422.1-274.01:1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

Assistant principals in elementary schools, one half-time at 600 students, one full-time at 900 students;

Local school boards shall employ at least one full-time equivalent registered school nurse position in each elementary school, middle school, and high school in the local school division.

For purposes of this subsection,section, a registered school nurse is ana individualregistered nurse engaged in the specialized practice of nursing thatwho protects and promotes student health, facilitates optimal development, and advances academic success.

The Department of Education shall establish and administer a waiver process for local school boards for which the requirements of this subsection would create an undue hardship.

and (v) health and behavioral positions, including licensed behavior analysts, licensed assistant behavior analysts, school nurses, and school psychologists, but excluding registered school nurses;

A Each school board may employ school nurses, physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists and shall employ registered school nurses in compliance with subsection K of § 22.1-253.13:2.

§ 22.1-274.01:1.

Students who are diagnosed with diabetes;

self-care;

insertion and reinsertion of insulin pump.

A.

Each local school board shall permit each enrolled student who is diagnosed with diabetes, with parental consent and written approval from the prescriber, as that term is defined in § 54.1-3401, to (i) carry with him and use supplies, including a reasonable and appropriate short-term supply of carbohydrates, an insulin pump, and equipment for immediate treatment of high and low blood glucose levels, and (ii) self-check his own blood glucose levels on a school bus, on school property, and at a school-sponsored activity.

B.

A local school board employee who is a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or certified nurse aide and who has been trained in the administration of insulin, including the use and insertion of insulin pumps, and the administration of glucagon may assist a student who is diagnosed with diabetes and who carries an insulin pump with the insertion or reinsertion of the pump or any of its parts.

For the purposes of this subsection, "employee" has the same meaning as in subsection E D of § 22.1-274.

Prescriber authorization and parental consent shall be obtained for any such employee to assist with the insertion or reinsertion of the pump or any of its parts.

Nothing in this section shall require any employee to assist with the insertion or reinsertion of the pump or any of its parts.