HB 6399 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY.

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6399 As Amended by House Amendment Schedules "A" and "C" Approved by the Legislative Commissioner June 1, 2021 AN ACT CONCERNING THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY.

(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022,2021, and biennially thereafter, the Department of Public Health shall administer the Connecticut School Health Survey to students in grades nine to twelve, inclusive, provided the department receives funding from the Nationalfederal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for such purpose.

The survey shall be based on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey developed by the Nationalfederal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The department shall provide guidelines to the local or regional board of education regarding the administration of the survey to those high schools selected at random by the Nationalfederal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Such local or regional board of education shall administer the survey to each high school selected to participate in the survey in accordance with the guidelines provided by the department, including, but not be limited to, (1) the survey protocol assHB6399 required/ byFile the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (2) the requirement to utilize passive parental consent before administering the survey, (3) the requirement for the survey to be anonymous and administered in a manner designed to protect student privacy, (4) the timeframe for completion of the survey, and (5) the LCO \\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06399-R021 of 2 HB.docx Substitute Bill No.

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(Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2022, the DepartmentofEducation,inconsultationwiththeDepartmentofPublic Health, shall develop for use by a local or regional board of education (1) a uniform policy concerning timely notification to the parents or guardians of students in grades nine to twelve, inclusive, about the Connecticut School Health Survey not later than twenty-one calendar days prior to the date such board will be administering the survey at a high school governed by such board, and (2) a form to be distributed to parents or guardians for the purposes of the notification required pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section that includes, but is not limited to, (A) an explanation of the Connecticut School Health Survey sHB6399 / File No.

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769 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The billrequirestheDepartment ofPublicHealth(DPH)to biennially administer the Connecticut School Health Survey to students in grades – 12 if the agency receives funding from the federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention for this purpose.

This provision has no fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.

In addition, the State Department of Education (SDE), in consultation with DPH, must develop for use by a local or regional board of education 1) a uniform policy on timely notification to parents or guardians about the Connecticut School Health Survey, and 2) a form to be distributed to parents with specific information about the health survey.

House "A" makes several minor and technical changes that have no fiscal impact.

House "C" adds language requiring SDE to develop a uniform policy on notifying parents or guardians about the health survey and certain forms for distribution.

House "C" has no fiscal impact.

The Out Years State Impact:

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None The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

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769 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 6399 (as amended by House "A" and "C")* AN ACT CONCERNING THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY.

SUMMARY This bill requires the Department of Public Health (DPH), starting with the 2021-22 school year, to biennially administer the Connecticut School Health Survey to students in grades nine through 12, if the department receives funding from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for that purpose.