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Panel advances bill to create optional high-school module on Alzheimer’s and healthy aging
Summary
Senate File 1355 would encourage schools to adopt a voluntary health curriculum module on healthy aging and Alzheimer’s disease for grades 6–12; the committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the omnibus education bill after testimony from the Alzheimer’s Association and student advocates.
St. Paul — Senate File 1355, carried by Sen. Amanda Bolden, would create an optional health curriculum module on healthy aging and Alzheimer’s disease for grades 6–12 and direct the Departments of Health and Education to partner with the Alzheimer's Association to develop materials. The committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the omnibus education bill on Feb. 19 after supportive testimony.
Why it matters: Advocates said dementia education can reduce stigma, prepare students to identify warning signs, and equip young people with strategies to…
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