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Bill would bar school personnel from transporting students to medical appointments without parental consent; sponsors cite staff protection
Summary
Representative Christine Perez told the Senate Education Committee a bill would prohibit nonemergency transport of students by school personnel without parent or guardian consent and would require districts to publish emergency-health protocols.
Representative Christine Perez testified to the Senate Education Committee on House Bill 231, which would prohibit school district personnel from transporting students to medical or mental-health appointments, visits, or procedures without parental consent, and would require school districts to publish emergency-health protocols.
Perez said the bill is intended to protect both students and school personnel by making transport responsibilities clear and by prompting districts to develop written emergency protocols. "This would expand on the injury or illness policy to make…
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