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Senate panel recommends 'ought to pass' on bill requiring DOE to post Type 1 diabetes information; committee votes 4-1
Summary
A Senate committee voted 4-1 to recommend that the Department of Education post informational materials about Type 1 diabetes and require school districts to make them available on their websites after members debated whether the measure is an appropriate, narrowly tailored prevention step or an improper policy shift for DOE.
A Senate committee voted 4-1 to recommend that the Department of Education develop or identify informational materials about Type 1 diabetes, post them on the DOE website, and require school districts to make those materials available on their own websites.
Supporters said the materials could help detect Type 1 diabetes early and prevent rapid, life-threatening episodes in children. Opponents said the measure imposes a policy preference on the Department of Education for a single disease and questioned whether responsibility for such materials belongs with the Department of Health and Human Services.
Committee members discussed the measure’s…
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