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House advances school health-record pilot with technical amendment
Summary
Substitute House Bill 211, establishing a cumulative school health record for continuity of care and data on student health needs, was amended on the floor to clarify collaboration with parents and providers and passed the House, 53–18.
The House amended and passed Substitute House Bill 211, a bill to create a cumulative school health record meant to capture important health information — such as asthma, diabetes and epilepsy — and provide continuity of care for students with special health needs.
Representative Julander moved an amendment to insert language ensuring that the student health record be completed in collaboration with the parent or guardian and the student’s health-care provider. He described the change as a technical correction to match the bill’s original intent and said the measure was intended to provide baseline health data, enable planning for students’ needs and create care plans for day‑to‑day management in schools.
Sponsor remarks emphasized the rise in children attending public schools with complex, often hidden health conditions and the absence of a standardized cumulative health record in Utah. Several members indicated support for the changes as clarifying and noncontroversial.
The assembly adopted the pink sheet amendment by voice vote after summation was waived. Substitute House Bill 211 passed by roll call, 53–18, and will be transmitted to the Senate for further consideration.
