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Committee approves follow‑up requirement after failed school vision screens and narrows nonprofit outreach language
Summary
House Education Committee unanimously recommended HB 351 to require LEAs to make a follow‑up contact within 30 days after a failed vision screening and to permit contracted nonprofit screeners to provide a single supplemental, no‑cost notice offering follow‑up assistance for families in financial hardship. Sponsor limited the outreach to nonprofits with LEA contracts to avoid commercial solicitations.
Representative (sponsor) Wins told the committee childhood vision screening is already required by statute and that the bill only requires LEAs to make a follow‑up contact within 30 days after a failed vision screen to confirm families received notice and to offer assistance if needed. Wins said school nurses cannot always complete all screenings…
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