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Committee backs bill to ensure parents are notified when students fail vision screenings
Summary
The committee sent H.B. 351 forward with a favorable recommendation and placed it on the consent calendar. The bill requires schools to notify parents within 30 days after a student fails a tier‑one vision screening and allows nonprofit screening partners to send a single informational letter about follow-up care and low‑cost services.
The Senate Education Committee unanimously recommended H.B. 351, a bill to strengthen follow‑up after school vision screenings, and placed it on the consent agenda.
Representative Wynne told the committee the measure makes two targeted changes: it requires schools to notify parents within 30 days when a child fails a tier‑one screening, and it allows nonprofit organizations that currently provide…
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