House Education Committee advances five bills on school health, devices, college planning and program review

The House Education Committee reconvened for an executive session and reported five substitute Senate bills out of committee with due-pass recommendations after adopting amendments, the committee chair said.

The bills advanced range from school health measures to student technology policies and educator preparation oversight. Staff briefed committee members on each bill before votes in the executive session.

Substitute Senate Bill 5,240: anaphylaxis medication in schools Staff member Megan told the committee that Substitute Senate Bill 5,240 expands authorization for designated trained school personnel to administer single-use, premeasured epinephrine in response to suspected anaphylaxis, extends the liability protections to school contractors, requires documentation of anaphylaxis training, and applies the provisions to charter and state-tribal education compact schools. Representative Marshall moved amendment H3616.1, which the committee amended to correct drafting language (changing an erroneous reference to albuterol to epinephrine) and then adopted. "The number 1 cause of death is delayed administration of epinephrine," Representative Marshall said in urging adoption. The committee reported SB 5,240…