Sponsored by:
Senator ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT
District 31 (Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
Requires DOE to develop informational materials on type 1 diabetes and distribute to parents and guardians of enrolled students.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning information provided on type 1 diabetes in public schools and supplementing chapter 40 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Health, shall develop informational materials on type 1 diabetes. The materials shall be posted on the Department of Education’s Internet website. Each school district shall make the informational materials available to the parents or guardians of the students enrolled in the districts.
b. The informational materials shall include, at minimum:
(1) a description of type 1 diabetes;
(2) a description of risk factors and warning signs associated with type 1 diabetes;
(3) a recommendation that the parents or guardians of students displaying warning signs associated with type 1 diabetes should consult with the student’s primary care provider to determine if immediate screening for type 1 diabetes is appropriate;
(4) a description of the screening process for type 1 diabetes and the implications of test results;
(5) a recommendation that, following a type 1 diagnosis, parents or guardians should consult with the student’s primary care provider to develop an appropriate treatment plan, which may include consultation with and examination by a specialty care provider, including, but not limited to, a properly qualified endocrinologist; and
(6) information on the provision of diabetes care in school following a type 1 diagnosis pursuant to P.L.2009. c.131 (C.18A:40-12.11 et seq.)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Health, to develop informational materials on type 1 diabetes. The bill also requires that the materials be posted to the Department of Education’s Internet website. School districts are to make the informational materials available to the parents or guardians of the students enrolled in the district.
Under the bill, the informational materials, at minimum, are to include: (1) a description of type 1 diabetes; (2) a description of risk factors and warning signs associated with type 1 diabetes; (3) a recommendation that the parents or guardians of students displaying warning signs associated with type 1 diabetes should immediately consult with the student’s primary care provider to determine if immediate screening for type 1 diabetes is appropriate; (4) a description of the screening process for type 1 diabetes and the implications of test results; (5) a recommendation that, following a type 1 diagnosis, parents or guardians should consult with the student’s primary care provider to develop an appropriate treatment plan, which may include consultation with and examination by a specialty care provider, including a properly qualified endocrinologist; and (6) information on the provision of diabetes school care following a type 1 diagnosis.