| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the use of prescribed pancreatic enzyme |
| 3 | supplements; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; authorizing |
| 4 | certain K-12 students to use prescribed pancreatic enzyme |
| 5 | supplements under certain circumstances; requiring the |
| 6 | State Board of Education to adopt rules; providing for |
| 7 | indemnification; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Paragraph (j) is added to subsection (3) of |
| 12 | section 1002.20, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 13 | 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.--Parents of public |
| 14 | school students must receive accurate and timely information |
| 15 | regarding their child's academic progress and must be informed |
| 16 | of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12 |
| 17 | students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory |
| 18 | rights including, but not limited to, the following: |
| 19 | (3) HEALTH ISSUES.-- |
| 20 | (j) Use of prescribed pancreatic enzyme supplements.--A |
| 21 | student who has experienced or is at risk for pancreatic |
| 22 | insufficiency or who has been diagnosed as having cystic |
| 23 | fibrosis may carry and self-administer a prescribed pancreatic |
| 24 | enzyme supplement while in school, participating in school- |
| 25 | sponsored activities, or in transit to or from school or school- |
| 26 | sponsored activities if the school has been provided with |
| 27 | authorization from the student's parent and prescribing |
| 28 | practitioner. The State Board of Education, in cooperation with |
| 29 | the Department of Health, shall adopt rules for the use of |
| 30 | prescribed pancreatic enzyme supplements which shall include |
| 31 | provisions to protect the safety of all students from the misuse |
| 32 | or abuse of the supplements. A school district, county health |
| 33 | department, public-private partner, and their employees and |
| 34 | volunteers shall be indemnified by the parent of a student |
| 35 | authorized to use prescribed pancreatic enzyme supplements for |
| 36 | any and all liability with respect to the student's use of the |
| 37 | supplements under this paragraph. |
| 38 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |