Florida Senate - 2023 SB 1566 By Senator Stewart 17-01248-23 20231566__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to anaphylaxis in public schools; 3 amending s. 1006.07, F.S.; requiring each district 4 school board to adopt an anaphylactic policy; 5 providing Department of Education responsibilities; 6 providing requirements for such policy; requiring a 7 certain percentage of specified school personnel to 8 receive certain training within a specified timeframe; 9 authorizing the State Board of Education to adopt 10 rules; providing an effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1. Subsection (12) is added to section 1006.07, 15 Florida Statutes, to read: 16 1006.07 District school board duties relating to student 17 discipline and school safety.—The district school board shall 18 provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the 19 attendance and control of students at school, and for proper 20 attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the 21 welfare of students, including: 22 (12) ANAPHYLACTIC POLICY.— 23 (a) Each district school board must adopt an anaphylactic 24 policy for implementation at each school within the district. 25 (b) The policy must: 26 1. Meet the requirements established by State Board of 27 Education rule. 28 2. Be reviewed and, if necessary, updated at least every 3 29 years. 30 3. Be published on the school district’s website. The 31 department shall publish each district school board’s policy on 32 its website. 33 4. Include a procedure and treatment plan, including 34 emergency protocols and responsibilities for school nurses and 35 other appropriate school personnel, for responding to an 36 allergic reaction, including anaphylaxis. 37 5. Include training requirements for school personnel on 38 preventing and responding to an allergic reaction, including 39 anaphylaxis. The requirements for such training must include 40 training in the use of an epinephrine auto-injector. For 41 purposes of this paragraph, the term “school personnel” includes 42 employees providing care in before- and after-school programs at 43 schools within the district. At least 50 percent of school 44 personnel providing care in before- and after-school programs 45 must complete the training required by this subparagraph within 46 3 months after the date of employment. Completion of such 47 training must be documented in the school employee’s employment 48 file. 49 6. Include a procedure and guidelines for the development 50 of individualized emergency health care plans for students with 51 a food allergy or other allergy that could result in an allergic 52 reaction, including anaphylaxis. 53 7. Include a communication plan for: 54 a. The intake and dissemination of information regarding 55 students with a food allergy or other allergy, including a 56 discussion of methods, treatments, and therapies to reduce the 57 risk of an allergic reaction, including anaphylaxis. 58 b. Discussing with students, in a developmentally 59 appropriate manner, and parents information relating to safe and 60 unsafe foods for students with a food allergy and strategies to 61 avoid exposure to unsafe foods. 62 8. Include strategies for reducing the risk of exposure to 63 food allergens or other allergens that may cause an allergic 64 reaction, including anaphylaxis. 65 9. Include an annual notification to parents of enrolled 66 students that includes the anaphylactic policy and contact 67 information for school district employees who can provide 68 parents and students with further information. 69 (c) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to 70 administer this subsection. 71 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.