MA H463

Bill

Relative to emergency stock supply of epinephrine in schools

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
11/12/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to emergency stock supply of epinephrine in schools. Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to amend the Massachusetts General Laws to require schools to maintain a stock supply of epinephrine, commonly known as EpiPens, for use in the event of an anaphylactic emergency. The bill directs the Department of Public Health to develop regulations governing the storage, inventory, and administration of the epinephrine stock, and provides liability protection for school personnel who administer the medication. Additionally, the bill specifies that the cost of supplying the epinephrine to schools will be assessed on surcharge payers, as defined in Chapter 118E of the General Laws.

Committee Categories

Education, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (12)

Bruce Ayers (D), Paul Feeney (D), Mike Finn (D), Denise Garlick (D), Colleen Garry (D), Anne Gobi (D), Ken Gordon (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Patrick Kearney (D), Mike Rush (D), Alan Silvia (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence (on 06/22/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H463

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H463
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H463.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1377	To increase the penalty for school tardiness	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3853	Relative to the operation of charter schools in the city of New Bedford	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H405	Relative to the charter school reimbursement rate for the town of Foxborough	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H421	Requiring food allergen certification in vocational schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H437	Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies	Accompanied a new draft, see H4426	Similar To
H499	Relative to emergency stock epinephrine in schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H524	Relative to the disclosure of information of public school athletic resources and interscholastic athletic authorized representatives	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H557	Relative to instruction in pregnancy and prenatal care	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
S1113	Regarding protections extended to lay teachers in parochial schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2711	Similar To
S2324	Establishing a hate crimes grant program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2581	Similar To
S2398	To establish food allergy plans	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S253	Resolve authorizing a study of starting times and schedules	Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S261	Relative to the availability of sunscreen for students	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S272	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S306	To strengthen charter school data reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S307	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S330	Relative to physical and social recess in schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S731	Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1377

To increase the penalty for school tardiness

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3853

Relative to the operation of charter schools in the city of New Bedford

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H405

Relative to the charter school reimbursement rate for the town of Foxborough

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H421

Requiring food allergen certification in vocational schools

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H437

Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies

Accompanied a new draft, see H4426

Similar To

H499

Relative to emergency stock epinephrine in schools

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H524

Relative to the disclosure of information of public school athletic resources and interscholastic athletic authorized representatives

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H557

Relative to instruction in pregnancy and prenatal care

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

S1113

Regarding protections extended to lay teachers in parochial schools

Accompanied a new draft, see S2711

Similar To

S2324

Establishing a hate crimes grant program

Accompanied a new draft, see S2581

Similar To

S2398

To establish food allergy plans

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S253

Resolve authorizing a study of starting times and schedules

Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S261

Relative to the availability of sunscreen for students

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S272

Relative to substance use education in public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S306

To strengthen charter school data reporting

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S307

To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S330

Relative to physical and social recess in schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S731

Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

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