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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6523

SB 6523: Students/health conditions

Requiring a physician's medication or treatment order as a condition for children with life-threatening conditions to attend public school.

Summary

  • Public schools are given the authority to deny a student admission to the school if the student fails to present, to the school, a physician's medication or treatment order addressing any life-threatening health condition that requires the child to receive medical services at the school.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SSB 6523), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2002
  2. Out of committeeFeb 7, 2002
  3. Passed SenateFeb 18, 2002
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1)
Introduced
January 21, 2002 in the Senate
Last action
March 14, 2002
Companion bill
HB 2462
Versions
SB 6523, SSB 6523

AN ACT Relating to requiring a physician's medication or treatment order as a condition for children with life-threatening conditions to attend public school;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1)

5 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Margarita Prentice D-11Bill Finkbeiner R-45Stephen Johnson R-47Paull Shin D-21Marilyn Rasmussen D-2

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 18, 2002
Version voted on: SSB 6523
46 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat23002
Republican23001
How each member voted

Yea (46)

Excused (3)

Permalink to this vote

History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (SSB 6523)
  2. First reading, referred to Health Care. (SSB 6523)
  3. Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. (SSB 6523)
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 6523)
  5. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 6523)
  6. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6523)
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6523)
  10. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6523)
  11. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. First reading, referred to Education.

SB 6523 in other sessions

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