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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1549

To establish a demonstration program to provide comprehensive health

assessments for students.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 24, 2001

Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To establish a demonstration program to provide

comprehensive health assessments for students.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 To provide for comprehensive health assessments of stu4 dents.

5 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

6 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Student Health Assess7 ment Act of 2001’’.
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1 SEC. 2. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to

3 provide grants to 10 local educational agencies to develop

4 and complete comprehensive health assessments for stu5 dents.

6 (b) SELECTION.—To ensure a broad sample of stu7 dents across the Nation, the Secretary shall take into con8 sideration school size, socioeconomic status and ethnic

9 composition of students, and location when awarding

10 grants under this Act.

11 (c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant

12 under this Act, a local educational agency shall—

13 (1) submit an application to the Secretary at

14 such time and in such form and manner as the Sec15 retary may reasonably require; and

16 (2) provide an assurance that the agency will

17 strongly encourage parents of students who attend

18 schools served by such agency to allow their child to

19 participate in a comprehensive health assessment.

20 SEC. 3. ASSESSMENTS.

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency that

22 receives a grant award under this Act shall—

23 (1) notify parents, through the use of written

24 notification, public meetings, and electronic and

25 broadcast media, of the availability and benefit of a

26 comprehensive health assessment;
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1 (2) assist parents who qualify to apply for the

2 Children’s Health Insurance Program established

3 under title XXI of the Social Security Act (42

4 U.S.C. 1397aa); and

5 (3) facilitate or provide a comprehensive health

6 assessment described in subsection (b) to each par7 ticipating student.

8 (b) ASSESSMENT.—

9 (1) CHECKLIST.—The Secretary of Education,

10 in consultation with the Secretary of Health and

11 Human Services, shall develop a checklist for local

12 educational agencies to provide physicians or health

13 care workers authorized to conduct comprehensive

14 health assessments.

15 (2) ASSESSMENT.—Each assessment shall be

16 performed by an authorized physician or health care

17 provider, chosen by the parents and authorized to

18 participate in the program by the local educational

19 agency, and shall include—

20 (A) a physical evaluation; and

21 (B) a psycho-social evaluation.

22 (c) RESULTS.—The local educational agency shall—

23 (1) upon request, make available the results of

24 each health assessment to the parents of partici25 pating children; and
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1 (2) consolidate statistical information, without

2 including personal identifying information, to the

3 Secretary not later than 6 months after each year of

4 participation.

5 (d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after funds

6 are distributed under this Act, the Secretary shall submit

7 a report to Congress that includes, at a minimum, the fol8 lowing information:

9 (1) PARTICIPATION.—Participation of students,

10 including the socioeconomic, ethnic, and geographic

11 location of students and the size of participating

12 schools.

13 (2) CHIP ENROLLEES.—The number of new en14 rollees of the Children’s Health Insurance Program

15 resulting from implementation of this Act.

16 (3) HEALTH PROBLEMS.—Statistical break17 down of the number and types of health problems

18 detected through assessments conducted under this

19 Act.

20 (4) REFERRALS.—The number of physical and

21 psychological referrals made resulting from the

22 health assessments conducted pursuant to this Act.
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1 SEC. 4. RULES AND REGULATIONS.

2 The Secretary shall promulgate such rules and regu3 lations as are necessary to carry out this Act and to ensure

4 confidentiality regarding health assessment information.

5 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.

6 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

7 this Act such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal

8 years 2002 through 2007.

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