HSB 10: Relating to persons who may provide health services to students enrolled in a school district

What it does

This bill relates to persons who may provide health services to students enrolled in a school district. Under current law, school districts are required to have a school nurse to provide health services to students. The bill modifies this provision to provide that, beginning July 1, 2025, school districts are required to employ either a school nurse or an athletic trainer licensed under Code chapter 152D (athletic training) to provide health services to students.16 (self-administration of respiratory distress, asthma, or other airway constricting disease medication, epinephrine auto-injectors, bronchodilator canisters, or bronchodilator canisters and spacers), to incorporate athletic trainers who are employed by school districts.

House subcommittee · named January 15, 2025

• Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R) · shannon.lundgren@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Carter F. Nordman (R) · carter.nordman@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Josh Turek (D) · josh.turek@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 11 against

For: Iowa Athletic Trainers Society; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

Against: Blank Childrens Hospital; Epilepsy Foundation Iowa; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Environmental Council; Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society; Iowa Nurses Association; Iowa School Nurses Organization; Iowa State Education Association

In plain words

1. January 15, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
2. January 15, 2025House subcommittee named: Lundgren, Nordman and Turek
3. January 22, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it