Latest Update On Brentson’s Law!

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May 26th, 2006 at 4:48 pm eInformation on this page is generally current to within an hour.

SB2883 by *Haynes, *Black, *Finney, *Bowers, *Bryson, *Burchett, *Burks, *Cohen, *Cooper, *Crowe, *Crutchfield, *Fowler, *Harper, *Haynes, *Henry, *Herron, *Jackson, *Ketron, *Kilby, *Kurita, *Kyle, *McLeary, *McNally, *Miller, *Norris, *Person, Curtis, *Ramsey, *Southerland, *Tracy, *Wilder, *Williams, *Woodson. (*HB2442 by *Moore, *Jones S, *Hackworth, *Marrero, *Cobb, *Eldridge, *Favors, *Brown, *Rowe, *Turner M, *Brooks (Knox), *McCormick.)

Education – Requires the department of education in conjunction with the department of health to develop and make available to each LEA guidelines for the management of students with life-threatening food allergies; requires the LEAs to implement plans based on the guidelines by July 1, 2007. – Amends TCA Section 49-5-415.

Summary for SB2883/*HB2442

Amendments to SB2883
Amendments to HB2442

SA1173 — Amendment 1-0 to SB2883
HA0898 — Amendment 1-0 to HB2442

SA1290 — Amendment 2-0 to SB2883

SA1612 — Amendment 3-0 to SB2883

Fiscal Note for SB2883/*HB2442
Fiscal Note for SB2883 / HB2442 filed under HB2442

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Bill History Section
Actions Taken on SB2883
Action Date
Actions Taken on HB2442
Action Date

Am. withdrawn.(Amendment 3 – SA1612) 5/25/2006 H. concurred in S. am. no. 3 Ayes 93, Nays 0 5/25/2006
S. Recalled from H. 5/8/2006 H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 5/25/06 5/25/2006
Comp. HB Subst (sends SB to dead bill file) 5/3/2006 Passed S. as am., Ayes 30, Nays 0 5/25/2006
Am. withdrawn.(Amendment 2 – SA1290) 5/3/2006 S. adopted am. #3 5/25/2006
Am. withdrawn.(Amendment 1 – SA1173) 5/3/2006 Motion to reconsider adopted. 5/25/2006
Placed on Sen. Regular Calendar (1) cal. for 5/3/2006 5/1/2006 Motion to lift table motion 5/25/2006
Re-ref. to S. Cal. Comm. 4/26/2006 Placed on Sen. Regular Calendar (1) cal. for 5/25/2006 5/24/2006
S. Reset on cal. for 4/26/06 4/24/2006 Placed on Sen. Regular Calendar (3) cal. for 5/24/2006 5/24/2006
Placed on Sen. Regular Calendar (1) cal. for 4/24/2006 4/20/2006 H. returned. 5/15/2006
Rec. for pass. w/ am., ref. to S. Cal. Comm. Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/19/2006 H. Placed on Message Calendar for 5/15/06 5/12/2006
Placed on S. Ed. Comm. cal. for 4/19/2006 4/13/2006 Signed by S. Speaker 5/9/2006
Action Def. in S. Ed. Comm. to 4/19/2006 4/12/2006 Signed by H. Speaker 5/4/2006
Placed on S. Ed. Comm. cal. for 4/12/2006 4/5/2006 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. 5/3/2006
Action Def. in S. Ed. Comm. to 4/12/2006 4/5/2006 Passed S., Ayes 30, Nays 0 5/3/2006
Placed on S. Ed. Comm. cal. for 4/5/2006 3/29/2006 S. Subst. HB for comp. SB. 5/3/2006
P2C, ref. to S. Ed. Comm. 2/22/2006 Rcvd. from H., P1C. 3/30/2006
Intro., P1C. 2/16/2006 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. 3/27/2006
Filed for intro. 2/15/2006 Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0 3/27/2006
H. adopted am.(Amendment 1 – HA0898) 3/27/2006
Sponsor(s) Added. 3/27/2006
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/27/06 3/23/2006
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2006 3/21/2006
Ref. to Calendar & Rules 3/20/2006
Rec. For Pass. ref. to: Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/15/2006
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/15/2006 3/8/2006
Rec. For Pass. by s/c ref. to Education Committee 3/7/2006
Sponsor(s) Added. 3/3/2006
Placed on s/c cal K-12 of ED for 3/7/2006 3/1/2006
Action Def. in s/c K-12 of ED to 3/7/2006 2/21/2006
Placed on s/c cal K-12 of ED for 2/21/2006 2/15/2006
Assigned to s/c K-12 of ED 2/15/2006
P2C, ref. to Education 2/8/2006
Intro., P1C. 2/7/2006
Filed for intro. 12/29/2005

Tennessee Senate Passes A More Strict Form of “Brentson’s Law!”

The House of Representatives returned “Brentson’s Law” to the Senate last night after they passed the newly Amended parts. Now the Senate has to take a final vote (which is just a formality) and then they will send “Brentson’s Law” to Governor Bredesen to sign into law! I just wanted to let you know what happened in the House of Representatives last night.

Take Care & May God Bless,

Laura & Brentson Duke

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“Brentson’s Law” now is waiting for a Final Vote from Senate!

Bill Summary for HB3245 / *SB2760
This bill requires the commissioner of education, in consultation with the department of health and state board of education, to establish a model policy for the management of issues relating to food allergies and anaphylaxis in schools. LEAs must implement this policy within six months after the effective date of this bill.

This bill requires that schools provide a safe school environment and have the capability to maintain incidences of anaphylaxis in any school upon receipt of a written request from a parent or guardian seeking protection of a student from specifically-named foods or products. Written documentation from the student’s physician describing the type of food allergy, the signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction, and the emergency treatment procedures required to resuscitate the child during an allergic reaction would also be required. These documents must be made available to the student’s teacher or teachers; the school nurse, if any; the school principal; and other adult persons the principal determines should be informed of the condition.

If the student participates in extracurricular activities, including field trips and before and after-school care, then trained adult personnel must accompany the child at such activities and must have resuscitation drugs with them. Such personnel would be required to be in visual contact with the child at all times.

Any medications required for emergency handling of a significant allergic reaction would be supplied to the school at the cost of the parent or guardian. The school nurse, or other appropriate personnel including teachers and parent volunteers, would receive training in the recognition of the signs and symptoms and treatment of anaphylaxis as well as the need to summon emergency responders.

This bill requires schools to consider that vending machines on the school premises not be stocked with any snack, food, or item containing an offending allergen within a reasonable period of learning of a student’s allergy. This bill prohibits schools from selling, as part of fund raising, products containing an offending allergen. Those students bringing lunches from outside the school that could contain allergens would be separated from those students who could be contaminated.

This bill also requires schools to consider providing a teaching assistant for any child with documented anaphylaxis. The assistant’s sole purpose would be to guard the child’s safety through constant supervision, monitoring of foodstuffs brought into the allergic child’s environment, riding with the child to and from school on a bus, and observing the child’s safety at all times the school has a loco parentis relationship to the child.

This message is intended for where the writer posted it. Any distribution of this message in any way is prohibited without the written consent of Laura Duke. I reserve the right to pursue all legal means at my disposal to enforce my son’s and my privacy!

The House of Representatives Returned “Brentson’s Law” to the Senate!

The House of Representatives returned “Brentson’s Law” to the Senate last night, Monday 05/15/2006 after they passed the newly Amended parts. Now the Senate has to take a final vote (which is just a formality) and then they will send “Brentson’s Law” to Governor Bredesen to sign into law! I just wanted to let you know what happened in the House of Representatives last night.

Take Care & May God Bless,

Laura & Brentson Duke

This message is intended for where the writer posted it. Any distribution of this message in any way is prohibited without the written consent of Laura Duke. I reserve the right to pursue all legal means at my disposal to enforce my son’s and my privacy!

Tennessee Senate passes a More Strict Form of “Brentson’s Law!”

The Tennessee Senate has passed a more strict form of “Brentson’s Law!” The Senate sent “Brentson’s Law” back to the House of Representatives on Friday 05/12/06, and the House will be voting on this again on Monday 05/15/06.

Take Care,

Laura & Brentson Duke

This message is intended for where the writer posted it. Any distribution of this message in any way is prohibited without the written consent of Laura Duke. I reserve the right to pursue all legal means at my disposal to enforce my son’s and my privacy!