1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 HOUSE BILL 3737 By: Dempsey
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to schools; directing the State
7 Department of Education to develop type 1 diabetes
8 informational materials; requiring periodic update of
8 materials; mandating materials be made available on
9 Department website; requiring school districts and
9 charter schools to make materials accessible at
10 specified times; providing for content of materials;
10 providing for codification; providing an effective
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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17 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.196 of Title 70, unless
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18 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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19 A. The State Department of Education, in coordination with any
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20 other entity the Department deems appropriate, shall develop type 1
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21 diabetes informational materials for parents and guardians of
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22 students. The informational materials shall undergo periodic
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23 updates as necessary and shall be made available to each school
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24 district and charter school through the Department's website.
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 1 B. Beginning August 1, 2024, the school district board of
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2 education and governing board of a charter school shall make copies
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3 of the type 1 diabetes informational materials accessible to the
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4 parent or guardian of a student when the student is initially
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5 enrolled in the school and when the student enters sixth grade.
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6 C. The type 1 diabetes informational materials may include, but
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7 not be limited to, the following:
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8 1. A description of type 1 diabetes;
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9 2. A description of the risk factors and warning signs
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10 associated with type 1 diabetes;
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11 3. A recommendation for students who display warning signs
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12 associated with type 1 diabetes that the parent or guardian should
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13 immediately consult with the student's primary care provider to
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14 determine if immediate screening for type 1 diabetes is appropriate;
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15 4. A description of the screening process for type 1 diabetes,
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16 the significance of its stages, and the implications of test results
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17 identifying the presence of each state of type 1 diabetes; and
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18 5. A recommendation that, following a type 1 diabetes
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19 diagnosis, the parent or guardian should consult with the student's
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20 primary care provider to develop an appropriate treatment plan,
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21 which may include consultation with and examination by a specialty
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22 care provider, such as a properly qualified endocrinologist.
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23 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
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 1 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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2 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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3 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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4 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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6 59-2-9520 EK 01/11/24
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