| "Kellen
Edwin Bolden Act" |
Georgia
General Assembly 02 SB472/AP
Senate Bill 472
By: Senators Butler of the 55th,
Thomas of the 10th and
Thomas of
the 54th
AS PASSED AN ACT To amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health, so
as to provide for self-administration of asthma medication by
students; to provide an exemption from liability related thereto; to
provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1.
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Kellen Edwin Bolden
Act." SECTION 2.
Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code
of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health, is amended by
adding a new Code section to read as follows: "20-2-774.
(a) As used in this Code section, the term:
(1) 'Medication' means a medicine prescribed by
(A) A physician licensed under Chapter 34 of Title 43; or
(B) A physician´s assistant licensed under Chapter 34 of Title
43
who is authorized to prescribe medicine for the
treatment of asthma
in accordance with said chapter.
(2) 'Self-administration of asthma medication' means a student´s
discretionary use of asthma medication prescribed for him
or her.
(b) Each local board of education shall adopt a policy authorizing
the self-administration of asthma medication by a student who
has
asthma, provided that any student who is authorized for
self-administration of asthma medication under such policy
may
possess and use his or her asthma medication:
(1) While in school;
(2) At a school sponsored activity;
(3) While under the supervision of school personnel; or
(4) While in before-school or after-school care on school
operated
property.
(c) Each public school in this state shall permit the
self-administration
of asthma medication by a student who has
asthma, subject
to the local policy adopted pursuant to subsection
(b) of this
Code section; and the school district and its employees
and agents shall incur no liability other than for willful or
wanton
misconduct for any injury to a student caused by his
or her
self-administration of asthma medication." SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
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