HB1945
School boards; school-based telehealth and mental health teletherapy services, accessibility.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 24, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0555)
Chief Patron:
Atoosa Reaser (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. School boards; student access to telehealth services; policies.
Directs each school board to consider, for the purpose of increasing access to health care services for students, developing and implementing policies for permitting any public school student in the school division to schedule and participate in telehealth services on school property during regular school hours with parental consent. The ... (More) bill requires any such policies developed and implemented by a school board to (i) require each public elementary and secondary school at which such telehealth services are providedto designate a location in the school for student use for such telehealth appointments and implement measures to ensure the safety and privacy of any student participating in a telehealth appointment, (ii) prohibit any student from being subject to any disciplinary measure or consequence for participating in a telehealth appointment during regular school hours if such student would not be subject to any disciplinary measure or consequence for an absence for the purpose of receiving any health care services in person during regular school hours, and (iii) include such other requirements as the school board deems necessary and appropriate. Finally, the bill requires any school board that develops and implements any policies for permitting students to schedule and participate in telehealth services pursuant to the bill to provide and post in a publicly accessible location on its website at the beginning of each school year guidance relating to the implementation of such policies for administrative and instructional personnel. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104348D
- 01/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/13/2025 - House: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/13/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/14/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/14/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/15/2025 - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (13-Y 8-N)
- 01/15/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/15/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 01/23/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/24/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/26/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/27/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 9-N)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/30/2025 - House: Read second time
- 01/30/2025 - House: Education Amendment agreed to
- 01/30/2025 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 01/30/2025 - House: Printed as engrossed 25104348D-E
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 44-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/03/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1945)
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/06/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107246D-S1
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1945)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (52-Y 43-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1945ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1945)
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 555 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0555)
