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SB 0277 - Juvenile Proceedings; prohibit universal mental health testing/psychiatric screening of juveniles; definitions

Tracking Level: Monitor
Sponsor: Schaefer,Nancy 50th
Last Action: 3/1/2007 - Senate Read and Referred
Senate Committee: ED&Y
Assigned To:
07. Juvenile CourtsNext Bill

Staff Analysis of the Legislation

Amend Chapter 11 of Title 15.  Relating to juvenile proceedings.  This bill would prohibit universal mental health testing and psychiatric or socioemotional screening of juveniles except when a child�s parent, guardian, or custodian has provided written, active, informed, voluntary, signed consent which may be withdrawn at any time by the parent, guardian, or custodian; a court requires the screening; or emergency testing or screening or testing or screening done in connection with a disaster or epidemic.  A local school system shall not use a parent�s, guardian�s, or custodian�s refusal to consent to the administration of a psychotropic medication to a child or student or to the administration of a psychiatric screening, evaluation, testing, or examination of a child or student as a ground or grounds for prohibiting the child or student from attending class or school-relating activities, or as a basis of child abuse or neglect.  


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