[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2089 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2089

     To protect children and their parents from being coerced into 
administering a controlled substance in order to attend school, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2003

  Mr. Burns introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
     To protect children and their parents from being coerced into 
administering a controlled substance in order to attend school, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Child Medication Safety Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

    (a) In General.--As a condition of receiving funds under any 
program or activity administered by the Secretary of Education, not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each 
State shall develop and implement policies and procedures prohibiting 
school personnel from requiring a child to obtain a prescription for 
substances covered by section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 812(c)) as a condition of attending school or receiving 
services.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be 
construed to create a Federal prohibition against teachers and other 
school personnel consulting or sharing classroom-based observations 
with parents or guardians regarding a student's academic performance or 
behavior in the classroom or school, or regarding the need for 
evaluation for special education or related services under section 
612(a)(3) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1412(a)(3)).

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

     In this Act:
            (1) Child.--The term ``child'' means any person within the 
        age limits for which the State provides free public education.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, 
        the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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