Legislative Session number- 82

Bill Name: SF2107

Relating to education; modifying certain early childhood health and
developmental screening requirements; requiring the commissioners of children,
families and learning and human services to identify a plan to maximize the use
of early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment program funding and to
report to the legislature by a certain date with recommendations for better
coordination among current public funding streams; modifying the age
requirements for developmental screening; expanding screening program component
requirements to health and developmental history and requiring consistency of
the components with standards of the commissioner of children, families and
learning; requiring the provision of application materials for the MinnesotaCare
program for children without health coverage; requiring school districts to
report results of referrals and subsequent interventions to the commissioner;
expanding school board information and notice requirements; increasing
developmental screening aid for school districts and providing funding for
follow up on referrals and subsequent interventions; requiring a certain amount
of money to be available annually for statewide training, technical assistance
and outreach (mk)