Archive: 2013 SNPS

  • Resolution in Support of Oral Health Curriculum January 15, 2014

    Resolution in Support of Oral Health Curriculum WHEREAS, oral health is distinct from other aspects of health care in that oral health predominantly relates to two diseases—caries and periodontal disease—both of which are largely preventable; and WHEREAS, unlike in medicine, emergency room visits for oral health should be entirely avoidable; and WHEREAS, an analysis of emergency room visits in Florida from 2008 to 2010 for preventable dental conditions found the number of patients seeking emergency room dental care increased by 10,000 (9.2 percent), with charges increasing by more than $21 million (32.9 percent); and WHEREAS, more than half of the increase in […]

  • Resolution to Support the Goals of the Telehealth Working Group on Interstate Compact January 15, 2014

    Resolution to Support the Goals of the Telehealth Working Group on Interstate Compact WHEREAS, the cost of healthcare has grown an average of 2.4 percent faster than GDP since 1970 and currently represents 18 percent of the United States’ total GDP; and WHEREAS, the lack of access to health care in rural areas is contributing significantly to these increasing costs; and WHEREAS,  21 percent of the American population lives in rural areas, but only 11 percent of medical specialists practice in those areas, which frequently results in patients in these areas being dramatically underserved; and WHEREAS, an integrated National medical […]

  • Course Choice Program Act January 15, 2014

    Course Choice Program Act Summary The Course Choice Program created by this Act would allow students in public schools and public charter schools to enroll in online, blended, and face-to-face courses not offered by the student’s school, and would allow a portion of that student’s funding to flow to the course provider. This Act creates an authorization process for providers and identifies provider and course eligibility criteria. This Act requires course providers and the State Department of Education to regularly report on the key measurements of student success and enrollment. This Act gives the State Department of Education authority to […]

  • Navigator Background Check Act January 15, 2014

    Navigator Background Check Act Summary This bill creates registration and reporting procedures for health care insurance navigators in {insert state}. Model Policy Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the “Navigator Background Check Act.” Section 2. Definitions. “Health care insurance navigator” means a person who is selected to perform in {insert state} the activities and duties identified in 42 United States Code Section 18031(i) and includes any person who receives grant monies from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, state or a health care exchange or private monies to perform any of the activities or […]

  • Student Achievement Backpack Act January 15, 2014

    Student Achievement Backpack Act Summary This bill provides access by a student’s parent or guardian or an authorized local education agency (LEA) user to the learning profile of a student from kindergarten through grade 12 in an electronic format known as a Student Achievement Backpack. Model Policy Section 1. {Title} (A) This Act shall be known as the “Student Achievement Backpack Act”  Section 2. {Definitions} (A) As used in this act: (1) “Authorized LEA user” means a teacher or other person who is: (a) employed by an LEA that provides instruction to a student; and (b) authorized to access data […]

  • K-12 Technology-Based Reading Intervention for English Learners Act January 15, 2014

    K-12 Technology-Based Reading Intervention for English Learners Act Summary The K-12 Technology-Based Reading Intervention for English Learners Act calls on the State Department of Education to implement a language development software program in grades K-12 to assist those identified as English Language Learners. Model Policy Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the “K-12 Technology-Based Reading Intervention for English Learners Act.” Section 2. (A) The State Department of Education shall initiate a request for proposal (RFP) to select at least one literacy and language development software program to be made available to all K-12 Students identified as an […]

  • Statement of Principles on States’ Dependence on Federal Funds January 15, 2014

    Statement of Principles on States’ Dependence on Federal Funds Summary This statement of principles highlights the common practice of relying on federal funds to bolster a state’s general revenue for programs, and encourages legislators to evaluate the risk of an unexpected decrease in federal funding and agencies to prepare contingency plans to continue operations. Statement of Principles States must come to grips with the possibility that federal funding assumed by the state’s budget may decrease or be eliminated as federal budget priorities and tax revenues change.  Without careful planning, states that rely too heavily on federal funds may become unable […]

  • Early Intervention Program Act January 15, 2014

    Early Intervention Program Act Summary This act creates an early intervention program, targeted to at-risk students. It requires the State Board of Education to select one or more technology providers, through a request for proposals process, to provide adaptive computer software for literacy or numeracy instruction, or both, and assessments for students in kindergarten through grade three. It also requires the State Board of Education to report final testing data regarding an interactive computer software program, including student-learning gains, to the Education Interim Committee and the governor. Model Policy Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the “Early […]

  • Resolution to Reduce the State’s Dependence on Federal Funds January 15, 2014

    Resolution to Reduce the State’s Dependence on Federal Funds Summary Increasingly, states are relying to a greater degree on federal grants and subsidies to cover programs in the states’ budget.  Gridlock in Congress, however, has put the reliability of those funds in jeopardy, risking the possibility that states may budget for federal funds that never arrive.  In order to ensure the continuation of state programs and minimize disruption in the event of a federal appropriations lapse, states must reduce their dependence on federal funds for day-to-day operations. Model Resolution WHEREAS, the Legislature of the state declares that the nation’s fiscal […]

  • Electronic Data Privacy Protection Act January 15, 2014

    Electronic Data Privacy Protection Act Summary: The proliferation of Internet-connected and geolocation-enabled devices presents new challenges for state laws protecting personal information from unauthorized search.  This model act aims to provide some clarity for the courts, law enforcement, and consumers by stating that a warrant or exception is required prior to search of mobile devices incident to arrest, and obtaining geolocation information. Also, the act requires courts to issue a report on the number of warrants requested and exceptions granted. SECTION 1.  {Title}  This Act may be cited as the Electronic Data Privacy Protection Act. SECTION 2.  {Purpose}  The purpose of this […]