Congress 108 - HR 1170 - Child Medication Safety Act of 2003

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Academic performance Attention deficit disorders Child health Child safety Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Families Federal aid to education Health Hyperactive children Parent-school relationships Problem children Psychotropic drugs School health programs Secondary education Special education

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Child Medication Safety Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Requires States, as a condition of receiving funds under any program or activity administered by the Secretary of Education, to develop and implement policies and procedures prohibiting school personnel from requiring a child, as a condition of attending school or receiving services, to obtain a prescription for a controlled substance in schedule II under the Controlled Substances Act. (Thus prohibits school personnel from coercing children to receive, or their parents to administer, psychotropic medication.) Provides that nothing in such requirement 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 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

(Sec. 4) Directs the Comptroller General to review and report on: (1) the variation among States in definitions of psychotropic medication as used in regard to State jurisdiction over public education; (2) the prescription rates of medications used in public schools to treat children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and other disorders or illnesses; (3) which such medications are listed under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA); and (4) which such medications are not listed under CSA, including their properties and effects and whether they have been considered for CSA listing.

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May 22, 2003

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 21, 2003

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2003

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2003

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 425 - 1 (Roll no. 203). (text: CR H4382)
May 21, 2003

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 425 - 1 (Roll no. 203).(text: CR H4382)
May 21, 2003

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4398)
May 21, 2003

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
May 21, 2003

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1170.
May 21, 2003

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4382-4387)
May 21, 2003

Mr. Burns moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 21, 2003

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 62.
May 21, 2003

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-121.
May 15, 2003

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 15, 2003

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 15, 2003

Subcommittee on Education Reform Discharged.
May 6, 2003

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Mar 12, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E432)
Mar 11, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 11, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1753)
Mar 11, 2003

Introduced in House

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