Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania SB720: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school health services, providing for initial vision examination.
Status: In committee, September 28, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in school health services, further providing for health services and for vision screening and examinations, providing for eye health and vision examinations and further providing for examinations by examiners of own choice. PROVIDING FOR INITIAL VISION EXAMINATION.
From the amended text, June 9, 2026:
An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in school health services, further providing for health services and for vision screening and examinations, providing for eye health and vision examinations and further providing for examinations by examiners of own choice. PROVIDING FOR INITIAL VISION EXAMINATION. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 1402(a) of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended to read: Section 1402. Health Services.--(a) Each child of school age shall be given by methods established by the Advisory Health Board, (1) a hearing test by a school nurse or medical technician, (1.1) a vision screening by school health personnel or a vision screener or an eye health and vision examination by an ophthalmologist or optometrist, and (2) a measurement of <-- <-- <-- height and weight by a school nurse or teacher, who shall use the measurement to compute a child's weight-for-height ratio[, (3) tests for tuberculosis under medical supervision, and (4) such other tests as the Advisory Health Board may deem advisable to protect the health of the child]. A vision screening or an eye health and …