HOUSE BILL No. 5083


     September 25, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Woronchak, Hart, Vander Veen, George, Gilbert, Kowall, Raczkowski, Van Woerkom, Bisbee, Vander
Roest, Patterson, Bradstreet and Tabor and referred to the Committee on Education.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 2217.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 2217.  (1) THE PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG USE ADVISORY COUNCIL

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      IS CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT.  THE ADVISORY COUNCIL SHALL CONSIST

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      OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS:

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           (A) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:

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           (i) THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH.

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           (ii) THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND INDUSTRY SERVICES.

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           (iii) THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

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           (B) A LICENSED PHYSICIAN.

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           (C) A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST.

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           (D) A LICENSED PSYCHIATRIST.




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           (E) A STATE-CERTIFIED SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER.

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           (F) A LICENSED CHILD CARE PROVIDER.

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           (G) TWO PARENTS.

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           (H) TWO STATE LEGISLATORS.

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           (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL APPOINT THE ADVISORY COUNCIL

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      MEMBERS.

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           (3) THE ADVISORY COUNCIL SHALL INVESTIGATE, COMPILE A

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      REPORT, AND RECOMMEND POLICIES PERTAINING TO PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG

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      USE AMONG CHILDREN, USING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND ISSUES AS

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      GUIDELINES:

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           (A) RELEVANT LITERATURE AND CURRENT RESEARCH, INCLUDING PRO-

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      FESSIONAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES.

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           (B) SURVEYS, CONDUCTED BY THE ADVISORY COUNCIL, ON THE

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      EXTENT OF BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS AND THE POLICIES AND TREATMENTS

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      USED IN TREATING THOSE DISORDERS.

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           (C) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS AND LEARNING

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      DISABILITIES.

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           (D) SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT

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      POLICIES THAT DEAL WITH THE RECOMMENDED OR MANDATED USE OF PSY-

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      CHOTROPIC DRUGS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.

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      THIS REVIEW OF POLICIES SHALL INCLUDE GENERAL SCHOOL POLICIES, AS

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      WELL AS SPECIAL EDUCATION POLICIES.

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           (E) PATTERN OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG USE AMONG CHILDREN OVER THE

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      PAST 25 YEARS.

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           (F) PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG USE AMONG CHILDREN BY AGE, GENDER, AND

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      SCHOOL DISTRICT.





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