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TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Jim Beach and Joseph F. Vitale that will protect medically-fragile students and allow parents a choice in care providers for their children during the school day has been signed into law.

“Parents of students with serious health conditions and who need constant care and attention should be confident that the care their child is receiving at school is at least comparable to the care that they receive at home,” said Senator Beach, D-Camden. “Without any regulations requiring school districts throughout the state to contract with nursing companies and vendors that are properly trained to deal with the unique health needs of these particular children, we were allowing them to receive inadequate care. This is was a dangerous policy that has now thankfully been corrected.”

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Jim Beach and Joseph F. Vitale that would protect medically-fragile students and allow parents a choice in care providers for their children during the school day was unanimously approved by both the State Senate and the General Assembly today.

“Parents of medically-fragile students provide constant care and attention at home and deserve to have that same level of care while their children are in school,” said Senator Beach, D-Camden. “Currently, school districts can contract with any nursing company or vendor whether or not they are trained to handle the student’s unique health needs. It is imperative that this policy be corrected to provide both a consistency of care for the child and sense of ease for the parents that their child will be safe at school.”

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Jim Beach and Joseph F. Vitale that would protect medically-fragile students and allow parents a choice in care providers for their children during the school day unanimously passed the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee yesterday.

“Parents of students with serious health conditions and who need constant care and attention should be confident that the care their child is receiving at school is at least comparable to the care that they receive at home,” said Senator Beach, D-Camden. “Without any current regulations requiring school districts throughout the state to contract with nursing companies and vendors that are properly trained to deal with the unique health needs of these particular children, we are allowing them to receive inadequate care. This is a dangerous policy and must be corrected.”