(a)The Commissioner of Education shall establish a School Nurse Advisory Council consisting of the following members:
(1)One representative from each state-wide bargaining representative organization that represents school nurses;
(2)One representative of the Association of School Nurses of Connecticut;
(3)One representative of the Connecticut Nurses Association;
(4)One representative of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents;
(5)One representative of the Connecticut Federation of School Administrators;
(6)One representative of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education;
(7)Two school district medical advisors, one of whom is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics;
(8)One representative of the Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home who
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(a) The Commissioner of Education shall establish a School Nurse Advisory Council consisting of the following members: (1) One representative from each state-wide bargaining representative organization that represents school nurses; (2) One representative of the Association of School Nurses of Connecticut; (3) One representative of the Connecticut Nurses Association; (4) One representative of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents; (5) One representative of the Connecticut Federation of School Administrators; (6) One representative of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education; (7) Two school district medical advisors, one of whom is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics; (8) One representative of the Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home who is a school nurse; and (9) The Commissioners of Education and Public Health, or the commissioners' designees who shall be ex-officio, nonvoting members and shall attend meetings of the advisory council. (b) The advisory council shall advise the Commissioners of Education and Public Health concerning professional development for school nurses, school nurse staffing levels, the delivery of health care services by school nurses in schools and other matters that affect school nurses. (c) Members shall receive no compensation except for reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in performing their duties. (d) The Commissioner of Education shall schedule the first meeting of the advisory council, which shall be held not later than September 1, 2013. The members shall elect the chairperson of the advisory council from among the members of the council who are school nurses. A majority of the council members shall constitute a quorum. A majority vote of a quorum shall be required for any official action of the advisory council. The advisory council shall meet upon the call of the chairperson or upon the majority request of the council members. (e) Not later than February 1, 2014, and not less than annually thereafter, the advisory council shall submit a report on its recommendations to the Commissioners of Education and Public Health and to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and public health, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a . Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, recommendations concerning: (1) Professional development for school nurses; (2) school nurse staffing levels; (3) the delivery of health care services by school nurses in schools; (4) protocols for emergency medication administration; and (5) protocols for evaluating certain temporary medical conditions that may be symptomatic of serious illnesses or injuries. (f) The Commissioner of Education shall notify each local and regional board of education of the advisory council's recommendations not later than thirty days after the commissioner's receipt of the advisory council's report containing such recommendations.