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HB 219

Health Screenings For K-12 Students

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Daryl Campbell and 1 co-sponsor

Failed Florida bill would have mandated K-12 health screenings to identify vision, hearing, and developmental issues affecting student academic success.

Died in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
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Bill Summary · HB 219

Legislative bill overview

HB 219 would have established mandatory health screenings for K-12 students in Florida schools, likely covering vision, hearing, and other preventive health assessments. The bill was referred to two subcommittees but died in the Student Academic Success Subcommittee in June 2025 after being indefinitely postponed in May.

Why is this important

Early health screenings can identify developmental delays, vision/hearing problems, and other conditions that impair academic performance and require intervention. However, the bill's failure suggests legislative concerns about implementation costs, parental consent requirements, or resource allocation in schools already facing budget constraints.

Potential points of contention

  • Funding mechanism: No clarity on whether schools would bear costs or if the state would provide resources, creating fiscal concerns for already-stretched school budgets
  • Parental autonomy vs. public health: Tension between mandatory screening requirements and parental rights to make health decisions for their children
  • School role expansion: Disagreement over whether schools should take on additional healthcare responsibilities versus focusing on academic instruction

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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