Statute Title 20-A 6451 (2003): Requires school districts to periodically screen for sight defects.
105 CMR 200.400 (1994): Requires all public school students to have their vision tested annually. The vision of each child shall be tested by means of the Massachusetts Vision Test or other similar method approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Disabilities and defects found on health appraisal of an individual child shall be brought to the attention of the family. The school or health department shall encourage the family to take the child with physical defects to the family physician or other source of care.
Chapter 181 (2004): Upon entering kindergarten or within 30 days of the start of the school year, the parent or guardian of each child shall present to school health personnel certification that the child within the previous 12 months has passed a vision screening conducted by personnel approved by the department of public health and trained in vision screening techniques to be developed by the department of public health in consultation with the department of education…For children who fail to pass the vision screening and for children diagnosed with neurodevelopmental delay, proof of a comprehensive eye examination performed by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist chosen by the child’s parent or guardian indicating any pertinent diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, recommendation and evidence of follow-up treatment, if necessary, shall be provided.
No vision screening requirement.
Statute 16-21-14.1 (2006): Requires a vision screening upon entering kindergarten or within 30 days of the start of the school year. Section 9.0 of the Rules and Regulations for School Health requires that each student receive a vision screening at a minimum upon school entry and in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, and 9th grades. Regular reporting to the Departments of Health and Education on the results of examinations shall be made in a manner and at such intervals as prescribed from time to time in directives issued by the Director of Health or the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education. Parents of those students who fail to meet the minimal visual requirements on a second screening shall be notified in order to arrange for a comprehensive vision examination by an eye care provider. Students identified with a visual impairment shall be referred for specialized services and follow-up.
16 VSA 1422 (1969): Requires that students in grades 1,3,5,7 and 9 or 10 have their vision tested by the school district. Students whose vision appears to be defective should be tested when appropriate. The school district shall keep a record of such tests according to the instructions furnished and to notify in writing the person having legal responsibility for a pupil who is found to have defective vision. The superintendent shall report the results of the vision tests to the commissioner of education.
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