Legislative Database

A state-led recognition program for schools that meet specific asthma management and environmental trigger reduction standards.

Establishes a structured, science-based approach to addressing indoor air quality in school buildings to mitigate environmental asthma triggers.

Recognizes May 2026 as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month to raise awareness for the 90,000 Delawareans affected by these conditions.

Designates May 2026 as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month to increase public understanding of these chronic conditions.

Establishes a structured, science-based approach to improving indoor air quality in schools to reduce exposure to asthma triggers like mold and poor ventilation.

A comprehensive state plan to sustain and improve asthma prevention, control, and education efforts across Illinois through 2030.

New York Asthma Inhaler Coverage Act (S.3100A)

S.3100A expands New York insurance coverage for the treatment of asthma to include a second rescue and maintenance inhaler, along with any medically necessary devices for children. New Yorkers with asthma can face large financial barriers to drugs that hinder optimal treatment; high out-of-pocket costs hinder adherence, threaten patient health, and exacerbate health disparities. The bill passed the Senate 59-2 on March 17, 2025 and was reported and committed to the Finance Committee on May 12, 2026.

Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act

The Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act would provide the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the authority and resources to better protect against poor indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools. IAQ is essential for people suffering from asthma, as poor ventilation and indoor pollutants can trigger attacks and worsen respiratory health.

SponsorRep. Paul Tonko [D-NY-20] (Democratic)

This statute permits students to possess and self-administer asthma inhalers while at school.

Colorado Asthma Care Plan

The standardized state form required for managing a child's asthma in licensed childcare and school environments.

A federal resolution supporting the designation of May 2025 as National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.

Requires insurance coverage for certain inhalers at no cost to the patient, eliminating cost-sharing for asthma and respiratory inhalers under New York-regulated health plans.

Promotes the development of school asthma action plans between local education agencies and health departments to include emergency protocols.

EPA Tools for Schools Air Quality Standard

Requires school principals or designees to conduct an annual physical investigation and survey of schoolhouse indoor air quality factors (ventilation, moisture, mold, and chemical storage) known to trigger asthma, filing reports with the Department of Education as part of school approval.

Kentucky School Stock Bronchodilator Act

Authorizes Kentucky public and nonpublic schools to acquire and stock undesignated bronchodilator rescue inhalers and spacers for administration to students experiencing asthma-related respiratory distress.

Stock Bronchodilators in Schools Act

Authorizes schools to obtain undesignated standing prescriptions for and administer stock short-acting bronchodilators to students experiencing perceived respiratory distress.

Student Asthma Support Act

Authorizes schools to maintain stock albuterol inhalers and spacers for students experiencing respiratory distress and provides liability protection for staff.

Allows Indiana schools to stock albuterol inhalers and spacers and permits trained school employees to administer them to students in respiratory distress.

Allows schools to adopt a comprehensive plan for the management of students who have asthma.

Requires Connecticut childcare centers and group homes to have staff trained in the administration of asthma inhalant medications if a child with such a prescription is enrolled.

Provides for the maintenance and use of emergency asthma inhalers and allergy treatments for children in specific care settings.

Permits public and private schools to stock albuterol inhalers and spacers for use by students experiencing respiratory distress and provides liability protection for staff.

Authorizes public schools to maintain and administer stock albuterol and epinephrine auto-injectors to students in respiratory distress or anaphylaxis.

Directs the Nevada Department of Education to develop a model plan for asthma management in schools, including procedures for students to self-administer medication and emergency protocols.

Expands the ability of public school students to carry and self-administer albuterol and epinephrine and allows schools to maintain stock supplies.

Authorizes school districts to provide emergency stock albuterol inhalers and single-use disposable holding chambers to school nurses or trained volunteers.

Authorizes public and private schools to stock and administer medication for respiratory distress (e.g., albuterol) to any individual believed to be in respiratory distress.

SponsorNathan Johnson

Requires the Department of Education to implement a comprehensive asthma and allergy management plan, including individual action plans for students and staff training.

Louisiana Stock Inhaler Act

Authorizes Louisiana governing authorities of public elementary and secondary schools to maintain an undesignated supply of asthma medication and rescue inhalers for emergency administration during perceived respiratory distress.

Incidental Medical Services (IMS) Guidelines

Provides official guidance on the requirements for licensed childcare providers to administer Incidental Medical Services, including asthma treatments.

Virginia Stock Albuterol in Schools Act

Permits public school boards in Virginia to stock albuterol inhalers and valved holding chambers and authorizes trained school personnel to administer albuterol to students in respiratory distress.

Protects the right of public and charter school students to carry and self-administer prescription asthma inhalers and auto-injectable epinephrine at school, while establishing liability immunity for districts and staff acting in compliance with medical authorizations.

Washington Stock Albuterol and Inhaler Policy

Authorizes school districts to adopt policies permitting trained school staff to administer bronchodilators to students experiencing respiratory distress.

Provides federal grant preferences to states that require schools to have comprehensive asthma and allergy management programs.

Provides funding and establishes testing requirements for school indoor air quality to reduce environmental triggers like mold and pollutants that exacerbate asthma.

Florida Child Care Licensing Regulations

Establishes mandatory protocols for the administration and storage of medications, including asthma treatments, in licensed Florida childcare facilities.

Governs health and safety standards for Delaware childcare centers, including the administration of prescription medications for chronic conditions like asthma.

Sets medication administration and health management requirements for family-based childcare providers in Delaware.

Regulations for group family day care homes regarding the administration of asthma medication and emergency response.

Requires the board of trustees of each school district to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for the management of students with asthma and anaphylaxis.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to prioritize grants for states that require public schools to have comprehensive allergy and asthma management programs.

Provides guidance for Illinois schools on maintaining and administering stock asthma medication and epinephrine under standing protocols.

Increases preference for federal asthma and allergy-related grants to states that require schools to have comprehensive asthma and allergy management programs.

Indiana School Stock Albuterol Act

Permits public and accredited nonpublic schools in Indiana to fill prescriptions for and maintain undesignated albuterol, authorizing trained school employees to administer it to students experiencing respiratory distress.

Mandates care plans for children with asthma in family childcare homes and specifies storage requirements for rescue medications.

Requires childcare facilities to maintain individualized care plans for children with special health needs, including asthma, who require emergency medication.

Authorizes schools to acquire and stock asthma inhalers for student use and mandates training for administration.

School Bronchodilator Stock and Self-Administration Act

Authorizes public schools to maintain a stock supply of bronchodilators and spacers and permits trained school personnel to administer them to students experiencing respiratory distress.