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An Act To Reduce Childhood Exposure to Harmful Ultraviolet Radiation by Allowing Students To Use Sunscreen in Schools
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §6307  is enacted to read:
§ 6307. Use of sunscreen in schools
A student who attends a public school may possess and use a topical sunscreen product while on school property or at a school-sponsored event without prior authorization from a parent or legal guardian or a note or prescription from a licensed health care professional.
 
SUMMARY
This bill allows public school students to possess and use a topical sunscreen product while on school property or at a school-sponsored event without prior authorization from a parent or legal guardian or a note or prescription from a licensed health care professional.