• Alabama requires a vision screening¹
• Frequency: Children enrolled in public school for each year in attendance

Requires examination of each and every child attending the public schools of this state, both male and female, for any physical defects of any kind, including diseases of the eye, as arranged by the Department of Education and the State Board of Health. The several county boards of education and county boards of health shall cooperate fully with the State Board of Education and the State Board of Health in the promotion of this work. The county superintendent of education shall arrange with the county health officer a schedule of dates for this examination of the children in the public schools under his supervision, and the city superintendent of schools shall make like schedule for the schools under his supervision. Alabama Code §16-29-1

 (School Code 1927, §619; Code 1940, T. 52, §553; Acts 1965, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 53, p. 264.)

Requires each and every child shall be examined before October 1 in each and every year by the county health officer, and the State Superintendent of Education shall have blanks printed to be furnished by the county superintendent of education to the various school districts. The county health officer of each county shall make such physical examinations of the school children and he shall secure such assistance from the county board of health as is necessary. All examinations held under this chapter shall be without charge to the child or his parents. Alabama Code §16-29-2

(School Code 1927, §620; Code 1940, T. 52, §554.)

 

Requires each child shall be furnished with a certificate of examination, which shall be recorded by the teacher in a record kept for that purpose, the certificate to be returned to the parent or guardian of the child. Alabama Code §16-29-3

(School Code 1927, §622; Code 1940, T. 52, §556.)

 

http://law.justia.com/alabama/codes/14974/128526.html

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1 An interpretation of the language used in the statute suggests that the state requires a vision screening instead of an examination. It is left to the discretion of the clinician whether a screening is performed or a comprehensive eye exam.