The Coalition supported bill H1886 an Act requiring the Department of Public Health to issue a report on vision screening for children was heard before the Public Health Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature on May 5, 2015. The bill was filed by Rep. Barber of Somerville and directs the Department of Public Health to compile data and issue a report, by school, by community, on numbers of children entering school with documentation of a passed vision screening or completed eye examination. Coalition members Jonathan Modest, Boston Children's Hospital; Erin DiSanto, Parent; and Kathy Majzoub, Prevent Blindness provided oral testimony at the hearing and 18 letters of support were presented to the Committee members. The bill remains in Committee.

On June 3, 2015, Children's Vision MA provided support for H429 an Act relative to ensuring the well being of all children in the Commonwealth at a hearing of the Education Committee. Filed by Rep. Livingstone, the bill notes that the ability of children to thrive is predicated on a number of interconnected factors that contribute to child well-being including nutrition, housing, and health care. The report on health conditions, completed screenings, and completed referrals, by school and community, included in Section 8 of the bill, will provide data necessary to inform recommendations and target action on many health issues including vision health. Recognizing the critically important role of school nurses in providing periodic school based vision assessments to students, referring children in need of eye exams, monitoring vision treatment plans, and acting as case managers for a student's vision care when necessary, the coalition provided written testimony in support of H430 an Act authorizing the establishment of a commission to evaluate student health which calls for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) to evaluate student health in schools.