My two sons have severe food allergies.  It is my responsibility as a parent to provide epi pens for them when they are in school. They are extremely expensive, and they expire annually. You have to dispose of them in a particular way if they are unused. It is like throwing away $1000s of dollars annually if they are unused. I feel that our daycare businesses are strapped as it is due to the cost of our supplies increasing and the cost of minimum wage increasing annually. I do not feel that this is best practice and should NOT be made into a law. Also, parents are sue happy, and centers could get in trouble for giving a child medication without parental permission. Also, too many mistakes could be made even with proper training. We should not be responsible for diagnosing any sort of undiagnosed allergy. We are teachers, not physicians. I understand some of the logic behind this proposed legislation as a parent with children with allergies; however, as a business owner who is already struggling, I see it as a waste of money.  Whomever decided this was a great idea obviously has never had to pay for an EpiPen and then throw it away unused. This legislation is saying that we have to stock an EpiPen for children of all ages. What is considered stock? One for each age and weight group or multiple EPI pens for each age group. I'd like to share that it would be $4,2000 just to have one for each age group on campus, and I have three centers. That's $12,600 a year to stock EPI pens for possible food allergies. Then, when they expire, I just throw away $12,600 and buy another set for each. Ridiculous! If this is something that the state wants, then they should pay for the staff to be trained, the stock of EPI pens annually, and the state should pay for the disposal of them. Our job is hard enough; please don't make it any more difficult.