Seizure Awareness and Preparedness Act

Key Points

• This bill creates a federal grant program to help schools better support students with epilepsy or seizure disorders. It provides $34.5 million over five years for states to give to local school districts for training and safety plans.
• School staff would be required to undergo training every two years to recognize seizures and provide proper care. This includes teachers, administrators, and school bus drivers, ensuring they know what to do in an emergency.
• Schools would work with parents and doctors to create personalized health and emergency plans for each student with a seizure disorder. These plans would outline specific medical needs, symptoms, and when to call for outside help.
• The money can also be used to teach students about seizure awareness, train staff on how to give seizure medications, and hire people to make sure the school is following all safety rules.
• To encourage staff to help, the bill includes a good faith rule. This means school employees generally cannot be sued for helping a student during a seizure as long as they are not being reckless or intentionally harmful.

Impact Analysis

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