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HF102
School Training and Safety Rules for Students with Seizures
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:29 AM
In one sentence
This law requires schools to train staff on seizure safety, create emergency plans for students with epilepsy or seizure disorders, obtain yearly permission from parents before giving medicine, and protect trained employees from legal trouble if they help a student in good faith.
What it does
- Requires each school district and accredited nonpublic school to have at least one employee trained by July 1, 2025, to administer or assist with FDA-approved seizure medication or vagus nerve stimulator magnets.
- Mandates that all public and accredited nonpublic schools train their staff on recognizing seizures and giving first aid by December 31, 2026, and repeat this training every two years.
- Requires parents to sign a yearly permission form before school staff can administer prescribed seizure medication to their child.
- Directs schools to work with families and doctors upon request to create written health plans and emergency action steps for students who have seizures.
- Protects schools, employees, and agents from lawsuits if they follow the student's plan and act in good faith while helping a student during a medical event.
Who it affects
- Students enrolled in public or accredited nonpublic schools with epilepsy, seizure disorders, or who take FDA-approved medication to treat seizure symptoms.
- School employees including principals, guidance counselors, teachers, bus drivers, and para-educators who supervise students.
- Parents or guardians of students who need to provide medical authorizations for their children.
Limits and unknowns
- The law does not require school staff, other than nurses, to administer medication through a suppository.
- School districts and the state department of education can still choose to require more training than what this bill sets as the minimum.
- Specific rules for how schools must run their seizure education programs will be decided later by the State Board of Education.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Seizure action plan
- A written set of instructions designed to direct caregivers and staff on how to intervene if a student has a seizure, considered part of an individual health plan.
- Individual health plan
- A confidential, written, preplanned special health service developed for a student that is incorporated with their educational program.
- Vagus nerve stimulator magnet
- An FDA-approved device used to deliver a manual dose of prescribed electrical stimulation to treat seizure symptoms.
Official record
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Official summary
A bill for an act relating to school personnel training, emergency care planning, authorizations for assisting, and limitations of liability concerning students with epilepsy or a seizure disorder.(See HF 835 .)