A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the content or frequency of training, nor does it mention penalties for non-compliance.

Seizure Training for School Staff

This bill requires schools in Indiana to provide seizure recognition and response training to staff who will have direct, ongoing contact with students.

What This Bill Does

• Requires all school employees and job applicants who will have direct, ongoing contact with children within the scope of their employment to attend seizure training.

Who It Names or Affects

• School employees who work directly with children
• Job applicants for positions that involve direct, ongoing contact with students

Terms To Know

Seizure training

Training to recognize and respond to signs of seizures in a school setting.

School corporations

Public schools run by local education agencies in Indiana.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify when the training must be completed or how often it needs to be renewed.
• It is unclear if there are penalties for non-compliance with this requirement.

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
Seizure training requirements.

Current Bill Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Seizure training requirements.

Provides that school corporations and charter schools shall require all applicants for employment and school employees who will have direct, ongoing contact with children within the scope of the applicant's or school employee's employment to attend training concerning recognition of the signs and symptoms of seizures and the appropriate steps to be taken to respond to these symptoms.