Section 213 – Seizure awareness.

• (1)
  • (a) Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, an LEA shall provide, as described in Subsection (1)(b) and subject to Subsection (3), training to:
    • (i) a teacher who teaches a student who has informed the student’s school or teacher that the student has epilepsy or a similar seizure disorder; and
    • (ii) an administrator at the school where the student described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) attends.
  • (b) The training shall:
    • (i) be offered every two years; and
    • (ii) include:
      • (A) recognizing signs and symptoms of seizures; and
      • (B) appropriate steps for seizure first aid.

• (2) Beginning with the 2023-24 school year, an LEA shall provide, as described in Subsection (1)(b) and subject to Subsection (3), training to administrators, teachers, classroom aides, and other individuals who interact with or supervise students.

• (3)
  • (a) The state board shall adopt guidelines for the training described in Subsections (1)(a) and (2).
  • (b) The guidelines shall be consistent with programs and guidelines developed by the Epilepsy Foundation of America or another national nonprofit organization that supports individuals with epilepsy and seizure disorders.

• (4) A training offered under this section may not require a person to provide first aid to a student experiencing or showing symptoms of a seizure.

Enacted by Chapter 227, 2022 General Session

Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of enacted Section also enacted in HB 21, Chapter 194.