,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ac1 #bjbe,mr4    
,book] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,elem5t>y &       
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife to    
au?orize a grant program to support     
/ud5ts :o h epilepsy or a seizure       
disord]4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,seizure ,aw>5ess &         
,prep>$ness ,act4  #b4 ,grant program to
 support /ud5ts :o h epilepsy or a      
seizure disord]  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title    
,,iv ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y          
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#gaja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  ,g ,grant program to support
 /ud5ts :o h epilepsy or a seizure      
disord]  #dgja4 ,grant program to       
support /ud5ts :o h epilepsy or a       
seizure disord]  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,individualiz$ em]g5cy    
heal? c>e plan ,! t]m individualiz$     

em]g5cy heal? c>e plan means a docum5t  
develop$ by a /ud5t's heal? c>e provid]1
 9 consultation ) ! p>5t ( a /ud5t )    
epilepsy or a seizure disord]1 o!r      
appropriate m$ical pr(essionals :o may  
be provid+ epilepsy or seizure disord]  
c>e to ! /ud5t1 & ! s*ool nurse1 :i*    
outl9es a set ( proc$ural guidel9es t   
provide specific directions ab\t :at to 
d 9 a p>ticul> em]g5cy situation & is   
sign$ by ! heal? c>e provid]1 ! p>5t1 & 
! s*ool nurse4  7#b7 ,individualiz$     
heal? c>e plan ,! t]m individualiz$     
heal? c>e plan means a docum5t develop$ 
by a /ud5t's heal? c>e provid]1 9       
consultation ) ! p>5t ( a /ud5t )       
epilepsy or a seizure disord]1 o!r      
appropriate m$ical pr(essionals :o may  
be provid+ epilepsy or seizure disord]  
c>e to ! /ud5t1 & ! s*ool nurse1 :i* is 
consi/5t ) ! recomm5dations ( ! /ud5t's 
heal? c>e provid] & :i* sets out ! heal?
 s]vices ne$$ by ! /ud5t at s*ool & is  
sign$ by ! heal? c>e provid]1 ! p>5t1 & 
! s*ool nurse4  7b7 ,au?orization (     

grant program ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d    
grants to ,/ates1 on a competitive      
basis1 to enable ! ,/ates to aw>d       
subgrants to local educational ag5cies  
to c>ry out a program t supports /ud5ts 
) epilepsy & seizure disord]s 9 s*ools4 
7c7 ,applications = grants ,a ,/ate t   
desires to receive a grant "u ?is       
section %all submit an application to ! 
,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &     
accompani$ by su* in=mation z !         
,secret>y may require4  7d7 ,subgrants  
au?oriz$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a ,/ate t      
receives a grant "u ?is section %all use
 ! grant funds to aw>d subgrants to     
local educational ag5cies to enable !   
local educational ag5cies to c>ry out a 
program t funds tra9+ ( s*ool p]sonnel  
on seizure aw>5ess & prep>$ness t cov]s 
individualiz$ heal? c>e plans &         
individualiz$ em]g5cy heal? c>e plans = 
/ud5ts :o h epilepsy or a seizure       
disord]4  7#b7 ,applications = subgrants
 ,a local educational ag5cy t desires to
 receive a subgrant "u ?is subsection   

%all submit an application to ! ,/ate at
 su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & accompani$ by   
su* in=mation z ! ,/ate may require4    
7#c7 ,use ( subgrant funds  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al  7i7 ,requir$ use ,a local        
educational ag5cy t receives a subgrant 
"u ?is subsection %all use ! subgrant   
funds to c>ry out a program 9 ! elem5t>y
 s*ools & second>y s*ools s]v$ by su*   
ag5cy to fund tra9+ ( s*ool p]sonnel on 
seizure aw>5ess & prep>$ness t cov]s    
individualiz$ heal? c>e plans &         
individualiz$ em]g5cy heal? c>e plans = 
/ud5ts :o h epilepsy or a seizure       
disord]4  7ii7 ,p]missive uses ,a local 
educational ag5cy t receives a subgrant 
"u ?is subsection may use ! subgrant    
funds =-- 7,i7 tra9+ ( s*ool p]sonnel to
 adm9i/] or assi/ ) ! adm9i/ration (    
seizure m$ications2  7,,ii7 tra9+ &     
education ( /ud5ts on seizure aw>5ess & 
prep>$ness2  7,,iii7 recruit+1 hir+1 &  
reta9+ d$icat$ compliance /aff :o are   
responsible = ensur+ t all tra9+ &      
program requirem5ts relat$ to seizure   

aw>5ess1 prep>$ness1 & managem5t are    
consi/5tly met2 &  7,,iv7 o!r activities
 or programs det]m9$ appropriate by !   
,secret>y4  7,b7 ,in=mation includ$ ,x  
is recomm5d$ t ea* individualiz$ heal?  
c>e plan & ea* individualiz$ em]g5cy    
heal? c>e plan include ! foll[+         
in=mation3 7i7 ,writt5 ord]s f ! /ud5t's
 physician or advanc$ practice nurse    
outl9+ ! epilepsy or seizure disord]    
c>e4  7ii7 ,! symptoms ( ! epilepsy or  
seizure disord] = t p>ticul> /ud5t &    
recomm5d$ c>e4  7iii7 ,full p>ticipation
 9 ex]cise & sports1 & any              
contra9dications to ex]cise1 or         
accommodations t %all be made = t       
p>ticul> /ud5t4  7iv7 ,accommodations = 
s*ool trips1 aft]-s*ool activities1     
class p>ties1 & o!r s*ool-relat$        
activities4  7v7 ,education ( all s*ool 
p]sonnel ab\t epilepsy & seizure        
disord]s1 h[ to recognize & provide c>e 
= epilepsy & seizure disord]s1 & :5 to  
call = assi/ance4  7vi7 ,m$ical &       
treatm5t issues t may affect !          

educational process ( ! /ud5t ) epilepsy
 or ! seizure disord]4  7vii7 ,! /ud5t's
 ability to manage1 & ! /ud5t's level ( 
und]/&+ (1 ! /ud5t's epilepsy or seizure
 disord]4  7viii7 ,h[ to ma9ta9         
communication ) ! /ud5t1 ! /ud5t's p>5t 
& heal? c>e team1 ! educational /aff1 & 
! s*ool nurse4  7,c7 ,tra9+ requir$  7i7
 ,9 g5]al ,ea* local educational ag5cy  
c>ry+ out a program support$ ) subgrant 
funds %all ensure t ! s*ool nurse       
assign$ to a p>ticul> elem5t>y s*ool or 
second>y s*ool support$ by ! program--  
7,i7 coord9ates ! provision ( epilepsy &
 seizure disord] c>e at su* s*ool2 &    
7,,ii7 ensures t all /aff are tra9$ n   
less (t5 ?an e #b ye>s 9 ! c>e ( /ud5ts 
) epilepsy & seizure disord]s1 includ+  
/aff work+ ) s*ool-sponsor$ programs    
outside ( ! regul> s*ool day1 z provid$ 
9 individualiz$ heal? c>e plans &       
individualiz$ em]g5cy heal? c>e plans4  
7ii7 ,in/ruction ,! tra9+ requir$ "u    
clause 7i7 %all include a ,dep>tm5t (   
,education-approv$ on-l9e or 9-p]son    

c\rse ( in/ruction provid$ by #a or m   
nonpr(it national organizations t       
support ! welf>e ( individuals )        
epilepsy & seizure disord]s4  7,d7      
,s*ool bus driv]s ,ea* local educational
 ag5cy c>ry+ out a program support$ )   
subgrant funds %all ensure t ea* s*ool  
bus driv] :o transports a /ud5t )       
epilepsy or a seizure disord] receives  
notice ( ! /ud5t's condition1 in=mation 
on h[ to provide c>e = epilepsy or !    
seizure disord]1 em]g5cy contact        
in=mation1 epilepsy & seizure disord]   
recognition & fir/ aid tra9+1 & p>5t    
contact in=mation4  7,e7 ,release ,ea*  
local educational ag5cy c>ry+ out a     
program support$ ) subgrant funds %all  
ensure t ! s*ool nurse assign$ to a     
p>ticul> elem5t>y s*ool or second>y     
s*ool support$ by ! program obta9s a    
release f ea* p>5t ( a /ud5t ) epilepsy 
or a seizure disord] :o reque/s an      
individualiz$ heal? c>e plan or an      
individualiz$ em]g5cy heal? c>e plan1 to
 au?orize ! %>+ ( m$ical in=mation      

betwe5 ! /ud5t's physician or advanc$   
practice nurse & o!r heal? c>e provid]s4
  7,f7 ,no liability ,no s*ool employee1
 includ+ a s*ool nurse1 a s*ool bus     
driv]1 a s*ool bus aide1 or any o!r     
(fic] or ag5t ( a local educational     
ag5cy1 %all be held liable = any good   
fai? act or omission consi/5t ) !       
provisions ( ?is section4 ,good fai?    
%all n include willful misconduct1 gross
 neglig5ce1 or recklessness4  7e7       
,supplem5t2 n supplant ,grant & subgrant
 funds provid$ "u ?is section %all be   
us$ to supplem5t1 n supplant1 o!r ,f$]al
 or ,/ate funds available to c>ry out   
activities describ$ 9 ?is section4  7f7 
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #cd1ejj1jjj = ! p]iod (     
fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj4  4  7b7  
,table ( cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts 9   
section #b ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y    
,education ,act ( #aife is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#dfdd ! foll[+ new items3  ,"p          

,g--,grant program ,to support /ud5ts :o
 h epilepsy or a seizure disorder,sec4  
#dgja4 ,grant program to support /ud5ts 
:o h epilepsy or a seizure disord]4  4