Bill Text: IA SF483 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: 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.(Formerly SF 177.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-06-05 - Referred to Education. S.J. 1092. [SF483 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF483-Introduced.html
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COMMITTEE
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EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
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SF
177)
(COMPANION
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HF
379
BY
SORENSEN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
school
personnel
training,
emergency
care
1
planning,
authorizations
for
assisting,
and
limitations
of
2
liability
concerning
students
with
epilepsy
or
a
seizure
3
disorder.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.13D
Seizure
action
plan
and
1
training
requirements.
2
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
unless
the
context
3
otherwise
requires:
4
a.
“Individual
health
plan”
means
the
confidential,
written,
5
preplanned,
and
ongoing
special
health
service
developed
for
a
6
student
who
requires
such
service
to
be
incorporated
with
the
7
student’s
educational
program.
8
b.
“School
nurse”
means
a
registered
nurse
holding
current
9
licensure
recognized
by
the
board
of
nursing
who
practices
in
10
the
school
setting
to
promote
and
protect
the
health
of
the
11
school
population
by
using
knowledge
from
the
nursing,
social,
12
and
public
health
sciences.
13
c.
“School
personnel”
means
principals,
guidance
counselors,
14
teachers,
and
other
relevant
employees
who
have
direct
contact
15
with
and
supervise
children,
including
school
bus
drivers
and
16
paraeducators.
17
d.
“Seizure
action
plan”
means
a
written
set
of
instructions
18
designed
to
direct
caregivers
and
staff
to
intervene
in
the
19
event
of
a
seizure
occurrence
and
is
considered
a
plan
for
20
emergencies
as
a
part
of
an
individual
health
plan.
21
2.
a.
Starting
with
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
22
2024,
the
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
the
23
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
24
have
at
least
one
school
employee
at
each
school
who
has
met
25
the
training
requirements
necessary
to
administer
or
assist
26
with
the
self-administration
of
all
of
the
following:
27
(1)
A
medication
approved
by
the
United
States
food
and
28
drug
administration
to
treat
seizure
disorder
symptoms
or
29
a
medication
approved
by
the
United
States
food
and
drug
30
administration
as
a
seizure
rescue
medication.
31
(2)
A
manual
dose
of
prescribed
electrical
stimulation
32
using
a
vagus
nerve
stimulator
magnet
approved
by
the
United
33
States
food
and
drug
administration.
34
b.
The
presence
of
a
school
nurse
employed
full-time
by
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a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
who
assumes
1
responsibility
for
the
administration
of
seizure
medications
2
and
the
administration
oversight
of
vagus
nerve
stimulation
3
shall
fulfill
the
requirements
of
paragraph
“a”
.
This
section
4
shall
not
be
construed
to
require
school
personnel,
other
than
5
a
school
nurse,
to
administer
a
suppository
to
a
student.
6
3.
a.
On
or
before
December
31,
2025,
each
public
school
7
and
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
provide
training
to
8
all
school
personnel
on
how
to
recognize
the
signs
and
symptoms
9
of
seizures
and
the
appropriate
steps
for
seizure
first
aid.
10
b.
Each
public
school
and
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
11
shall
require
school
personnel
responsible
for
the
supervision
12
or
care
of
students
to
undergo
seizure
recognition
and
first
13
aid
training
on
a
biennial
basis.
14
4.
Any
training
programs
or
guidelines
adopted
by
a
state
15
agency
for
the
training
of
school
personnel
in
the
health
care
16
needs
of
students
diagnosed
with
a
seizure
disorder
shall
be
17
consistent
with
training
programs
and
guidelines
developed
18
by
the
epilepsy
foundation
of
America
or
any
successor
19
organization.
20
5.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
limit
the
21
authority
of
a
school
district,
an
accredited
nonpublic
school,
22
or
the
department
of
education
to
require
additional
seizure
23
disorder
training.
24
6.
a.
Prior
to
school
personnel
administering
medication
25
prescribed
to
treat
a
student’s
seizure
disorder
symptoms,
a
26
school
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
obtain
a
signed
and
27
dated
authorization
from
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian
that
28
authorizes
a
person
who
meets
the
requirements
of
subsection
2
29
to
administer
medication
in
accordance
with
the
school’s
policy
30
and
procedures.
31
b.
Authorizations
required
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
shall
32
be
effective
for
the
school
year
in
which
the
authorization
is
33
granted
and
must
be
renewed
each
school
year.
34
7.
Upon
the
request
of
a
student’s
parent
or
guardian,
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a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
1
collaborate
with
the
parent
or
guardian
and
relevant
licensed
2
health
care
professionals,
including
the
school
nurse
or
3
education
team,
in
the
development
of
an
individual
health
4
plan,
and
a
seizure
action
plan
if
appropriate,
consistent
5
with
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
education.
The
6
individual
health
plan
or
seizure
action
plan
shall
be
based
7
on
the
student’s
needs
and
may
include
but
is
not
limited
8
to
assessment,
nursing
diagnosis,
outcomes,
planning,
9
interventions,
student
goals,
and
a
plan
for
emergencies
to
10
provide
direction
in
managing
the
student’s
health
needs.
The
11
plan
shall
be
updated
consistent
with
timelines
for
individual
12
health
plans
and
with
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
13
education.
14
8.
a.
Each
school
district
and
each
accredited
nonpublic
15
school
shall
maintain
all
authorizations
pursuant
to
subsection
16
6,
individual
health
plans,
and
seizure
action
plans
for
17
enrolled
students
on
file
in
the
office
of
the
school
nurse
or
18
school
administrator.
19
b.
Each
school
district
and
each
accredited
nonpublic
20
school
shall
distribute
information
regarding
a
student’s
21
seizure
action
plan
to
any
school
personnel
responsible
for
the
22
supervision
or
care
of
the
student.
23
9.
The
requirements
of
subsections
6,
7,
and
8
shall
only
24
apply
to
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
that
25
has
either
of
the
following:
26
a.
An
enrolled
student
with
a
known
diagnosis
of
epilepsy
or
27
seizure
disorder.
28
b.
An
enrolled
student
who
is
known
to
currently
be
taking
29
medication
prescribed
by
a
health
care
provider
as
that
term
30
is
defined
in
section
135.61,
and
approved
by
the
United
31
States
food
and
drug
administration
to
treat
seizure
disorder
32
symptoms.
33
10.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
to
34
establish
a
seizure
education
program
for
the
purpose
of
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providing
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
an
1
age-appropriate
program
on
seizures
and
seizure
disorders.
The
2
seizure
education
program
shall
be
consistent
with
guidelines
3
published
by
the
epilepsy
foundation
of
America
or
any
4
successor
organization,
and
participation
in
the
program
shall
5
be
optional.
6
11.
A
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school,
an
7
employee
of
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school,
8
or
an
agent
of
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
9
school
acting
in
good
faith
and
in
compliance
with
a
student’s
10
individual
health
plan
and
seizure
action
plan
shall
not
be
11
liable
for
any
claim
for
injuries
or
damages
arising
from
12
actions
taken
to
assist
a
student
with
the
student’s
needs
13
related
to
epilepsy
or
a
seizure
disorder.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
relates
to
school
personnel
training,
emergency
18
care
planning,
authorizations
for
assisting,
and
limitations
19
of
liability
concerning
students
with
epilepsy
or
a
seizure
20
disorder.
21
The
bill
creates
definitions
for
“individual
health
plan”,
22
“school
nurse”,
“school
personnel”,
and
“seizure
action
plan”.
23
The
bill
requires
by
the
start
of
the
school
year
beginning
24
July
1,
2024,
for
the
board
of
directors
of
each
school
25
district
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
26
nonpublic
school
to
have
at
least
one
school
employee
at
each
27
school
who
has
met
the
training
requirements
necessary
to
28
administer
or
assist
with
the
self-administration
of
a
seizure
29
rescue
medication
or
medication
prescribed
to
treat
seizure
30
disorder
symptoms
and
approved
by
the
United
States
food
and
31
drug
administration
and
a
manual
dose
of
prescribed
electrical
32
stimulation
using
a
vagus
nerve
stimulator
magnet
approved
by
33
the
United
States
food
and
drug
administration.
The
presence
34
of
a
school
nurse
employed
full-time
by
a
school
who
assumes
35
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responsibility
for
the
administration
of
seizure
medications
1
and
the
administration
oversight
of
vagus
nerve
stimulation
2
fulfills
such
requirements.
These
requirements
do
not
require
3
school
personnel,
other
than
a
school
nurse,
to
administer
a
4
suppository
to
a
student.
5
The
bill
requires
by
December
31,
2025,
each
public
school
6
and
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
to
provide
training
to
all
7
school
personnel
on
how
to
recognize
the
signs
and
symptoms
of
8
seizures
and
the
appropriate
steps
for
seizure
first
aid.
9
The
bill
requires
each
public
school
and
each
accredited
10
nonpublic
school
to
have
school
personnel
responsible
for
the
11
supervision
or
care
of
students
to
undergo
seizure
recognition
12
and
first
aid
training
on
a
biennial
basis.
13
The
bill
requires
any
training
programs
or
guidelines
14
adopted
by
a
state
agency
for
the
training
of
school
personnel
15
in
the
health
care
needs
of
students
diagnosed
with
a
seizure
16
disorder
to
be
consistent
with
training
programs
and
guidelines
17
developed
by
the
epilepsy
foundation
of
America
or
any
18
successor
organization.
19
The
bill
authorizes
schools
and
the
department
of
education
20
to
require
additional
seizure
disorder
training.
21
The
bill
requires,
prior
to
school
personnel
administering
22
medication
prescribed
to
treat
a
student’s
seizure
disorder
23
symptoms,
a
school,
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
to
obtain
24
signed
and
dated
authorization
from
the
student’s
parent
or
25
guardian
that
authorizes
a
person
trained
to
administer
or
26
assist
with
the
self-administration
of
a
medication
approved
by
27
the
United
States
food
and
drug
administration
to
treat
seizure
28
disorder
symptoms
and
a
manual
dose
of
prescribed
electrical
29
stimulation
using
a
vagus
nerve
stimulator
magnet
approved
by
30
the
United
States
food
and
drug
administration
in
accordance
31
with
the
school’s
policy
and
procedures.
Such
authorizations
32
are
effective
for
the
school
year
in
which
the
authorization
is
33
granted
and
must
be
renewed
each
school
year.
34
The
bill
requires,
upon
the
request
of
a
student’s
parent
or
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guardian,
a
school
to
collaborate
with
the
parent
or
guardian
1
and
relevant
licensed
health
care
professionals,
including
2
the
school
nurse
or
education
team,
in
the
development
of
3
an
individual
health
plan,
and
a
seizure
action
plan
if
4
appropriate,
consistent
with
rules
adopted
by
the
state
5
board
of
education.
The
individual
health
plan
or
seizure
6
action
plan
must
be
based
on
the
student’s
needs
and
may
7
include
but
is
not
limited
to
assessment,
nursing
diagnosis,
8
outcomes,
planning,
interventions,
student
goals,
and
a
plan
9
for
emergencies
to
provide
direction
in
managing
the
student’s
10
health
needs.
The
plan
must
be
updated
consistent
with
11
timelines
for
individual
health
plans
and
with
rules
adopted
by
12
the
state
board
of
education.
13
The
bill
requires
each
school
to
maintain
all
authorizations
14
to
allow
seizure
assistance,
individual
health
plans,
and
15
seizure
action
plans
for
enrolled
students
on
file
in
the
16
office
of
the
school
nurse
or
school
administrator.
17
The
bill
requires
each
school
to
distribute
information
18
regarding
a
student’s
seizure
action
plan
to
any
school
19
personnel
responsible
for
the
supervision
or
care
of
the
20
student.
21
The
bill
limits
the
requirements
relating
to
authorizations,
22
individual
health
plans,
and
seizure
action
plans
for
students
23
to
schools
that
either
have
an
enrolled
student
with
a
known
24
diagnosis
of
epilepsy
or
seizure
disorder
or
an
enrolled
25
student
who
is
known
to
currently
be
taking
medication
26
prescribed
by
a
health
care
provider
and
approved
by
the
United
27
States
food
and
drug
administration
to
treat
seizure
disorder
28
symptoms.
29
The
bill
directs
the
state
board
of
education
to
adopt
rules
30
to
establish
a
seizure
education
program
for
the
purpose
of
31
providing
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
an
32
age-appropriate
program
on
seizures
and
seizure
disorders.
The
33
seizure
education
program
shall
be
consistent
with
guidelines
34
published
by
the
epilepsy
foundation
of
America
or
any
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successor
organization,
and
participation
in
the
program
shall
1
be
optional.
2
The
bill
makes
a
school,
a
school
employee,
or
an
agent
of
a
3
school
acting
in
good
faith
and
in
compliance
with
a
student’s
4
individual
health
plan
and
seizure
action
plan
immune
from
5
liability
for
any
claim
for
injuries
or
damages
arising
from
6
actions
taken
to
assist
a
student
with
the
student’s
needs
7
related
to
epilepsy
or
a
seizure
disorder.
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