Assembly Bill A4578

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires schools to develop a seizure action plan for students diagnosed with a seizure disorder

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A4578 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7073
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3001-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9996
2021-2022: A6019

2023-A4578 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires schools to develop a seizure action plan for students diagnosed with a seizure disorder and have teachers trained for if a student has a seizure.

2023-A4578 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4578
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MCGOWAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring  schools  to
   develop  a  seizure  action plan for students diagnosed with a seizure
   disorder
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3001-e
 to read as follows:
   § 3001-E. SEIZURE ACTION PLAN. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOW-
 ING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "SEIZURE  ACTION  PLAN"  SHALL  MEAN  A DOCUMENT DEVELOPED BY THE
 SCHOOL NURSE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF  A  STUDENT
 WITH  A SEIZURE DISORDER AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO
 MAY BE PROVIDING SEIZURE DISORDER CARE TO THE STUDENT, WHICH IS CONSIST-
 ENT WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STUDENT'S HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS  AND
 WHICH  SETS OUT THE HEALTH SERVICES NEEDED BY THE STUDENT AT SCHOOL OR A
 SCHOOL-SPONSORED ACTIVITY, IS SIGNED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN  AND  THE
 SCHOOL NURSE, AND SHALL BE:
   (I)  KEPT ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE SCHOOL NURSE OR SCHOOL ADMINIS-
 TRATOR;
   (II) DISTRIBUTED TO ANY SCHOOL EMPLOYEE  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  THE  SUPER-
 VISION  OR  CARE  OF THE STUDENT FOR WHICH SUCH PLAN WAS CREATED AND WHO
 HAS RECEIVED PROPER TRAINING; AND
   (III) PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BY  THE  PARENTS  OR
 GUARDIANS OF THE STUDENT AND CONTAIN A WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION TO ADMINIS-
 TER ANY MEDICATIONS LISTED IN SUCH PLAN PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF
 THIS SECTION.
   (B) "STUDENT" SHALL MEAN A STUDENT WITH EPILEPSY OR A SEIZURE DISORDER
 WHO  IS  PRESCRIBED  SEIZURE  RESCUE  MEDICATION  OR MEDICATION TO TREAT

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06246-01-3
 A. 4578                             2
              

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