# Seizure Awareness and Preparedness Act - Plain Language Summary

## What This Bill Does

The Seizure Awareness and Preparedness Act creates a new federal grant program to help schools better support students with epilepsy and seizure disorders. The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to establish a two-tier funding system: the federal government would award grants to states, which would then distribute subgrants to local school districts. These funds would be used specifically to train school staff on how to recognize, respond to, and manage seizures in students.

## Who Benefits

The primary beneficiaries are students with epilepsy or seizure disorders and the schools that serve them. School personnel—including teachers, nurses, and administrators—would receive training on seizure awareness and emergency response. The bill also allows schools to use funds to train staff on administering seizure medications and to educate other students about seizure awareness. Parents of affected students would benefit from the development of individualized health care and emergency plans coordinated between doctors, parents, and school nurses.

## Key Provisions

Schools receiving funding must use it for mandatory training on seizure awareness and preparedness, including how to implement individualized health care plans and emergency response plans. Schools can optionally use funds to train staff to administer seizure medications, educate students about seizures, hire dedicated compliance staff, or pursue other Secretary-approved activities. The bill recommends that health care plans include physician orders, symptom information, exercise accommodations, and guidance for school trips and activities.

Seizure Awareness and Preparedness Act

Booker, Cory A.

Seizure Awareness and Preparedness ActThis bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for carrying out a program that supports elementary and secondary students who have epilepsy or a seizure disorder. Specifically,&nbsp;LEAs must use these subgrants to train school personnel on seizure awareness and preparedness that covers individualized health care plans and individualized emergency health care plans for students who have epilepsy or a seizure disorder.