Seizure Awareness and Preparedness Act
119-HR-2151119th CongressIntroduced Mar 14, 2025Education
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Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsor
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1](D-NJ-1)6 cosponsors
Summary
Seizure Awareness and Preparedness Act
This 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, 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.
Subjects
Child healthEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth information and medical recordsMedical educationNeurological disordersTeaching, teachers, curricula
Actions (3)
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Mar 14, 2025House floor actions
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2025Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2025Library of Congress