SB15 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tom Whatley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Education, Kyle Graddy Act, administration of single dose autoinjectable epinephrine on K-12 school campuses by students and pursuant to anaphylaxis preparedness program provided, Secs. 16-1-39, 16-1-48 am'd

Summary

SB 15 creates the Kyle Graddy Act, allowing K-12 students to possess and self-administer a single-dose epinephrine autoinjector at school and strengthening the school-based anaphylaxis preparedness program.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the bill names the existing self-administration and anaphylaxis programs as the Kyle Graddy Act, and explicitly allows students to carry and self-administer single-dose autoinjectable epinephrine at school under a prescriber’s orders. It defines what counts as single-dose autoinjectable epinephrine and requires the education department to maintain an anaphylaxis preparedness program with trained staff, emergency protocols, and on-campus supplies (subject to state funding). Schools can store and dispense epinephrine and allow trained personnel or the student to administer it during a reaction.

Who It Affects

• Students at public and nonpublic K-12 schools who have epinephrine prescribed and may self-administer at school.
• School staff, including nurses and trained unlicensed personnel, who store, supervise, or administer epinephrine and participate in the training and emergency response protocol.

Key Provisions

• The self-administration of medications law and the anaphylaxis preparedness program law are named the Kyle Graddy Act.
• Allows a student to possess and self-administer single-dose autoinjectable epinephrine on school property or at school events, in line with prescriber orders.
• Defines single-dose autoinjectable epinephrine for purposes of the act.
• Revises the existing anaphylaxis preparedness program to include three levels of prevention (primary, secondary, tertiary) led by licensed school nurses and to develop emergency response protocols with physician collaboration.
• Requires each public school campus to have a supply of premeasured single-dose autoinjectable epinephrine and allows administration by the student, school nurse, or trained unlicensed personnel who completed approved training.
• Provides immunity from civil liability for the school, its employees, and trained personnel, and immunity for physicians involved in related protocols; clarifies it does not modify the Alabama Medical Liability Act.
• Training for staff must be conducted by a nationally recognized organization and cover recognizing anaphylaxis, storage/administration standards, and emergency follow-up procedures (training may be online or in person), with funding for on-campus supplies contingent on state funding.
• Effective immediately upon governor approval; the on-campus supply requirement is contingent on state funding.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Education