HB76 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Thomas JacksonRepresentative

Democrat

Co-Sponsor

David Wheeler

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Public K-12 schools, Seizure Safe Schools Act, Secs. 16-30C-1 to 16-30C-6, inclusive, added.

Summary

HB76 creates the Seizure Safe Schools Act to help students with seizure disorders receive planned care at school, ensure nurse staffing, and train staff to respond to seizures.

What This Bill Does

Starting in 2022-2023, parents of students with seizure disorders can work with the school to include a seizure management and treatment plan in the student’s individual health plan. The plan must list services, medications (name, dose, how and when given), the student’s ability to manage seizures, and the parent's signature plus the physician’s contact. With parental consent, a trained unlicensed medication assistant may administer seizure medications listed in the plan. The state will create training guidelines for staff, require a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse in every public K-12 school, and publish a list of trained staff; rules must be adopted by March 1, 2022.

Who It Affects

• Students with seizure disorders and their parents/guardians: can obtain a formal seizure management and treatment plan, have care provided at school, and access authorized medications under the plan.
• School staff and school systems (nurses, unlicensed medication assistants, local boards of education): must be trained, may administer medications under the plan, must hire nurses in every school, and must maintain and publish lists of trained personnel with liability protections in place.

Key Provisions

• Adds Chapter 30C, the Seizure Safe Schools Act, to Title 16 of the Alabama Code.
• From the 2022-2023 school year, requires a seizure management and treatment plan to be included in the student’s individual health plan, reviewed by the lead nurse at set times (before school year, at enrollment if after start, or after diagnosis).
• The plan must specify services, medications (name, purpose, dosage, administration route, frequency, and circumstances), the student’s ability to manage seizures, parent signature, and physician contact.
• With parental consent, allows an unlicensed medication assistant to administer seizure medications listed in the plan.
• DOE must develop training guidelines for school staff on seizure care, approved by the Alabama Board of Nursing, with input from relevant medical groups; training for nurses and unlicensed assistants, provided free by approved nonprofit providers.
• Local boards must ensure trained nurses and unlicensed medication assistants, and publish annually a list of trained staff on the board’s website.
• Provides immunity for school staff for actions under the act, and clarifies liability protections for physicians and schools; does not alter current medical liability laws.
• Requires rules to implement the act to be adopted by March 1, 2022.
• Section 2 requires a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse to be hired in every public K-12 school from funds appropriated for that purpose.
• Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month after governor approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Schools