SB42 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

William “Bill” M. BeasleySenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

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

Summary

The bill creates the Seizure Safe Schools Act to help students with seizure disorders receive care at school by adding seizure management plans to their health plans and allowing trained staff to administer seizure medications.

What This Bill Does

Starting with the 2022-2023 school year, a parent or guardian can work with the school to include a seizure management and treatment plan in the student’s individual health plan. The plan lists the health services and medications, including dosage, route, frequency, and when medications may be given. With parental consent, trained unlicensed school staff can administer seizure medications at school. The Department of Education will create training guidelines for staff (approved by the Board of Nursing) and ensure nurses and unlicensed assistants are trained, with rules adopted by March 1, 2022, and liability protections for staff.

Who It Affects

• Students with seizure disorders and their families, who would have a seizure management and treatment plan added to the student’s health plan and may receive medications at school under the plan.
• School staff and schools (including unlicensed medication assistants and school nurses), who would be trained to manage seizures and administer medications and who must follow the new rules and reporting requirements.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the Seizure Safe Schools Act as Chapter 30C in Title 16 of the Alabama Code.
• From the 2022-2023 school year, allows parents/guardians to collaborate with schools to include a seizure management and treatment plan in the student’s individual health plan, with reviews at the start of the year, on enrollment, and after a diagnosis.
• The plan must include services the student may receive, medications (name, purpose, dosage, route, frequency, and circumstances), the student’s understanding and management ability, parent/guardian signature, and physician contact information.
• With parental consent, an unlicensed medication assistant (a trained school employee) may administer seizure medications listed in the plan.
• The State Department of Education will develop training guidelines for school staff (approved by the Alabama Board of Nursing) and ensure training for nurses and unlicensed medication assistants, with training delivered free of charge and possibly provided by a nonprofit epilepsy foundation.
• Provides immunity from liability for staff acting under the act and clarifies physician liability related to the implementation of seizure management and treatment plans.
• Requires adoption of implementing rules by March 1, 2022, and sets the act’s effective date as the first day of the third month after passage/approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 23, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Schools