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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2151 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize 
a grant program to support students who have epilepsy or a seizure disorder. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2025 
Mr. NORCROSS (for himself, Mr. COSTA, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to authorize a grant program to support stu-
dents who have epilepsy or a seizure disorder. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Seizure Awareness and 
Preparedness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO 
HAVE EPILEPSY OR A SEIZURE DISORDER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART G—GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT STU-
DENTS WHO HAVE EPILEPSY OR A SEIZURE 
DISORDER 
‘‘SEC. 4701. GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO 
HAVE EPILEPSY OR A SEIZURE DISORDER. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INDIVIDUALIZED
EMERGENCY
HEALTH 
CARE
PLAN.—The term ‘individualized emergency 
health care plan’ means a document developed by a 
student’s health care provider, in consultation with 
the parent of a student with epilepsy or a seizure 
disorder, other appropriate medical professionals 
who may be providing epilepsy or seizure disorder 
care to the student, and the school nurse, which out-
lines a set of procedural guidelines that provide spe-
cific directions about what to do in a particular 
emergency situation and is signed by the health care 
provider, the parent, and the school nurse. 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALIZED HEALTH CARE PLAN.— 
The term ‘individualized health care plan’ means a 
document developed by a student’s health care pro-
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vider, in consultation with the parent of a student 
with epilepsy or a seizure disorder, other appropriate 
medical professionals who may be providing epilepsy 
or seizure disorder care to the student, and the 
school nurse, which is consistent with the rec-
ommendations of the student’s health care provider 
and which sets out the health services needed by the 
student at school and is signed by the health care 
provider, the parent, and the school nurse. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF GRANT PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary shall award grants to States, on a competitive 
basis, to enable the States to award subgrants to local 
educational agencies to carry out a program that supports 
students with epilepsy and seizure disorders in schools. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS.—A State that de-
sires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and accompanied by such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(d) SUBGRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A State that receives a 
grant under this section shall use the grant funds to 
award subgrants to local educational agencies to en-
able the local educational agencies to carry out a 
program that funds training of school personnel on 
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seizure awareness and preparedness that covers indi-
vidualized health care plans and individualized emer-
gency health care plans for students who have epi-
lepsy or a seizure disorder. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS FOR SUBGRANTS.—A local 
educational agency that desires to receive a subgrant 
under this subsection shall submit an application to 
the State at such time, in such manner, and accom-
panied by such information as the State may re-
quire. 
‘‘(3) USE OF SUBGRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) REQUIRED
USE.—A local edu-
cational agency that receives a subgrant 
under 
this 
subsection 
shall 
use 
the 
subgrant funds to carry out a program in 
the elementary schools and secondary 
schools served by such agency to fund 
training of school personnel on seizure 
awareness and preparedness that covers in-
dividualized health care plans and individ-
ualized emergency health care plans for 
students who have epilepsy or a seizure 
disorder. 
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‘‘(ii) PERMISSIVE USES.—A local edu-
cational agency that receives a subgrant 
under 
this 
subsection 
may 
use 
the 
subgrant funds for— 
‘‘(I) training of school personnel 
to administer or assist with the ad-
ministration of seizure medications; 
‘‘(II) training and education of 
students on seizure awareness and 
preparedness; 
‘‘(III) recruiting, hiring, and re-
taining dedicated compliance staff 
who are responsible for ensuring that 
all training and program requirements 
related to seizure awareness, pre-
paredness, and management are con-
sistently met; and 
‘‘(IV) other activities or pro-
grams determined appropriate by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(B) INFORMATION INCLUDED.—It is rec-
ommended that each individualized health care 
plan and each individualized emergency health 
care plan include the following information: 
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‘‘(i) Written orders from the student’s 
physician or advanced practice nurse out-
lining the epilepsy or seizure disorder care. 
‘‘(ii) The symptoms of the epilepsy or 
seizure disorder for that particular student 
and recommended care. 
‘‘(iii) Full participation in exercise 
and sports, and any contraindications to 
exercise, or accommodations that shall be 
made for that particular student. 
‘‘(iv) Accommodations for school trips, 
after-school activities, class parties, and 
other school-related activities. 
‘‘(v) Education of all school personnel 
about epilepsy and seizure disorders, how 
to recognize and provide care for epilepsy 
and seizure disorders, and when to call for 
assistance. 
‘‘(vi) Medical and treatment issues 
that may affect the educational process of 
the student with epilepsy or the seizure 
disorder. 
‘‘(vii) The student’s ability to manage, 
and the student’s level of understanding of, 
the student’s epilepsy or seizure disorder. 
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‘‘(viii) How to maintain communica-
tion with the student, the student’s parent 
and health care team, the educational 
staff, and the school nurse. 
‘‘(C) TRAINING REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Each local edu-
cational agency carrying out a program 
supported with subgrant funds shall ensure 
that the school nurse assigned to a par-
ticular elementary school or secondary 
school supported by the program— 
‘‘(I) coordinates the provision of 
epilepsy and seizure disorder care at 
such school; and 
‘‘(II) ensures that all staff are 
trained not less often than every 2 
years in the care of students with epi-
lepsy and seizure disorders, including 
staff working with school-sponsored 
programs outside of the regular school 
day, as provided in individualized 
health care plans and individualized 
emergency health care plans. 
‘‘(ii) INSTRUCTION.—The training re-
quired under clause (i) shall include a De-
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partment of Education-approved on-line or 
in-person course of instruction provided by 
1 or more nonprofit national organizations 
that support the welfare of individuals with 
epilepsy and seizure disorders. 
‘‘(D) SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS.—Each local 
educational agency carrying out a program sup-
ported with subgrant funds shall ensure that 
each school bus driver who transports a student 
with epilepsy or a seizure disorder receives no-
tice of the student’s condition, information on 
how to provide care for epilepsy or the seizure 
disorder, emergency contact information, epi-
lepsy and seizure disorder recognition and first 
aid training, and parent contact information. 
‘‘(E) RELEASE.—Each local educational 
agency carrying out a program supported with 
subgrant funds shall ensure that the school 
nurse assigned to a particular elementary 
school or secondary school supported by the 
program obtains a release from each parent of 
a student with epilepsy or a seizure disorder 
who requests an individualized health care plan 
or an individualized emergency health care plan, 
to authorize the sharing of medical information 
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between the student’s physician or advanced 
practice nurse and other health care providers. 
‘‘(F) NO LIABILITY.—No school employee, 
including a school nurse, a school bus driver, a 
school bus aide, or any other officer or agent of 
a local educational agency, shall be held liable 
for any good faith act or omission consistent 
with the provisions of this section. Good faith 
shall not include willful misconduct, gross neg-
ligence, or recklessness. 
‘‘(e) SUPPLEMENT; NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant and 
subgrant funds provided under this section shall be used 
to supplement, not supplant, other Federal or State funds 
available to carry out activities described in this section. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$34,500,000 for the period of fiscal years 2026 through 
2030.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 4644 the following new items: 
‘‘PART G—GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO HAVE EPILEPSY 
OR A SEIZURE DISORDER 
‘‘Sec. 4701. Grant program to support students who have epilepsy or a seizure 
disorder.’’. 
Æ 
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