An Act to Make School Safer for Students with Epilepsy and Other
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0211
Sponsors: KUHN, PIERCE
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6310

Legislative Document
No. 211
H.P. 134
House of Representatives, January 21, 2025
An Act to Make School Safer for Students with Epilepsy and Other 
Seizure Disorders by Requiring Seizure Action Plans and Training 
in Schools
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 16, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative KUHN of Falmouth.
Cosponsored by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland and
Representatives: GRAHAM of North Yarmouth, MEYER of Eliot, MITCHELL of 
Cumberland, MURPHY of Scarborough.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §6310 is enacted to read:
§6310.  Seizure disorder; training, medication and action plan; education
1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings.
A.  "Seizure action plan" means a written, individualized health plan designed to 
acknowledge and prepare for the health care needs of a student diagnosed with a seizure 
disorder.
B.  "Seizure rescue medication or medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder 
symptoms" means a seizure rescue medication or medication prescribed to treat seizure 
disorder symptoms that has been approved by the United States Food and Drug 
Administration.
2. Seizure disorder training required.  Beginning July 1, 2026, a school 
administrative unit and an approved private school shall employ at least one individual who 
has completed the training requirements necessary to administer or assist with the 
self-administration of a seizure rescue medication or medication prescribed to treat seizure 
disorder symptoms.  The training must: 
A. Include instruction on recognition of and appropriate response to the signs and 
symptoms of a seizure; and
B. Conform to training programs and guidelines developed by a national epilepsy 
advocacy organization.
Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year and annually thereafter, school employees subject 
to professional development shall, for a minimum of one hour of self-directed study, review 
materials related to seizure disorders.
3. Seizure medication.  A school employee who has completed the training under 
subsection 2 may administer to a student or assist with a student's self-administration of a 
seizure rescue medication or medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder symptoms as 
long as the student's parent or guardian has provided:
A. Written authorization for the medication to be administered at school by a school 
employee or self-administered by the student with a school employee's assistance;
B. A written statement from a physician licensed in this State containing the name of 
the student; the name of the medication; the purpose of the medication; the prescribed 
dosage of the medication; the method of administration of the medication; and the 
frequency and circumstances under which the medication may be administered; and
C. The prescribed medication in its unopened, sealed package with the label affixed by 
the dispensing pharmacy intact.
A written authorization for a seizure rescue medication or medication prescribed to treat 
seizure disorder symptoms must be renewed each school year after establishing a seizure 
action plan pursuant to subsection 4.
4. Seizure action plan.  A school administrative unit and an approved private school 
shall collaborate with the parent or guardian of a student diagnosed with a seizure disorder 
to establish a seizure action plan.  A seizure action plan must be kept on file in the office 
of the school nurse or a school administrator and be distributed to a school employee 
responsible for the supervision or care of the student.
5. Education.  Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, a school administrative unit 
and approved private school shall provide age-appropriate seizure education programming 
to all students on seizures and seizure disorders.  The seizure education program must be 
consistent with guidelines published by a national epilepsy advocacy organization.
6. Rules.  The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.  Rules adopted 
pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A.
SUMMARY
This bill requires school administrative units and approved private schools to employ 
at least one individual who has met the training requirements necessary to administer or 
assist in the self-administration of a seizure rescue medication or a medication prescribed 
to treat seizure disorder symptoms beginning July 1, 2026. The bill also requires that, 
beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, all school employees subject to professional 
development must, for a minimum of one hour of self-directed study, review seizure 
disorder materials.  The bill also requires that a student's parent or guardian must provide 
written authorization for a seizure medication to be administered at school by a school 
employee or self-administered at school with a school employee's assistance, a written 
statement from a physician licensed in this State and the prescribed medication in its 
unopened, sealed package with the label affixed by the dispensing pharmacy intact.  A 
student's parent or guardian must also collaborate with the school to develop a seizure 
action plan, which must be kept on file in the office of the school nurse or a school 
administrator and be distributed to a school employee responsible for the supervision or 
care of the student.  The bill also requires a school administrative unit and approved private 
school to provide age-appropriate seizure education programming to all students beginning 
in the 2026-2027 school year.