AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS

Summary

The bill adds new sections to Rhode Island’s health and safety statutes requiring a written, individualized seizure action plan for any student diagnosed with a seizure disorder. It also sets procedures for parents to authorize and provide seizure rescue medication, and requires the state education and health departments to issue guidance on training, storage, and administration by qualified school personnel. The goal is to ensure timely, safe treatment of seizures in schools.

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