Trenton, New Jersey.A bill mandating that all public school employees receive training on how to treat epilepsy and seizure disorders at least once every five years has been adopted by the New Jersey Assembly Education Committee.
The committee’s favorable report on Monday, Assembly Bill No. 2376, amends Paul’s Law, which was passed in 2019 and requires schools to coordinate care for pupils with epilepsy and seizure disorders. There was no deadline for staff training repetition in the original law.
In order to maintain readiness for handling student seizures, the updated bill mandates that all school staff—including those participating in extracurricular activities—get training every five years.
As of right now, parents or guardians of impacted pupils are required to provide a written authorization for treatment and seizure action plan annually. After that, school nurses develop and revise a student-specific emergency plan and health care plan every year.
According to the committee report, this modified measure mandates that every five years, all school employees receive training on how to care for students with epilepsy and seizure disorders.
The same measure was also reported.
Assembly Bill No. 2255, which was likewise changed and reported by the committee on the same day, is identical to the legislation.
By strengthening training uniformity, both initiatives hope to keep teachers and other school staff knowledgeable and equipped to handle seizure-related crises.
Now, the entire Assembly will study the bill further.
