Public schools; seizure management and action plans, biennial training, effective date.
Summary
Public schools; seizure management and action plans; biennial training. Provides for the submission and utilization of seizure management and action plans for students with a diagnosed seizure disorder. The bill requires that school nurses and certain school division employees biennially complete Board of Education-approved training in the treatment of students with seizure disorders. The bill provides immunity from civil liability for acts or omissions related to providing for the care of a student under a seizure management and action plan. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2022.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 31, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 26, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2021
How they voted
29–4
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 26, 2021
D
Democratic17
76% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Mar 31, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 514 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced
House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (86-Y 13-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1322S1
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103009D-S1
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (10-Y 4-N)
upper
Jan 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100698D
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill DeSteph
RRepublican
Co
Alex Q. Askew
DDemocratic
Co
Amanda Batten
RRepublican
Co
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
Co
John Avoli
RRepublican
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