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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Individualized Student Emergency Health Care Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | "Individualized emergency health care plan" means a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | document developed by a school nurse, in consultation with the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | parent or guardian of a student with a seizure disorder and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | other appropriate medical professionals, that is consistent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | with the recommendations of the student's health care | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | providers, outlines a set of procedural guidelines that provide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | specific directions about what to do in a particular emergency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | situation, and is signed by the parent or guardian and the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | school nurse. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | "Individualized health care plan" means a document | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | developed by a school nurse, in consultation with the parent or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | guardian of a student with a seizure disorder and other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | appropriate medical professionals who may be providing seizure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | disorder care to the student, that is consistent with the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | recommendations of the student's health care providers, sets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | out the health services needed by the student at school, and is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | signed by the parent or guardian and the school nurse. |
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1 | "School" means a public elementary or secondary public | ||||||
2 | school located within this State. | ||||||
3 | "School employee" means a person employed by a school | ||||||
4 | district. | ||||||
5 | Section 10. Seizure disorder health care plans. | ||||||
6 | (a) The parent or guardian of a student with a seizure | ||||||
7 | disorder who seeks seizure disorder care while at school shall | ||||||
8 | inform the school nurse, who shall develop an individualized | ||||||
9 | health care plan and an individualized emergency health care | ||||||
10 | plan for the student, provided that the parent or guardian of | ||||||
11 | the student annually provides to the school board written | ||||||
12 | authorization for the provision of seizure disorder care as may | ||||||
13 | be outlined in the individualized plans. | ||||||
14 | (b) The individualized health care plan and individualized | ||||||
15 | emergency health care plan developed in accordance with | ||||||
16 | subsection (a) shall be updated by the school nurse prior to | ||||||
17 | the beginning of each school year and as necessary if there is | ||||||
18 | a change in the health status of the student. | ||||||
19 | (c) Each individualized health care plan shall include and | ||||||
20 | each individualized emergency health care plan may include the | ||||||
21 | following information: | ||||||
22 | (1) written orders from the student's physician or | ||||||
23 | advanced practice registered nurse outlining the seizure | ||||||
24 | disorder care; | ||||||
25 | (2) the symptoms of the seizure disorder for that |
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1 | particular student and recommended care; | ||||||
2 | (3) full participation in exercise and sports and any | ||||||
3 | contraindications to exercise or accommodations that must | ||||||
4 | be made for that particular student; | ||||||
5 | (4) accommodations for school trips, after-school | ||||||
6 | activities, class parties, and other school-related | ||||||
7 | activities; | ||||||
8 | (5) education of all school personnel about seizure | ||||||
9 | disorders, how to recognize and provide care for seizure | ||||||
10 | disorders, and when to call for assistance; | ||||||
11 | (6) medical and treatment issues that may affect the | ||||||
12 | educational process of the student with the seizure | ||||||
13 | disorder; | ||||||
14 | (7) the student's ability to manage and the student's | ||||||
15 | level of understanding of the student's seizure disorder; | ||||||
16 | and | ||||||
17 | (8) how to maintain communication with the student, the | ||||||
18 | student's parent or guardian and health care team, the | ||||||
19 | school nurse, and the educational staff. | ||||||
20 | (d) The school nurse assigned to a particular school shall | ||||||
21 | coordinate the provision of seizure disorder care at that | ||||||
22 | school and ensure that all staff are trained in the care of | ||||||
23 | students with seizure disorders, including staff working with | ||||||
24 | school-sponsored programs outside of the regular school day, as | ||||||
25 | provided in the individualized health care plan and the | ||||||
26 | individualized emergency health care plan. |
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1 | The training required pursuant to this subsection shall | ||||||
2 | include an online course of instruction provided by a nonprofit | ||||||
3 | national foundation that supports the welfare of individuals | ||||||
4 | with seizure disorders, such as the Epilepsy Foundation, and | ||||||
5 | approved by the State Board of Education. A seizure training | ||||||
6 | program approved by the State Board that is provided to a | ||||||
7 | school district on portable media shall be provided by the | ||||||
8 | nonprofit entity free of charge. | ||||||
9 | Section 15. Transport by school bus driver. If a school bus | ||||||
10 | driver transports a student with a seizure disorder, a school | ||||||
11 | district shall provide the driver with the following: | ||||||
12 | (1) a notice of the student's condition; | ||||||
13 | (2) information on how to provide care for the seizure | ||||||
14 | disorder; | ||||||
15 | (3) emergency contact information; and | ||||||
16 | (4) parent contact information. | ||||||
17 | Section 20. Parent or guardian authorization. The school | ||||||
18 | nurse shall obtain a release from the parent or guardian of a | ||||||
19 | student with a seizure disorder to authorize the sharing of | ||||||
20 | medical information between the student's physician or | ||||||
21 | advanced practice registered nurse and other health care | ||||||
22 | providers. The release shall also authorize the school nurse to | ||||||
23 | share medical information with other staff members of the | ||||||
24 | school district as necessary. |
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1 | Section 25. Liability. No school employee, including a | ||||||
2 | school nurse, a school bus driver, a school bus aide, or any | ||||||
3 | other officer or agent of a school board, shall be held liable | ||||||
4 | for any good faith act or omission consistent with the | ||||||
5 | provisions of this Act, nor shall an action lie against a | ||||||
6 | school nurse for any such action taken by a person trained in | ||||||
7 | good faith by the school nurse pursuant to this Act. Good faith | ||||||
8 | shall not include willful misconduct, gross negligence, or | ||||||
9 | recklessness.
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10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
11 | becoming law.
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