- (a) Teachers, administrators, and school support personnel shall receive training in the basics of seizure recognition and first aid and appropriate emergency protocols as outlined in Sections 10-22.39 and 3-11 in the School Code. The training must be fully consistent with the best practice guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- (b) In a school in which at least one student with epilepsy is enrolled, a delegated care aide must be trained to perform the tasks necessary to assist the student in accordance with his or her seizure action plan.
- (c) The training of a delegated care aide must be provided by a licensed health care provider with an expertise in epilepsy or an epilepsy educator who has successfully completed the relevant curricula offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- (d) If applicable, a seizure action plan must be provided to any school employee who transports a student with epilepsy to a school-sponsored activity.
(Source: P.A. 103-542, eff. 7-1-24 (see Section 905 of P.A. 103-563 for effective date of P.A. 103-542).)