Senate Bill 2333: Seizure Safety in Schools

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Senate Bill 2333

Requires schools to have at least one employee who is trained to administer seizure medication; establishes Mental Awareness Program For School; expands Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship; requires school bus drivers to have first aid and CPR training

Full Bill Text

Committee

Education

Author

Nicole Boyd

Session

2023 Session

Dead

Latest Action

Conferees failed to file a conference report for SB 2333 by the March 27 deadline, causing this bill to die in conference.

Explanation of the Bill

As introduced, SB 2333 would establish the “Seizure Safe Schools Act,” which would require every public school to have at least one employee who has met training requirements to administer seizure rescue medication. It would also require the parent or guardian of a child who experiences seizures to provide written authorization for the administration of seizure medication, as well as a statement from the child’s doctor.  School employees acting in compliance with a student’s individual health plan to assist with seizure rescue would be exempt from criminal and civil liability. 

On February 28, the House Education Committee passed a “strike all” amendment to SB 2333. The amended version of SB 2333 maintains the original bill’s provisions related to seizure safety, but it also includes several additional provisions that include language from House bills that have died.  

Among these is a proposal to create the Mental Awareness Program For School (originally introduced in HB 1227). This would require educator preparation programs (EPPs) to incorporate mental health instruction, establish guidelines regarding the number of students served by a school counselor, and initiate school-level teams to help identify and assist students who have been impacted by trauma.

The amended version of SB 2333 would also expand the Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship to allow Certified Academic Language Therapists to provide dyslexia therapy in schools (originally introduced in HB 1200). Currently, dyslexia therapy can only be provided by MDE-licensed dyslexia therapists, so this provision would increase the pool of therapists who are eligible to provide this service. 
Lastly, the amended version of SB 2333 would require public school bus drivers to be trained in first aid and CPR (originally introduced in HB 63).

DateDetails
1/16/23On January 16, SB 2333 was referred to the Senate Education Committee.
1/31/23On January 31, the Senate Education Committee passed a committee substitute for SB 2333.
2/9/23On February 9, the Senate amended and passed SB 2333.
2/15/23On February 15, SB 2333 was referred to the House Education Committee.
2/28/23On February 28, the House Education Committee passed a “strike all” amendment to SB 2333. The amended version of SB 2333 maintains the original bill’s provisions related to seizure safety, but it also includes provisions that were originally introduced in HB 1227, HB 1200, and HB 63.
3/7/23On March 7, the House added a reverse repealer to SB 2333.
3/23/23On March 23, the Senate invited conference on SB 2333. Senate conferees include Dennis DeBar, Nicole Boyd, and John Polk. House conferees include Richard Bennett, Kent McCarty, and Jansen Owen. 
3/27/23Conferees failed to file a conference report for SB 2333 by the March 27 deadline, causing this bill to die in conference.