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IN HB1089
Bill
Status
5/5/2019
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Thompson
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AI Summary
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School corporations must accept transfer students whose parent is an employee earning at least $8,000 annually and resides in Indiana, if capacity allows; when transfers exceed capacity, admission is determined by random drawing at a public meeting.
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School employees with direct, ongoing contact with children must complete seizure recognition and response training within 30 days of hire and every 5 years thereafter, effective July 1, 2020.
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Training may be delivered through in-person presentations, online modules, self-study materials, or other approved methods, and must count toward professional development requirements and occur during contracted work time.
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Schools receiving a student's seizure management plan from a health care provider must maintain the plan on file, have the school nurse develop an individual health plan, and ensure a nurse or designee is available during school and sponsored activities.
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The Department of Education must identify resources from organizations such as the Epilepsy Foundation of America, National Association of School Nurses, and CDC to help schools implement health plans for students with seizure disorders.
Legislative Description
Education matters. Provides that a school corporation shall accept a transferring student who does not have legal settlement in the school corporation and who has a parent who is a current employee of the transferee school corporation with an annual salary of at least $8,000. (Under current law, a school corporation shall accept a transferring student who does not have legal settlement in the school corporation and who has a parent who is a current employee of the transferee school corporation.) Provides that each school corporation and charter school shall require certain applicants for employment and school employees to attend training concerning recognition of the signs and symptoms of seizures and the appropriate steps to be taken to respond to these symptoms. Provides that, if a school corporation or charter school receives a seizure management and treatment plan for a student that was developed by the student's health care provider, certain requirements must be met by the school corporation or charter school and the school nurse or school nurse's designee. Requires the department of education to identify resources to assist public schools in implementing individual health plans for students with seizure disorders.
Last Action
Public Law 241
5/5/2019