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NC H60
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/6/2023
Primary Sponsor
Dennis Riddell
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AI Summary
- Designates the second week in November of each year as Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) Awareness Week in North Carolina
- Establishes the "Shannon Leigh Adcock, Steven Anthony Christos, and Samantha Davis Memorial Act" as the official name for seizure awareness provisions
- Encourages local boards of education to develop and provide seizure awareness training for teachers and school personnel responsible for students with epilepsy or seizure-prone students
- Notes that more than one out of 1,000 people with epilepsy die from SUDEP annually, with uncontrolled seizures increasing risk to more than one out of 150 people
- Becomes effective upon passage into law
Legislative Description
SUDEP Awareness Week
Boards; Death & Dying; Diseases & Health Disorders; Education; Education Boards; Elementary Education; Health Education; Kinderg
Last Action
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
3/6/2023
Committee Referrals
Rules and Operations of the Senate3/6/2023
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House2/23/2023
State Government2/8/2023
Full Bill Text
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