A 8726 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Requires schools to follow seizure action plans developed by health care providers of students diagnosed with a seizure disorder

Summary
Requires public schools to follow seizure action plans developed by health care providers of students diagnosed with a seizure disorder; requires schools to provide seizure awareness training to certain employees on the recognition of signs and symptoms of a seizure and the appropriate steps to be taken to respond to such symptoms.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 2, 2025 Last action Jun 1, 2026
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A8726 A8726A · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends the Education Law to update seizure action plan requirements and reorganizes the statute by moving seizure awareness training to a new section. The changes clarify that seizure rescue medication must be administered by a school nurse or trained professional, update the list of officials who must receive the plan, and expand liability protections for school districts.
Scope change
The bill shifts seizure awareness training from Section 3001-f to a new Section 3039 and broadens the definition of 'school' to include boards of cooperative educational services.
REQUIREMENT

Updated the seizure action plan to be provided to the board of trustees or governing board in addition to the board of education, and added a requirement to resubmit the plan if it is updated.

Changed the requirement for seizure rescue medication administration to mandate that it be performed by a school nurse or another appropriately trained professional in the absence of the nurse.

Added a new Section 3039 to establish seizure awareness training requirements for all public school districts and boards of cooperative educational services.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'school function' to include events occurring outside of school property and redefined 'student' to reference the federal Food and Drug Administration.

ENFORCEMENT

Expanded liability protections to explicitly cover boards of cooperative educational services and their agents or employees.

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Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jun 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8726A
lower
Jun 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors

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