Utah Code § 53G-9-213

Seizure awareness
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(1)
(a) Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, an LEA shall provide, as described in Subsection (1)
(b) and subject to Subsection (3), training to:
(i) a teacher who teaches a student who has informed the student's school or teacher that the
student has epilepsy or a similar seizure disorder; and
(ii) an administrator at the school where the student described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) attends.
(b) The training shall:
(i) be offered once every three years; and
(ii) include:
(A) recognizing signs and symptoms of seizures; and
(B) appropriate steps for seizure first aid.
(2) Beginning with the 2023-24 school year, an LEA shall provide, as described in Subsection (1)
(b) and subject to Subsection (3), training to administrators, teachers, classroom aides, and
other individuals who interact with or supervise students.
(3)
(a) The state board shall adopt guidelines for the training described in Subsections (1)(a) and (2).
(b) The guidelines shall be consistent with programs and guidelines developed by the Epilepsy
Foundation of America or another national nonprofit organization that supports individuals
with epilepsy and seizure disorders.
(4) A training offered under this section may not require a person to provide first aid to a student
experiencing or showing symptoms of a seizure.

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