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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2492 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 645 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Joseph D. McKenna |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act allowing the administration of antiseizure medication on school busses. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester1/16/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2492 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 645 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 645) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Joseph D. McKenna relative to the administration of antiseizure medication on school busses. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Education. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act allowing the administration of antiseizure medication on school busses. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Section 54B of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2is hereby amended by inserting after the fifth paragraph the following paragraph:— |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, a school district |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4shall allow a parent or legal guardian of any child with epilepsy or other seizure inducing illness |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5to expressly authorize the school department and school bus drivers or bus monitors to |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6administer prescription anti-seizure medication to his or her child in the case of an emergency. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7Upon receipt of a letter or prescription from the primary care physician of said child notifying |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8the school of the epilepsy or other illness and the need to administer anti-seizure medication in |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9an emergency, the school shall promptly notify the school bus service provider of the illness of |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10said child and provide a copy of the letter or prescription from said primary care physician. The |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11school district shall then ensure a proper level of informational and practical training is made 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12available to such school bus drivers or bus monitors as to the signs and symptoms of a seizure |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13emergency and the administration of prescribed anti-seizure medications. |
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