| 8 | | - | Sponsors: Representatives Riddell, Cunningham, Moss, and Kidwell (Primary Sponsors). |
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| 9 | | - | For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. |
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| 10 | | - | Referred to: Education - K-12, if favorable, Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and |
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| 11 | | - | Operations of the House |
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| 12 | | - | February 13, 2025 |
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| 13 | | - | *H107 -v-1* |
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| 9 | + | Sponsors: Representative Riddell. |
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| 10 | + | Referred to: |
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| 11 | + | |
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| 12 | + | *DRH30050 -LG-10* |
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| 14 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 15 | 14 | | AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE SECOND WEEK IN NOVEMBER AS SUDEP AWARENESS 2 |
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| 16 | 15 | | WEEK IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TO RECOMMEND AWARENESS 3 |
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| 17 | 16 | | TRAINING FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR STUDENTS WITH 4 |
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| 18 | 17 | | EPILEPSY OR OTHERWISE PREDISPOSED TO SEIZURES. 5 |
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| 19 | 18 | | Whereas, "SUDEP" is the sudden, unexpected death of a person with epilepsy who 6 |
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| 20 | 19 | | was otherwise considered healthy; and 7 |
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| 21 | 20 | | Whereas, each year, more than one out of 1,000 people with epilepsy die from 8 |
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| 22 | 21 | | SUDEP; and 9 |
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| 23 | 22 | | Whereas, uncontrolled seizures increase the risk of SUDEP to more than one out of 10 |
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| 24 | 23 | | 150 people; and 11 |
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| 25 | 24 | | Whereas, during National Epilepsy Awareness Month, it is important to also bring 12 |
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| 26 | 25 | | awareness of SUDEP; Now, therefore, 13 |
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| 27 | 26 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 14 |
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| 28 | 27 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 103 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new 15 |
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| 29 | 28 | | section to read: 16 |
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| 30 | 29 | | "§ 103-19. SUDEP Awareness Week. 17 |
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| 31 | 30 | | The week beginning on the second Sunday in November of each year is designated as Sudden 18 |
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| 32 | 31 | | Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) Awareness Week in North Carolina." 19 |
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| 33 | 32 | | SECTION 2. Article 25A of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by 20 |
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| 34 | 33 | | adding a new section to read: 21 |
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| 35 | 34 | | "§ 115C-375.7. Seizure awareness training for school personnel. 22 |
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| 36 | 35 | | (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Shannon Leigh Adcock, Steven 23 |
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| 37 | 36 | | Anthony Christos, and Samantha Davis Memorial Act." 24 |
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| 38 | 37 | | (b) It is the goal of the General Assembly to encourage local boards of education to 25 |
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| 39 | 38 | | develop and provide seizure awareness training for all teachers and other school personnel who 26 |
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| 40 | 39 | | may be responsible for students with epilepsy or students that are otherwise predisposed to 27 |
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| 41 | 40 | | seizures." 28 |
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| 42 | 41 | | SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law. 29 |
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