HB 675

Education – Public Schools – Seizure Action Plans (Brynleigh Act)

Sponsor: Kenneth Kerr (District 3)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) and Hearing canceled (Health and Government Operations) (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a county board of education and authorizing a nonpublic school, beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, to require at least two school employees to be trained in recognizing the signs and symptoms of a seizure, administering first aid for a seizure, and administering or assisting with the administration of seizure medication and performing manual vagus nerve stimulation; etc.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list

FAV 24FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	SEID MARGOLIS, LESLIE	EDUCATION ADVOCACY COALITION FOR STUDENTS W DISABILITIES	Written (PDF)
FAV	BRIEMANN, DIANA	EDUCATOR	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	WONTROP, MARY	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF MARYLAND	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	STEELE, GLENNA	GLUT 1 DEFICIENCY FOUNDATION	Written (PDF)
FAV	KOSSOF MD, ERIC	JOHNS HOPKINS PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY AND EPILEPSY	Written (PDF)
FAV	GRIFFIN, JENNIFER	LGS FOUNDATION	Written (PDF)
FAV	LONDON, RACHEL	MD DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCIL	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	MDAAP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	WARD, LINDSAY	NATL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTICIONERS	Written (PDF)
FAV	BLUM, JULIE	PARENT	Written (PDF)
FAV	DENLINGER, HEIDI	PARENT	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DIBETTO, LAUREN	PARENT	Written (PDF)
FAV	HYDE, KERI	PARENT	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	ATKIN, STEPHANIE	PARENT AND BOARD CHAIR MD CHAPTER EPILEPSY FOUNDATION	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	SHILLINGER, LAUREN (AND BRYNLEIGH)	PARENT AND CHAIR TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE OF MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	AVERITT-SANZONE, RENE	PARENTS PLACE OF MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	PINSKER, SARAH	PROGRAM COORDINATOR, EPILEPSY FOUNDATION MARYLAND	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	HYDE, JOSEPHINE	STUDENT	Written (PDF)
FAV	BRADSHAW, LINDSAY	STUDENT, ARCHBISHOP SPALDING	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	SON RIGBY, CHARLENE	STXBP1 DISORDERS	Written (PDF)
FAV	WELDON, MONICA	SYNGAP EPILEPSY FOUNDATION	Written (PDF)
FAV	LUTHER ROSBECK, KARI	TS ALLIANCE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Kerr, Delegate Kerrlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	WITKOWSKI, GRACE	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	MABE	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	AACPS	Written (PDF)
FWA	Scott, Lori	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

AACPSFWA 1

EDUCATION ADVOCACY COALITION FOR STUDENTS W DISABILITIESFAV 1

EDUCATORFAV 1

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF MARYLANDFAV 1

GLUT 1 DEFICIENCY FOUNDATIONFAV 1

JOHNS HOPKINS PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY AND EPILEPSYFAV 1

LGS FOUNDATIONFAV 1

MABEUNF 1

MD DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCILFAV 1

MDAAPFAV 1

NATL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTICIONERSFAV 1

PARENTFAV 4

PARENT AND BOARD CHAIR MD CHAPTER EPILEPSY FOUNDATIONFAV 1

PARENT AND CHAIR TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE OF MDFAV 1

PARENTS PLACE OF MDFAV 1

PROGRAM COORDINATOR, EPILEPSY FOUNDATION MARYLANDFAV 1

STUDENTFAV 1

STUDENT, ARCHBISHOP SPALDINGFAV 1

STXBP1 DISORDERSFAV 1

SYNGAP EPILEPSY FOUNDATIONFAV 1

TS ALLIANCEFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFWoolums, JohnMABERegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

FWAOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins