Your child with a seizure disorder could carry and take prescription medicine at school.
What it does
HB 777 would add prescription anti-seizure medicine to the school self-administration rights Texas already gives students with asthma or severe allergies. A student with a seizure disorder could possess and take the medicine on school property or at a school event if a doctor prescribed it, the student showed the skill to give it, and a parent signs a written authorization along with a statement from the doctor. The Texas Education Agency would update and post the seizure management and treatment plan form so it captures details like the medicine, the dosage, when it can be given, side effects, and what school staff should do in an emergency.
What it means for your community
If your child has a seizure disorder, this would mean less waiting for an adult to bring medicine during the school day. It would also mean parents and schools fill out a detailed plan that covers dosing, side effects, emergency response, and what happens after a seizure, including whether your child leaves the classroom and how they come back. The change would apply beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, and the updated state form would have to be posted no later than December 1, 2027.
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