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3. The Minnesota Law (Minn. Stat. 121A.24)

What the law is

Minnesota's seizure-safety law is Minnesota Statutes section 121A.24, titled "Seizure Training and Action Plan."

Common mistake

This law is sometimes mis-cited as "HF 3234, May 2022." That is incorrect. It was enacted in 2021 (Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, Chapter 13, Article 6, Section 2; originating bill HF 469 / SF 654), signed June 30, 2021, and applies starting the 2022-23 school year. The official text: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/121A.24

Who it covers

All Minnesota public school districts and charter schools.

What it requires

The law has two parts.

Part 1: A seizure action plan (Subdivision 1)

When a parent or guardian tells the school that their child has a seizure disorder diagnosed by a licensed healthcare provider and has prescribed seizure rescue or treatment medication, the school must establish a written, individualized seizure action plan that:

  1. Identifies a school nurse or a designated individual at each school site, on duty during the school day, who can administer or help with seizure rescue medication.
  2. Requires that person to be trained on the medication, on recognizing seizures, and on how to respond.
  3. Is provided to that identified person.
  4. Is filed in the office of the principal or licensed school nurse.

School employees and volunteers who work with the student must be told about the plan, given a copy, told who the trained person is, and given emergency contact information.

Part 2: Training (Subdivision 2)

The district or charter must provide all licensed school nurses (or, if there is no nurse, a professional nurse or designated individual) and other staff who work with the student with self-study materials on seizure signs, symptoms, medications, and appropriate responses.

Where the law is modest (and where EDAN can help)

The statute requires that self-study materials be provided; it does not by its text set a fixed number of training hours or a single statewide certification. That means the legal floor is real but modest. The practical gap is in adoption and follow-through: does each building actually have a named trained person, a posted plan template, and completed training? This is exactly what our data in Chapter 5 examines.

Plain-language summary

If your child has epilepsy and rescue medication, the school must work with you on a written plan, make sure a trained adult is available at the school, tell the staff who need to know, and keep the plan on file. Schools must also give staff materials so they can recognize and respond to seizures.

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Sources: Minnesota Revisor of Statutes (121A.24); Minnesota House of Representatives session summary; Minnesota Department of Health "Managing Seizures in School."