Bill
S 2376
Requires all New Jersey school staff to receive epilepsy/seizure care training at least every five years and ensure individualized plans for affected students.
Important note — source inconsistency
- The materials you provided label the bill as "S 2376 — Requires the dormitory authority of the state of New York to fulfill certain monetary commitments," but the attached documents contain text from at least two different, unrelated bills:
1. A New Jersey amendment to P.L.2019, c.290 (Paul’s Law) requiring periodic staff training on epilepsy/seizure care; and
2. A Massachusetts bill creating a special commission to study MassDOT project delivery efficiency.
- The file also includes mixed legislative action entries and sponsor lists from other jurisdictions (including U.S. Senators and New York State legislators), making the record internally inconsistent.
I have therefore prepared (A) a concise summary of the two actual bill texts included in your materials, and (B) a short note about the missing New York dormitory-authority bill text and what I would need to summarize it.
A — Summary of New Jersey amendment (Senate No. 2376 / Paul’s Law amendment)
Purpose
- Amend P.L.2019, c.290 ("Paul’s Law") to require that all school staff employed by a board of education receive training in the care of students with epilepsy and seizure disorders at regular intervals.
Key provisions
- Parents/guardians must continue to submit a student seizure action plan annually to the school nurse and give written authorization for in-school epilepsy/seizure care.
- The school nurse must develop and annually update an individualized health care plan and individualized emergency health care plan for each student who needs epilepsy/seizure care.
- Each individualized plan must include (where applicable): physician orders, student-specific symptoms and recommended care, exercise/sports participation and accommodations, accommodations for trips and after‑school activities, staff education about epilepsy/seizure recognition and care, relevant medical/treatment issues affecting education, the student’s self‑management ability, and communication protocols among student, family, health team, and school staff.
- Training requirement: All school staff (including staff for school-sponsored programs outside the regular day) must be trained in epilepsy/seizure care once every five years (committee amendment reduced frequency from every two years to every five).
- Required training must include a Department of Health–approved online or in‑person course provided by a nonprofit national organization that supports people with epilepsy/seizure disorders.
- Effective date: first day of the first full school year following enactment.
Who is affected
- Public school boards of education, school nurses, all school staff (including extracurricular program staff), students with epilepsy/seizure disorders and their families.
Legislative status (from provided materials)
- Committee actions and dates reported (Senate Education Committee report 9/30/2024; Assembly Education Committee report 6/16/2025); materials indicate the bill passed the Senate (38–0) on 6/2/2025. (Note: these entries appear in the mixed record.)
B — Summary of Massachusetts bill text included (Senate Docket No. 2509 / S.2376 as filed 1/17/2025)
Purpose
- Create a special, time-limited commission to study and recommend ways to improve efficiency and reduce timelines for Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) projects.
Key provisions
- Commission scope: examine MassDOT project planning, design, permitting, procurement, construction; identify inefficiencies; recommend best practices and statutory/regulatory changes; evaluate permitting across agencies; assess labor agreements and procurement impacts; compare other states; consider public‑private partnership opportunities.
- Membership: Secretary of Transportation (chair) and designees from MassDOT Highway, State Auditor, Attorney General, chairs of Joint Committee on Transportation (or designees), legislative minority leader designees, one Massachusetts Municipal Association rep, one Associated General Contractors rep, and two governor-appointed public members with relevant expertise.
- Public input: at least four public hearings across regions.
- Deliverable: findings and any legislative/regulatory recommendations to the Governor, clerks of the Legislature, Joint Committee on Transportation, and Ways & Means committees within 12 months of enactment.
Who is affected
- MassDOT, state and local permitting agencies, municipal leaders, transportation contractors, and the riding public indirectly via potential project timeline reforms.
C — Missing: New York dormitory authority bill
- The title you provided (dormitory authority of New York fulfilling monetary commitments) does not appear in the attached texts. I cannot summarize that specific New York bill without its statutory text or a reliable bill summary.
- If you want a summary of the New York Dormitory Authority bill, please provide the bill text or a link (or confirm the bill number and jurisdiction), and I will prepare a focused summary in the same format.
Would you like me to:
- Produce a single consolidated summary for one of the above (NJ or MA) to use as the official summary, or
- Wait for the correct New York S.2376 text and then prepare the requested summary?
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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