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HOUSE BILL NO. 121 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Education on February 5, 2024) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Sullivan) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-274.2:1, relating to grade nine and grade 10 health education Standards of Learning instruction; severe allergic reaction awareness training.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-274.2:1 as follows:

§ 22.1-274.2:1. Grade nine and grade 10 health education Standards of Learning; severe allergic reaction awareness training.

The Board shall include in the Standards of Learning for health education for grade nine and grade 10 an in-person or online severe allergic reaction awareness training that includes the following content:

1. The definition of and distinction between normal allergic reaction and anaphylaxis;

2. Types of allergens, including common and less common allergens;

3. The signs and symptoms of normal allergic reaction and anaphylaxis;

4. Treatments for anaphylaxis; and

5. The proper response to suspected anaphylaxis, including notifying the nearest staff member trained to respond to anaphylaxis and administer epinephrine.

2. That the Board shall review the video training produced by students at McLean High School in Fairfax County and shall consider whether to approve such training or develop a similar training as the severe allergic reaction awareness training to be included in the Standards of Learning for health education for grade nine and grade 10 as required in § 22.1-274.2:1 of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act.