South Carolina Senate Bill 977

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-18 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "smart Heart Act" By Adding Section 59-17-165 So As To Provide Definitions, To Provide For The Development And Implementation Of A Cardiac Emergency Response Plan In Each Public School; By Adding Section 59-17-170 So As To Provide For The Development And Implementation Of An Athletics Emergency Action Plan In Each Public And Private School; And By Amending Section 59-17-155, Relating To The Automated External Defibrillator Program In High Schools, So As To Provide Each Public School Shall Ensure The Presence Of An Automated External Defibrillator Onsite And Within Certain Proximity Of School Athletic Venues, To Provide Related Testing, Maintenance, And Personnel Training Requirements.

Smart Heart Act

Sen. Michael Gambrell [R]

Sen. Bradley Hutto [D]

Sen. George Campsen [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-18	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2024-01-18	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H4866 (Similar To) 2024-02-29 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	17	155	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	17	165	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	17	170	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0977&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/977_20240118.htm