Bill Text: FL S0104 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Cardiac Emergencies

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-12-17 - Filed [S0104 Detail]

Download: Florida-2025-S0104-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2025                                     SB 104
       
       
        
       By Senator Burgess
       
       
       
       
       
       23-00404A-25                                           2025104__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to cardiac emergencies; amending s.
    3         1003.453, F.S.; revising a requirement for instruction
    4         on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an
    5         automated external defibrillator; creating s.
    6         1003.457, F.S.; requiring each public school to
    7         develop a cardiac emergency response plan (CERP);
    8         requiring school officials to work with local
    9         emergency service providers to integrate the CERP into
   10         emergency responder protocols; providing a requirement
   11         for automated external defibrillator placement;
   12         requiring that certain school staff receive specified
   13         training as determined by the CERP; providing an
   14         effective date.
   15          
   16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   18         Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 1003.453, Florida
   19  Statutes, is amended to read:
   20         1003.453 School wellness and physical education policies;
   21  nutrition guidelines.—
   22         (3) School districts are encouraged to provide basic
   23  training in first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
   24  for all students in grade 6 and grade 8. School districts are
   25  required to provide basic training in first aid, including
   26  cardiopulmonary resuscitation, for all students in grade 9 and
   27  grade 11. Instruction in the use of cardiopulmonary
   28  resuscitation must be based on a one-hour, nationally recognized
   29  program that uses the most current evidence-based emergency
   30  cardiovascular care guidelines. The instruction must allow
   31  students to practice the psychomotor skills associated with
   32  performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use an automated
   33  external defibrillator when a school district has the equipment
   34  necessary to perform the instruction. Private and public
   35  partnerships for providing training or necessary funding are
   36  encouraged.
   37         Section 2. Section 1003.457, Florida Statutes, is created
   38  to read:
   39         1003.457 Cardiac emergencies on school grounds.—
   40         (1) Each public school shall develop a cardiac emergency
   41  response plan (CERP) that addresses the appropriate use of
   42  school personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual
   43  experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening
   44  emergency while on school grounds.
   45         (2) School officials shall work directly with local
   46  emergency service providers to integrate the CERP into the
   47  community’s emergency responder protocols. Each CERP must
   48  integrate evidence-based core elements, such as those
   49  recommended by the American Heart Association core elements or
   50  nationally recognized, evidence-based standards and core
   51  elements.
   52         (3) Appropriate automated external defibrillator (AED)
   53  placement must adhere to the CERP and be in accordance with
   54  guidelines set by the American Heart Association.
   55         (4) Appropriate school staff must be trained in first aid,
   56  cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and AED use that follow evidence
   57  based guidelines set forth by the American Heart Association.
   58  School staff selected to be trained is determined by the CERP.
   59         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.