Hawaii Senate Bill 84

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-16 - Referred to EDU/HHS/PSM, WAM/JDC.
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, establishes a pilot program that requires the Department of Education to include cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training for public school students in grades six through twelve as part of existing health or physical education curriculum. Requires all public elementary, middle, intermediate, and high schools in the state to have a cardiac emergency response plan as part of the pilot program. Establishes standards for the cardiac emergency response plan. Requires school officials to work with county emergency medical service providers to integrate the cardiac emergency response plan into the counties' emergency response plan into the counties' emergency medical service provider protocols. Authorizes uncertified trainers to instruct others in the administration of an automated external defibrillator or cardiopulmonary resuscitation if the course does not result in certification. Terminates at the end of the 2029-2030 school year.

Relating To Education.

Sen. Brandon Elefante [D]	Sen. Henry Aquino [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Kurt Fevella [R]
Sen. Mike Gabbard [D]	Sen. Chris Lee [D]	Sen. Angus McKelvey [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-16	Senate	Referred to EDU/HHS/PSM, WAM/JDC.
2025-01-15	Senate	Introduced and passed First Reading.
2025-01-08	Senate	Pending Introduction.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=84&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB84_.HTM