By: Zerwas, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa)	H.B. No. 897
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2013;
	April 29, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on
	Education; May 15, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable
	Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0;
	May 15, 2013, sent to printer.)
	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 897	By:  Lucio

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in
	secondary education curriculum.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  This Act may be cited as the Edmund Kuempel Act.
	SECTION 2.  Section 28.0023, Education Code, is amended by
	amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsections (d), (e),
	(f), and (g) to read as follows:
	(b)  The State Board of Education by rule shall require
	[include elements relating to] instruction in cardiopulmonary
	resuscitation for students in grades 7 through 12 [and the use of an
	automated external defibrillator as part of the essential knowledge
	and skills of the health curriculum under Section 28.002(a)(2)(B)].
	(c)  A school district or open-enrollment charter [This
	subsection applies only to a private school that receives an
	automated external defibrillator from the agency or receives
	funding from the agency to purchase or lease an automated external
	defibrillator.   A private] school shall provide instruction to
	students in grades 7 through 12 in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
	[and the use of an automated external defibrillator] in a manner
	consistent with the requirements of this section and State Board of
	Education rules adopted under this section.  The instruction may be
	provided as a part of any course. A student shall receive the
	instruction at least once before graduation.
	(d)  A school administrator may waive the curriculum
	requirement under this section for an eligible student who has a
	disability.
	(e)  Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction must include
	training that has been developed:
	(1)  by the American Heart Association or the American
	Red Cross; or
	(2)  using nationally recognized, evidence-based
	guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care and incorporating
	psychomotor skills to support the instruction.
	(f)  For purposes of Subsection (e), "psychomotor skills"
	means hands-on practice to support cognitive learning.  The term
	does not include cognitive-only instruction and training.
	(g)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may
	use emergency medical technicians, paramedics, police officers,
	firefighters, representatives of the American Heart Association or
	the American Red Cross, teachers, other school employees, or other
	similarly qualified individuals to provide instruction and
	training under this section.  Instruction provided under this
	section is not required to result in certification in
	cardiopulmonary resuscitation.  If instruction is intended to
	result in certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the
	course instructor must be authorized to provide the instruction by
	the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or a
	similar nationally recognized association.
	SECTION 3.  Section 28.0023(a), Education Code, is repealed.
	SECTION 4.  This Act applies beginning with the 2014-2015
	school year.
	SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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