Virginia Senate Bill 181 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 2 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-04 - Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Public elementary and secondary schools; cardiac emergency response plans required; grant program established. Requires each public elementary or secondary school to develop a cardiac emergency response plan (CERP) that addresses the appropriate use of school personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual who is experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening emergency while on school grounds and, in the event that such school has an athletic department or organized athletic program, while attending or participating in an athletic practice or event. The bill requires each such CERP to integrate nationally recognized evidence-based core elements such as those recommended by the American Heart Association guidelines and to integrate certain provisions and guidelines, including those relating to establishing a cardiac emergency response team, activating such team in response to a sudden cardiac event, and integrating the CERP into the local community's emergency medical services response protocols. The bill also requires, with such funds as may be appropriated for such purpose pursuant to the general appropriation act, the Department to establish and administer the CERP Grant Program for the purpose of awarding grants, on a competitive basis, to any public elementary or secondary school to assist such school in the development or implementation of its CERP or in the purchase or funding of activities or equipment that further promotes CERP preparedness, giving priority to certain high-need schools. Public elementary and secondary schools; cardiac emergency response plans required; grant program established. Requires each public elementary or secondary school to develop a cardiac emergency response plan (CERP) that addresses the appropriate use of school personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual who is experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening emergency while on school grounds and, in the event that such school has an athletic department or organized athletic program, while attending or participating in an athletic practice or event. The bill requires each such CERP to integrate nationally recognized evidence-based core elements such as those recommended by the American Heart Association guidelines and to integrate certain provisions and guidelines, including those relating to establishing a cardiac emergency response team, activating such team in response to a sudden cardiac event, and integrating the CERP into the local community's emergency medical services response protocols. The bill also requires, with such funds as may be appropriated for such purpose pursuant to the general appropriation act, the Department to establish and administer the CERP Grant Program for the purpose of awarding grants, on a competitive basis, to any public elementary or secondary school to assist such school in the development or implementation of its CERP or in the purchase or funding of activities or equipment that further promotes CERP preparedness, giving priority to certain high-need schools.

Public elementary and secondary schools; cardiac emergency response plans required.

Sen. Aaron Rouse [D]

2024-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-04	House	Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote
2024-02-28	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2024-02-28	House	Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
2024-02-27	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2024-02-27	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2024-02-23	House	Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
2024-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2024-02-13	House	Read first time
2024-02-13	House	Placed on Calendar
2024-02-05	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-02	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2024-02-01	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-01-31	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2024-01-18	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2024-01-18	Senate	Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2024-01-10	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Public Education
2024-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2024-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102513D

SB181 (Carry Over) 2024-03-04 - Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	271.9	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB181
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB181/text/SB181
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/legacy/1001560.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB181/20251/S04V0027
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB181/20251/S05V0059
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB181/20251/SV0184
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB181/20251/SV0199
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB181/20251/H0901V0123
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB181/20251/H09V0214