Florida Senate - 2013                                     SB 302
       
       
       
       By Senator Altman
       
       
       
       
       16-00199A-13                                           2013302__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation
    3         training in public schools; amending s. 1003.453,
    4         F.S.; requiring school districts to provide training
    5         in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to students at least
    6         one time before they graduate from high school;
    7         requiring students to study and practice the
    8         psychomotor skills associated with performing
    9         cardiopulmonary resuscitation before graduating from
   10         high school; providing an exception for students who
   11         have a disability under the Enhanced New Needed
   12         Opportunity for Better Life and Education for Students
   13         with Disabilities Act; making a technical change;
   14         providing an effective date.
   15  
   16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   18         Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 1003.453, Florida
   19  Statutes, is amended and redesignated as subsection (5), and a
   20  new subsection (4) is added to that section, to read:
   21         1003.453 School wellness and physical education policies;
   22  nutrition guidelines.—
   23         (4) As part of the physical education curriculum or any
   24  other required curriculum that a school may designate, each
   25  school shall provide training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
   26  (CPR) which is based on an instructional program established by
   27  the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or
   28  another nationally recognized program that uses the most current
   29  evidence-based emergency cardiovascular care guidelines and
   30  incorporates the development of psychomotor skills into the
   31  program. Students shall study and practice at least once before
   32  graduating from high school the psychomotor skills associated
   33  with performing CPR. Psychomotor skills are learned through
   34  hands-on practice that supports cognitive learning. This
   35  subsection does not apply to a student with a disability as
   36  defined in s. 1007.02.
   37         (5)(4) School districts are encouraged to provide basic
   38  training in first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation
   39  (CPR), for all students, beginning in grade 6 and every 2 years
   40  thereafter. Private and public partnerships for providing
   41  training or necessary funding are encouraged.
   42         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.