Florida Senate - 2025 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/HB 1607, 1st Eng.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Senator Simon moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
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5 Section 1. This act may be cited as the “Rafe Maccarone
6 Act.”
7 Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 1003.453, Florida
8 Statutes, is amended to read:
9 1003.453 School wellness and physical education policies;
10 nutrition guidelines.—
11 (3) School districts shall are encouraged to provide basic
12 training in first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
13 once in middle school in a physical education or health class
14 and once in high school in a physical education or health class.
15 Instruction in the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation must:
16 (a) Allow students to practice the psychomotor skills
17 associated with performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and
18 (b) Include the use of an automated external defibrillator
19 for all students in grade 6 and grade 8. School districts are
20 required to provide basic training in first aid, including
21 cardiopulmonary resuscitation, for all students in grade 9 and
22 grade 11. Instruction in the use of cardiopulmonary
23 resuscitation must be based on a one-hour, nationally recognized
24 program that uses the most current evidence-based emergency
25 cardiovascular care guidelines. The instruction must allow
26 students to practice the psychomotor skills associated with
27 performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use an automated
28 external defibrillator when a school district has the equipment
29 necessary to perform the instruction. Private and public
30 partnerships for providing training or necessary funding are
31 encouraged.
32 Section 3. Section 1003.457, Florida Statutes, is created
33 to read:
34 1003.457 Cardiac emergencies and automated external
35 defibrillators on school grounds.—
36 (1) Each public school shall develop a cardiac emergency
37 response plan (CERP) that addresses the appropriate use of
38 school personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual
39 experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening
40 emergency while on school grounds. Each CERP must integrate
41 evidence-based core elements.
42 (2) School officials shall work directly with local
43 emergency service providers to integrate the CERP into the
44 community’s emergency responder protocols.
45 (3)(a) No later than July 1, 2027, each public school,
46 including charter schools, shall have at least one operational
47 automated external defibrillator on school grounds. The
48 defibrillator must be available in a clearly marked and
49 publicized location. Schools shall maintain the defibrillator
50 according to the manufacturer’s recommendations and maintain all
51 verification records for such defibrillators.
52 (b) Appropriate school staff must be trained in first aid,
53 cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and defibrillator use.
54 (c) The location of each defibrillator must be registered
55 with a local emergency medical services medical director.
56 (d) The use of defibrillators by school employees and
57 volunteers is covered under ss. 768.13 and 768.1325.
58 (4) Compliance with the requirements of s. 1006.165 does
59 not constitute compliance with this section.
60 (5) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
61 administer this section.
62 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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65 And the title is amended as follows:
66 Delete everything before the enacting clause
67 and insert:
68 A bill to be entitled
69 An act relating to cardiac emergencies; providing a
70 short title; amending s. 1003.453, F.S.; revising
71 requirements for instruction on cardiopulmonary
72 resuscitation and the use of an automated external
73 defibrillator; creating s. 1003.457, F.S.; requiring
74 each public school to develop a cardiac emergency
75 response plan (CERP); requiring school officials to
76 work with local emergency service providers to
77 integrate the CERP into emergency responder protocols;
78 requiring public schools, including charter schools,
79 to have at least one operational automated external
80 defibrillator on school grounds by a specified date;
81 providing requirements for the placement and
82 maintenance of the defibrillators; requiring that
83 certain school staff receive specified training;
84 providing immunity from liability for school employees
85 and volunteers under the Good Samaritan Act and the
86 Cardiac Arrest Survival Act; providing construction;
87 requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules;
88 providing an effective date.