Florida Senate - 2025                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 430
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/17/2025           .                                
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       The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Simon) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 1003.453, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         1003.453 School wellness and physical education policies;
    8  nutrition guidelines.—
    9         (3) School districts must are encouraged to provide basic
   10  training in first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
   11  once in middle school in a physical education or health class
   12  and once in high school in a physical education or health class.
   13  Instruction in the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation must:
   14         (a) Allow students to practice the psychomotor skills
   15  associated with performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and
   16         (b) Include the use of an automated external defibrillator
   17  for all students in grade 6 and grade 8. School districts are
   18  required to provide basic training in first aid, including
   19  cardiopulmonary resuscitation, for all students in grade 9 and
   20  grade 11. Instruction in the use of cardiopulmonary
   21  resuscitation must be based on a one-hour, nationally recognized
   22  program that uses the most current evidence-based emergency
   23  cardiovascular care guidelines. The instruction must allow
   24  students to practice the psychomotor skills associated with
   25  performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use an automated
   26  external defibrillator when a school district has the equipment
   27  necessary to perform the instruction. Private and public
   28  partnerships for providing training or necessary funding are
   29  encouraged.
   30         Section 2. Section 1003.457, Florida Statutes, is created
   31  to read:
   32         1003.457 Cardiac emergencies and automated external
   33  defibrillators on school grounds.
   34         (1) Each public school shall develop a cardiac emergency
   35  response plan (CERP) that addresses the appropriate use of
   36  school personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual
   37  experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening
   38  emergency while on school grounds. Each CERP must integrate
   39  evidence-based core elements.
   40         (2) School officials shall work directly with local
   41  emergency service providers to integrate the CERP into the
   42  community’s emergency responder protocols.
   43         (3)(a)No later than July 1, 2027, each public school,
   44  including charter schools, must have at least one operational
   45  automated external defibrillator on school grounds. The
   46  defibrillator must be available in a clearly marked and
   47  publicized location. Schools must maintain the defibrillator
   48  according to the manufacturer’s recommendations and maintain all
   49  verification records for such defibrillators.
   50         (b) Appropriate school staff must be trained in first aid,
   51  cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and defibrillator use.
   52         (c) The location of each defibrillator must be registered
   53  with a local emergency medical services medical director.
   54         (d) The use of defibrillators by school employees and
   55  volunteers is covered under ss. 768.13 and 768.1325.
   56         (3) Compliance with the requirements of s. 1006.165 does
   57  not constitute compliance with this section.
   58         (4) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
   59  administer this section.
   60         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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   62  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   63  And the title is amended as follows:
   64         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   65  and insert:
   66                        A bill to be entitled                      
   67         An act relating to cardiac emergencies; amending s.
   68         1003.453, F.S.; revising requirements for instruction
   69         on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an
   70         automated external defibrillator; creating s.
   71         1003.457, F.S.; requiring each public school to
   72         develop a cardiac emergency response plan (CERP);
   73         requiring school officials to work with local
   74         emergency service providers to integrate the CERP into
   75         emergency responder protocols; requiring public
   76         schools, including charter schools, to have at least
   77         one operational automated external defibrillator on
   78         school grounds by a specified date; providing
   79         requirements for the placement and maintenance of the
   80         defibrillators; requiring that certain school staff
   81         receive specified training as determined by the CERP;
   82         providing immunity from liability for school employees
   83         and volunteers under the Good Samaritan Act and the
   84         Cardiac Arrest Survival Act; providing construction;
   85         requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules;
   86         providing an effective date.