Florida Senate - 2025 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 430
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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03/17/2025 .
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The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Simon) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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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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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.