Florida Senate - 2025                              CS for SB 430
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Education Pre-K - 12; and Senators Simon and
       Burgess
       
       
       
       
       581-02506-25                                           2025430c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to cardiac emergencies; amending s.
    3         1003.453, F.S.; revising requirements for instruction
    4         on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an
    5         automated external defibrillator; creating s.
    6         1003.457, F.S.; requiring each public school to
    7         develop a cardiac emergency response plan (CERP);
    8         requiring school officials to work with local
    9         emergency service providers to integrate the CERP into
   10         emergency responder protocols; requiring public
   11         schools, including charter schools, to have at least
   12         one operational automated external defibrillator on
   13         school grounds by a specified date; providing
   14         requirements for the placement and maintenance of the
   15         defibrillators; requiring that certain school staff
   16         receive specified training as determined by the CERP;
   17         providing immunity from liability for school employees
   18         and volunteers under the Good Samaritan Act and the
   19         Cardiac Arrest Survival Act; providing construction;
   20         requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules;
   21         providing an effective date.
   22          
   23  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   24  
   25         Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 1003.453, Florida
   26  Statutes, is amended to read:
   27         1003.453 School wellness and physical education policies;
   28  nutrition guidelines.—
   29         (3) School districts must are encouraged to provide basic
   30  training in first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
   31  once in middle school in a physical education or health class
   32  and once in high school in a physical education or health class.
   33  Instruction in the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation must:
   34         (a) Allow students to practice the psychomotor skills
   35  associated with performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and
   36         (b) Include the use of an automated external defibrillator
   37  for all students in grade 6 and grade 8. School districts are
   38  required to provide basic training in first aid, including
   39  cardiopulmonary resuscitation, for all students in grade 9 and
   40  grade 11. Instruction in the use of cardiopulmonary
   41  resuscitation must be based on a one-hour, nationally recognized
   42  program that uses the most current evidence-based emergency
   43  cardiovascular care guidelines. The instruction must allow
   44  students to practice the psychomotor skills associated with
   45  performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use an automated
   46  external defibrillator when a school district has the equipment
   47  necessary to perform the instruction. Private and public
   48  partnerships for providing training or necessary funding are
   49  encouraged.
   50         Section 2. Section 1003.457, Florida Statutes, is created
   51  to read:
   52         1003.457 Cardiac emergencies and automated external
   53  defibrillators on school grounds.—
   54         (1) Each public school shall develop a cardiac emergency
   55  response plan (CERP) that addresses the appropriate use of
   56  school personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual
   57  experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening
   58  emergency while on school grounds. Each CERP must integrate
   59  evidence-based core elements.
   60         (2) School officials shall work directly with local
   61  emergency service providers to integrate the CERP into the
   62  community’s emergency responder protocols.
   63         (3)(a) No later than July 1, 2027, each public school,
   64  including charter schools, must have at least one operational
   65  automated external defibrillator on school grounds. The
   66  defibrillator must be available in a clearly marked and
   67  publicized location. Schools must maintain the defibrillator
   68  according to the manufacturer’s recommendations and maintain all
   69  verification records for such defibrillators.
   70         (b) Appropriate school staff must be trained in first aid,
   71  cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and defibrillator use.
   72         (c) The location of each defibrillator must be registered
   73  with a local emergency medical services medical director.
   74         (d) The use of defibrillators by school employees and
   75  volunteers is covered under ss. 768.13 and 768.1325.
   76         (4) Compliance with the requirements of s. 1006.165 does
   77  not constitute compliance with this section.
   78         (5) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
   79  administer this section.
   80         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.