Florida Senate - 2026                                    SB 1204
       
       
        
       By Senator Osgood
       
       
       
       
       
       32-00792A-26                                          20261204__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to bleeding control kits in K-12
    3         schools; amending s. 1003.457, F.S.; requiring
    4         responses to severe bleeding incidents on school
    5         grounds to be included in each public school’s plan
    6         for urgent life-saving emergencies; requiring public
    7         schools to have bleeding control kits on school
    8         grounds by a specified date; requiring the Department
    9         of Education to establish guidelines for determining
   10         the required number of kits for each school; requiring
   11         certain staff to receive training relating to such
   12         kits; requiring the kits and the use of such kits to
   13         be included in certain drills; requiring the kits to
   14         be restocked under certain circumstances; providing an
   15         effective date.
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   17  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   19         Section 1. Present subsection (4) of section 1003.457,
   20  Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5), a new
   21  subsection (4) is added to that section, and subsection (1) of
   22  that section is amended, to read:
   23         1003.457 Cardiac emergencies, and automated external
   24  defibrillators, and bleeding control kits on school grounds.—
   25         (1) Each public school shall develop a plan for urgent
   26  life-saving emergencies (PULSE) that addresses the appropriate
   27  use of school personnel to respond to incidents involving an
   28  individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, severe bleeding,
   29  or a similar life-threatening emergency while on school grounds.
   30  Each PULSE must integrate evidence-based core elements and
   31  consider those elements recommended by the American Heart
   32  Association for schools responding to cardiac emergencies.
   33         (4)(a) No later than July 1, 2028, each public school,
   34  including charter schools, must have bleeding control kits on
   35  school grounds. Each bleeding control kit must be available in a
   36  clearly marked and publicized location. Schools must maintain
   37  the bleeding control kits according to the manufacturer’s
   38  recommendations. The Department of Education shall establish
   39  guidelines for determining the number of bleeding control kits
   40  each school is required to have pursuant to this subsection.
   41         (b) Appropriate staff, as determined by the department,
   42  must receive training in the use of bleeding control kits.
   43         (c) Bleeding control kits and the use of such kits must be
   44  integrated into the appropriate emergency drills under s.
   45  1006.07(4).
   46         (d) Upon the use of a bleeding control kit, the kit must be
   47  restocked and used items must be replaced.
   48         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.