HB 1337 – Allows high schools to provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation beginning the 2014-2015 school year

• Sponsor: Brown
• LR Number: 5217S.03C
• Committee: Education
• Last Action: 5/18/2012 - S Informal Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HB 1337-Stream, with SCS & SS for SCS (pending) (Brown)
• Title: SCS HB 1337
• Effective Date: August 28, 2012
• House Handler: Stream

Current Bill Summary

SCS/HB 1337 – Beginning in school year 2014-2015, schools serving grades nine through twelve may provide their students instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, as described in the act.

A teacher of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation course does not need be a certified trainer if the instruction is not designed to result in certification of students. Instruction that is designed to result in certification must be taught by an authorized cardiopulmonary instructor.

This provision of law will not apply to a private school that objects on religious grounds, provided the school maintains its own personnel trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

This act is similar to a provision contained in CCS/SB 599 (2012).

MICHAEL RUFF