Bill Text: NJ A2072 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Requires public school students in grades 9 through 12 to receive instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an automated external defibrillator prior to graduation.*

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-20 - Approved P.L.2014, c.36. [A2072 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2014-A2072-Chaptered.html

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§§1,2 -

C.18A:35-4.28 &

18A:35-4.29

 

P.L.2014, CHAPTER 36, approved August 20, 2014

Assembly, No. 2072 (First Reprint)

 

An Act concerning health education and supplementing chapter 35 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    a.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, ¹[beginning on September 1, 2014,]¹ the board of education of a public school district that includes grades 9 through 12, or the board of trustees of a charter school that includes grades 9 through 12, shall provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator ¹to each student prior to graduation¹ as part of the ¹[existing health education curriculum] district's implementation of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education¹.  The board of education, or board of trustees, may select a no-cost, non-certification instructional program to meet this requirement.

     b.    ¹[Each high school student shall be required to participate in the instructional program established pursuant to subsection a. of this section as a requirement for high school graduation] The provisions of subsection a. of this section shall first be effective with the 2014-2015 grade nine class¹.

 

     2.    The instruction provided pursuant to section 1 of this act shall:

     a.    be modeled from an instructional program established by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or other nationally-recognized association with expertise in instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator; and

     b.    include a hands-on learning component for each participating student.

 

     3.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

                                

 

     Requires public school students in grades 9 through 12 to receive instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an automated external defibrillator prior to graduation.