Bill Text: SC H4586 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced

South Carolina House Bill 4586 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: CPR training for high school students

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-26 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: G.M.Smith [H4586 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2011-H4586-Introduced.html

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-95 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THIS STATE TO PROVIDE CPR TRAINING TO ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS PART OF THE REQUIRED CURRICULUM, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MUST PASS THE CPR COURSE AND BECOME CPR CERTIFIED BEFORE HE IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Chapter 29, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-29-95. The local school districts of this State shall provide CPR training to all high school students as part of the required curriculum. A person shall pass the CPR course and become CPR certified before he is eligible to receive a high school diploma."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.