Bill Text: FL S0280 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in Public Schools
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-26 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 157 (Ch. 2021-141) [S0280 Detail]
Download: Florida-2021-S0280-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2021 SB 280 By Senator Baxley 12-00084A-21 2021280__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation 3 training in public schools; amending s. 1003.453, 4 F.S.; providing that school districts are encouraged 5 to provide basic training in first aid, including 6 cardiopulmonary resuscitation, in specified grades; 7 requiring school districts to provide basic training 8 in first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, 9 in specified grades; revising requirements for 10 instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; 11 providing an effective date. 12 13 WHEREAS, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the 14 United States and Florida, and 15 WHEREAS, sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of 16 death on school campuses and of student athletes, and 17 WHEREAS, an estimated 1 in 25 United States schools will 18 have a sudden death on campus every year, and 19 WHEREAS, in 2019, there were approximately 356,000 sudden 20 cardiac arrests that occurred in the United States, including 21 7,037 children under the age of 18 who experienced sudden 22 cardiac arrest, and 23 WHEREAS, 70 out of 100 of sudden cardiac arrests happen at 24 home, and 25 WHEREAS, 9 out of 10 of all sudden cardiac arrests are 26 fatal, and 27 WHEREAS, only 1 in 10 victims survive a sudden cardiac 28 arrest, and 29 WHEREAS, only 8 in 100 victims survive a sudden cardiac 30 arrest on school campuses in the United States, and 31 WHEREAS, the American Heart Association estimates that at 32 least 5 in 10 victims could survive if bystanders performed 33 cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and used automated external 34 defibrillators (AEDs) immediately after a cardiac arrest event, 35 and 36 WHEREAS, African Americans and Latinos are at least two 37 times more likely to die from sudden cardiac arrest, African 38 American children are 41 percent less likely to receive CPR, and 39 Floridians in poor areas are more likely to die due to lack of 40 CPR education, and 41 WHEREAS, a University of Washington study showed that 89 in 42 100 victims on school campuses would survive a sudden cardiac 43 arrest if a well-executed Cardiac Emergency Response Plan were 44 implemented at the school campus, and 45 WHEREAS, the chain of survival includes prompt recognition 46 of a sudden cardiac arrest event, notification of emergency 47 services, prompt CPR, AED defibrillation, and advanced cardiac 48 life support, and 49 WHEREAS, in Florida, there are over 40,000 heart disease 50 deaths every single year, and 51 WHEREAS, Florida is a leading state for heart disease, 52 drownings, lightning strikes, accidental deaths, and accidental 53 overdoses, all conditions for which the initial life-saving 54 measure is CPR, NOW, THEREFORE, 55 56 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 57 58 Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 1003.453, Florida 59 Statutes, is amended to read: 60 1003.453 School wellness and physical education policies; 61 nutrition guidelines.— 62 (3) School districts are encouraged to provide basic 63 training in first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, 64 for all students, beginningin grade 6 and grade 8every 2 years65thereafter. School districts are required to provide basic 66 training in first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, 67 for all students in grade 9 and grade 11. Instruction in the use 68 of basic, hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation must be based 69 on a one-hour, nationally recognized training program that uses 70 the most current evidence-based emergency cardiovascular care 71 guidelines. The instruction must allow students to practice the 72 psychomotor skills associated with performing cardiopulmonary 73 resuscitationand use an automated external defibrillator when a74school district has the equipment necessary to perform the75instruction. Private and public partnerships for providing 76 training or necessary funding are encouraged. 77 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.