Mississippi House Bill 564 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 9)
Status: Failed on February 4 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-134, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Proper Administration Of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (cpr) And Use Of An Automated External Defibrillator (aed) Be Included As An Instructional Component Of The Physical Education Curriculum For Grades 9-12 As A Graduation Requirement; To Require That The Curriculum Incorporate Instruction Of Psychomotor Skills Development; To Require The Instruction To Be Based On An Instructional Program Established By The American Heart Association, The American Red Cross, Or Another Program Which Is Nationally Recognized And Uses The Most Current National Evidence-based Emergency Cardiovascular Care Guidelines; To Exempt Licensed Teacher From Requiring Certification As A Trainer Of Cpr Or Aed To Facilitate The Instruction; To Require The State Department Of Education To Establish A Procedure For Monitoring Adherence To The Curriculum Requirements; And For Related Purposes.

CPR/AED; require to be included in physical education curriculum as a requirement for graduation.

Rep. Tommy Taylor [R]	Rep. W Alday [R]	Rep. Manly Barton [R]	Rep. Lester Carpenter [R]
Rep. Gary Chism [R]	Rep. Becky Currie [R]	Rep. Bill Kinkade [R]	Rep. Doug McLeod [R]
Rep. Jerry Turner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2014-01-20	House	Referred To Education;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/history/HB/HB0564.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0564IN.htm