General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5149 February Session, 2014 LCO No. 538 *00538_______PS_* Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY Introduced by: (PS) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5149 February Session, 2014 LCO No. 538 *00538_______PS_* Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY Introduced by: (PS) AN ACT CONCERNING CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 19a-113a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2014): The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, requiring that persons who are employed as lifeguards shall be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation by the American Heart Association, [or] the American Red Cross, or the American Safety and Health Institute. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2014 19a-113a This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2014 19a-113a Statement of Purpose: To allow lifeguards to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification by the American Safety and Health Institute. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]