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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to cardiac emergencies; amending s. 2
1003.453, F.S.; requiring, rather than authorizing, 3
school districts to provide training in basic first 4
aid to certain students; providing requirements for 5
such training; creating s. 1003.457, F.S.; requiring 6
each public school to develop a plan for urgent life -7
saving emergencies (PULSE) for specified purposes; 8
requiring school officials to work with local 9
emergency service providers to integrate the PULSE 10
into emergency responder protocols; requiring public 11
schools, including charter schools, to have at least 12
one operational automated external defibrillator on 13
school grounds by a specified date; providing 14
requirements for the placement and maintenance of the 15
defibrillators; providing construction; requiring that 16
certain school staff receive specified training; 17
providing registration requirements for the location 18
of the defibrillators; providing immunity from 19
liability for school employees and volunteers under 20
the Good Samaritan Act and the Cardiac Arrest Survival 21
Act; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt 22
rules; providing an effective date. 23
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 25
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Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 1003.453, Florida 27
Statutes, is amended to read: 28
1003.453 School wellness and physical education policies; 29
nutrition guidelines. — 30
(3) School districts must are encouraged to provide basic 31
training in first aid, i ncluding cardiopulmonary resuscitation, 32
once in middle school in a physical education or health class 33
and once in high school in a physical education or health class. 34
Instruction in the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation must: 35
(a) Allow students to pra ctice the psychomotor skills 36
associated with performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and 37
(b) Include the use of an automated external defibrillator 38
for all students in grade 6 and grade 8. School districts are 39
required to provide basic training in firs t aid, including 40
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, for all students in grade 9 and 41
grade 11. Instruction in the use of cardiopulmonary 42
resuscitation must be based on a one -hour, nationally recognized 43
program that uses the most current evidence -based emergency 44
cardiovascular care guidelines. The instruction must allow 45
students to practice the psychomotor skills associated with 46
performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use an automated 47
external defibrillator when a school district has the equipment 48
necessary to perform the instruction. Private and public 49
partnerships for providing training or necessary funding are 50
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encouraged. 51
Section 2. Section 1003.457, Florida Statutes, is created 52
to read: 53
1003.457 Cardiac emergencies and automated external 54
defibrillators on school grounds. — 55
(1) Each public school shall develop a plan for urgent 56
life-saving emergencies (PULSE) that addresses the appropriate 57
use of school personnel to respond to incidents involving an 58
individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-59
threatening emergency while on school grounds. Each PULSE must 60
integrate evidence-based core elements and consider those 61
elements recommended by the American Heart Association for 62
schools responding to cardiac emergencies. 63
(2) School officials shall work directly with local 64
emergency service providers to integrate the PULSE into the 65
community's emergency responder protocols. 66
(3)(a) No later than July 1, 2027, each public school, 67
including charter schools, must have at least one operational 68
automated external defibrillator on school grounds. The 69
defibrillator must be available in a clearly marked and 70
publicized location. Schools must maintain the defibrillator 71
according to the manufacturer's recommendations and maintain all 72
verification records for such defibrillators. Compliance with 73
the requirements of s. 1006.165 does not constitute compliance 74
with this section. 75
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(b) Appropriate school staff must be trained in first aid, 76
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and defibrillator use. 77
(c) The location of each defibrillator must be registered 78
with a local emergency medical services medical director. 79
(d) The use of defibrillators by school employees and 80
volunteers is covered under ss. 768.13 and 768.1325. 81
(4) The State Board of Education shal l adopt rules to 82
administer this section. 83
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 84