Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 430 By the Committee on Education Pre-K - 12; and Senators Simon and Burgess 581-02506-25 2025430c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to cardiac emergencies; amending s. 3 1003.453, F.S.; revising requirements for instruction 4 on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an 5 automated external defibrillator; creating s. 6 1003.457, F.S.; requiring each public school to 7 develop a cardiac emergency response plan (CERP); 8 requiring school officials to work with local 9 emergency service providers to integrate the CERP into 10 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; requiring that certain school staff 16 receive specified training as determined by the CERP; 17 providing immunity from liability for school employees 18 and volunteers under the Good Samaritan Act and the 19 Cardiac Arrest Survival Act; providing construction; 20 requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; 21 providing an effective date. 22 23 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 24 25 Section 1.Subsection (3) of section 1003.453, Florida 26 Statutes, is amended to read: 27 1003.453School wellness and physical education policies; 28 nutrition guidelines. 29 (3)School districts must are encouraged to provide basic 30 training in first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, 31 once in middle school in a physical education or health class 32 and once in high school in a physical education or health class. 33 Instruction in the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation must: 34 (a)Allow students to practice the psychomotor skills 35 associated with performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and 36 (b)Include the use of an automated external defibrillator 37 for all students in grade 6 and grade 8. School districts are 38 required to provide basic training in first aid, including 39 cardiopulmonary resuscitation, for all students in grade 9 and 40 grade 11. Instruction in the use of cardiopulmonary 41 resuscitation must be based on a one-hour, nationally recognized 42 program that uses the most current evidence-based emergency 43 cardiovascular care guidelines. The instruction must allow 44 students to practice the psychomotor skills associated with 45 performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use an automated 46 external defibrillator when a school district has the equipment 47 necessary to perform the instruction. Private and public 48 partnerships for providing training or necessary funding are 49 encouraged. 50 Section 2.Section 1003.457, Florida Statutes, is created 51 to read: 52 1003.457Cardiac emergencies and automated external 53 defibrillators on school grounds. 54 (1)Each public school shall develop a cardiac emergency 55 response plan (CERP) that addresses the appropriate use of 56 school personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual 57 experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening 58 emergency while on school grounds. Each CERP must integrate 59 evidence-based core elements. 60 (2)School officials shall work directly with local 61 emergency service providers to integrate the CERP into the 62 communitys emergency responder protocols. 63 (3)(a)No later than July 1, 2027, each public school, 64 including charter schools, must have at least one operational 65 automated external defibrillator on school grounds. The 66 defibrillator must be available in a clearly marked and 67 publicized location. Schools must maintain the defibrillator 68 according to the manufacturers recommendations and maintain all 69 verification records for such defibrillators. 70 (b)Appropriate school staff must be trained in first aid, 71 cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and defibrillator use. 72 (c)The location of each defibrillator must be registered 73 with a local emergency medical services medical director. 74 (d)The use of defibrillators by school employees and 75 volunteers is covered under ss. 768.13 and 768.1325. 76 (4)Compliance with the requirements of s. 1006.165 does 77 not constitute compliance with this section. 78 (5)The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to 79 administer this section. 80 Section 3.This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.