LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 7350 NOTE PREPARED: Jan 3, 2025
BILL NUMBER: SB 350 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Automated External Defibrillator Requirements.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Rogers BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill provides that certain funding provided to a local board of health may be
used to provide automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to school corporations, charter schools, and state
accredited nonpublic schools. The bill revises the definition of "venue specific emergency action plan for
sudden cardiac arrest" (plan) and revises the requirements of a plan.
The bill requires a local health department (department) to develop a plan for certain schools and provide
support for the plan, if requested by the school.
The bill requires the Department of Education (DOE) to conduct a statewide survey of school corporations,
charter schools, and state accredited nonpublic schools concerning: (1) plans developed prior to July 1, 2025;
and (2) AEDs.
Effective Date: July 1, 2025.
Explanation of State Expenditures: DOE Survey: DOE is tasked to conduct a statewide survey of public
and accredited nonpublic schools regarding the number and location of AEDs and whether emergency action
plans have been developed. DOE will compile and report its findings to the Legislative Council and publish
its findings on the DOE website no later than October 31, 2025. This requirement constitutes a one-time
workload increase on DOE and should be able to be completed within existing resources.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: Local Public Health Fund: This bill authorizes but does not require
money granted to a local public health board to be used to provide AEDs to schools in accordance with an
emergency action plan developed in cooperation between the board and the school. This provision allows
additional flexibility in how money from the local public health fund is used, but it does not increase the total
amount of expenditures by boards.
Cardiac Arrest Plans: This bill requires local health departments to help eligible schools develop and
SB 350 1 implement, and, if requested by the school, sustain, their cardiac arrest plans. This workload increase could
be completed with existing staff and resources.
Public schools that choose to develop and implement cardiac arrest plans will be able to request assistance
from their respective local health departments, reducing their workload and/or costs to complete that process.
Schools may also request funding to purchase AEDs, which typically cost between $1,500 and $2,500 each.
These reduced costs are likely to encourage schools that have not yet done so to develop plans and field
AEDs. AEDs require periodic maintenance and replacement of batteries and electrode pads, but those costs
should be met with existing resources.
DOE Survey: Public schools will have to complete the survey DOE will conduct under provisions of this plan
no later than July 31, 2025. This requirement constitutes a one-time workload increase on public schools and
should be able to be completed within existing resources.
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: Department of Education.
Local Agencies Affected: Public schools, local public health boards and departments.
Information Sources: https://americanaed.com/; https://www.aedsuperstore.com/
Fiscal Analyst: Alexander Raggio, 317-234-9485.
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