LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 7350 NOTE PREPARED: Feb 6, 2025
BILL NUMBER: SB 350 BILL AMENDED: Feb 6, 2025
SUBJECT: Automated External Defibrillator Requirements.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Rogers BILL STATUS: CR Adopted - 1
st
House
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: (Amended) 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 the Department of Education (DOE) to develop a plan for certain schools and provide
support for the plan, if requested by the school.
The bill requires IDOE 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: (Revised) Cardiac Arrest Plans: This bill requires DOE to work with
local health departments to help eligible schools develop and, if requested by the school, sustain, their cardiac
arrest plans. This workload increase could be completed with existing staff and resources.
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
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(Revised) Cardiac Arrest Plans: This bill requires local health departments to work with DOE to help
eligible schools develop 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 as well as DOE, 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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