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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2946 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 556 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Carol A. Doherty |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act providing CPR and AED Education for All, AKA The CPR and AED Education for All |
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| 13 | 13 | | Act. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Carol A. Doherty3rd Bristol1/16/2025James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol2/11/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2946 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 556 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Doherty of Taunton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 556) of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Carol A. Doherty and James K. Hawkins relative to requiring instruction in cardiopulmonary |
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| 21 | 21 | | resuscitation and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation. Education. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act providing CPR and AED Education for All, AKA The CPR and AED Education for All |
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| 28 | 28 | | Act. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2section 2C, the following section:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 "Section 2D. Each school district in the commonwealth shall provide instruction in |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator as |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5part of the existing physical education or health education curriculum in grades 9 through 12. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6The school district may select a no-cost, non-certification instructional program to meet this |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7requirement. The instructional program provided shall be modeled from an instructional program |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8established by a nationally recognized association with expertise in instruction in |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator and include a |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10hands-on learning component for each participating student. Each public high school student |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11shall be required to participate in the instructional program as a requirement for high school |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12graduation; provided, however, that no student shall be required to take part in the instructional 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13program if (i) a licensed physician certifies in writing that such participation would be injurious |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14to the student; or (ii) a parent or guardian for the student submits a written objection to the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15student’s participation in the instructional program." |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on September 1, 2025. |
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