Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Senate Bill SF1457 Compare Versions

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1	1		1.1 A bill for an act
2	2		1.2 relating to education; requiring cardiac emergency response plans; appropriating
3	3		1.3 money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 128C.02, by adding a
4	4		1.4 subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
5	5		1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6		1.6 Section 1. [121A.241] CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.
7	7		1.7 Subdivision 1.Cardiac emergency response plan.(a) For purposes of this section, a
8	8		1.8"cardiac emergency response plan" is a written document that establishes specific steps to
9	9		1.9reduce death from cardiac arrest. A cardiac emergency response plan must integrate
10	10		1.10evidence-based core elements, such as those recommended by the American Heart
11	11		1.11Association in accordance with a published, peer-reviewed journal article or similar
12	12		1.12document.
13	13		1.13 (b) Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, a school district or charter school must
14	14		1.14develop a cardiac emergency response plan that addresses the appropriate use of school
15	15		1.15personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest
16	16		1.16or a similar life-threatening emergency while on school grounds or at a school-sponsored
17	17		1.17activity or event. A district or charter school must consult with athletic trainers when
18	18		1.18developing the plan. A principal or other person having administrative control over the
19	19		1.19school site must ensure that the plan is:
20	20		1.20 (1) available to the school community on the school website and in paper form at various
21	21		1.21locations at the school site;
22	22		1.22 (2) distributed to all coaches and other athletic staff members at each school site, all
23	23		1.23persons responsible for executing the plan in the event of a cardiac emergency, all health
24	24		1Section 1.
25		-	~~S1457-1 1st Engrossment~~~~SF1457~~ REVISOR CR
	25	+	25-02994 as introduced02/03/25 REVISOR CR/DG
26	26		SENATE
27	27		STATE OF MINNESOTA
28	28		S.F. No. 1457NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
29		-	(SENATE AUTHORS: WESTLIN~~, Boldon and Cwodzinski~~)
	29	+	(SENATE AUTHORS: WESTLIN)
30	30		OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
31		-	Introduction and first reading40402/17/2025
32		-	Referred to Education Policy
33		-	Authors added Boldon; Cwodzinski46502/20/2025
34		-	Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Education Finance02/27/2025 2.1care professionals that provide medical services during school-sponsored activities or events,
	31	+	Introduction and first reading02/17/2025
	32	+	Referred to Education Policy 2.1care professionals that provide medical services during school-sponsored activities or events,
35	33		2.2and to other appropriate school staff, as determined by school administrators; and
36	34		2.3 (3) annually reviewed, rehearsed, and revised, as necessary.
37	35		2.4 (c) A cardiac emergency response plan must:
38	36		2.5 (1) identify the members of a cardiac emergency response team at each school site who
39	37		2.6are on duty during the regular school day;
40	38		2.7 (2) provide guidelines for the cardiac emergency response team's response to sudden
41	39		2.8cardiac arrest;
42		-	2.9 (3) require that ~~automated~~ external defibrillators are clearly marked and placed in
	40	+	2.9 (3) require that automatic external defibrillators are clearly marked and placed in
43	41		2.10accordance with guidelines from the American Heart Association or other nationally
44		-	2.11recognized guidelines focused on emergency cardiovascular care. ~~Automated~~ external
	42	+	2.11recognized guidelines focused on emergency cardiovascular care. Automatic external
45	43		2.12defibrillators must be available for use in an unlocked location at each school facility and
46		-	2.13athletic venue or event. ~~Automated~~ external defibrillators must be (i) easily accessible at
	44	+	2.13athletic venue or event. Automatic external defibrillators must be (i) easily accessible at
47	45		2.14each athletic venue where practices or competitions are held or (ii) located within one to
48	46		2.15three minutes of each venue where practices or competitions are held;
49		-	2.16 (4) require training on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and ~~automated~~ external defibrillator
	47	+	2.16 (4) require training on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automatic external defibrillator
50	48		2.17use for coaches, assistant coaches, and other school staff identified by school administrators;
51	49		2.18 (5) require the emergency response team to participate in a cardiac emergency simulation
52	50		2.19at least 30 days before the beginning of each school year;
53	51		2.20 (6) describe the procedures that must be followed after a serious or life-threatening injury
54	52		2.21or cardiac emergency occurs at an athletic event or activity, including but not limited to
55	53		2.22responding to the injured individual, summoning emergency medical care, assisting
56	54		2.23emergency medical service providers, and documenting the actions taken during the
57	55		2.24emergency; and
58	56		2.25 (7) encourage cooperation and coordination with community members such as emergency
59	57		2.26medical technicians and paramedics, among others.
60	58		2.27 Subd. 2.Training requirements.(a) A school district or charter school must provide
61	59		2.28all members of a cardiac emergency response team with training necessary to implement a
62	60		2.29cardiac emergency response plan.
63	61		2.30 (b) The emergency response team must provide annual certification to the school board
64	62		2.31that members of the emergency response team completed cardiac emergency simulation
65	63		2.32training at least 30 days prior to the beginning of each school year.
66	64		2Section 1.
67		-	~~S1457-1 1st Engrossment~~~~SF1457~~ REVISOR CR 3.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 128C.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
	65	+	25-02994 as introduced02/03/25 REVISOR CR/DG 3.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 128C.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
68	66		3.2read:
69	67		3.3 Subd. 3d.Cardiac emergency response plan.The league must adopt a cardiac
70	68		3.4emergency response plan that meets the requirements of section 121A.241. The league must
71	69		3.5ensure that a cardiac emergency response team is present at each interscholastic athletic
72	70		3.6activity whose control, supervision, and regulation have been delegated to the Minnesota
73	71		3.7State High School League in accordance with section 128C.01.
74	72		3.8 Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION; CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
75	73		3.9ASSISTANCE.
76	74		3.10 Subdivision 1.Department of Education.The sum indicated in this section is
77	75		3.11appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal year
78	76		3.12designated.
79	77		3.13 Subd. 2.Cardiac emergency response plan assistance.(a) To assist school districts
80	78		3.14and charter schools implementing cardiac emergency response plans under Minnesota
81	79		3.15Statutes, section 121A.241:
82	80		2026.....2,000,0003.16 $
83	81		3.17 (b) Funding may be used for activities and equipment that promote cardiac emergency
84	82		3.18response plan preparedness in schools, including but not limited to the purchase and
85		-	3.19maintenance of ~~automated~~ external defibrillators, purchase of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
	83	+	3.19maintenance of automatic external defibrillators, purchase of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
86	84		3.20equipment and training for faculty and staff, basic first aid training, and educational materials
87	85		3.21related to cardiac emergency response preparedness.
88	86		3.22 (c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
89	87		3Sec. 3.
90		-	~~S1457-1 1st Engrossment~~~~SF1457~~ REVISOR CR
	88	+	25-02994 as introduced02/03/25 REVISOR CR/DG