1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to education; requiring cardiac emergency response plans; appropriating
1.3 money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 128C.02, by adding a
1.4 subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [121A.241] CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.
1.7 Subdivision 1.Cardiac emergency response plan.(a) For purposes of this section, a
1.8"cardiac emergency response plan" is a written document that establishes specific steps to
1.9reduce death from cardiac arrest. A cardiac emergency response plan must integrate
1.10evidence-based core elements, such as those recommended by the American Heart
1.11Association in accordance with a published, peer-reviewed journal article or similar
1.12document.
1.13 (b) Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, a school district or charter school must
1.14develop a cardiac emergency response plan that addresses the appropriate use of school
1.15personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest
1.16or a similar life-threatening emergency while on school grounds or at a school-sponsored
1.17activity or event. A district or charter school must consult with athletic trainers when
1.18developing the plan. A principal or other person having administrative control over the
1.19school site must ensure that the plan is:
1.20 (1) available to the school community on the school website and in paper form at various
1.21locations at the school site;
1.22 (2) distributed to all coaches and other athletic staff members at each school site, all
1.23persons responsible for executing the plan in the event of a cardiac emergency, all health
1Section 1.
S1457-1 1st EngrossmentSF1457 REVISOR CR
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1457NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: WESTLIN, Boldon and Cwodzinski)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading40402/17/2025
Referred to Education Policy
Authors added Boldon; Cwodzinski46502/20/2025
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,
2.2and to other appropriate school staff, as determined by school administrators; and
2.3 (3) annually reviewed, rehearsed, and revised, as necessary.
2.4 (c) A cardiac emergency response plan must:
2.5 (1) identify the members of a cardiac emergency response team at each school site who
2.6are on duty during the regular school day;
2.7 (2) provide guidelines for the cardiac emergency response team's response to sudden
2.8cardiac arrest;
2.9 (3) require that automated external defibrillators are clearly marked and placed in
2.10accordance with guidelines from the American Heart Association or other nationally
2.11recognized guidelines focused on emergency cardiovascular care. Automated external
2.12defibrillators must be available for use in an unlocked location at each school facility and
2.13athletic venue or event. Automated external defibrillators must be (i) easily accessible at
2.14each athletic venue where practices or competitions are held or (ii) located within one to
2.15three minutes of each venue where practices or competitions are held;
2.16 (4) require training on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator
2.17use for coaches, assistant coaches, and other school staff identified by school administrators;
2.18 (5) require the emergency response team to participate in a cardiac emergency simulation
2.19at least 30 days before the beginning of each school year;
2.20 (6) describe the procedures that must be followed after a serious or life-threatening injury
2.21or cardiac emergency occurs at an athletic event or activity, including but not limited to
2.22responding to the injured individual, summoning emergency medical care, assisting
2.23emergency medical service providers, and documenting the actions taken during the
2.24emergency; and
2.25 (7) encourage cooperation and coordination with community members such as emergency
2.26medical technicians and paramedics, among others.
2.27 Subd. 2.Training requirements.(a) A school district or charter school must provide
2.28all members of a cardiac emergency response team with training necessary to implement a
2.29cardiac emergency response plan.
2.30 (b) The emergency response team must provide annual certification to the school board
2.31that members of the emergency response team completed cardiac emergency simulation
2.32training at least 30 days prior to the beginning of each school year.
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S1457-1 1st EngrossmentSF1457 REVISOR CR 3.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 128C.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
3.2read:
3.3 Subd. 3d.Cardiac emergency response plan.The league must adopt a cardiac
3.4emergency response plan that meets the requirements of section 121A.241. The league must
3.5ensure that a cardiac emergency response team is present at each interscholastic athletic
3.6activity whose control, supervision, and regulation have been delegated to the Minnesota
3.7State High School League in accordance with section 128C.01.
3.8 Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION; CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
3.9ASSISTANCE.
3.10 Subdivision 1.Department of Education.The sum indicated in this section is
3.11appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal year
3.12designated.
3.13 Subd. 2.Cardiac emergency response plan assistance.(a) To assist school districts
3.14and charter schools implementing cardiac emergency response plans under Minnesota
3.15Statutes, section 121A.241:
2026.....2,000,0003.16 $
3.17 (b) Funding may be used for activities and equipment that promote cardiac emergency
3.18response plan preparedness in schools, including but not limited to the purchase and
3.19maintenance of automated external defibrillators, purchase of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
3.20equipment and training for faculty and staff, basic first aid training, and educational materials
3.21related to cardiac emergency response preparedness.
3.22 (c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
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