An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1801 By: Conley and Miller of the
House
and
Stanley of the Senate
An Act relating to schools; amending Section 1,
Chapter 141, O.S.L. 2020 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section
27-104), which relates to emergency medical service s
at athletic events or activities; changing act name
to Riley’s Rule; requiring development of Emergency
Action Plan; specifying contents of plan; providing
for annual review, update and rehearsal of plan;
requiring plan to be updated to reflect certain
changes; requiring digital transmission of plan prior
to certain athletic events or posting on certain
website; and providing an effective date.
SUBJECT: Schools
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 141, O.S.L.
2020 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 27 -104), is amended to read as
follows:
Section 27-104. A. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the “Riley Boatwright Act” “Riley’s Rule”.
B. Prior to the beginning of the 2020-2021 2021-2022 school
year, each school district board of education shall coordinate with
the emergency medical services provider providers that serves serve
the area in which the school district is located to develop a plan
an Emergency Action Plan for the provision of emergency medical ENR. H. B. NO. 1801 Page 2
services at each facility and athletic practices, events or
activities held at school district facilities.
C. The plan developed pursuant to subsection B of this section
Emergency Action Plan shall:
1. Include maps and directions with appropriate contact
information for emergency medical services;
2. Assign a medical administrator who is a current school
employee such as a coach, administrator or athletic director;
3. Define responsibilities and personnel on-site, both medical
and school officials;
4. Include a list of medical equipment available and location
of the nearest automated external defibrillator, if available;
5. Be posted in each facility;
6. Be distributed to all school officials involve d in athletic
practices, events or activities held at school district facilities;
and
7. Specify documentation actions after any emergency to
evaluate for debriefing purposes and to determine if there are
necessary changes to the Emergency Action Plan.
D. The Emergency Action Plan shall be reviewed and, updated and
rehearsed annually as appropriate with school officials and local
emergency medical services providers, and placed on file with the
school district and the emergency medical services provider . The
Emergency Action Plan shall be updated to reflect any potential
significant change that would affect implementation of the plan.
E. Prior to each athletic event or activity where there are
athletes participating from visiting schools, the Emergenc y Action
Plan shall be digitally transmitted to the visiting school
administrator or coach or posted on the school’s website.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. ENR. H. B. NO. 1801 Page 3
Passed the House of Representatives the 6th day of May, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 14th day of April, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_____________________ ____________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________