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S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $105,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH TO IMPLEMENT CARDIOPULMONARY R ESUSCITATION (CPR)
TRAINING IN HIGH SCHOOLS
Introduced By: Senators Tikoian, LaMountain, Picard, and F. Lombardi
Date Introduced: February 16, 2023
Referred To: Senate Finance
WHEREAS, Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death; and 1
WHEREAS, More than 350,000 people experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital 2
every year, and only 1 in 10 survive, most likely because they received timely CPR; and 3
WHEREAS, About 90 percent of people who experience cardiac arrest outside of a 4
hospital will die; and 5
WHEREAS, Given right away, CPR doubles or triples survival rates; and 6
WHERAS, Cardiac arrest is reversible if it's treated within a few minutes; and 7
WHEREAS, Training early and often - starting with middle and high school students - 8
supports the concept of CPR and AED training across the lifespan, creating a culture of action 9
that prepares and motivates lay responders to take action immediately upon witnessing a cardiac 10
arrest; and 11
WHEREAS, Rhode Island requires that students are trained in CPR before graduation. 12
Public funding is essential in order to ensure that all schools have the available resources needed 13
to establish and implement CPR training programs for high school students; now, therefore be it 14
RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not 15
otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2023-2024, the sum of one hundred five thousand 16
dollars ($105,000) to the RI Department of Health to implement CPR training in high schools; 17
and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his orders upon the general 18
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treasurer for the payment of said sum, upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers. 1
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
MAKING AN APPROPRIAT ION OF $105,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH TO IMPLEMENT CARDIOPULMONARY R ESUSCITATION (CPR)
TRAINING IN HIGH SCHOOLS
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This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $105,000 to the Rhode 1
Island Department of Health to implement CPR in High Schools. 2
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