83R4150 JSL-D
By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 261
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the
use of automated external defibrillators in secondary education
curriculum.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 28.0023, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsections (d), (e),
(f), and (g) to read as follows:
(b) The State Board of Education by rule shall include
[elements relating to] instruction in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator as
part of the essential knowledge and skills of the health curriculum
under Section 28.002(a)(2)(B) for students in grades 7 through 12.
(c) A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or
[This subsection applies only to a private school that receives an
automated external defibrillator from the agency or receives
funding from the agency to purchase or lease an automated external
defibrillator. A] private school shall provide instruction to
students in grades 7 through 12 in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
and the use of an automated external defibrillator in a manner
consistent with the requirements of this section and State Board of
Education rules adopted under this section. A student shall
receive this instruction at least once before graduation.
(d) A school administrator may waive the curriculum
requirement under this section for an eligible student who has a
disability.
(e) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external
defibrillator instruction must include cardiopulmonary
resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training that
has been developed:
(1) by the American Heart Association or the American
Red Cross; or
(2) using nationally recognized, evidence-based
guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care and incorporating
psychomotor skills to support the instruction.
(f) For purposes of Subsection (e), "psychomotor skills"
means hands-on practice to support cognitive learning. The term
does not include cognitive-only instruction and training.
(g) A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or
private school may use emergency medical technicians, paramedics,
police officers, firefighters, representatives of the American
Heart Association or the American Red Cross, teachers, other school
employees, or other similarly qualified individuals to provide
instruction and training under this section. Instruction provided
under this section is not required to result in certification in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the use of an automated external
defibrillator. If instruction is intended to result in
certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the use of an
automated external defibrillator, the course instructor must be
authorized to provide the instruction by the American Heart
Association, the American Red Cross, or a similar nationally
recognized association.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2014-2015
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.