89R5131 KRM-D
By: Cook S.B. No. 1550
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in public
schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 28.0023(e), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(e) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction must include
training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques and training
in the use of an automated external defibrillator and must
incorporate psychomotor skills to support the instruction. The
instruction must be [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].
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
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, 2025.