1-1     By:  Giddings, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Bivins)        H.B. No. 821
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House April 17, 2001;
 1-3     April 18, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
 1-4     Education; May 11, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable
 1-5     Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0;
 1-6     May 11, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-7     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 821                   By:  Bivins
 1-8                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-9                                   AN ACT
1-10     relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction for public
1-11     school students.
1-12           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13           SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is
1-14     amended by adding Section 7.025 to read as follows:
1-15           Sec. 7.025.  DONATIONS FOR USE  RELATED TO CARDIOPULMONARY
1-16     RESUSCITATION (CPR) INSTRUCTION. (a)  The agency may accept
1-17     donations, including donations of equipment, for use in providing
1-18     cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instruction to students.  The
1-19     agency:
1-20                 (1)  shall distribute the donations to school districts
1-21     that provide CPR instruction to students under Section 29.903; and
1-22                 (2)  may use a portion of the donations to the extent
1-23     necessary to pay administrative expenses related to the donations.
1-24           (b)  The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to
1-25     implement this section.
1-26           SECTION 2. Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
1-27     amended by adding Section 29.903 to read as follows:
1-28           Sec. 29.903.  CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)
1-29     INSTRUCTION; DONATIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR USE IN CPR
1-30     INSTRUCTION. (a)  A school district that provides instruction to
1-31     students in the principles and techniques of cardiopulmonary
1-32     resuscitation (CPR) may accept from the agency donations the agency
1-33     receives under Section 7.025.  The district must use those
1-34     donations in providing instruction to students in the principles
1-35     and techniques of CPR. A district may accept other donations,
1-36     including donations of equipment, for use in providing the
1-37     instruction.
1-38           (b)  To the extent that resources are available to a school
1-39     district under Section 7.025 or this section, the district shall
1-40     provide instruction to students in the principles and techniques of
1-41     CPR.
1-42           (c)  A district may use resources other than those made
1-43     available under Section 7.025 or this section to provide
1-44     instruction to students in the principles and techniques of CPR.
1-45           (d)  The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to
1-46     implement this section.
1-47           SECTION 3. It is the intent of the legislature that each
1-48     student in this state receive instruction in the principles and
1-49     techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) through the
1-50     student's school district at least once at the ninth grade level or
1-51     above.  Each district is strongly encouraged to aggressively pursue
1-52     donations of time, equipment, and other resources necessary to
1-53     implement this section.  The CPR instruction under this section
1-54     should conform to nationally recognized guidelines on CPR
1-55     instruction.
1-56           SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-57     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-58     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-59     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-60     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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