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. 1-61 * * * * *