1-1     By:  Nelson                                            S.B. No. 531
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed February 5, 2001; February 6, 2001,
 1-3     read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
 1-4     March 28, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 9,
 1-5     Nays 0; March 28, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-7                                   AN ACT
 1-8     relating to requiring the Texas Department of Health in
 1-9     consultation with the General Services Commission to study the cost
1-10     and feasibility of installing automated external defibrillators in
1-11     state buildings.
1-12           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13           SECTION 1.  (a)  The Texas Department of Health, in
1-14     consultation with the General Services Commission, shall conduct a
1-15     study regarding the purchase and placement of automated external
1-16     defibrillators in buildings owned or leased by the state.
1-17           (b)  The department shall estimate the extent to which
1-18     placing automated external defibrillators in state buildings would
1-19     improve the survival rate of individuals who experience sudden
1-20     cardiac arrest while in a state building.
1-21           (c)  The department in consultation with the commission also
1-22     shall study:
1-23                 (1)  in which state buildings it would be advisable to
1-24     place an automated external defibrillator, with special
1-25     consideration given to state buildings that are accessible to the
1-26     public;
1-27                 (2)  the cost of purchasing, placing, and maintaining
1-28     automated external defibrillators in state buildings;
1-29                 (3)  the best methods for integrating the placement of
1-30     automated external defibrillators with existing emergency medical
1-31     services;
1-32                 (4)  the extent to which state personnel would need to
1-33     be trained in the use of automated external defibrillators and in
1-34     cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the probable cost of that
1-35     training; and
1-36                 (5)  any other considerations, including any other
1-37     costs, that would be involved in effectively placing automated
1-38     external defibrillators in state buildings.
1-39           (d)  The department shall report the results of its study
1-40     together with any recommendations of the department or the
1-41     commission to the governor and the presiding officers of each house
1-42     of the legislature not later than November 1, 2002.
1-43           SECTION 2.  This Act expires June 1, 2003.
1-44           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
1-45                                  * * * * *