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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the |
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use of automated external defibrillators in secondary education |
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curriculum. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.0023, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsections (d), (e), |
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(f), and (g) to read as follows: |
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(b) The State Board of Education by rule shall include |
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[elements relating to] instruction in cardiopulmonary |
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resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator as |
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part of the essential knowledge and skills of the health curriculum |
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under Section 28.002(a)(2)(B) for students in grades 7 through 12. |
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(c) A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or |
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[This subsection applies only to a private school that receives an
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automated external defibrillator from the agency or receives
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funding from the agency to purchase or lease an automated external
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defibrillator.
A] private school shall provide instruction to |
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students in grades 7 through 12 in cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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and the use of an automated external defibrillator in a manner |
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consistent with the requirements of this section and State Board of |
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Education rules adopted under this section. A student shall |
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receive this instruction at least once before graduation. |
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(d) A school administrator may waive the curriculum |
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requirement under this section for an eligible student who has a |
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disability. |
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(e) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external |
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defibrillator instruction must include cardiopulmonary |
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resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training that |
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has been developed: |
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(1) by the American Heart Association or the American |
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Red Cross; or |
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(2) using nationally recognized, evidence-based |
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guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care and incorporating |
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psychomotor skills to support the instruction. |
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(f) For purposes of Subsection (e), "psychomotor skills" |
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means hands-on practice to support cognitive learning. The term |
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does not include cognitive-only instruction and training. |
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(g) A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or |
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private school may use emergency medical technicians, paramedics, |
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police officers, firefighters, representatives of the American |
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Heart Association or the American Red Cross, teachers, other school |
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employees, or other similarly qualified individuals to provide |
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instruction and training under this section. Instruction provided |
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under this section is not required to result in certification in |
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the use of an automated external |
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defibrillator. If instruction is intended to result in |
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certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the use of an |
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automated external defibrillator, the course instructor must be |
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authorized to provide the instruction by the American Heart |
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Association, the American Red Cross, or a similar nationally |
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recognized association. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2014-2015 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |