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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 in |
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secondary education curriculum. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Edmund Kuempel Act. |
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SECTION 2. 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 require |
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[include elements relating to] instruction in cardiopulmonary |
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resuscitation for students in grades 7 through 12 [and the use of an
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automated external defibrillator as part of the essential knowledge
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and skills of the health curriculum under Section 28.002(a)(2)(B)]. |
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(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter [This
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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. The instruction may be |
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provided as a part of any course. A student shall receive the |
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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 instruction must include |
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training that 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 or open-enrollment charter school may |
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use emergency medical technicians, paramedics, police officers, |
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firefighters, representatives of the American Heart Association or |
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the American Red Cross, teachers, other school employees, or other |
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similarly qualified individuals to provide instruction and |
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training under this section. Instruction provided under this |
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section is not required to result in certification in |
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation. If instruction is intended to |
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result in certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the |
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course instructor must be authorized to provide the instruction by |
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the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or a |
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similar nationally recognized association. |
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SECTION 3. Section 28.0023(a), Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2014-2015 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |
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