LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 18, 2013

TO:
Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee On Public Education
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB897 by Zerwas (Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators in secondary education curriculum.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Texas Education Code to require school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and private schools to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) instruction to students in grades 7 through 12 at least once before graduation.

Local Government Impact

School districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and private schools could incur some costs to pay for instructors, services, materials, and equipment needed to effectively complete the required training. These costs would vary depending on district or school size and what the district currently offers with regard to CPR and AED training.


Source Agencies:
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff:
UP, JBi, JSc, AW