LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 15, 2013

TO:	Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB897 by Zerwas ( Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in secondary education curriculum.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

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

The bill would remove the use of an automated external defibrillator as part of the essential knowledge and skills of the health curriculum.

Local Government Impact

School districts and open-enrollment charter 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 training. Additionally, school districts and open-enrollment charter schools could incur some savings related to the removal of the use of an automated external defibrillator as part of the essential knowledge and skills of the health curriculum.

Source Agencies:

701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

UP, JBi, JSc, AW