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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 for school district, |
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private school, and open-enrollment charter school employees and |
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volunteers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 22.902(c) and (e), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Each school nurse, assistant school nurse, athletic |
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coach or sponsor, physical education instructor, marching band |
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director, cheerleading coach, and any other school employee |
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specified by the commissioner and each student who serves as an |
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athletic trainer must participate in the instruction in |
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation and [in] the use of an automated |
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external defibrillator. A person described by this subsection must |
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receive and maintain certification in cardiopulmonary |
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resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator |
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from the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or a |
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similar nationally recognized association. |
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(e) [This subsection applies only to a private school that |
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receives an automated external defibrillator from the agency or |
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receives funding from the agency to purchase or lease an automated |
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external defibrillator.] A private school or open-enrollment |
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charter school shall adopt a policy under which the school makes |
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available to school employees and volunteers instruction in the |
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principles and techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the |
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use of an automated external defibrillator. The policy must comply |
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with the requirements prescribed by this section and commissioner |
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rules adopted under this section, including the requirements |
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prescribed by Subsection (c). |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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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, 2025. |