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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 public |
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schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.0023(e), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction must include |
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training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques and training |
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in the use of an automated external defibrillator and must |
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incorporate psychomotor skills to support the instruction. The |
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instruction must be [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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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. |