AZ HB2108

Requires school districts and charter schools to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training to high school students on or before July 1, 2019, using age-appropriate psychomotor skills based on current national evidence-based emergency cardiovascular care guidelines.

Allows schools to assign homework to satisfy CPR training requirements if completion is verified by a teacher or parent, and permits instruction by emergency medical technicians, paramedics, fire department personnel, police officers, American Heart Association or Red Cross representatives, teachers, or other qualified persons.

Permits students to be excused from CPR instruction upon request of their parent, upon provision of documentation of prior CPR certification, or by school administrator if the student has a physical, mental, or emotional disability.

Requires instruction resulting in CPR certification to be provided by a certified CPR trainer, but does not require teachers or administrators facilitating non-certification instruction to be authorized trainers.

Allows taxpayers to claim a tax credit for cash contributions made to public schools for CPR training pursuant to section 15-718.01, in addition to existing allowable school contributions for standardized testing and extracurricular activities.