CT HB05113

Establishes qualifications for "qualified educators," "qualified swimming coaches," and "qualified lifeguards" supervising school swimming pools, including lifeguard certification, CPR certification, and first aid training requirements.

Requires at least one qualified educator, swimming coach, or lifeguard to monitor school swimming pools during student aquatic activities starting July 1, 2013.

Mandates starting July 1, 2014 that physical education courses use a qualified educator instructor plus a dedicated monitor, interscholastic athletics use a qualified coach plus a dedicated monitor, and extracurricular activities use a qualified lifeguard as both monitor and safety plan implementer.

Requires all local and regional school boards offering student aquatic activities to adopt and annually review a school swimming pool safety plan by July 1, 2014.