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FL H0263
Bill
Status
Failed
5/5/2023
Primary Sponsor
Alejandro Rizo
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AI Summary
- Every public school (including charter schools) and private school in Florida must have at least one operational automated external defibrillator (AED) on school grounds, stored in an easily accessible location with appropriate signage, and maintained according to manufacturer instructions.
- By July 1, 2025, each school must have enough AEDs to allow retrieval within 3 minutes of a cardiac or medical emergency anywhere on school grounds during a school day.
- Each school must create an emergency action plan that designates a response leader, forms a response committee of at least 5 members (including a student, parent, teacher, and safe-school officer for public schools), identifies at least 5 CPR-certified employees, and schedules at least one emergency drill per semester with one annual school-wide sudden cardiac arrest drill.
- Schools must provide students, parents, and employees with information on recognizing and responding to cardiac emergencies, CPR basics, AED operation and locations, and warning signs of cardiac conditions in young people; school districts must annually offer CPR training to interested employees.
- Schools are granted liability immunity under the Good Samaritan Act and Cardiac Arrest Survival Act for use of AEDs or CPR, and must submit annual compliance reports to their district school board, which then reports to the Department of Education. The act takes effect July 1, 2023.
Legislative Description
Cardiac and Medical Emergencies on School Grounds
Last Action
Died in Education Quality Subcommittee
5/5/2023
Committee Referrals
Education Quality Subcommittee1/25/2023
Full Bill Text
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