FL S1544

Each public school and charter school must strive to have at least one operational automated external defibrillator (AED) on school grounds in an easily accessible location at all times students are present, with appropriate signage and maintenance per manufacturer instructions.

Schools must maintain a sufficient number of AEDs to allow retrieval within 3 minutes of a cardiac or medical emergency anywhere on school grounds during school days or afterschool activities.

Each school must establish an emergency action plan designating a response leader and committee (including a student, parent, teacher, and safe-school officer) with at least five CPR-certified employees, detailed emergency procedures, and at least one drill per semester including school-wide participation.

Schools must provide all students, parents, and employees with information on cardiac emergencies, the emergency action plan, AED locations, CPR basics, and warning signs of cardiac conditions; virtual students receive only educational information.

School districts must annually offer CPR training to interested employees, and schools must submit annual compliance reports to district school boards, which then report to the Department of Education by dates established by the department.