S.C.R. No. 58 Summary

• Requests the Department of Education and State Public Charter School Commission to include cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instruction in the health curriculum for students in grades 6-12

• Requires CPR instruction to be included in at least one health class required for graduation and must include hands-on practice with CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) use following nationally recognized evidence-based guidelines

• Allows schools to waive CPR instruction for students unable to participate due to disability

• Provides liability protection for organizations, entities, and public employees that sponsor, authorize, or provide CPR and AED instruction to students

• Cites that only 6% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims survive nationally and 9% in Hawaii, while cities with increased CPR training have achieved 60% survival rates