IL HR0704

Urges the Illinois State Board of Education to enforce compliance with Lauren's Law (PA 98-0632), which requires all Illinois high schools and secondary schools to teach CPR and AED instruction as part of their health curriculum

Notes that many schools currently do not comply with Lauren's Law and face no consequences for non-compliance

Encourages school districts to expand CPR and AED training to students as early as 6th grade

Urges all public schools to become Heart Safe Schools by completing a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan (CERP) and identifying staff with CPR/AED certification

Cites statistics that over 350,000 people die annually from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, with only a 10% survival rate, though bystander CPR can increase survival by 2-3 times