MO SB493

Beginning in school year 2016-2017, students must satisfactorily pass a course in CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) use to graduate from any Missouri public or charter school

Changes CPR instruction from optional ("may") to mandatory ("shall") for all public and charter schools serving grades 9-12

Instruction must follow American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or other nationally recognized evidence-based guidelines and include hands-on psychomotor skills practice and testing

Teachers are not required to be certified CPR trainers unless the course leads to student certification; schools may partner with local first responder organizations for hands-on training

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education must monitor compliance and may reduce state grants and shared revenue for non-compliant schools