MS SB2185

Requires CPR and AED instruction to be included as part of physical education or health education curriculum beginning with the 2015-2016 ninth grade class.

Instruction must incorporate hands-on psychomotor skills using programs developed by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or nationally recognized evidence-based Emergency Cardiovascular Care guidelines.

Licensed teachers are not required to be certified CPR trainers to facilitate non-certification instruction, but courses resulting in certification must be taught by authorized CPR/AED instructors.

Defines "psychomotor skills" as hands-on practicing to support cognitive learning, with cognitive-only training not qualifying as meeting this requirement.

Allows local school districts to exceed minimum CPR and AED instruction requirements and enhance curriculum components beyond what is mandated.