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PA SB375
Bill
Status
6/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rosemary Brown
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AI Summary
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Requires school entities and nonpublic schools to offer CPR and AED instruction to employees and volunteers at least once every two years, with training conducted by American Red Cross, American Heart Association, National Safety Council, or approved certifying agencies
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Establishes the Automated External Defibrillator Program requiring schools participating in interscholastic athletics to have AEDs readily accessible for student athletes and to ensure trained, certified personnel are available at each AED location
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Mandates schools with interscholastic athletics develop cardiac emergency response plans that include annual reviews, AED placement specifications, sudden cardiac arrest drills, and distribution of cardiac awareness information to staff
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Dedicates 2.5% of School Safety and Security Fund appropriations for fiscal years 2025-2026 through 2029-2030 to AED purchases/discounts, and an additional 2.5% for AED training grants to schools
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School entities and nonpublic schools have five years from the effective date to comply with the new AED and CPR requirements; the act is designated as "Greg Moyer's Law"
Legislative Description
In certification of teachers, repealing provisions relating to CPR instruction; in school safety and security, further providing for School Safety and Security Grant Program; and, in school health services, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to automatic external defibrillators, providing for AED and CPR instruction and procedure, establishing the Automated External Defibrillator Program and providing for availability and specifications of automated external defibrillators.
Last Action
Laid on the table
2/4/2026