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Committee substitute would expand CPR training requirement to more school staff in certain private schools
Summary
The committee considered a substitute to Senate Bill 865 to require CPR training for certain school personnel (PE instructors, athletic coaches, and staff designated by TEA) and align AED grant conditions for private and open-enrollment charter schools; the committee left the substitute pending.
Senate Committee on Education heard a committee substitute to Senate Bill 865, sponsored by Senator Alvarado, that would extend CPR training requirements beyond current law.
Alvarado told the committee the substitute removes a blanket CPR instruction requirement for private and open-enrollment charter schools unless the private school receives an automated external defibrillator (AED) through a TEA grant. The substitute also…
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