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Committee approves requirement for AED and CPR-trained staff in school buildings
Summary
House Bill 191, as amended, would require an automated external defibrillator (AED) and at least one person certified in CPR and AED use in each school building during the school day; the committee approved a technical amendment and passed the bill out of committee by recorded vote.
The House Education Committee approved House Bill 191, as amended, requiring each school building to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) and at least one person certified in CPR and AED use on site during the school day. The committee also adopted a technical amendment that removed the phrase "private schools" from the bill's language.
Representative Brennan, the bill sponsor, told the committee the measure is a bipartisan, life-saving initiative supported by groups including the American Heart Association, the NFL, CHOP and the…
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