Committee approves bill to require AEDs and cardiac plans in schools, with phased implementation

Mar 12, 2025

The committee unanimously recommended substitute House Bill 54, which adds automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and cardiac emergency response plans to school preparedness rules; the committee adopted an amendment phasing implementation and gave the bill a unanimous do-pass recommendation.

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The Senate Education Committee unanimously recommended passage of substitute House Bill 54 after adopting an amendment that phases installation and planning for automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and cardiac emergency response plans across school types.

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