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Committee advances bill encouraging cardiac emergency readiness in schools after testimony of saved kindergartner
Summary
HB 1398 advanced after testimony from Cabot school board member Sarah Owen and Representative Lee Johnson; proponents described existing 'heart-safe' district efforts, AED availability and called for a standardized cardiac emergency plan and parent-facing materials.
Representative Lee Johnson presented HB 1398 (as amended), which the sponsor said aims to increase readiness for cardiac arrest in schools through standardized cardiac emergency planning and public information materials. Sarah Owen, Cabot Public Schools board member and mother of a student with a congenital heart defect, testified that a recently implemented heart-safe…
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