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Committee advances bill to require cardiac emergency response plans in schools, moves to Finance
Summary
Senate Bill 817, requiring cardiac emergency response plans or athletic emergency action plans for Virginia’s public schools, was reported by the committee and re-referred to Senate Finance after broad support from health and education organizations and student testimony.
Senate Bill 817, carried by Senator Creigh Rouse, was reported by the Senate Committee on Education and Health on Jan. 9 and re-referred to the Senate Finance Committee with the recommendation that lawmakers fund implementation. The bill would require public schools to have an implemented cardiac emergency response plan (or an athletic emergency action plan) to improve survival from on-campus cardiac events.
Rouse said many Virginia schools lack campus-specific plans for…
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