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Committee introduces resolution to promote sudden cardiac arrest awareness for student athletes
Summary
Representative Healy, standing in for Representative Wheeler, introduced RS 32,451 to encourage education for coaches, parents and schools on recognizing and responding to sudden cardiac arrest in teens; the committee voted to introduce the resolution.
Representative Healy, standing in for Representative Wheeler, asked the House Health and Welfare Committee to introduce RS 32,451, a resolution aimed at preventing sudden cardiac arrest among teenagers involved in school athletics.
Healy, who identified himself as representing District 15 (West Boise and southern Meridian), said the measure is “modeled after the efforts of Simon’s Heart,” a nonprofit focused on preventing sudden cardiac death in youth. He said the resolution would promote education for parents and coaches, teach recognition of warning signs and encourage school athletic programs to implement emergency protocols and life-saving interventions.
Representative Rubel moved to introduce RS 32,451. The committee voted in favor and the chair recorded the measure as introduced.
The resolution, as presented, requests awareness and education rather than proposing a statutory mandate or specific funding in this introductory form. The committee may schedule a formal hearing to consider any implementation language or funding implications in a later session.
