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Committee updates AED requirements in John Wesley Foster Act to increase access at school athletic spaces
Summary
House Bill 416, an update to the John Wesley Foster Act, was given a favorable report after sponsors said the bill would require clearly marked, unlocked automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) at all athletic event spaces on school property and at school‑sponsored athletic practices and events.
The committee gave a favorable report on House Bill 416, which updates the John Wesley Foster Act to require that an automatic external defibrillator (AED) be clearly marked and kept in an unlocked, easily accessible location at each athletic event space on school property and at any school‑sponsored athletic event or practice where students participate.
Sponsor remarks noted national statistics about pediatric out‑of‑hospital cardiac arrests and the effect of AEDs. The sponsor told the committee that more than 23,000 children under 18 experience cardiac arrest…
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