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Missouri senators introduce bills for cardiac emergency plans in schools; committee hearing pending
Summary
Senate Bills 166 and 155 would require cardiac emergency plans in Missouri schools and at school activities; both measures were heard by the Missouri Senate Education Committee and await its decision. A related House bill awaits a committee hearing.
Two Missouri senators on Tuesday outlined Senate Bills 166 and 155, which the sponsors said would require cardiac emergency plans in schools and apply to people on campus or at extracurricular activities. Both measures were heard Tuesday morning by the Missouri Senate Education Committee and await the committee's decision.
Sponsors said the proposals are intended to ensure life-saving devices are available where cardiac arrests can occur. Senator Curtis Gregory of Marshall is the sponsor of Senate Bill 166; Senator Tracy McCrory of St. Louis County sponsors Senate Bill 155. A related measure, House Bill 232, now awaits a committee hearing in the Missouri House of Representatives.
The senators and advocates cited high-profile cases of athletic-field cardiac arrests as part of the rationale for the bills and said the requirements would cover other people on school property and at school events. No committee vote or formal action on either Senate bill was reported in the transcript; both items remain pending before the Senate Education Committee. House Bill 232 has not yet been scheduled for a House committee hearing.
Reporting on the state capital, Dean Morgan provided the account included in the meeting transcript.
