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Committee OKs bill to require portable airway‑clearance devices in schools after testimony from families and vendors
Summary
The Senate Education Committee released S908 following testimony from Maverick's Legacy and vendor LifeVac about airway‑clearance devices as a supplement to standard choking protocols; committee members pressed on device verification, liability and costs before advancing the bill.
The Senate Education Committee advanced Senate Bill 908 on March 17 after several hours of testimony from family advocates, vendors and disability stakeholders.
Kim and Darren Chambers of Maverick’s Legacy described the choking death of their infant son Maverick and urged lawmakers to require portable airway‑clearance devices in schools as an additional tool when back blows and abdominal thrusts fail. "If we or any of the first responders had a portable anti choking device...Maverick's choking accident would have had a different ending," Kim Chambers told the committee.
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